On 19 April we were up to Builth Wells for the Working & Pastoral Breeds of Wales under Jeff Luscott.  Jeff had given Max his 5^th CC in 2006 so he obviously couldn’t go, but we had a great day with his progeny.  Frank was second in a strong Junior class, Leo was second to the Reserve CC winner and Julie handled Ann Bee’s Magic Spel to 1^st in Limit.  However our real excitement came in the bitches when Dilys won another class and went on to win Best Puppy and the Reserve CC.  At the end of a long day she was also down to the last few in the Puppy Group under Christina Chapman.

At the Northern Boxer Club Ann Ingram gave us a great day in the dog ring.  Max and Leo won their classes and were both shortlisted for the CC which Max won, also winning Reserve Best in Show.  In bitches we were very pleased that Dilys won her class and was Best Puppy Bitch again, this time under Julie Cook.

At the Mancunian Boxer Club we won all of our classes!  Under Debbie Theaker, Max won Open Dog and was in the last few for the CC, Frank won Junior and Leo won Novice.  Under Barbara Murray in the bitch ring we were delighted when Dilys won Best Puppy Bitch and was in the last 3 for the CC!

At the Essex and Eastern Counties Boxer Club Ch Winuwuk Lust at First Sight put on a great show. He won a strong Open Dog class and the CC under Rita Tucker and then Best in Show on the joint decision of the bitch judge Sagra Tonkin. He now has 10 CCs, 9 BOBs and 10 RCCs.

At the Scottish Boxer Club it was great when judge Claire Kay gave our Uncle Silas a great class win and then had him in her final 4 for the CC. On the same day the Lust in the Dust daughter Killeaton Gratitude made a rare visit across the Irish Sea and won her 2nd CC (and BIS) from Australian judge Mark Johnston.

At Crufts the following week we had a great couple of days. On Thursday we were delighted when we were placed 2nd in a huge Bulldog Minor Puppy Bitch class with Miss Muffet. Then on Saturday we had a good day with the Boxers: Ch Winuwuk The Mistress made a reappearance in Veteran Bitch which she won; Up Close and Personal won Junior Dog and was in the last 4 for the CC; Lust at First Sight won Open Dog and the Reserve CC; Uncle Silas was 2nd in Puppy, Tale of Love was 3rd in a lovely Puppy bitch class and Dress to Impress was 3rd in a large Graduate class.

At the Boxer Event we were thrilled when Ch Winuwuk Lust at First Sight was voted Top Boxer Male under Linda Carnaby, Sue Drinkwater and Virginia Shames from the USA. In addition, Lichdel Uncle Silas to Winuwuk was 3rd in the Puppy Dog competition which was eventually won overall by another Lust in the Dust daughter Andsum Sky Blue Pink. On the same day Lust in the Dust himself made a lap of honour in the ring to collect his Boxer Quarterly Top Sire award from Di Johnson. Later in the day we were pleased to collect his British Boxer Club Sire of Merit Boscar and the Dam of Merit award on behalf of Ch Winuwuk Storybook. It was a busy day, but a great day for the Winuwuks.

We had to miss the Anglian at the end of January since, on the same day, we were competing at the grand finals of the prestigious Pedigree Champion Stakes. We were thrilled when Max was shortlisted down to the last 8 under Jean Lanning. To give you some idea of the depth of quality, the other 7 were all-breed Best in Show winners. It was a great day and a great achievement.

At Manchester we were delighted to win the CC under Jean Grandfield with Ch Winuwuk Lust at First Sight, his 9th. We also won Minor Puppy Bitch with his daughter Rebkai Tale of Love to Winuwuk. It was also great to win second in a massive all-breeds puppy stakes class under Meg Purnell-Carpenter with Lichdel Uncle Silas to Winuwuk.

We had the official notification early in the New Year that "Lucas", more properly known as N.Z. Ch Winuwuk Brief Encounter won the "Showdogs Points Score" N.Z. PUPPY OF THE YEAR 2007 and N.Z. BEST NEW TALENT 2007.

What a fabulous year this young fellow had in the show ring in 2007 with 14 C.Cs and multiple All Breeds wins including a Best in Show.

At LKA it was lovely to qualify Tale of Love for Crufts and we were absolutely delighted to qualify our Bulldog baby Shiloh Miss Muffett at Winuwuk on the same day. We're going to be having a busy Crufts!

At the Cotswold Boxer Club in December, which had the biggest breed entry of the year, we were delighted when Frank won Maiden Dog and we were thrilled with the performance of our new tailed baby Rebkai Tale of Love at Winuwuk.

Up in Scotland for Working Breeds we won a class with Ann Bee's Magic Spell. We then missed a show or two as we were on holiday.

At the London & Home Counties we had a really good day - We won Open Dog and the Reserve CC with Lust at First Sight, Veteran Dog with Ch. Belvern Demetrius.  We also won Graduate Dog, and were in the last 3 for the CC with Norwatch Sunhawk Magic Spell at Beeann who Julie was handling for Ann Bee.

The Irish Weekend has been a very lucky couple of shows for us over the years and 2007 was no exception!

On Saturday at the Irish Boxer Club Frank was Best Puppy Dog then Winuwuk Storybook won Open Bitch and was awarded her third and crowning CC by Lesley Wearing.  We were ecstatic!  She looked beautiful and got a wonderful cheer from the ringside.  If you were seeing her for the first time you would never have believed that she was six years old and had had three litters. 

At Belfast the following day Frank was Best Puppy under Frank Wildman and then went on to Puppy Group 2 under the famous handler Geoff Corish.  This was almost emulating his dad, Lust at First Sight, who had been PG 1 and Reserve Best Puppy in Show two years previously.  In the breed, Dress to Impress also won Junior Bitch.

At Driffield we were delighted when Frank won his Puppy Class under Margaret Wildman.  We were then even more pleased when Dress to Impress won Junior Bitch and her first Reserve CC

Up to Scotland for SKC under Jenny Townshend, Max won Open Dog and was in the last 4 for the CC

At the Welsh, on a day of unrelenting rain at Builth Wells, Maurice Webb gave Winuwuk Rippin Yarn a good class win, Up Close n Personal was second in his first Puppy class and Dress to Impress won her class.

At Bournemouth Dress to Impress won her class under Jean O’Connor

At East of England under Martin Wyles it was a day of seconds for us – Frank was second in Minor Puppy, Dress to Impress was second in Junior and Pepsi was second in Open.  However, our real excitement came in the all-breed ring when Max won the day’s heat of the prestigious Pedigree Champion Stakes under Bob Gregory.  Then, later in the day, he was declared the overall winner, thus qualifying for the glittering January finals! We were over the moon – this is the first time a Boxer has qualified for 14 years. 

At National Working Breeds Frank was the overall Runner Up in the Pro-Plan Dog World Puppy Stakes under Ferelith Somerfield.  His grandfather Lust in the Dust did exactly the same thing 10 years ago under Liz Cartledge, so we hope it’s an omen!  In the breed ring under Christine Ellingworth, Max won Open Dog and the Reserve CC and Dress to Impress won her class as well.  It had been a good day for us.

Paignton saw all rounder Stevie Hall in charge.  Up Close n Personal won a lovely Minor Puppy class and was Best Puppy dog.  Max won Open Dog and the Reserve CC.  Ripping Yarn was well placed in the Pet Plan Junior Stakes under Jeff Luscott. 

South Wales no longer has Boxer CCs but we were still pleased to be BOB with Lust at First Sight under Yolanda Tonkin.  Frank won his class as well.  Later in the day Max was shortlisted in Clare Coxall’s Working Group.

Windsor was a great show for us.  Frank was second in a strong Minor Puppy class, his dad Max won the CC, BOB and was shortlisted in the Group, and Max’s mum Storybook won Open Bitch and was in the last 4 for the CC.  In addition, Dress to Impress won the day’s heat of the Pet Plan Junior Stakes under Derek Smith and so she had to go back on the last day of the show when she was runner-up overall – a really great achievement as she is only just into the Junior classes.

Up to Scotland again for Border Union we really were piling on the miles.  We were pleased to be taking Up Close n Personal, better known as Frank, to his first show and we were even more pleased when he won his Minor Puppy Class under Carol Chippendale.  His dad, Lust at First Sight then won Open Dog and the Reserve CC to top off a lovely day.

At Southern Counties under Kari Jarvinen Dress to Impress was second in a really strong puppy class, getting a lovely critique from the judge.

Up to Scotland in May we were pleased to win Open Dog and the Reserve CC from Paul Harding who was giving Boxer CCs for the first time.

Birmingham National 2007 was a great day for us and one that will live in our memories for years to come. The judge was Yvonne Miller of the famous Walkon Boxers. The day started well when Rippin Yarn got a good second in Puppy Dog. Max then won Open Dog and went on to win the CC from a strong line up. Dress to Impress placed in puppy and then secured a very good second in the big all-breed Puppy Stakes under well known exhibitor of many breeds, Liz Dunhill. Rippin Yarn also placed in the stakes under Liz. Back to the breed, we took Storybook into Open Bitch where she was placed 1st. She then challenged for the Bitch CC which she won! This was her second and 'doing the double' with her son made it a thrilling day. You have to go all the way back to the South Western Boxer Club in 1981 to find the last Winuwuk double when Ch Kinbra Uncle Sam of Winuwuk won the dog CC under Hansi Hoehne and Ch Winuwuk Good Golly won the bitch CC under Bobby James. Our 2007 Birmingham wins also took us to an important milestone - Max's dog CC was number 149 and Pepsi's bitch CC was number 150 for Winuwuk. We send our sincere thanks to Yvonne Miller for making it a day to remember.

At Tyne Wear and Tees, Dress to Impress was second (to a Lust in the Dust daughter) in a good Puppy Class under Bruce Cattanach

At WELKS under Veronica Feaver Max won Open Dog and the Reserve CC from a really strong entry. He also got a good third behind a couple of all-breed Best in Show winners in the Champion Stakes under Simon Parsons. His daughter, Dress to Impress, was third in a lovely Puppy class later in the day and Scandalous won a lovely Graduate class.

We were delighted to hear on our return from the Northern that Winuwuk Fire n Ice at Rayfos had won the Reserve CC at the National Terrier show on the same day as we were out with the Boxers.

We had a great trip up to the Northern Boxer Club the week later when Max won Open Dog, the Reserve CC and Reserve Best in Show and his mother, Storybook, won Open Bitch and also won the Reserve CC making it a Winuwuk mini-double.

At the Mancunian Boxer Club our young bitch puppy Winuwuk Dress to Impress won her class and Max was closely considered for the Reserve CC having gone second in a strong Open Class.

At Crufts in March Max was second in a fabulous Open Class and his mother Storybook won Open Bitch, beating many big winning Champions.

In March we hit the stars at the annual Boxer Event when Max was declared National Dog of the Year under judges Feffie Somerfield, Tony Watson and Norma Brook.  The winner of this prestigious annual award receives the Ivor Ward-Davies Memorial Trophy so it was a very emotional day for us.  It was the third time that we had won this award – Scotch Mist won it in 1996 and Celebration won it two years later in 1998.  Interestingly, both of these lovely Boxers feature heavily in Max’s pedigree.  Later in the day we were also rewarded with the Top Sire, Sire of Merit and Top Male awards.  We had a lovely evening!

At the first show of 2007, Manchester, Max won Open Dog and the Reserve CC and his new daughter, our Winuwuk Dress to Impress won her class and Best Puppy Bitch.  Completing a good day for us one of Lust in the Dust’s daughters, Lucy Barrett’s Waynflete Cherry Hinton, won her first Reserve CC.

We went to Worcester and Malvern Open Show just after the New Year and were so pleased to win Best Puppy, Best of Breed, Best Puppy in Group, Best in Group, Best Puppy in Show and Best in Show with our new youngster Winuwuk Rippin’ Yarn.  What made this extra special was the fact that the judges were two of the UK’s most successful exhibitors – Nancy Evans of the Amazon Dobermanns and Ken Sinclair of the Araki Tibetan Terriers

In addition to our Boxer success, 2006 was also a great year for us in Lakeland Terriers.  Our Sonorra Russian Roulette at Winuwuk was Top Dam and we were Top Breeders thanks to the Top Dog Ch Firecracker at Rayfos and his CC winning litter sister Winuwuk Fire n Ice at Rayfos."

As the year drew to a close we were thrilled that Ch Winuwuk Lust at First Sight was Top Male 2006, his dam, Winuwuk Storybook was runner up Top Dam and his sire, Ch Winuwuk Lust in the Dust was Top Sire yet again.  What was even more exciting was the fact that he was also Top Sire in the Whole Working Group and #8 All Breeds

The next show was the London and Home Counties Boxer Club where Andrew Brace and Ann Ingram had a lovely entry.  We were delighted to win Yearling Dog with Max and the go through to the Dog CC and Best in Show.

Just two days later (and exhausted!) it was up to Driffield where Jeff Luscott was awarding Boxer CC's for the first time.  Max won yearling and his 5th CC and BOB.  Into the strong group where we were delighted when he was shortlisted down to the final few by Tegwyn Jones.

Over to Ireland in September for the usual weekend of shows.  Julie was judging at the Irish Boxer Club, but at Belfast the following day we took Lust at First Sight and his mother Storybook.  Max was in Open Dog for the first time, which he won, going on to win the CC and BOB under David Webb.  Meanwhile his mum, back in the ring and looking fabulous after her third litter, won Limit Bitch and the Reserve CC.  It had been an exciting day that was about to get better........ Max went into the group, which he won under Bob Gregory.  In the dog paper the following week Mr Gregory wrote "what a super outline this dog has, so sound and well put together, good size and in hard condition.  I felt he stood out in the group."  To win two groups with a dog who is not yet 20 months old is amazing.  We flew home from Ireland absolutely buzzing!

At Ricmond Max was in the last four for the CC under David Spencer, and Julie handled Gill Davies Winuwuk Top Story an Kenbru to 1st in Open Bitch and the Reserve CC

It was up to Scotland for the SKC at the end of August. We were pleased when Max won Yearling dog and delighted when long-standing Boxer judge and all-rounder Feffie Somerfield awarded him the Reserve CC

We missed a few of the July shows with the Boxers, but at the British Boxer Club it was great when Ozzie was honoured once again with the Club’s prestigious Sire of Merit trophy.

At Leeds, Philip Greenway was delighted to make up his Lakeland Ch Firecracker at Rayfos who we bred at Winuwuk out of our Lily, Sonorra Russian Roulette of Winuwuk.

Under Keith Jump at National Working, Max won the Reserve CC and his full sister Gill Davies’ Winuwuk Top Story at Kenbru was handled by Julie to win Open Bitch.

At Paignton we were thrilled when Max won his third CC, his Champion title and Best of Breed under Wendy Barrow.  It was then even more exciting to go into the Group and win WORKING GROUP 1 under Zena Thorn-Andrews!  It was our most exciting day ever at a dog show and will live in our memories for years to come.  For Max to do all this at just 17 months of age was incredible and we are so proud of him.

At Border Union Max won Junior Dog under Helen Banks who later gave him his 2^nd CC and Best of Breed.  After the long drive back from Kelso there was much celebrating at Winuwuk.

At Three Counties, Stuart Mallard was giving CCs for the first time in the breed.  Max won Junior dog and the CC & BOB was won by Ch Sugarwood Slave to Love who is sired by Ch Winuwuk Lust in the Dust.  It’s only Half way through the year and yet Ozzie has already sired 5 different CC winners.

Up to SKC at the end of May Max won his class again and was closely considered for the Reserve CC by judge Rita Tucker.  Scandalous was 3^rd in a lovely Minor Puppy Class.

At Birmingham National under Chris Cray, Lust at First Sight won his class and was in the last few for the CC.

At the Northern Boxer Club LUST AT FIRST SIGHT was placed first in Junior by Sandra Parle who also kept in in the final few for the CC.

The week after, it was over to Huntingdon for the Essex and Eastern Counties Boxer Club.  Here, Sandra Parle awarded Scandalous a very good 2^nd and Edna Woods gave LUST AT FIRST SIGHT Junior and had him in the last 4 for the CC

We were up at the Scottish Boxer Club later in March where STORYBOOK won a great Limit Class and was in the last few for the CC, LUST AT FIRST SIGHT won his class and our new bitch puppy, Scandalous, was 3^rd out of 22

2006 started on a high for us with CRUFTS in March.  LUST AT FIRST SIGHT won the Puppy class under Ann Ingram and was awarded BEST PUPPY IN BREED by Ann and her co-judge Andrew Brace.  Always extra special to win at Crufts! And there was more excitement to follow since, on the second day of the show, a Lakeland Terrier that we bred won his FIRST CC aged just 12 months after an exciting puppy career that had included several Reserve CCs.  Many congratulations to Firecracker at Rayfos and his owner, Philip Greenway.

2005 News.........

Tim was one of the judges at South Wales so the Cotswold was the last show of the year for us and here, LUST AT FIRST SIGHT went BEST PUPPY IN SHOW again – this time under Sandra Carter and Walker Miller.  This meant that Max had won five Best Puppy awards in 2005 – not bad going considering he only started his career in August! – and this was enough to secure him OUR DOGS TOP BOXER PUPPY 2005!  This is an award that had been won by his sire (LUST IN THE DUST) and his grandmother (SCOTCH MIST) before him.

The South Western Boxer Club in November had a great entry for Ian Basnett and Michael Quinney.  We were delighted when Ian made LUST AT FIRST SIGHT his Best Puppy and Michael then agreed that he should also be BEST PUPPY IN SHOW!

At Midland Counties Terry Nethercott awarded LUST AT FIRST SIGHT the Puppy Class

At the London And Home Counties in October bitch judge Suzanne Carter awarded WINUWUK TOP STORY AT KENBRU the Reserve CC and she also went Resreve Best in Show

We travelled over to the Irish Weekend at the end of September and we had a really exciting time.  On the first day at the Irish Boxer Club under Veronica Feaver LUST AT FIRST SIGHT was BEST PUPPY and also shortlisted down to the last 4 for the CC.  The following day at Belfast he was BEST PUPPY again under Mandy Laidlaw and then went on to win the WORKING PUPPY GROUP under Zena Thorn-Andrews.  This meant we had to miss the ferry home to compete for Best Puppy in Show – but we really didn’t mind and we were made up when Ben Reynolds-Frost made him RESERVE BEST PUPPY IN SHOW ALL BREEDS!  We have some truly great memories of the 2005 Irish Weekend and the occasion was made even more special by the number of people who stayed to support us.

At the August Scottish Kennel Club we were thrilled when Eddie Banks awarded WINUWUK LUST AT FIRST SIGHT Best Puppy

At the Welsh Kennel Club, Margaret Everton awarded a quick second CC to WINUWUK TOP STORY AT KENBRU.  She was also Best of Breed.  At this show we also introduced our exciting new dog pup to the ring and we were delighted when he got a good third in great company.  We have high hopes for WINUWUK LUST AT FIRST SIGHT

At the British Boxer Club at the end of July we were delighted when LUST IN THE DUST was presented with the prestigious SIRE OF MERIT TROPHY by Kari Wilberg

At Windsor, under Yvonne Miller, STORYBOOK, who was just back in the ring after her February litter won a strong Limit Bitch class and then won the Reserve CC in the pouring rain.

At Southern Counties, on her first time of judging Boxers, Karina Le Mare awarded the CC & BOB to WINUWUK TOP STORY AT KENBRU (her first).  She is sired by LUST IN THE DUST out of STORYBOOK. She is owned by Gill Davies and handled by Philip Greenway.  This was a great win and we were delighted.

The Boxer Event in February was a GREAT NIGHT for us all at Winuwuk.  To start things off, Ch BELVERN DEMETRIUS was judged 2^nd BEST MALE by the three judges David Strachan from Australia, Shirley Butters and Sheila Cartwright.  Then later in the evening we were awarded the BOSCAR for SIRE OF MERIT and also for TOP KENNEL and TOP BREEDERS for the second year running.  Tim was awarded the BOSCAR for BEST CRITIQUE, both Julie and Tim were nominees in the BEST JUDGE category and, to cap a wonderful evening Marion was honoured with a prestigious LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ….. it was a night of tears and excitement!!

Our first Championship Show of 2005 was Manchester when our new pup, FAERDORN CHICK FLICK AT WINUWUK won her class under Sue Ballinger

When LUST IN THE DUST’s son (Sleipnir Olaf the Stout) won his first CC at the Cotswold, that clinched him TOP SIRE for the year in a close fought run-in with his own sire, Beern Skittles.  That was a great way for us to end 2004!!

At the South Wales Boxer Club in December, we were pleased when WINUWUK STORYBOOK was in the last few for the CC under Arthur Butters.  In December, she managed this again at the Cotswold Boxer Club Championship Show under Philip Greenway.

Now into September and the two shows which make up the “Irish Weekend” were coming up.  The week before it looked unlikely that we would be able to make the trip, but the arrangements finally came together and we were off.   Thank goodness we did manage it because it was the most exciting two days of dog shows that we have ever had.

At the Irish Boxer Club on Friday we were delighted to make up our 17th UK Champion, Ch BELVERN DEMETRIUS (co-owned with his breeders Vicky and Mark). He also went Best in Show.

Then on Saturday it was a real thrill when WINUWUK STORYBOOK won her first CC, following her RCC earlier in the year. She is by Ch Winuwuk Hot n Bothered out of a Ch Winuwuk Celebration daughter. To make up a Champion on Friday and then start another one off on Saturday made it a really exciting weekend, especially since Storybook's CC was our 140^th CC in Boxers.

In addition, we were delighted by the success at the two shows of stock sired by our Ch. Winuwuk Lust in the Dust:-

Many thanks to the two judges Shirley Butters and Keith Jump for a memorable couple of shows.  Ireland 2004 will live in our memories for many years to come!!

Earlier in the year BELVERN DEMETRIUS had joined us at Winuwuk, owned in partnership with Vicky Bell and Mark Beardow.  At Bournemouth, under Suzanne Carter, he won Limit Dog and was in the last four for the CC.  THE ESCORT was also in the line up having won his class.

The National Working Breeds saw Julie handle Ch. KATHPHILER B’LUSTER to his third CC, this time with Best of Breed.  David Webb was the judge.

At the British Boxer Club WINUWUK THE ESCORT won a good class, Ch WINUWUK LUST IN THE DUST was runner-up Sire of Merit and Ch WINUWUK HAZY DAZE AT ROAMARO’s most famous son, Fun in the Sun was Best in Show

At Windsor under Reg Hill and Rita Williams John Cormack and Veronica Feaver’s WINUWUK HOT PANTS was Best Puppy in a super entry.

At Southern Counties and at Three Counties Walker Miller and John Cormack ended up with at least one line up which was dominated by progeny of Ch WINUWUK LUST IN THE DUST.  At Three Counties John awarded a first Reserve CC to Nadine Phelp’s Sleipnir Viking Goddess, Best Puppy to the Box Family’s Boxken Magic Dust and Best of Breed to Brenda Groves and Steve Hare’s Sandcliffe Snog in the Fog at Jimbren.  All three of these lovely Boxers are sired by Lust in the Dust.

It was exciting for us when STORYBOOK’s daughter, Gill Davies’ WINUWUK TOP STORY was awarded Best Puppy in Show and the Reserve CC at the Scottish Boxer Club in March, handled by Philip Greenway.  This was her VERY FIRST show.  She then followed this up with another Reserve CC and Best Puppy in Show at the Tyne Wear and Tees in May under Ellis Hulme.  She looks like being a very interesting prospect, winning many admirers from the ringside.

LKA, the final show of the year saw another success for B’LUSTER when he won Limit Dog and the Reserve CC under Julie Cook.  That was a nice way to end the year.

At the Cotswold, just to make sure that no-one forgot him, Ch WINUWUK LUST IN THE DUST came out in Veteran and won the class.  He thoroughly enjoyed his day out.

The following show, the South Wales Boxer Club was a great day for us at Winuwuk when Mary Foan awarded a 3^rd CC to Ch WINUWUK THE MISTRESS, making her our 16^th UK Champion.  It was lovely when the referee Lyn Llewellyn-Davies also awarded her Best in Show.  This meant that her 3 CCs had all been awarded in big Breed Club entries and on each occasion she had gone Best in Show thanks to the Referee.  Fabulous!

The Welsh Kennel Club in August was a day of great celebration when Julie handled B’LUSTER to his second CC under Maureen Best.  B’Luster, of course, is by Ch. WINUWUK LUST IN THE DUST

Brenda Groves delighted us at Bournemouth by awarding THE ESCORT his first Reserve CC in excellent company.

At the British Boxer Club SECRET LOVE won a smashing Junior class and was in the last few for the CC under top all-rounder Liz Cartledge.  THE ESCORT won a good class in the dog ring.