Thursday 15th January 2009 -Manchester Championship
Dog Show - Kanyon's debut champ show & we qualified for Crufts 2010 with a 3rd in Minor puppy dog under breed specialist
Mrs Melanie Dunn. Bo had a great 4th place in the Bannerdown Special Beginners Stakes under Mrs Liz Stannard. A lovely
day had by all!
Saturday 3rd January 2009 - Kanyon's first show at Worcester & Malvern CS under breed specialist David Bates-
he had 3rd in a large puppy class, but most importantly, enjoyed his first experience at a busy show! Bo won her class as
well and had a nice 2nd place in a stakes class under Diana Spavin.
Sunday 28th December 2008 - Jinx became the proud mum to 12 ridged
puppies. Well done Jinx!
Monday 24th November 2008. We have hadJinx scanned today and are extremely pleased & happy to confirm
that she is in whelp!!! Puppies will be due late December 2008.
5th November 2008. Today was the day that we have had Castor castrated
and retired him from the show ring. He has sired 3 lovely litters and enjoyed himself in the process! but it will be less
stressful for him when the bitches come into season from now on.
October 2008. We have mated Jinx with Veldtkammer Get Of A
My Cloud (Jaegar). Will confirm the pregnancy late November 2008.....keeping all our fingers & toes crossed!
Saturday 9th August was a very wet &
windy day at Bournemouth Champ Show. Bo won the Frank Bloom Memorial Stakes under Mr Steve Hall and Rufus (Shombay Shamakani)
had 5th in Post Graduate Dog under Espen Engh.
A FABULOUS day for Shombay at Paignton Champ Show on Tuesday 5th August, our own Bo
won Graduate bitch, Rufus (Shombay Shamakani) won Post Graduate Dog and Jinx took 3rd in Limit Bitch under Mr Jeff Horswell.
We couldn't
go to Hound Association Champ Show on Saturday 3rd August, but Rufus (Shombay Shamakani) had 3rd in Yearling dog under breed
specialist Mrs Sharon Rossiter.
Leeds Champ Show on Monday 28th July and Nyah (Shombay Shakarri) won Post Graduate bitch under Colin D
Ashmore.
Rufus
(Shombay Shamakani) took Reserve Best of Breed at Worthing Open Show under Mr Andrew Greeves on Sunday 20th July.
Tuesday 15th July was East of England Champ
Show. Bo had 4th place in Mid-Limit Bitch under Mrs Dorothy Grayson-Wood, then had a great 4th place out of 66 dogs (no absentees!!)
for the Special Beginners Stakes (AV Hound/Toy/Terrier) under Mrs Eleanor Bothwell.
Sunday 13th July, we took Jinx & Bo up
to Cheryll & John Mackfall's beautiful home for the Midlands & Northern Ridgeback Club Fun Day, to raise funds
for Welfare. A great day spent in the sun with other ridgies and their owners and we even attempted the agility course, which
Jinx loved!
Thursday
3rd July was South Wales Champ show, but no cc's on offer for our breed, Bo won Post Graduate bitch under Mrs Diane Cook.
We didn't
enter Windsor Champ Show on Saturday 28th June, but Nyah (Shombay Shakarri) had 4th in Post Grad bitch and Rufus (Shombay
Shamakani) had 5th in Post Grad Dog under Mrs Pam Blay.
Blackpool Championship Show on Saturday 20th June and Bo had 3rd in Limit Bitch under
Ann McDonald and then a nice 4th place in the Dog World Open Stakes under Mr Martin Freeman.
Saturday 14th June-Shombay Shamakani won BOB at
Southampton Open Show under Julie Hibbert
Thursday 12th June at Three Counties, our own Bo had 2nd in Post Graduate Bitch under breed specialist
Gordon Cunningham (Walamandengie).
Saturday 31st May was Southern Counties Championship Show. Shombay Shamakani had 2nd in Post Graduate
dog and Shombay Shakarri had 3rd in Yearling bitch under Mrs Vicky Cook-well done! Our own Bo was unplaced in the breed class
but had a nice 4th out of 13 in the AV Hound/Toy/Terrier Open stakes under Stella Clark.
A long drive to Leatherhead on Sunday 4th
May for the Southern Rhodesian Ridgeback Association Championship Show proved very successful! Shombay Shakarri (Nyah) won
Graduate Bitch, our own Bo had 4th in Mid Limit Bitch, Shombay Shamakani (Rufus) had 4th in Post Graduate Dog and dad Zoro
James of Shombay (Castor) had 5th in Open Dog. Shombay then went on to win the Special Breeders Stakes! Thank you
to judge Mr J Aitken Johnston for a lovely day for all the Shombay hounds and a well worth the 6 hour drive round trip!!!
Bo had
3rd place in Limit Bitch at WELKS on 25th April 2008 under Breed Specialist Mr Jack Selby.
Bo took Best of Breed at Leominster CS Open
Show under Mr Alf Wood on Sunday 20th April.
WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND IN SCOTLAND! !! We travelled up to the Hound Association
of Scotland on Saturday 12th April. Bo won Yearling Bitch & Jinx had 5th in Limit Bitch under Mrs Viv
Phillips. We then on Sunday went to the RR Club of Scotland's Open Show and Bo won Post Graduate Bitch and then Reserve
Best Bitch under Mr Frank Whyte!
Crufts 2008 - Bo had 4th in Post Graduate Bitch.
Bo had 4th out of 13 in Post Gaduate bitch at Manchester Championship
Show on Sunday 20th January 2008 under breed specialist Karen Rimmer.
The Shombay puppies had a good day at The RR Club of GB Championship
Show on Sunday 23rd September 2007 under Mrs Janet Parker. Shombay Shamakani had 5th (11 in class) in Junior dog, Shombay
Shakarri had 5th in Junior Bitch (16 in class) and our own Bo had 4th in Yearling bitch (11 in class). Shombay were 2nd in
the Progeny Class.
Castor
has sired his 2nd litter which were born on Sunday 2nd September 2007. 7 healthy puppies, all with ridges. Well
done to Indy (and her mum Jo)!
A VERY BIG "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO ALL OUR PUPPIES WHO WILL BE 1 YEAR OLD ON FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST
2007!!!
Congratulations
to Shombay Shakarri (Nyah) who qualified for Crufts 2008, she had 2nd in Puppy Bitch at Bournemouth Champ Show under
Mr Frank Kane
Bo
had 2nd place in Puppy Bitch at Midlands & Northern RR Club Champ Show on 14th July 2007 under breed specialist Mrs
Sue Simper.
Jinx
had 2nd place in Limit bitch at Paignton Champ Show under Mrs Marion Spavin on the 12th July 2007.
Rachel is organising an event for The Marches
Ringcraft Club on the 25th September 2007 with "Mary Ray" at Leominster Bridge St Sports Centre, please have a look
at the flyer below or email for more details and tickets.
Bo had a very credible 5th place out of 75! (91 entries/16 abs)of Hounds/Gundogs
in the Pro Plan Purina Puppy Bitch Stakes under Mr Robin Newhouse at Blackpool Champ Show.
The Shombay team had a great day at Three
Counties Champ Show on Thursday 14th June, no CC's on offer for our breed, but Bo won 1st place in a good Junior
bitch class, Shombay Shamakani had 2nd in puppy dog and Shombay Shakarri had 3rd in puppy bitch under Mr Graham Hill!
Mon 28th May 2007 - Dad and daughter both
had 3rd's in their respective classes at Bath under Zena Thorn-Andrews.
Well done to Bo's brother, Shombay Shamakani who qualified
for Crufts 2008 with 2nd in Puppy Dog at Southern RR Club Champ Show.
Sunday 29th April - Bo has qualified for Crufts 2008 - she had
2nd place in Minor Puppy Bitch at WELKS!
Saturday 10th March - Jinx had 4th place at Crufts in Limit bitch - she is regaining
her figure back slowly!!
Our
little girl Bo 'Shombay Shaamone' attended her 1st show on Saturday 24th February 2007 at Sutton Coldfield CS Open
Show. Only 6 months old on the day of the show, under breed judge Julie Mounfield, she won the junior class and
took Best Puppy, then Hound Puppy Group 3 under Ms Sue Campbell - thank you to both & what a fantastic start!!!
October 06 - A big 'thank you'
to all our new owners, who have given our puppies wonderful homes. It is a lot quieter in the house now!
24th August 2006 - PUPPIES HAVE ARRIVED! 8
bitches & 5 dogs...Jinx is being a 'Super Mum' to her large litter! All have ridges and both mum & pups are
doing really well.
29th May 2006 - Zoro James of Shombay (under Mr Aitken-Johnson) gains his Stud Book
Number by winning Limit Dog at Bath and also the Reserve Challenge Certificate!!
12th May 2006 - Morlingcourt Miss HiJinks of Shombay
takes 1st place in Post Graduate Bitch at Birmingham National under Mrs Jill Peak
