Banrigh (Ch Drawing Down the Moon to Cusidh) has won Best in Show at the Deerhound Club Open Breed Show in Norwich. What an amazing result. We attended our first breed show in 1994 in East Grinstead with Bran (Cusidh Bran Madadh Mor) and Bracken (Cusidh Colly Moon) from our first litter out of Fernwood Sound of Ryan x Ardkinglas Pattie. We never expected then to actually have a dog to compete for the top honours. Also doing well were Cusidh Homecoming (3rd in Yearling Dog), Cusidh Righ Innse Gall (2nd Postgraduate Dog) and Cusidh Perchance to Dream (2nd Undergraduate Bitch). These youngsters also managed a 1st in Brace and Team. The show was in a wonderful venue and was brilliantly organised. Thank you to the Judges Mr Robin Spencer, Mrs Penny Redmond and Mrs Jean Rhodes, the organisers and for all the good wishes received.

More pictures to follow but here's Banrigh taking it all in.

Drawing down the Moon to Cusidh BIS

Photo by Camilla Colleen.

UPDATE - More photos of the Breed Show added please click on the read more below.

First up the boys

Ronan (Cusidh Homecoming) 3rd in Yearling Dog.

Ronan (Cusidh Homecoming) 3rd Yearling Deerhound

Photo by Terry Pover - The Pet Photographer

Righ (Cusidh Righ Innse Gall) 2nd in Postgraduate Dog

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Photo by Joke Groeneveld

Now the girls

Here's a rare photo of Rashie (Cusidh Perchance to Dream) actually captured standing - a very unusually occurrence. She was 2nd in Undergraduate Bitch.

Rashie (Cusidh Perchance to Dream) 2nd Undergraduate Deerhound

Photo by Terry Pover - The Pet Photographer

Now the BIS, Banrigh (Ch Drawing Down the Moon to Cusidh). First waiting for our class.

Elise and Banrigh

And then with the Judge Mrs Penny Redmond.

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Photo by Joke Groeneveld

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Photo by Joke Groeneveld

The final event on the Saturday was the Breed Show dinner and prize giving and here are Claire and Elise with the Judge Mrs Penny Redmond receiving some wonderful trophies for BIS. Banrigh also won that evening the Enterkine Evita Cup which is the club's annual trophy for the best Deerhound over 5 years old.

Claire and Elise at the Deerhound Club prize giving

Finally the parade of champions, brace and team

We were delighted to participate in the parade of champions on the Sunday morning. Here's Banrigh enjoying the occasion.

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Photo by Joke Groeneveld

The winners from Saturday aren't permitted to compete on the Sunday so a new recruit to replace Banrigh had to be found - Ronan. He competed with his half brother and sister Righ and Rashie for the first time in team. The brace were brother and sister duo Righ and Rashie.

First up a spot of last minute practice.

Cusidh Scottish Deerhound team

Photo by Camella Colleen

Then we were delighted to be placed 1st in Brace and 1st in Team. Shown here from left to right Ronan (Cusidh Homecoming), Rashie (Cusidh Perchance to Dream) and Righ (Cusidh Righ Innse Gall). Thank you to the judge Mrs Jean Rhodes.

Deerhound team Righ, Rashie and Ronan

Photo by Terry Pover - The Pet Photographer