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Foxbarton Lady Penelope Beg-Ex (Darcy)
Littlethorn Maclaren x Foxbarton Lady Chandon JW ShCM
D.O.B: 18.09.2013 ~ Hips 3:3
Genetically normal for CEA/CH, CL, TNS, MDR1 & I-GS ~ Gonioscopy, PRA & BAER Hearing Tested Normal
Grand Final Winners - KC GCDS Special Pre-Beginner Obedience Stakes 2019
Winners of the Beginner Obedience National Championship 2020
Darcy is the puppy I kept from my Fizz's 3rd and final litter. She was the first puppy born and quickly proved to be first at everything else in life! She opened her eyes first, came out of the whelping box first, and was always first to wake, but last to go back to sleep, when it was playtime. Such a character, as well as being the most exquisite colour, which was just what I wanted, she just had to stay at Foxbarton.
Darcy began her show career at North West BC Club, winning Minor Puppy Bitch, under Winifred Hagan, who wrote of her "Well marked Black Tri, just turned 6 months, looking like the baby she is with lots of growing up to do. Alert, happy and trying her best to please her handler, which I'm sure she did. Wanted to take her home with me." A lovely critique, and I was pleased with her, especially when, two days later, Darcy got her Kennel Club Good Citizen Bronze Award too, clever girl.
At her first Championship show, at just 6 mths, Darcy won the Minor Puppy Bitch class, at Southern BC Club, under Peter Jolley, qualifying her for both Puppy Of The Year, and Crufts 2015. A couple of weeks later, Andrea Adshead gave Darcy Best Puppy at Chertsey & Dist CS, and wrote of her: "Foxbarton Lady Penelope, striking 7 month Tri bitch with a very good front, nice lay of shoulder and pleasing amount of bone. Good on the move holding a level top line. Excellent temperament with good use of ears. Showed well with lovely free stand, well handled. BP."
1st Minor Puppy Bitch Southern Border Collie Club Championship Show 2014
Qualified for Crufts 2015 & Puppy Of The Year
NEW ERA (when Darcy moved in with Sarah) BEGINS
As I had both my knees replaced at the start of 2013, I found it increasing difficult to handle my dogs, so as Darcy didn't much like being shown, I decided to breed from her. However, she had came 1st in the end of term Beginners & Intermediate Obedience Tests for me, at Cobham DTC, passing each test with Grade A, and she gained her Silver KC Good Citizen Award.
Darcy had 26 beautiful puppies, with my Dandy, Foxbarton Kings Knight. In 2015 she had a beautiful Tricolour bitch, Princess Royal. I showed her briefly, and immediately qualified her for Puppy Of the Year, and Crufts 2016, where she won the Minor Puppy Bitch class. Darcy also produced Foxbarton Royal Prince, a lovely Sable boy, whom I showed to 4th in Junior Dog at Crufts 2018; qualified him for Puppy Of The Year, and Crufts 2019.
My daughter, Sarah, begged me to let her have Darcy, when she and her husband, Mike, moved out of London. I agreed, on condition that she came back to Foxbarton, to have her final Dandy litter in 2018. This wonderful litter included 6 gorgeous Sable puppies, and I gave pick of litter to Sarah - Foxbarton Wayward Prince, her beloved Bertie (see his page).
Sarah joined Petersfield & District Dog Training Society, in September, 2018, and began training in Obedience. Darcy quickly gained her Gold KC Good Citizen Award, and they started competing in May 2019, very quickly began winning, and qualified out of both Pre-Beginner and Beginner and gaining Darcy's P.Beg-Ex, soon followed by Beg-Ex letters, after her name.
1st Pre-Beginner - Newbury Open Obedience Show 2019
2nd Beginner - Winchester Championship Obedience Show 2019
1st Pre-Beginner - North West Kent Open Obedience Show 2019
1st Beginner - Cheltenham Open Obedience Show 2019
1st Beginner - Culverstone Capped Open Obedience Show 2019
Winner: Beginner Obedience National Championship 2019
Winner: Crufts Kennel Club GCDS Special Pre-Beginner Stakes 2020
They had qualified for the Semi-Finals of The KC Special Pre-Beginner Obedience Stakes, at Discover Dogs in the Autumn, and there Darcy was top Border Collie, and 2nd overall out of 40, to qualify for the Grand Finals, to be held at Crufts 2020.
In November, 2019 Sarah and Darcy won The Beginners National Obedience Championship, under judge Jane Sutherland, who only deducted 2 1/4 points, and wrote "Not much to mark, clearly the winning dog." ☺
Just before Coronavirus lockdown, at Crufts 2020, the 40 qualifiers lined up for the Grand Finals of the Kennel Club GCDS Pre-Beginner Stakes, and Sarah & Darcy won that too! ☺ Sarah and Mike had joined the PDDTS committee and Sarah began training as a dog trainer (which was put on hold during Lockdown), but Sarah & Mike continue as club Secretary and Treasurer.
In 2021, when shows began again, Sarah & Darcy took a big step up and started out in Novice Classes, competing against some of the top obedience handlers, who work dogs in 'Championship C', many of whom start their new dogs in Novice! Results so far:
13th June - 8th Novice Dog & Bitch - Downlands Capped Open Show
19th June - 6th Novice Bitch - Caterham, Chipstead & Coulsdon Open Show
7th June - 4th Novice Bitch - South Eastern DTS Open
Judge Serena Cunningham wrote on Sarah's Fb wall: "Was a beautiful round!! Such a lovely partnership!!"
16th July - 1st Novice – BAGSD Oxhey & District Championship Show
I can't say how proud I am of both Sarah and Darcy. All fingers and toes crossed for the future! ☺
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Pedigree of Foxbarton Lady Penelope Beg-Ex
Parents |
Grandparents |
Great Grandparents |
Great Great-grandparents |
Littlethorn Maclaren |
Ch Littlethorn Colt at Tobermoray JW SBCHT |
Sh Ch Grandver Celtic Quest |
Sh Ch Sheltysham Swagman |
Grandver Just A Rose |
Sh Ch Littlethorn Xsara |
INTCh Whenway Decorated Hero |
Sh Ch Littlethorn Elegance |
Charttop Cherry By Littlethorn |
World/Sh Ch Littlethorn Continental |
INTCh Whenway Decorated Hero |
Sh Ch Littlethorn Elegance |
Charttop Millie |
Sh Ch Brooksbid Country Classic |
Charttop Blue Moon |
Foxbarton Lady Chandon JW ShCM |
Sh Ch Caristan Moet Chandon JW |
Sh Ch Miraje The Storm Lord JW |
Wizaland Loves Casanova |
Loracian Black Velvet |
Sh Ch Caristan Cointeau JW |
Wizaland Newz Speculation At Mobella |
Caristan Forever Amber |
Foxbarton Lady In Waiting JW ShCM CDex |
Foxbarton Royal Lion JW |
Sh Ch Whenway Royal Highlander |
Mossyfern Busy Bee At Foxbarton |
Mossyfern Easy Breeze From Foxbarton |
Sh Ch Sheltysham Swagman |
Hawkesmere Echo |
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