Roses in the Snow

Swandance the Irishman x Tycarreg Santa Fay
1995 - 2007

Bred by Ann Bull, Josie combined good looks with superb temperament and was to make a huge impact on this kennel. She became our first ever CC winner - Windsor 1998 (M. Blake - Blakeshay).

Josie at 6 weeks old

She had two litters, both by Declan (Penwest Pelham at Tycarreg). The first litter included CC winner Tycarreg Status Flo to Dovehayes owned by Lynette and Ken Knowles and her second litter produced our first Show Champion, Sh Ch Tycarreg Sparks Fly JW ShCM and litter sister Sh Ch Tycarreg Sarah Fortune by Penwest owned by Penny Westaway.

Other siblings made up the team representing Tycarreg in the Pedigree Breeders’ Stakes inaugural year, where they were the first pointers to win a heat and the overall stakes and went on to represent the breed in the Grand Final held at Crufts 2003. 2006 saw her daughter Sarah Fortune achieve BIS at the SPC Ch Show and her granddaughter Dovehayes Facsimile (Sh Ch Robippa Flashlight x Tycarreg Status Flo) win CC and BIS at the Pointer Club Ch Show. In the same year her grandson Sh Ch Jesterly Evening Glow (Sh Ch Tycarreg Sparks Fly x Lynwater Rummy of Crookrise) won BIS at the Pointer Club of Scotland.

Josie certainly made her mark. Always so full of life and vitality, so sadly missed, never to be forgotten.