Perth Royal Show 2002. Best of Breed and Intermediate In Group.
Challenge Bitch & RUBOB Western Classic 2003.
Challenge Bitch & Best of Breed Winter Festival 2003

Ruby is a stunning young bitch who had her first show on 20.1.2001, since then Ruby has won numerous classes including two BEST BABY IN GROUPS. At the Western Classic 2001 she took BBIG under two different International judges.

At eight months of age Ruby won Challenge Bitch for 17 points, at her first show since the Baby Classes.
Going RUBOB to Grand Champion Barcoo Chief Among Braves, as well as taking Best Minor in Group that day.
Judge: Mr R Watson from Tasmania.

On the weekend of 18/19th May 2002 Ruby earned another 25 points by taking Challenge Bitch and BOB under Mrs B Pontin of Victoria, who judged at the world renowned Crufts Dog Show in England this year and again took Challenge & RUBOB under Mrs L Rickard of Victoria (of "Wongan" Springer spaniel fame).

25th May 2002 another big weekend for Ruby under International All Breeds Judge, Mrs Connie Redhead (Landmaster Cattle Dogs - SA), which began by defeating an entry of 20 bitches to take the Challenge. She then took Best of Breed again over a Grand Champion.
Giving her a further 25 points. There was a total entry of 36 collies in the show.
Ruby finished off a big day by claiming Intermediate in Group & Best Exhibit in Group Five. Putting her into the Best In Show line up.

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September 2002 was another of Ruby's big moments when she won Best Of Breed and Intermediate in Group at the Perth Royal Show under international collie specialist judge Mr Horazio Pizzorno (Uruguay). Her kennel mate Cathkin Etched In Ivory taking Reserve Challenge Bitch to Ruby.

Our two girls teamed up again at their next outing together to take both the Challenge and Reserve Challenge bitch awards at the prestigeous Western Classic under International judge Mrs Virginia Lyne (Canada).

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Ch LochWind Arts Degree achieved all this from the Intermediate Class before her second birthday.

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Continuing her winning ways, Ruby, always a force to be reckoned with, took Challenge Bitch and Best of Breed, at the 2003 Winter Festival. Whilst our young up and coming puppy bitch, Vedamea Art Ov Gold, at only seven months of age, took reserve Challenge Bitch and Runner Up Best Of Breed.

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Ruby is out of our USA import CH Highcroft Caliente
by Leah and Barry Ryan's Australian CH Vedamea The Diamond Beau.
BOB 2001 Sydney Royal Easter Show, RUBOB 2003.

Visit Ruby's litter mates.
In Western Australia....
LochWind Artful Dodger.
LochWind Art Award and Art Deco
. In N.S.W.....
LochWind Artov The Deal and Artistique .

Puppy Photos

by Leah Ryan ©2001

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