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12/3/13 See my newest venture Rothievale Doggy Day Care!

5/2/13 My English Pointer Rona has been mated to a dog called Fearn Oliver that has caught my eye in the last couple of seasons, he's a great grouse dog and has been easy to train. He is well bred, his mother being litter sister to FTCh Fearn Mate of Burncastle. Rona was bred by Dominic at the famous Upperwood pointer and setter kennels, to read more about her see her page

Rona

26/11/12 Annie and I were honoured to be hunting in line at the IGL Retriever Championships at Cawdor. We had lots of lovely compliments, she didn't let me down and I got a great view of the action! This lovely photo was taken by Deborah Green just before we started, I was very nervous!

23/1/13 So much has happened! My good friend Jeremy Organ has been well and truly flying the Rothievale flag having made his bitch Rothievale Ling of Edgegrove into a FTCh, then got 4th at the Irish Championships. He also ran his young dog from Berry in his first trial and got a 2nd!

20/10/12 After juding my first test at the Highland Game Fair, I judged my first trial, the Moray Firth Novice with Andrew Cunningham as my co judge as part of the 4 judge system. It was a steep learning curve but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would!

9/10/2012 Annie had 4 pups, 3 dogs and a bitch for me! All gold and very busy, bold pups. All are spoken for.

Right - Sire of Annie's pups FTAW Ashfold Gone Away

8/8/12 My application to the Kennel Club to register pups from Annie was successful as was her mating to a red FTAW son of FTCh Whaupley Reviver so I am pleased to announce that pups are due on 25th August, fingers crossed there's a bitch for me!

11/6/2012 It's been a while since I updated the news page and hence it's a long one. As mentioned earlier, since Berry had her pups last spring she has not been right and I have not been happy with her performance. The rotated atlas vertebrae in her neck has had two treatments and seems to be improving but we have discovered she has a low grade luxating patella in her right leg, hence her loss of power although she shows no signs of pain or lameness she has been 'one sided' and compensating. We are undertaking a course of physio for her to help build up strength in that leg.
On a more positive note, I am loving training Moss and Holly and they achieved 2nd and 3rd in the MFSRC puppy test at the weekend.

11/3/2012 First test of the season and we headed north to Novar. We came away with 2 thirds, one for Moss, a son of Berry, in the spaniel puppy, not bad for 9 months! And another 3rd for Willow in the novice retriever, also not bad for 9 years old!

1/3/2012 Really sad to announce that no puppies will be gracing Garden Cottage this spring. Unfortunately Annie missed again. We are going to apply to the KC and hope to try again in June.

31/1/2012 More success for Rothievale bred dogs, Jim Adamson won the last novice trial of the season with Rothievale Larch at the tender age of 20 months. Larch is litter brother to Ling who has also won this season. A great litter for Rothievale!

18/11/2011 Good friend Carole Clarke has qualified for the retriever championships and made her bitch Adoraden Izzy at Greenbriar up to a FTCh! Willow's cousin. Well done Carole!

7/12/2011 I took the long trip down to see Carole Clarke run in the championships, she did amazingly well, being top dog until the last retrieve. She did however gain a Diploma, something to be very proud of, well done Carole and Lizzy!

15/11/2011 My season this year with Berry has been disappointing to say the least, we have run in just 4 Open trials and had 2 COMs. She has been seen by a specialist who diagnosed 2 twisted vertebrae in her neck and a twisted pelvis which will explain why I have had problems with her hunting on my right hand side. She was lame during her pregnancy and she has muscle wasteage in her right leg where she has been compensating and has also come on heat so our season has come to an early close.

8/11/2011 Fern (FTW Rothievale Ling of Edgegrove) has done well by going straight into Opens at 18 months old and getting a 2nd! She has since gone on to get a 4th, a COM and a 3rd. We have high hopes for her!

1/11/2011 Jimmy Grant won a novice trial with Rothievale Intrepid of Varis, daughter of Willow. A great season for Jimmy so far winning 2 trials with a son and a daughter of Willow from different litters.

13/9/2011 Jimmy Grant won a novice trial with Rothievale Heath of Varis, son of Willow.

19/10/2011 Jeremy Organ won the English Springer Spaniel Club of Wales Novice today with Rothievale Ling of Edgegrove, after a run off. At just 17 months old she was a whole 7 months younger than all the other competitors, I'm so proud, she reminds me of her grandmother Speckle who I adored, she is a sweet and honest dog that has serious drive, style and power and this was her first trial! Well done Fern!

5/8/2011 I ran Clover as a last minute replacement in the Novice spaniel test at Moy Game Fair and got a 3rd. At just 14 months old I was very pleased.

20/6/2011 Annie was mated to FTW Goldengroves Gripper from Whaupley Gundogs. Unfortunately she didn't take so we will try again when she comes in season in December.

5/6/2011 Another 2nd after a run off for 2nd/3rd for Juniper in the Moray Firth puppy test out of 24 runners with an age limit of 18 months I was very pleased with her.

17/5/2011 Berry's pups have been born in Cheltenham, sire OFTW Halaze Hickory of Edgegrove. She had 7, unfortunately one died so we are left with 3 bitches and 3 dogs. All puppies are spoken for, many thanks for all your enquiries and sorry for those that have waited patiently and been disappointed.

2/5/11 Me and Rothievale Juniper got 2nd in a puppy retriever test yesterday, really pleased as it was a roasting hot day with poor scent.

20/3/2011 Jeremy Organ won the Kinbury Puppy test with Rothievale Ling of Edgegrove at just 10 months.

7/3/11 I ran a dog that I have in for training, Buccleuch Zane, in the Moray Firth spaniel puppy test and won! He is by Laddie (OFTW Halaze Hickory of Edgegrove) and out of FTCh Annickview Breeze. I also ran Willow in the novice retriever as Juniper was unfortunately in season and we got a 3rd! Not bad for an old girl!

31/1/2011 Tom and Kevin (Cowarnecourt Gaffer of Edgegrove) win! Tom's first season trialling and he wins after a run off! Congratulations to Tom Phillips as handler and Jeremy Organ as owner.

9/2/2011 A long season for me is now over, after nearly 6 months of dog work it's now back to summer training. I've lots more time to spend with the youngsters and i'm really enjoying training them, they are coming on in leaps and bounds. We are still waiting patiently for Berry to come in season so that we can organise our springtime around the puppies and book our summer holiday! In true Helen style I can't make my mind up who to use, I may mate her to Laddie (OFTW Halaze Hickory of Edgegrove) Grouse counting starts soon!

15/1/2011 Congratulations to Robin Young with Flaxdale Hallie for winning the springer championship, unfortunately we had to withdraw just 3 days before due to Berry sustaining an injury to her foot in the snow and ice whilst preparing.

15/11/2010 Willow's daughter Rothievale Hemlock got a 2nd in a novice trial, owned by Bert Taylor.

5/10/2010 Me and Berry won the Strathmore Open on ice against stiff competition! Our first open of the season and I'm over the moon.

1st Helen Gray with Rothievale Gentian (FTW Buccleuch Bramble x FTAW Countryways Sage of Rothievale)
2nd Simon Dixon with Woodstorm Wiggle (FTCh Clarburgh Art x FTCh Whitehope Vino)
3rd Davy Lissett with Buccleuch Onyx (FTCh Maesyronen Market Trader x FTCh Annickview Anna)
4th Ian Clarke with FTCh Kidnais Successor (FTCh Clarburgh Art x FTCh Craighaar Classic)

20/9/2010 So much has happened since my last update! Good and bad. The counting season went well with good broods of grouse on the hill and subsequently plenty of grouse days to work the dogs and not much time to update the website!

Unfortunately Juniper broke her back leg by falling over backwards awkwardly so it has been a tense time waiting to see if it would heal well. At the moment all looks well and she is now racing about like a mad thing! Sage has gone to her retirement home and is living the life of riley but is sorely missed.

1/7/2010 Susie's sister Rothievale Intrepid of Varis won the Moray Firth novice test (pictured left). Susie was just 3 points behind her sister but was placed 7th. I was really pleased with her performance as the test was quite difficult.

10/8/2010 Me and Susie were lucky enough to win the last test of the season, the Novice test at the Highland Game Fair!

30/6/2010 Sage's pups are gorgeous! I'm so pleased with them, they look really well and have settled into their new home in Scotland well, not at all phased by the move.

20/5/2010 Sage has had her pups! 3 bitches, 2 dogs. The pups are all spoken for. Pedigree of the pups can be seen here

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1/5/2010 Juniper (lab pup from Willow) and Nettle (cocker pup from Annie) are growing up fast and are cheeky characters, into everything and good retrievers. I'm going to have my hands full next year!

14/4/2010 Willow's pups (seen left at 5 weeks old) are doing great, chunky pups with lots of tail action and into everything! I am rearing them on Nutro puppy and beef mince and I'm really pleased with them. I look forward to watching my bitch pup Juniper grow up.

14/4/2010 Annie's pups have landed! (see right) And have hit the ground running! They are extremely bold and whizzy, am slightly worried that I'm going to struggle training mine, Nettle! They were not at all phased by their 9 hour trip back to Scotland and are settling in well.

24/03/2010 John Patterson and Rothievale Hawthorn (seen left at the Moray Open trial) won the Lothian and Borders Open test, a great result for John as Leo is his first trialling dog and is a continuation of his success winning a Novice trial in October. Rothievale Hawthorn is by FTCh Waterford Chrism and out of Willow (Greenbriar Spinner of Rothievale)

18/03/2010 My FTAW springer Sage has finally come into season! She has been mated to Jeremy's promising young dog Kevin, a son of Laddie (OFTW Halaze Hickory of Edgegrove). I have seen Kevin since he was a 10 week old puppy and really like him, he is in my eyes a perfect match for Sage and will really compliment her. I am dead excited about the prospects for this litter all being well!

Kevin - Cowarnecourt Gaffer of Edgegrove

19/02/2010 My FTAW cocker Annie had her pups today at Jeremy Organ's kennels. 1 black dog, 1 liver dog and 2 gold bitches, like a box of chocolates! The sire is championship winner FTCh Timsgarry Barlow. All pups were sold before they were born.

Rothievale Gundogs

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