December 2008 News

Look what has just come to Potterspride at Christmas!!

SURPRISE

A new kid on the block

INKA

the Burnese Mountain Dog Puppy

aged 8 weeks

(watch this space)

November 2008 News

A Day in the life of a Showgirl

One of the added pleasures of owning The Welsh corgi is to know that you share your
passion for the breed with our Queen Elizabeth II. A lifetime story.
When Gill answered the telephone in November she was delighted to be asked to take
her corgis 'B' and 'Jo', to help at a fashion shoot for a magazine in London.

Natasha the P.A.T. Dog (now 7 years old)
seen here with Bi and Jo on the film shoot at windsor at the begining of November

The destination was a fine Estate, a mansion house near to Slough.
The theme for the photos would be the regal look of the aristocracy, based on the
classic beauty of 'Princess Grace of Monaco'. The dogs were to accessorise the fashions,
which are making a comeback at this time.

The beautiful model wore the ageless classic tweed with suede boots. A windswept look,
as she casually walked in the grounds among the autumn colours of the trees.
The corgis gambled along beside her enjoying the fresh sunshine and cooling breezes.

Inside the drawing room as the watery sunlight filtered through the windows - the
relaxing model wore soft pure elegance in a cream two piece with pearls, soft flat
black velvet pumps on her feet. The corgis sat admiringly at her feet, the sable with
white socks of 'B' complimenting the outfit so well

The two sisters behaved obediently like well-schooled girls, as the photos confirmed later.
Such an enjoyable day the latest adventure for posh dogs
'Someone Special' and 'Truely Scrumptious'

Violet has changed her style to 'Mills and Boon'

Show News Update

Barking Canine Open Show on the 25/10/08

Our Potterspride Rich N Black was awarded

BEST A.V.N.S.C. and 4th working group,

Also at

Thames Estury at Billericky open show 16/11/08

BEST A.V. Working

"Good luck to all our friends at Christmas Time

September 2008 News

What a great start to a very wet month our Natasha who is now nearly 7 years old went to her first Championship
show at Richmond and won Best of Breed, Her Kennel mate Sasha won best Dog at the same show.

Summer 2008 Natasha pups 'Poison Pedler' and 'Petrovich'
enjoying a drop of sun in the garden.

Here is a photo of Spats and Chutney, our new P.A.T dogs in training at potterspride 2008

The new P.A.T. team of poodles Chutney (apricot) Pepi (black) and Spats (Black & White)

This is me (right) receiving my certificate for P.A.T dog services
to Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, the Presentation lunch took place with Dr Mary Archer .

Russian Natasha and Pepi the poodle were sadly not able to attend, so I accepted their long service award for them

Our P.A.T dogs from Potterspride have been visiting children, the stroke unit and all wards for 8 years.

August 2008 News

Here is Gill, the dogs and I raising funds for the Hope Bear Foundation

Pepi the black poodle now joins 'Natasha' the 7 year old Russian working hard as a PAT Dog at
Addenbrooks Cancer unit Cambridge. We also help out on the Stroke units and speech therapy Departments.

In September I will fly once again to Chernobyl in Russia, to the Children at the hospitals and clinincs
in Chernigov the town close to the Nuclear reator disaster in the 80's.

Hundreds of children are still being born with deformaty and hereditry defects.

Parents who were close to the area as children in 1986 now hand on the problems.

I am going to take gifts and finance, and sadly, to say 'Goodbye' as this is to be my last trip
We have made quite a difference to their lives

But the trips are becoming more difficult with age.

Bob has to stay at home to take care of all our 'Russians' and of course the poodle!

Nina 1997 - 2007

Life is like a box chocolates
You never know which one you are going to get.

We were so very lucky to own 'Nina'
she came from Moscow in 1997 (a tiny puppy)

You could say she completely changed our lives for the better.
The first U.K. Russian Black Terrier P.A.T. Dog
She had such amazing patience
Also loyalty, devotion, and complete dediction to owner and family

She oversaw every puppy born at Potterspride
She leaves us so many wonderful memories and a whole family of offspring

The foundation of our new Russian breed UK

She is buried with her partner Ludvic, side by side

2008 News

'Potterspride' proudly present our latest show dog, "Potterspride Rich 'n' Black" who won best puppy at Manchester following his success at Midland counties championship show.

He is sired by our latest import Fedya, his dam is 'Potterspride Arena' seen here at 8 months old

Below is photo of his sire which was taken when he was just released from quarentine aged 12 months old

At Midland Counties Championship Show

Our beautiful new Puppy dog Just 6 months old

'Potterpride Rich N Black' was best puppy (a Fedya and Sheba Son)

As you can see from these photos he is already showing signs of being a very good size at only 6 months

ECHO Qualifies for Search and Rescue

Look how amazingly versitile this breed can be...

One of our original intentions was for the Russian to be used in the English protection forces.
Due to the 'Russians' amazing versitility, robustness and strength, coupled with a steady and pedictable nature
We have recently received several inquirys from dog handlers with-in the Police force, watch this space...

Echo aged 3 years old is now fully qualified, she now works full time for CANTECH with the police force
and is employed for all search and rescue services.

When Chris and Paul Tedder retired from the police force they swapped one uniform for another,
the bright red outfit of the Volunteer Search and Rescue dogs for the UK. Their first love was Newfoundlands
for loyalty and devotion and a keen ability to rescue from water that was until Christine met me with a Russian.

When the time was right they came to see the litter of 11 from Bibi and Kris, at 5 weeks old they puppy tested them
and selected a bitch which we named Echo. Gentle careful training has begun, and on September the 16th a training day
oranised at Weybred, Echo was introduced to water aged 16 weeks.

The handler Paul in a wet suit must teach the dog to
tow, as if by natural instinct with her adult Newfy companion near by, she paddled out and fetched Paul back to shore on
her second attempt, much to everyones amazment she is a natural. Echo will continue training to become part of a team

And so another door opens for The Russians from Potterspride

August 2007

At East of England we were so lucky with the fineweather on working day. Part of our ring being undercover
was a god send, as the sun was very bright and hot. Our black dogs do suffer in the heat.

Mrs J Bisham judged. Best Dog was Taylors, Claneir Invinsible. Best Bitch was Vi Slades
Chirny Tullpan Prelest Monya at Potterspride

Pat Trinnick has had yet more surgery after her forth hip replacement, she now has rods put in her toes,
so we hope this will be her last trip to the hospital for a while - her bitch had to have a caesarian operation
to deliver fifteen puppies. Is this the most delivered so far we wonder? Poor pat has been supplement
feeding night and day.

Congratulations to Christine Tedder she has a Russian B. T. bitch, now aged 3 years named Echo,
who works as a search and rescue working bitch - who has recently qualified and been promoted
to be on call 24 hours a day.

I had photos of our first litter bred with a tail, a bitch named Potterspride Rich and Frilly - (pet name Violet)
She is is owned by Juliet Andrews who also has a three year old male 'Gary' (who also has his tail) Gary
has passed his bronze and Silver good citizen tests. Juliet intends to train violet for Fly Ball and agility.
She attends an excellent club in Kent. If you need details in that area for training, let me know.

from our litter bred in March we been sent these fabulous pictures of puppy Violet with her mate Gary

I attended Roy Dwyers teaching club on Sunday morning in Brentwood Essex, he has six Russians
in training, we took our 4 month old pups Benson (pottersride Rich and Black) and Sasha
(Potterspride Rich and Famous) who we are looking forward to bringing out into the show ring towards
the end of the year. They were bred from our own Sheba and Fedya and are the last litter of docked
puppies that we will breed.

Hi I am Boris, so what if iam a little sun faded?? I am a 3 year old Russian Black Terrier

Here we have some shots of Voilet and Gill, with Peppy and Tasha working at a 'Hope Bear Foundation' fund raising day.

May 2007

I went to Edinburgh to judge Russians, Tibetan Mastiffs and Hovawart.
on the 18th of May 2007

The entries were quite good, and the complete write up wil be published in 'Dog World' paper in June
I will be judging again at Bournemouth Championship Show 2007.

We have recently addeed a new poodle puppy Parti colour black and white,
named SPATS to our family here he is:

Our pups by Import from Moscow named Fedya Son of World winner KRIS
can be seen below, born spring 07. Theyre names are 'Potterspride Rich and Black'
and Pottespride Rich and Famous'

See them in Public later this year.

Do Russians Get On With Other Breeds - They Certainly Do!

A lovely Day Out at the Dunmow RBTA

September News Update

I had a very interesting day judging at Richmond Championship Show
a full report will appear in Dog World newspaper at the beginning of October

The Kennal Club Magazine - The Kennal Gazette will be running a special feature
about the Russian Black Terrier with various Judges views on the breed in their
October Issue.

It willl also carry interesting advertisments!

This magazine is only available from The Kennel Club in London

This has been a very busy time, attending shows and picking up prizes
every where we go with our super bitch Monya, who has a wonderful temperament.

We have been decorating the nursary once again in antisipation of our Fedya's first litter in the UK

The mother is looking extremely rounded

Here is a black and tan dog we bred, he is the mascot of a local rugby team

On Saturday May the 20th, The PAT dogs Natasha and Grandma Nina went to
Addenbrookes hospital open day. We joined a team of Volunteers to show around
the clinics, Photos were taken of Natasha with 'Trinny' from the clothes show on T.V.
She loved the crowds of visitors and children. We learned all about transplants
in the blood unit, but most interesting was the 'teddy clinic' where so many children
were examined with their toys.

BREED NOTE NEWS

May I say a big ‘Thank you” to all those Russian Black Terrier owners who wrote,
phoned and sent cards to Bob on his recent hospital stay for his heart problems,
or as my Grandson Reuben says “Grandpa’s dicky ticker” Now home and slowly
getting back to normal - We attended The Black Russian Terrier Association
workshop day on April the 2nd at Dunmow, Essex.

monya awaiting release from quaranteen January 06

Monya now! see how she has blossomed at potterspride

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LIFE

A man at the end of his life walked with God on a beach
Two sets of footprints in the sand.
In the sky his past life flashed before his eyes.
But at times of trouble only one set of footprints were there in the sand.

The man asked God, 'why was it when I have had times of trouble, you have forsaken me ?'
God answered, 'In times of trouble my most precious son. I did not forsake you...'

'I CARRIED YOU.'

I am asked this question so often.

Here is Sasha the Adult male 'Potterspride The Sleeping Bear' with his latest best friend named
Peggy (the Russel) and again in bed with Lou Lou.

Does this answer the question

(Thanks to Pat Trinnick for the pictures)

These amazing pictures are of the very rare Russian Owtscharka (said to be agressive) seen here with their breeders children.
I met on my recent travels. We do not have this large breed in the UK as yet.

loves and cuddles

Secret whispers

P.A.T. Dogs working (picture gallery)

We went to Addenbrookes Childrens Cancer Unit at Cambridge, the children have
Chemo Therapy over a long period mainly for Leukemia,
our PAT Dogs are very welcome.

This is ZAK who was very upset when we arrived Zak has Lukemia and is receiving treatment

Here is Nina doing what she does best, giving a bit of comfort

This little girl is a long term patient who was very shy until she met Cleyra

Making friends with long term patients - Cleyra bringing smiles to the wards

Nina says goodbye until the next time to the children.

Cleyra making friends at Crufts 2004

Named after the amazing father Grigory Rasputin

MARCH 2004
The Circus came to town March

December 2002

On Sunday December the 8th, we were invited to attended the
PRO Dogs of the Year Awards luncheon 2002. Guest of honour
was David Hamilton. So with our two Russian Pat dogs Nina
and Cleyra, Bob, Gill Perry (my son) Sue (his partner) and I went
along in our best Bib & Tuckers to Sandown racecourse to a
beautiful glittery ballroom filled with silver and blue tables set
for a wonderful lunch. Wine on every table donated.
Lovely flower arrangements adourned the room, which
had a large stage at one end.

Cheif Executive Mike Findlay welcomed us. Awards were given,
gold and silver medals for bravery and devotion to duty awards
went to 'Rosie' and 'Bobby'. Life saving dogs 'Daphne' and 'Sandy'.
Then 'The Lesley Scott Ordish Award' given by the trustees for
PRO-Dogs for outstanding contribution to the world of dogs
was awarded to 'ME' with our 'Nina'. It was a wonderful surprise
for us so 'Nina' was taken up onto the stage and photographed
(which she loves I may add)

BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT

An invitation had arrived, so on Wednesday 17th July, I accompanied my friend Gill,
her mum Betty who is 82 (in a wheelchair) and Corgi Ski to meet HRH ELIZABETH
The Queen at Sandringham. After a wonderful sit down lunch we walked to the
PRIVATE WALLED GARDENS of Sandringham. The Queen was at Bury on a walk-about
so she flew in a helicopter back to see us at sandringham gardens in the warm sunshine.
Her Majesty arrived at 4 o' clock in a green Range Rover. The Queen wearing a light
green dress and coat with a wonderful large beige hat - she looked pretty as a picture.

The Queen walked along the shingle path smiling towards Betty's wheelchair,
stopped and said 'Thank you for coming' Betty blushed. Then - "We have an
interloper - HELLO" -she leaned forward to our "Cleyra" the PAT DOG sitting
quietly by "Ski" The Queen, her Majesty, asked "what is she?
I answered "A rare Russian dog named 'Cleyra', 5 years old and an import
I brought in from abroad" The Queen seemed interested so asked me more
and I told her Cleyra works with elderly people and children, also visits hospitals,
disabled clubs and churches. A working breed in "Russia" used by their military
and I told her about 'Mig,' the police dog we breed and she said 'Most interesting'
and I handed her the book which I had written "With Love from Russia"
which was tied with gold ribbon to the Pink Book about the Children of Chernobyl
and the Queen thanked us and took the book into the car with her with a final wave.

HRH Queen Elizabeth the II holding the book about the Russians with
Violet and Betty in the background.

Job Done a wonderful day full of memories
"Cleyra take a Bow" The first Russian to be patted by
HRH OUR QUEEN ELIZABETH