Champion Classicus Cassander JW ShCM
TOP UK SALUKI 2014 & TOP HOUND in the UK 2014
And then there were three........
An unexpected telephone call one Sunday afternoon changed our household completely! Mary Parker (Classicus) had received a call from Zola Rawson saying we were looking for a puppy, which of course we were not. Anyway after a long conversation I told Mary we would think about it. Of course Alan knew without a doubt that this young man would be coming to live with us. Mary rang the next day and we said we would have him, We agreed that we would collect him at East of England show.
It was a beautiful day and the first time we had exhibited at this show, just as we were leaving the ring Mary rang to say she had arrived. We left immediately after saying our goodbyes to friends. OMG such a beautiful puppy was walking towards me, I just fell in love with him. We couldn't wait to get him home, settle him down and give him huge cuddles. He has always been a pleasure to live with, though not at all like a Saluki should be, he thinks everyone wants a love, is very tactile and responds to a whistle.....
Needless to say our lives changed, Dexter has never been in kennels and our holidays abroad are a thing of the past. Although only lightly shown, Dexter achieved his ShCM at the tender age of 15 months, we think the youngest Saluki ever to do this, his JW at 16 months, along with his first CC, which was from Hound Specialist, Pam Marston Pollock, his second from the very renowned Frank Kane and his third, at Crufts, from Saluki
Specialist Jeanna Jaques, giving him his Champion title at 2 years 11
months.
Dexter has carried on his winning ways throughout 2013 and went Reserve Top Dog with the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club Calendar competition and he has been top Saluki throughout the year with the Dog World/Arden Grange Top Dog competition.
Special thanks to Mary, his co owner, for allowing Dexter to share our lives. Thanks also to Zola as without her telephone call to Mary we would never have known about him!
From Puppy to Champion.......
9 Weeks 18 Months
2 Years 11 Months