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“CLYNYMONA”

We are a small kennel of top winning Bolognese and Australian Silky Terriers based in the Isle of Man owned by Virginia Dowty and her daughter Tanya MacKrell.  We have shown and bred Bolognese for 15 years and Silkies for 7 years, Campaigning both breeds with great success in Ireland, UK and Europe. Our involvement with show dogs goes back 25 years orginally with Ch Bernese Mountain Dogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

 

                    

 

 

We have owned and bred and shown Bolognese all over Europe, our dogs have held their own as our results show. Our foundation bitch Shiarita Rosa Bella of Clynymona, who passed away in 2006 after a very successful show career which began in the Import Register (before the breed was fully recognised by the Kennel Club). She was much loved and is greatly missed.

“Lolly” Int & Gib Ch Shiarita Lolita gained her first International title in 2003 and she went to gain 8 CACIB's in 3 countries under international judges. She is currently TOP BROOD BITCH in Breed 2007 and 2006.

From her first litter of 7 bitch puppies by Dan & Swed Ch Puzinuz Amore Cosimo, we kept “Bella” Int, Swiss & Irish Ch Clynymona Farfalla ("butterfly" in Italian) she was TOP PUPPY in Breed UK 2005 and won numerous BOBs and BOS in Europe, including 13 CACIBs in 3 countries under Italian, French, Russian, Swiss judges and gained 3 titles, she also has 3 CAC’s in France including a speciality breed show and was shortlisted in the Group at Fribourg 2007. She won Celtic Junior Winner 2006, and Celtic Winner 2007.

“Lenny” Fr, Swiss,Gib, Lux, & Int Ch Lenny Valasske Hory, co-owned by Marguerite Seeberger and Virginia Dowty has won over 23 CACIBs and countless BOB all over Europe, and  Crufts BOB 2007. We are very grateful to Marguerite for letting us have him. He sired Lolly's 2nd litter from which we kept “Dougie” Ir Ch Clynymona Leonetti , TOP PUPPY in Breed 2006 still only a youngster he has gained many BOB and BOS and 3 CACIBs in Ireland, France and Switzerland and Celtic Junior Winner 2007, he is co-owned with Tanya’s Mother-in-Law Joan Mackrell who he lives with. “Lenny” has also sired several other top winning puppies in the UK and in Europe.

“Audrey” Bolognese Star Audrey at Havanese Stars co-owned by Marguerite Seeberger and Virginia Dowty (and sired by Lenny) arrived in the UK from Switzerland in August 2007. At her first show after only 3 days in the UK she went BOB at WKC Ch, then BOB Tralee and BB at Darlington Ch.

Not forgetting of course our very successful Australian Silky Terriers. We are immensely grateful to Irma Leino in Finland for letting us have some of her top winning offspring, and we continue in partnership with her. Currently our Silkies here have some 13 Champion titles from 7 Countries between them, all gained in the last couple of years "Nitro" Int, Fin, Est, Russ & Ir Ch Bombix Moren Ex Improviso co-owned also with Terhi Korhonen went BOB Crufts 2006 and made the final cut in the Toy Group under Terry Thorn. "Marty" Int & Ir Ch Bombix Moren Dosis Maxima was made up into Int & Irish Ch 2006, he is joint TOP AST in UK 2007 . "DJ" Int, Irish and Gib Ch Beechcrest Littlefoot is now retired from the ring and has sired some lovely offspring. His young son "Mavira" Gib, Fin, Est, Ch Clynymona Inari, has won many BOBs including the BOB Terrier show Finland 2007, and BOB Richmond & Rare Breeds, Darlington, at his only 2 UK shows this summer before going to Spain. Not forgetting baby “Beau” Clynymona  Aina  bred by Virginia Dowty who is currently UK Puppy of the Year in the Plush Puppy Competition, she has won 2 x BPIS, 1 x Res BPIS and many BP awards she is qualifier for Pup of the Year in Ireland. Her Litter sister “Kerry” Clynymona Tahti co- owned by Craig Norrey and Virginia Dowty has also won many BP and won Puppy Stakes (1st Day) at Richmond Ch.

We are very grateful for all the help and assistance we have had from everyone who are part of the team. To Terhi Korhonen who has done so much with both our breeds. Terhi is one of the top junior handler's in Finland and now in the UK and joined us again for summer 2007 to handle and show both the Bolognese and the Silkies. It was Terhi who handled Nitro to her great success at Crufts 2006 and this year 2007 she won YKC Stakes x 3 and YKC Handling x 3 with her, she will be competing in the Crufts 2008 finals in both disciplines.

Also big thanks to Marguerite Seeberger and Irma Leino for sharing their “best” with us and not forgetting Jill Dickinson, our dog beautician, and Christine Stockton for all her help.

2008 heralds new arrivals in both breeds.