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As a child, his mother became in- quency of all appointments as he
volved in Obedience, in which he too likes to have a life which is balanced
worked a Miniature Poodle, but they between exhibiting, judging, involve-
developed an interest in show con- ment in breed club activities and just
formation and became part of that spending time with his dogs and life
fraternity. in general.
Mike’s mother bought a Tibetan
Terrier in 1972 and he got his first TT
for his 21st birthday, which bore the
Silkata affix. He owned or bred four
Champions in that breed. Unfortu-
nately, he bred a litter which had an
inherited eye condition. As this was in
the days before DNA testing, and he
saw no way of breeding it out of the
lines, he spayed all his bitches and
castrated his two Ch stud dogs and
had thought that was the end of his
time in show dogs. However, an as-
tute lady called Ann Arch was aware
of the situation and suggested that
he may like to handle a Hungarian
Puli for her daughter, hence his time
in dogs continued and he has owned
Judge(s): Mr Mike Gilchrist or bred four Puli Ch’s to date.
Utility Group
Mike judged at his first Open show
MIKE CANNOT remember a time in in 1983, he gave his first set of CCs in
his life, other than a few short years Tibetan Terriers in 1991 and awarded
after he left home and was estab- his first Utility Group in 2007. He cur-
lishing a home of his own, that he rently awards CCs in six Utility Breeds
was without a dog. His parents and and one Pastoral Breed. He has also
grandparents had dogs, so to him judged in several European counties,
dog ownership was normal. but chooses to self-regulate fre-

BOG II

Utility Group

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