Steldave's Touch of Elegance at Markenfield.
Abby joined my small kennel at 2yrs of age, she won well for me at Open Shows & gained many Best of Breeds along the way, she also won her Studbook Number at Champ Show Level.
Abby only ever had two litters and produced a CC Winner in the 1st, which was Markenfield's Tri Dawn and In her 2nd litter she produced Ch Markenfield's Asti Spumante, both are pictured below.
Sadly we lost Abby at the tender age of 9 1/2, she is still very much missed by us all, but as they say, gone but never forgotten.
It’s with great sadness, that this month (July 07) I had to say goodbye to Markenfield’s Tri Dawn.
Cleo became very Ill over night and even though I rushed her to my vet, things were a lot worse than I had thought, it turned out that she had an open Pyometra, my vet told me that she could operate, but due to cleo being 13yrs old, there was a great risk of her not coming around after the operation, so with a heavy heart it was agreed to call it a day, as the last thing I wanted was for her suffer in any way.
She has now been laid to rest in the garden along side her mum Steldave’s Touch of Elegance at Markenfield, they were always kennelled together, so they are now together once more.
Her spirit lives on through her Grandson Markenfield’s Knightbird.
Markenfield's Tri Dawn
02/05/94 to 11/07/07
Cleo & I March 05.
Ch Markenfield's Asti Spumante.
08/11/1995-16/11/2007
It’s with great sadness that I do this advert, but I felt I needed to do something in honour of my very good friend & 1st champion, Markenfield’s Asti Spumante, Blake to his friends.
He became very I’ll over period of time and lost all interest in things and further talks with my vet that awful decision had to be made, he will be greatly missed.
He won his CC’s at the following shows:
WECS: CC, BOB, BIS. Judge dogs: Hazel Hunt.
CA: CC, BOB, BIS. Judge dogs: Cliff Emery.
Southern Counties: CC. Judge:Mr M Gaunt.
SWKA: Res CC. Judge: Mrs B Blake
Crufts: Res CC. Judge: Hazel Hunt.
He was also BIS at Wecs Open show 2 yrs later, Judge Miss H Corfield.
I would just like to thank all the above judges who thought so highly of my boy and also to those who put their faith in him as a stud.
His memory live's on through his daughters Elvaston Fancy Nancy for Markenfield, Markenfield's Babycham & his son Rifflesea Right to Roam over Markenfield and also his Grandchildren, Markenfield's Knightbird, Markenfield Galliano & Markenfield's Dream Wizard.