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ahead with our breeding project!! Another of the managed to get to Boston show, despite the fact she
best joys was seeing Queen crazy with joy with her only got home from hospital in the early hours of this
excellent temperament and completely at ease in morning. She made it into the ring with her sweet
the ring in perfect harmony with her handler Artur! natured puppy, Echo, and qualified for Crufts 2023!
Queen was born to compete and we would like to Since this day Claire Church organized a donation
thank her handler for the great work done on her for this cute duo and people shared it on Facebook
as she is a difficult dog to exhibit due to her great
exuberance but despite this Queen and Artur were all over the World. Finally £4,246 raised of £300
IMPECCABLE and COZY on the Green Carpet! We goal and this dream came true - Freya Harris, from
will always remember this moment and the call Horncastle, and her nine-month-old dog Echo
with Artur in which we were overwhelmed by wowed the judge as they competed in the puppy
emotions!”. bitch class and claimed the reserve rosette. And
after dazzling on the NEC Birmingham’s famous
No love for Queen in Pastoral group but Aussies are green carpet, she said: “It was amazing to finish in
very popular in the Group. Even in very first year for second place. I was expecting to finish last place and
Aussies Mojo was shortlisted. Year after Lorenzo
became Group 2nd and throw history there were even then I would have been so happy, but there is
three Group winners and one BIS winner. me getting second place. I nearly cried in the ring. I
feel very proud of myself & Echo”.
Freya & Echo
Meet Freya, she’s just turned 8yrs of age. In March Don’t forget – dream big!
last year she watched Crufts on TV and decided she
wanted to go to Crufts as a handler. But she was too
weak to walk, as she’s been fighting stage 4 Wilm’s
tumour since December 2021. In January 2023 she

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