Blythfell Westies

Terrier fanciers from all over North and South America converge on Montgomery County, a rural area outside of Philadelphia on the first weekend in October each year. Four shows are held, including the American National Terrier Championships and once every 5 years , Morris and Essex Dog Show, considered the largest show of its kind, with over 3000 dogs entered this year.

Ben (Blythfell Fergus) won Best of Breed at Morris and Essex, and went First Select at the Hatboro Show and Montgomery which is the annual National Speciality for West Highland Terriers

Chloe (Blythfell Queen Bee) won her Junior Puppy Class every day. To date, Ben has now won 12 Best in Shows in 2010, and seems to be enjoying every minute of his time in the ring. Cloe, at eight months, just won her first Best Puppy in Show.

Bill, can now claim to be the only Canadian male to have beaten his half brother Ben this year! The future looks bright for this boy.

Summer was another successful show period for Ben. He has won eight Best in Show awards so far this year, for a total of eleven BIS in his short career. He also has won five Reserve Best in Shows in 2010. Zelda, Daisy's daughter, has begun showing and is only one point short of her Canadian championship. Chloe, the eight month old daughter of Bennie and Mila, has just begun her circuit. We are very proud of Blythfell Talisker (Billy), sired by Monty and Dora, and owned by John and Lorraine Jardine, who also finished his Canadian championship this summer. Congratulations John and Lorraine.

April 2010

April has been a phenomenal month for Ben and he won three Best in Shows and one Reserve Best in Show here in Ontario. Thank you Judges Charles Bett, Patricio Muza, Dr. Manual Rangel, and Judge John Lewington. Of course special thanks is offered to our superb groomer and presenter, Chrystal. Pictures will follow.

February/March 2010

We had 2 beautiful litters from Daisy and Mila over the past few months and added new members to our Blythfell Family page.
Ben continues to be successful in the show ring. We went to Michigan in February where he won a Group 1st at the Livonia Dog show in Novi.
In March we were in Chicago where he received a group 3rd at the Chicago International Dog Show. He also won the Westie Speciality Show of Northern Illinois the same weekend.

January 2010

Ben finished the year as number eight overall winning terrier in Canada, and number two puppy all breed. We are very pleased and proud of this young dog, and of Chrystal for her fine work.

Dog show competition is heating up in November as all competitors attempt to improve their standing before year end. So far, Ben has done well earning a number of group placements as well as his second Reserve Best in Show. Amazingly there are three Westies in the top ten Terrier standings in Canada and, at present, Ben is number eight on the terrier list. It's still a long way to December 31, so who knows how it will turn out.

The Hatboro, Devon and Montgomery County Dog Shows are held in Pennsylvania at the beginning of October. This four day meet is an enormous gathering of competitors from all over the USA and elsewhere. Ben and Indie attended with great success. Ben went Best of Winners all three days in Hatboro and Devon, to earn eleven of the fifteen points required to become an American Champion. Indie won a five point major Best of Winners on the first day of Hatboro, and is now also on her way to an American Championship. What a wonderful way to start October. Again, accolades to Chrystal. We've added a page to the Blythfell Family showing photos of our dogs in their new homes, and how well they are doing. Please take a look. Ben's winning streak continued at the London Canine dog show. He did well during the various shows and was awarded Reserve Best in Show (RBIS) on Sunday where he lost to the number one ranked dog in Canada. Thank you Judge Jim Reynolds, once more.

September has been a great month thus far. To date Ben has received two more Best in Show awards, courtesy of Judges Olga Gagne and James Reynolds, and has now earned nineteen Best Puppy in Show awards. Thank you to all the wonderful judges who have recognized Ben, and of course, accolades to Chrystal.

August has been another successful show month. Bennie, at just ten months, has won his first Best in Show BIS. His count of Best Puppy in Show awards BPIS now stands at thirteen. Our Lakeland terrier, Indie, achieved her Canadian Championship this month, and was awarded her second BPIS. Photos to follow

July was another successful campaign month. Bennie has now won eleven Best Puppy in Show awards (BPIS) and multiple group placements, earning him fourth place in ranking of the top Canadian Westie for this year. We now have a six month old Lakeland terrier, Indie, who has been shown on a limited basis. but has already won one BPIS, several group placements and is on her way toward a Canadian Championship.

Bennie (Blythfell Fergus) has campaigned very successfully since his start in April. To date he has won eight Best Puppy in Show awards, and twelve group placements, including two first places. We are very proud of Bennie who is still only eight months old, and of Chrystal for all her fine grooming and presentation efforts.

May 2009

Bennie received his Canadian Championship this month, won Best Puppy at the Terrier Breeders Special, plus his second BPIS at the Kitchener All Breed Championship show.

April 2009

Many of our pups have gone to wonderful new homes over the last few months. Dora received her Canadian Championship in March, and Mila achieved her championship this month. Bennie, son of Daisy, turned six months in April, and is now able to compete in the show ring. In his first outing, just like father Monty, Bennie won Best Puppy in Show.