Show News 2019.
Sunday 13th January, Nuneaton and District Open Show.
Riera Empress of Lovissa won Post Graduate, Best of Breed and Gundog Group 3 under judge, Mr Marc Wheeldon (Catnels)
Sunday 28th January, Coalville and District Canine Society.
Riera Empress of Lovissa  won Post Graduate and Reserve Best of Breed. Lovissa Space Dust ShCM won Open under judge Mrs Lesley O NEill.
Sunday 17th February. Golden Retriever Club of Wales Championship Show.
Sh Ch Putjade Pink Diamonds for Lovissa JW won Veteran bitch and Best Veteran in Show.
Riera Empress of Lovissa won 2nd Limit bitch under Mr Martin Greenwood (Telkaro)
Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was placed VHC in Limit dog under Mrs Anne Falconer (Siatham)
Sunday 3rd March, Coventry Gundog Society Open Show.
Riera Empress of Lovissa won Post Graduate, Best Bitch and Reserve Best of Breed.
Lovissa Space Dust ShCM won Open, Best Dog and Best of Breed and shortlisted to final 7 for Best In Show, under judge, Mr Barry McCartney (Torcasa)
Sunday 17th March, South Western Golden Retriever Club Championship Show.
Sh Ch Putjade Pink Diamonds for Lovissa JW won Veteran bitch under Mrs Pauline Bevis.
Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was placed 3rd in Limit dog under Mr Ray Scholes (Rossgilde)
Sunday 7th April, Yorkshire GRC Championship Show.
Sh Ch Putjade Pink Diamonds for Lovissa JW won Veteran bitch, Riera Empress of Lovissa was 3rd in Post Graduate bitch and Thornywait Mamma Mia was Reserve in Yearling bitch, under Colin Woodward.
Saturday 13 April, Wellingborough Open Show under judge Beverley Angel,
 Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa first show and he won 1st in Minor Puppy Dog and Best Puppy Dog.  Lovissa Space Dust was 1st in Open Dog, Best Dog and Reserve Best of Breed.
Thornywait Mamma Mia won Post Graduate bitch, Best bitch and Best of Breed. 
Sunday 14 April, NWGRC Championship show under Erica Ward,
 Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 2nd in Minor Puppy Dog and Crufts qualified 2020.  Lovissa Space Dust ShCm was 2nd in Limit Dog.
Sunday 26 April, WELKS Championship show under Pauline Bevis, 
 Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 1st in Minor Puppy Dog and  Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was 2nd in Limit Dog. 
Sunday 5 May, GRCN Championship show under Nicky Hughes, 
Thorny wait Space Cowby at Lovissa was 3rd in Minor Puppy Dog and Puppy Dog, Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was  2nd in Limit Dog and Sh Ch Thornywait Crackerjack at Lovissa was 3rd in Open dog. 
Sunday 12th May, Birmingham National Championship Show, 
Lovissa Hello Dolly of Wemcrest owned by Jackie and Richard was placed 2nd in Minor puppy bitch and qualified for CRUFTS 2020 at her very first show.
Thornywait Mamma Mia was placed Reserve in Yearling bitch. 
Friday 17 May, SKC Championship show under Liz Keene,
 Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 1st in Minor Puppy Dog and Best Puppy Dog, beaten by his sister, Thornywait Cassieopiea owned by Susanna Zubair for Best Puppy In Breed. 
 Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was 3rd in Limit and Sh Ch Thornywait Crackerjack at Lovissa was 3rd in Open dog.
Sunday 19th May Midlands GRC open Show.
Thornwyait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 2nd in Minor Puppy dog, Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was 1st in Open dog and Reserve Best Dog and Thornywait Mamma Mia was placed 1st in Post Graduate bitch, under Lesley List.
Friday 24th May, Bath Championship Show.
Lovissa Chance of Diamonds JW owned by Louise Pickard, was placed 1st in Limit dog and won his 2nd CC under judge, Mrs Freda Morris Garget. Hoping his 3rd isn’t far away! 
Sunday 26 May, Shropshire Gundog Open Show under Shirley Stables, 
Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 1st in Puppy Dog and Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was 1st In Open, Best Dog and BOB on referee’s decision.
Tuesday 28th May, Boston DCS Open Show under Paulina O’Gorman, 
Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 1st in Puppy Dog, Best Puppy in Breed and Puppy Gundog Group 2 and Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was 1st in Open Dog.
Wednesday 29th May, Birmingham & Staffordshire Agricultural Open show under Pam Wooden,
 Thorny wait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 2nd in Puppy and Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was 1st in Open and Best of Breed.
Sunday 2 June, Southern Counties Championship show under Jim Richardson
Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 2nd in Minor Puppy Dog and Sh Ch Thornywait Crackerjack at Lovissa was 3rd in Open Dog.
Sunday 9th June, Three Counties Championship show under Jean Griggs,
 Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was 1st in Minor Puppy, Best Puppy Dog, Best Puppy in Breed then showed his socks off and amazed us by winning Gundog Puppy Group 1 under Mick Howes. An incredible day to remember 🙂

Sunday 7th July. East of England Championship Show.
Lovissa Space Dust ShCM won Limit dog and Sh Ch Thornywait Crackerjack at Lovissa was 2nd in Open dog under Emma Archibald (abinvale)
Thursday 18th July
Frecheville and district canine society open show.
Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was placed 2nd in puppy and 1st in junior and Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was placed 1st in Open and awarded Reserve Best of Breed under judge, Frederick kein Hansen.

Sunday 21st July.

The Golden Retriever Club Championship Show.
Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was placed 1st in Puppy dog and Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was placed 1st in Limit dog under judge, Mrs Paula Edwards (Lovehayne)

Sh Ch Thornywait Crackerjack at  Lovissa in the parade of champions 🥰Buddy winning his class 💖

Olly winning his class

Sunday 28th July. Leeds Championship Show.

Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was placed 2nd in Puppy Dog and Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was placed 3rd in Limit dog. But the star of the day was Lovissa Chance of Diamonds JW owned by Louise Pickard, who won his 3rd CC and his Show Champion title 🥰 Huge thanks to the judge, Mrs Julie Seamons (Messano)

 

Saturday 3rd August,Paignton and District Championship Show.

Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa won Puppy dog, Best Puppy in Breed and was shortlisted to the last 6 in the Gundog puppy group, and Sh Ch Thornywait Crackerjack at Lovissa was placed 2nd in Open dog and awarded the Reserve CC. We were thrilled to watch Jackie and Richard win Puppy bitch and Best Puppy bitch with Lovissa Hello Dolly at Wemcrest. Our thanks to the judge Mrs Sandra Marshall.

Sunday 4th August, National Gundog Association Championship show.

Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was placed 2nd in Puppy, Maiden and Novice and 1st in Undergraduate.  Lovissa Space Dust ShCM was placed 2nd in Limit dog and shocked and thrilled us by winning the Reserve CC. Our thanks to judge, Mrs Sue Barnes (Millgreen)  An incredible weekend !!

 

Sunday 1st September

City of Birmingham Championship Show

Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa was placed 1st in Puppy dog, awarded Best Puppy dog and Best Puppy in Breed by judges, Mr Colin Woodward and Jim Richardson……. he then went on to win his 2nd Gundog Puppy Group under Mary Deats and then thrilled is all by winning Reserve Best Puppy In Show!!! the most amazing day we will treasure for a long time to come 💖.

October, North West Golden Retriever club Open Show.
Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa won Junior and Yearling, and gained the last point for his Junior Warrant. His dad, Lovissa Space Dust ShCM won Open dog, Best Dog and Best In Show 🤩

 

We ended 2019 with the fabulous news that our Olly – Thornywait Space Cowboy at Lovissa JW was declared Top Golden Retriever Puppy of 2019.
we are so grateful to Susanna and Anthony for our lovely boy, Louise and Craig (his co owners) for keeping him in such condition and all the judges who appreciated his qualities 🥰


 


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