Pup of the Year
Overall winner of the National’s heat of the Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year competition across the four days was Brian Foster and Phil Jones’ homebred nine month old Beagle Stormpasture Trumpette, at only her second show.
The winner of the WELKS Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year heat from an entry of 331 judged by Terry Nethercott was the 11-month-old Pointer dog, Ruth Booth’s Kanix Garfunkel.
National Terrier’s winner of the Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year stakes from 64 entries was the Dandie Dinmont Inzievar Sparkling Silver, owned and bred by Frances Chapman-King.
From an entry of 24 at the Scottish Breeds, Frank Kane’s choice to go through to compete in the Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year final was Steve and Alison Barrett’s 11-month-old Rough Collie Brooklynson Fifth Avenue. This was only her second show.
The UK Toy Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year heat winner from an entry of 71 under Brenda Banbury was the ten-month-old Pekingese, Bert Easdon and Philip Martin’s Yakee All Done And Dusted.
OVER THE years a number of kennels have been responsible for double winners of the Pup of the Year title: Louline, Stuane, D’Arisca and the Corish/Coad partnership. But in the competition’s 41-year history no one had managed to win it three times.
Pro Plan® and Dog World are proud to present the finalists in the 2012 Pup of the Year compe...
At Manchester in an entry of 357, Derek Smith’s choice to qualify for the 2013 Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year final was Judith Keating’s homebred ten-month-old Labrador bitch, Whistletyne Magnolia Tree (Rewari Enterprise to Whistletyne ex...
The final of the 2012 Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year competition takes place next month but in the meantime the first qualifying heat for the 2013 title has already taken place at Boston.
How many kennels have taken both best in show and the heat of the Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year at the same event? This happened at the LKA where Christine and Pete Sandiford took the POTY heat over 331 entrants with Gordon Setter Hernwood...










