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UK Ch, IR Ch, INT B Ch, BE Ch, Zarcrest See in Red, Annual Champion 22, 23, 24, & 2025. Centenary Champion 2022, Centenary Winner 2022, CW 23, CW 24, CW 25 Centenary W, and Centenary Ch, takes BOB for the second year running.

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 6 March 2026

UK Ch, IR Ch, INT B Ch, BE Ch, Zarcrest See in Red, Annual Champion 22, 23, 24, & 2025. Centenary Champion 2022, Centenary Winner 2022, CW 23, CW 24, CW 25 Centenary W, and Centenary Ch. Red came over to attend Crufts 2026 and delighted us all by winning the DCC and Best of…

South Wales Kennel Ass

American Cocker Spaniels, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 12 October 2024

Richard Chaffe judged the breed and awarded Kenchii with DCC and BPIB, Kenchii then went onto win the Gundog Puppy Group, returning on the last day to compete with the 6 other puppy group winners for the BPIS competition.

Paignton Champ Show

American Cocker Spaniels, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 4 August 2024

Down to Paignton to show under Dr Ron James where he won his 3rd CC (Not a Champion – Not old Enough! 🙂 He also took BPIB and PGrp 1 under Becky Johnson.

Boston Bombshell

American Cocker Spaniels, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 16 July 2024

Martyn Rees was judging the breed today, and Kenchii couldn’t have put a foot wrong, He was awarded under Ian Sexton with Puppy Group 1 and went on to return to achieve BPIS, along with winning the Prestigious Eukanuba Puppy Stakes under Bill Grey

Panda Monium Takes Another

American Cocker Spaniels, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 21 January 2023

Zarcrest Panda Monium takes her second challenge certificate and Best of her breed at the Manchester championship show. Many Thanks to Mr. Sigurd Wilberg (Kanix) who awarded her on the day, Mr. Wilberg is an all breeds FCI Judge originally from Norway, and we are very honored to receive his show critique on her and her…

Choc Ice Melts at Boston 2023

American Cocker Spaniels, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 9 January 2023

Candy wins the group in style at Boston Champ Show 2023 under group specialist Terry Pearson in incredible company, I just can’t believe or describe how it makes you feel, it’s surreal. I am so honored to have now won the Hound Group multiple times and made breed history by being the first chocolate and…

Harvie wins at Birmingham National

American Cocker Spaniels, Show NewsBy admin 8 May 2022

Zarcrest Hot Chocolate aka Harvie, the full brother to our famous Choc Ice, was awarded the RDCC (his second) under Kate Keeley from Australia at Birmingham National Championship held at Stafford Bingley Hall.

Christmas Show

American Cocker Spaniels, Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Show NewsBy admin 19 December 2021

So many years ago my Father and myself were heavily involved in a society that started the first of all the ‘New Years Day’ shows, these days the very competant committee run a show the weekend prior to Christmas, if we can we try to exhibit and give them our support. This society is called…

Red sees – Red Cards

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 19 November 2021

The Dachshund Club held on Nov 19th at the KC Building Stoneleigh Zarcrest See in Red, won Puppy Dog, DCC, BOB and automatically Best puppy in breed over his little sister who was making her debut with a first also in Puppy Bitch and was awarded Best Puppy bitch. Many Thanks to breed specialist Helen…

Making A Debut

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 29 August 2021

One of our latest crop of beautiful babies made his debut at Driffield under Hound Specialist Mark Cocozza yesterday, winning Puppy Dog, BPD and Best Puppy in Breed at just seven months of age.

So It Happened at Leeds with Candy

American Cocker Spaniels, Show NewsBy admin 24 July 2021

So yesterday it happened! That all important fourth CC that we required to be awarded a Show Champion title! Now two years of age and after sixteen months of lockdown winning 3 CC’s from Puppy prior and 1 CC as an adult she can finally be called Sh Ch Zarcrest Choc Ice. Candy is our…

Boston and District Canine Society

Show NewsBy admin 11 January 2020

As the show was scheduled on the day before the American cocker puppies birthday, we took the opportunity to show them one last time as puppies, no breed classes were scheduled so we entered in the Any Variety Not Separately Classified and was delighted to be awarded with both. Zarcrest Hot Chocolate was RBD and…

More Champion Titles for Gerry..

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Our Team, Show NewsBy admin 17 February 2019

Our little Gerry went over to Denmark during February and came home with another title…. He will now be known as….Ch (UK, SZ & DK) Zarcrest Black Smith W18

DACHSHUND IS TOP DOG IN WALES & GETS HIS CROWN IN GENEVA

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Misc, Show NewsBy admin 17 November 2018

Ch Zarcrest Black Smith competed against all the other top exhibits of all breeds throughout wales for the past year and wins the most coveted title in Wales as WELSH TOP DOG, after returning just 48 hours earlier from gaining his championship title in Geneva.

2 New Champions in 21 Days

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Show NewsBy admin 14 September 2018

The black and tan brothers have had a fabulous show career although only lightly shown they are both Champions before 22 months of age. We have been thrilled with this litter and they have surpassed our hopes when they were babies. We would like to thank everyone for their comments and support of them. Ch…

Southern Counties

American Cocker Spaniels, Show NewsBy admin 3 June 2018

We travelled down and showed Afterglow London Grammar to win PD, BPD, BPIB, and the Gundog puppy group under Ron Menaker (USA) We were lucky we were scheduled on the last day, so we did not have to return to compete in BPIS.

Driffield Ch Show

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Show NewsBy admin 18 October 2017

At Driffield championship show, we took both mini long puppies whom both won their classes under Stuart Mallard, Zarcrest Black Smith was awarded the RDCC, BPIB and his stud book number handled by Will Harris.

They don’t come much better than this…

American Cocker Spaniels, Show NewsBy admin 12 March 2017

In just fourteen days our beautiful Dallas, ‘Mischtikals Pole Dancer at Zarcrest takes the bitch challenge certificate at Crufts 2017 under Ken Sinclair (Araki) ”Dreams do come true” Dallas has been on a roll for the past two weeks achieving three major wins, the title of Welsh Junior Dog of the Year, a RBCC at the…

21 TODAY!

Long Haired Dachshunds, Show NewsBy admin 11 November 2016

At Midland Counties Championship Show on October 29th 2016, Ch Zarcrest Hugo Boss won his 21st CC with BOB under Hound Specialist Espen Engh (Jets Greyhounds – Norway) His success that day did not stop there and he was shortlisted in the final seven of the hound group under another Hound Specialist Jenny Dove (Saringa) handled…

Dallas gains entry to the stud book

American Cocker Spaniels, Show NewsBy admin 24 May 2016

So delighted to report that Dallas (Mischtikals Pole Dancer at Zarcrest) gained her stud book number at SKC with a RCC win under well known and respected cocker specialist Moray Armstrong from a strong junior class. Many Thanks to everyone for their continued support and Congratulations.

WELSH JUNIOR OF THE YEAR WINNER 2015

American Cocker Spaniels, Show NewsBy admin 28 February 2015

Mischtikals Texas YW14, W14 won his way through very hot competition to be awarded Top Honours over 64 top junior welsh dogs earler tonight, under Judges Paul & Maria Harding. Texas is co-owned by Zara Boyle, Will Harris and his breeder Jenny Ward. More on this lovely event will be reported in the…

RDCC for ‘Frozen Assets’

Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds, Show NewsBy admin 8 February 2015

The Miniature Dachshund Club held its championship show on Feb 8th at Ryton On Dunsmore in Coventry. Judge for the miniature longs was breed specialist Mr Martin Sanders. Lewis was entered in Junior dog as he is just out of the puppy class, and he won his class, later in the day in the challenge…