****** KEITH FLIES TO NEW ZEALAND !!! ****** "Keith" is now 4 years old & maturing beautifully! He's our homebred boy, Sired by our wonderful "Jimi" & his Dam is "Pingu"... Keith has a super future ahead of him. He has amazing body proportions, a wonderful free-flowing & correct gait, lovely bone and is a beautiful, strong dog with great substance and muscle. His coat is stunning and he has a "look-at-me" presence & an outgoing but gentle temperament, that's obvious both in & out of the ring. OUR VERY SPECIAL BOY WITH A HUGE HEART... **************************************************************************************************************** 15th June, 2017 - "KEITH" heads off to fly the flag in N E W Z E A L A N D !!! All the very best with him, Scott & Shaun! We love our boy :) xx ******************************************************************************************************************************* *** KEITH WINS BEST OF BREED AT HIS FIRST TWO ALL-BREEDS SHOWS IN NEW ZEALAND *** SHORT-LISTED FOR BEST OF GROUP & AWARDED BEST OPEN OF GROUP *** KEITH WINS BEST IN SHOW!!! - 2017 BMDCV BEST EXHIBIT IN SPECIALTY SHOW *** Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Victoria - Championship Specialty Show 11th June, 2017 - Breed entry of 70!!! Judge: Mr. Craig Phillips (Victoria) *** CHAMPION IN OPEN SHOW 2nd & BEST GAIT IN SHOW *** Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Victoria - Open Show Bulla Exhibition Centre, Victoria 31st October, 2016 - Judge: Mr. Michael Higgins (Vic.) *** RUNNER-UP TO BEST EXHIBIT IN SPECIALTY SHOW *** Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Victoria - Championship Specialty Show 30th October, 2016 - Judge: Mrs. Lisbet Ramsing (Denmark) Breed Entry of 95 *** BEST OF BREED - 2016 ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW ... AND TOP-8 UTILITY GROUP on GENERAL SPECIALS DAY !!! *** 23rd September, 2016 Breed entry of 57 Bernese *** RUNNER UP TO BEST OF BREED - 2016 ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW *** 9th September, 2016 Breed entry of 60 - Handled by Sean Ireland from N.Z. Thank you Sean!!! *** KEITH WINS HIS STATE BRED CLASS & BEST STATE BRED IN SHOW *** ~ BEST GAIT IN SPECIALTY SHOW ~ Bernese Mountain Dog Club of South Australia - Championship Specialty Show 8th September, 2016 - Wirrina Cove, S.A. Judge: Mrs. Joanne Gerow (U.S.A.) *** KEITH WINS BEST IN SHOW!!! - 2016 BMDCV BEST EXHIBIT IN SPECIALTY SHOW *** Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Victoria - Championship Specialty Show 12th June, 2016 - Breed entry of 90!!! Judge: Mr. Soren Wesseltoft (Denmark) *** BEST OF BREED - 2016 SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW - Breed entry of 38 *** 19th March 2016 - Sydney, NSW Judge: Mr Per Svarstad (Sweden) *** BEST EXHIBIT IN GROUP 2ND - Ladies Kennel Club of S.A. *** 4th March 2016 - Judge: Mrs Sue Bownds (NSW) *** BEST INTERMEDIATE IN GROUP - Australian Cattle Dog Club of S.A. *** 13th November 2015 - Judge: Breed Specialist, Mrs Lyn Brand (NSW) *** BEST OF BREED from a BREED ENTRY OF 56, then won BEST INTERMEDIATE IN GROUP!!! *** 3rd November 2014 - Victorian Women's Dog Club , Sunbury, Vic. Judges: Mrs Teija Salmi-Aalto (Finland) & Mrs Diane Anderson (Norway) *** WINNER INTERMEDIATE DOG CLASS *** 2nd November 2014 - BMDCV SPECIALTY SHOW, Victoria. Judge: Breed Specialist - Ms Helen Davenport-Willis (U.K.) *** KEITH AWARDED RUNNER-UP BEST OF BREED (& RESERVE DOG CHALLENGE) AT THE 2014 ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW *** At just 17-months of age From the Junior Class & a record Breed Entry of 73!!! 12th September 2014 Judge: FCI All-Breeds Judge Mr John Rowton (Canada) *** WINNER STATE BRED DOG CLASS *** 13 September 2014 - BMDCSA SPECIALTY SHOW, S.A. Judge: Breed Specialist - Mr Jan Hergren (Sweden) *** KEITH WINS BEST JUNIOR IN SHOW (SPECIALTY)!!! *** 20th July 2014 Bernese Mountain Dog Club of S.A. Specialty Championship Show @ Virgara Winery Judge: Breed Specialist Mrs Sharron Taylor (Tasmania) *** KEITH AWARDED THE INAUGURAL BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW at the 2013 ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW!!! *** 13th September 2013 Judges: FCI All-Breeds Judges Mr Kenneth Edh & Mr Karl-Erik Johansson (Sweden) *** KEITH WINS BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW AT HIS DÉBUT SHOW!!! *** 14th July 2013 - BMDC of South Australia @ Virgara Winery Judge: Mrs Maxine Carter Keith is the first male we bred in Australia from our Polish Import, Jimi & our homebred girl, Pingu.. He is a super typey, substantial and clean-moving young dog with lovely front & rear angulation & loads of personality! We are very excited about our Keithy!!! :) (Photos taken @ 3 years, 17-months & 5-months)