Tessa is our 21st Leonberger to join our family.
Born 21st March 2023 to our Polish imports, Meg & Sultan
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Sire: Mr Sultan of Swing Bertusowy Gaj
Dam: Give Me A Royal Princess At Pagency Ginger Heaven
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Very much like her Mum Meg, a pretty little girl with a gentle temperament, very amenable and always wants to please. Tess started ring craft training at 19 weeks old and enjoys working and showing off. She entered her first show at seven months old and qualified for Crufts 2024. She then did us very proud by taking Best Puppy in Breed at Crufts. Our first ever big win in 18 years. The only British home bred top winner on the day. Since then, we have done numerous shows and she has done very well with different handlers who are helping us on our journey. 2024 is proving be quite a success for our little Tess. Alan and I are very grateful for all the help from friends who are handling her for us, we're having a fabulous time. She's now out of Junior and will be amongst the bigger girls in Yearling and Post Graduate classes from now on.
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Show Merits for Tessa
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Darlington Show - 13.09.24
3rd place Junior
Judge Mrs Pippa Davies
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Leonberger Association open show - 29.08.24
1st place Junior
Critique waiting
Judge Ms Jackie Tune
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City of Birmingham - 29.08.24
2nd place Junior
17 months. Good in the making. Correct front, bone and feet. Prefer slightly better head. Good toppling and quarters.
Judge Mr B Reynolds Frost
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Bournemouth - 12.08.24
2nd place Junior
Critique Waiting
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Judge Mr K Greenland
Paignton - 02.08.2024
1st place Junior
Critique waiting
Judge Mrs J Kennedy
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Leeds - 28.07.24
2nd place Junior
Critique waiting
Judge Mr R Searle
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Leonberger Association 1st Ch show - 13.07.24
2nd Place Junior
This 15 month old is another with a lot to like. Carrying good bone and pleased in outline with clean neck of correct length to balance, firm topline, nuce spring of rib, muscular loin and correct croup and tail carriage. Nicely balanced head with feminine expression; good planes and ears set on high. Nice layback of shoulder and she stands straight in front bu on good feet but fore chest still to full develop as you would expect. Not quite rear angulation of winner. Good ground coverage and well handled.
Judge: Mr Tim Ball
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National Working & Pastoral - 13.07.24
1st place Junior
Tessa. 16 months, liked this girl on the move keeping her outline and tracking true, very nice head, kind expression, black mask, liked her length of leg, another very nice youngster who has so much growing to do, liked her.
Judge: Mrs J King
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Boston Show - 07.07.24
1st Place Junior
Tessa 15mths with a good feminine head and expression. Viewed from the front- bone is good and feet are straight. Well proportioned her conformation showed moving around the ring with good extension retaining her backline.
Judge: Mrs Ann Hardy
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Blackpool Show - 23.06.24
4th Place Junior
Judge: Mr JJ H Van Den Berg
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LCGB Open Show - 06.06.24
2nd Place Junior
Sweet expression with a good dark mask and dark oval eye, good depth of muzzle and a strong jaw, good neck, correct angulation of the shoulder with straight forelegs and strong pasterns, good depth of chest, would like to see a slightly longer back, a little bum high at the moment and a little upright in rear angulation.
Judge: Mrs Shelley Aimsbury
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Three Counties - 06.06..24
2nd Place Junior
A very feminine bitch, balanced head, length of muzzle equal to top of the skull, neck with slight arch blending into shoulders, firm back, front and rear angulation in proportion without exaggeration, coat not quite in the condition of my winner, lacking in confidence with her handler, holding her head downwards on the move, when she becomes more self assured she will look a different dog.
Judge: Mrs J Atkinson
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Birmingham National - 10.05.2024
2nd Place Junior
Critique: Waiting
Judge: Mrs Lillian Poulson
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Crufts - 9th March 2024
Best Puppy In Breed
Critique: V much a baby. She is v feminine and so well put together. Lengthy neck. Well laid shoulder. Chest to elbow and good leg length. Well bodied. Topline is ok. Rather moderate in rear. Fairly accurate.
Judge- Mr J Horswell
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Manchester show - 18.01.2024
2nd Place
Critique: 9 months and a bit of a handful on the move. Liked her head and front assembly, good bone, confident pup with excellent temperament.
Judge: Mr JT Smith
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Midland Counties - 07.09.2023
Critique: MPB 1st Place - A sweet puppy bitch which attracts you to her obvious qualities, she has a really nice head with a delightful expression, I particularly was impressed with her short loin, all she lacks is more confidence, presented in very clean order.
Judge- Mr Steve Hall
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