Show & Working Team
Champion Xanthos Black Thorn JW
XANTHOS BLACK THORN JW jointly bred in May 1998 with Sue Green out of our XANTHOS ORANGE BLOSSOM he is by Rainscourt Son of A Gun. Thornton thrilled us by winning first time out and continued to do well, winning his Junior Warrant with ease and taking his first CC before his 2nd birthday. He took his SGWC at a Field Trial, and gained his full title in April 2003. He has many champion progeny to Read more
Champion Xanthos Effervescent
CHAMPION XANTHOS EFFERVESCENT by Champion Xanthos Apple Jack out of Champion Xanthos Lah di Dah born in October 2001. Fizz is well named! she is very much her father’s daughter in both looks and dispostion, everything is seen from the funny side when your name is Xanthos Effervescent! She had some very impressive puppy wins, and took her Show Gundog Working Certificate in January 2004 and Read more
Xanthos Foreign Affaire
XANTHOS FOREIGN AFFAIRE by Norwegian and Swedish Champion Inassicas Song of Songs and out of Xanthos To Be Sure. Halo is an exciting bitch to show, and has a tremendous enthusiasm for work. She was only lightly shown as a youngster while her litter brother Xanthos Fletcher Christian was campaigned to his Junior Warrant, but took her Show Gundog Working Certificate with ease. Her first litter Read more
Xanthos Espionage JW
Born in May 2007, Spook is by Champion Matador VD Beerse Hoeve out of Xanthos Foreign Affaire. A happy showman he has his Junior Warrant and has shown the same enthusiastic approach to his first shooting season. He began 2009 by winning his class at Manchester Championship Show and with excellent health clearances looks to have a bright future. Read more
Xanthos Debbie Does Dallas JW
Born in May 2007 Dallas is from my Champion Xanthos Black Thorn and Champion Xanthos Effervescent combination. Happy to join in with anything, she has her Junior Warrant and is just as willing to work to the gun. We have started 2009 with great success, winning her class at Manchester Championship Show, the following week she went Best of Breed and then Gundog Group 2 at Henley on Thames Open Read more
Xanthos Mondriaan
With the success of my handsome Espionage, I couldn’t resist the temptation to get another son from my beautiful Foreign Affaire so we made another visit to Mieke Gerritsen in Holland and this time used her young dog Sultan of Sand v.d. Beerse Hoeve. My new little “Dutch” boy is named after the famous Dutch artist and so far shows the promise I am looking for, at 6 Read more
Xanthos Pixie
Pixie by name and certainly a Pixie by nature! When Champion Sandwich v.d. Beerse Hoeve came to England for the Spring, she came pregnant to Chicago Down Town v.d. Beerse Hoeve and delivered a wonderful litter of puppies. After she went back to Holland, Pixie stayed and she has kept a smile on my face ever since. Lots of fun when there is a Pixie around! she loves shows, she loves retrieving, Read more
Sandicliffe Ruby Murray JW
Sandicliffe Ruby Murray was bred by Denise Avery, and is a daughter of my Champion Xanthos Tom Foolery at home we call her Tikka. An absolute poppet to have around, she can turn her hand to anything, she was a winning puppy, taking her Junior Warrant with ease. She has her Show Gundog Working Certificate, and is a very important member of the picking-up team throughout the winter. She has also Read more