Show Champion Belatarr Kodiak’s amazing run continued with a tremendously exciting day at the Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Club of Great Britain Championship where he was awarded his 5th CC and then an incredible Best in Show under the hugely experienced Hungarian international Vizsla judge, Dr Zsuzsanna Balogh. Having already won Best in Show at the Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Association Championship, Kodi is now the reigning champion across both UK breed clubs! The icing on the cake saw Kodi awarded both the Krugerand Trophy for Top Show Puppy and the Haunsperg Bronze for Top Show Male of ..read more

After becoming a Show Champion at the final show on 2023, Belatarr Kodiak started off the new year in tremendous style at the first Champ show of 2024, the Manchester Championship. Under breed specialist Chris Guest he again won Best dog, collecting his 4th CC in the process, and then went on to take Best of Breed – his first Championship BOB – earning him the privilege of representing the breed in the main Gundog ring for the first time, and all at the tender age of 22 months! It’s tremendously exciting to watch Kodi’s progress in the show ring and we are certain that another great year lies ..read more

Completing an already sensational and very memorable year, and at the age of just 20 months, young Kodi won Best Dog and his all-important 3rd Challenge Certificate from a big entry of HWV’s under judge Betty Smith at the LKA Championship: In so doing, Kodi becomes the youngest Belatarr Show Champion and we are certain that many more wins lie ahead of him too. Huge congratulations to David & Jenny for their hard work and for crowning another Champion ..read more

A huge and very exciting day for Belatarr at the Richmond Championship show, under breed specialist judge Chris Schofield. At the age of 4, Belatarr America (Chaucer) was awarded Best Dog and his third Challenge Certificate, making him a new Show Champion (subject to Kennel Club confirmation). Massive congratulations to Irene for her fantastic achievement with Chaucer. He was a lockdown puppy, and so missed out on almost 2 years of shows, making this achievement all the most special. We couldn’t be more proud ..read more

Another milestone win was scored by Belatarr Kodiak at the prestigious Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Club of Great Britain Open show on 30th July. Still only 15 months of age and in Junior Dog class, Kodi was awarded Best Dog and then Best in Show under HPR Gundog specialist judge Ian Halbert. Image Courtesy of Anthony Minett Congratulations to Jenny & David on this super win and this thrilling start to Kodi’s show career ..read more

Continuing our successful Summer show round, Belatarr America (Chaucer) collected another lovely win at the Windsor Championship show. Breed specialist judge Ilex Whiting awarded him Best Dog and his second Challenge Certificate, just 3 days short of his fourth birthday. Photo courtesy of Debbie Wearing. Big congratulations to Irene and the ever-happy Chaucer on their weekend win and for joining the 2-CC club ..read more

Hosted at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on a very hot and humid Sunday, the Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Association Championship show and accompanying Open Show proved to be one of the very best and most memorable days in the history of Belatarr! The Championship show is generally the largest gathering of the breed anywhere in the world, and this year was judged by Rachel Thompson, not just a breed expert, but one of the real doyennes of the HWV in the UK. Fresh from winning his first CC just 2 weeks earlier and still only 13 months of age, Belatarr Kodiak (Kodi) scored a stunning w ..read more

A fantastic day at the Bath Championship show, where breed specialist judge Peter Harper awarded Belatarr Kodiak (Kodi) 1st Junior dog and then Best Dog, collecting his first Challenge Certificate at the tender age of just 13 months! To add to the clean sweep, Kodi’s uncle, Belatarr Jupiter (Luka), was then awarded the Reserve Dog CC! Huge congratulations to Jenny for achieving a clean sweep with her Belatarr Boys – certainly a day to remember ..read more

Young Belatarr Kodiak made his show debut at the age of 6 months and 1 week at the Midland Counties Championship and scored a very exciting win under breed specialist judge Keeley Newman-Jones, taking 1st Minor Puppy Dog, Best Puppy Dog and then Best Puppy, beating 11 other HWV puppies (all of whom were older and more experienced than him!) in the process. “What a start to the day, a super class of pups. 1st Spillane’s Belatarr Kodiak 6mth, first time out and enjoying himself. So much to like about this dog, from head to toe I wrote in my notes. Presented a lovely outline, already his head was ..read more

Young Belatarr America (Chaucer) was just 7 months old when the pandemic lockdown meant that dog showing was suspended for a long period of time. As a result, he missed his entire showing puppyhood and has only recently started getting out and about to shows as a young adult. Having just turned 3 years old in July of this year he has really come together and found his stride and Irene’s hard work and patience have been rewarded with big back-to-back Championship wins this week. First up was the Bournemouth Championship show where judge Di Arrowsmith awarded Chaucer with his first Reserve Dog C ..read more