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In 1964 my parents, Gwen and John Jones bought a Cairn pup as a family pet, they named him Ricky.  They did not know it at the time but he was of good breeding being descended from Vinovium and Toptwig lines.  They were encouraged to show him at Open shows and as a young twelve year old I started handling him.

 

Ricky did quite well and dad, coming from a farming family, decided that he would like to breed a litter.  They bought their first bitch from the Nunsfield kennel of Ida Brooke at Sutton on Sea.  Her lines went back to the Redletter breeding of the late Walter Bradshaw.  She was mated to Ricky and the family interest in Cairns really started.

 

In the early days mum and dad shared their interest in Cairns with not only Ida Brooke but Irene Cowley of Woodthorpe fame.  The family’s interest in showing and breeding continued and when I married Alan in 1975 I “borrowed” Ricky at weekends.  Soon our next-door neighbour became hooked on Cairns too and Ricky stayed permanently at The Bungalow, the neighbour looking after him all day whilst we both were out at work.

 

It wasn’t long before we had rearranged out lives to cope with not one, but then two, three and eventually nine Cairns!

 

Needing a bitch to show we bought our first Cairn, Thimswarra Estelle (Kelly) from our good friends, Lil and Alf Arrowsmith in 1976, she went on to become a Champion.  Our next Champion was Ch Spirecairn Charmer of Cairngold (Charmer), bred by John Bunting, who had earlier bought his first Cairn from us.  Our second and third Cairns were both home bred, Champions Kramer (Kramer) and Catriana (Katy) were both made up in the same year, 1987.  This was a good year as our daughter Amy was born in that year!  We were busy.

 

Then followed Ch Cairngold Cosmos (Micky), sire of Ch Shearwater Cae de Sonhas WW02, Ch Cannwood As If By Magic To Starveren and Ch Cannwood Kasta Spell at Doonrae.  Micky died at the age of 15 years in 2009.  Our next Champion was Champion Cairngold Constanze (Connie) who we sadly lost at the age of 18 and a half years in 2016.  Our next Champion was Ch Cairngold Charcoal (Char) followed by Ch Cairngold Cedar (Fir), who sadly passed way only recently.   In 2008 we made up Champion Cairngold Jackpot (Jack) and in 2009 and 2010 his daughters Ch Cairngold Avin A Paddy (Paddy) and Ch Cairngold Candlelight (Candy). 

 

Our next Champion was Ch Cairngold Chico (Chico), he gained his Championship in 2019.  At the time of writing this (October 2022) he has won a total of 17 Challenge Certificates.

 

In 2022 Cairngold Chiquitita (Kita) became a Champion, she is the daughter of Ch Cairngold Chico, Kita  has had a very successful 2022 including winning the Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate at Crufts.

 

Chico has some promising young offspring in the show ring here in the UK.  In Sweden Elisabeth Theodorsson and Magnus Hoff are campaigning a Chico son, Nowegian, Danish and Swedish Champion Hjohoo's It's Hjour Time To Shine (Alan). He has won very well indeed including a big win (Best Opposite Sex) at the Cairn Terrier Club of America's Specialty Show at the Montgomery Kennel Club in October 2022. In Canada Merril Schmitt is campaigning Alan's litter brother Hjohoo's Yes Hjo Can (Danny).

 

We only have the occasional litter and still attend championship shows all over the country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All the Firths judge Cairns at Championship show level,

we have all enjoyed judging our lovely breed at home and overseas

 

Please enjoy looking at the photographs of our Cairns.  And if you have any queries about the breed I shall be pleased to help you.  Please e mail; linda.firth@sky.com.

 

 

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