The House of Joseter Cardigan Welsh Corgi.

2020 - 2025.

This page is being brought up to date at this time.

Looking back at the past decade, having exhibited and judged at shows from the U.K, Europe to U.S I feel positive about the future. The U.K continues, even with small numbers holds its own with others from around the world. Europe I feel have made great strides and its top Cardigans could enter any ring with pride. Certainly a major player been the acceptance of foreign bloodlines both with chilled and frozen semen and if handled onwards selectively, more advancements will follow. With this in mind one must hope that line breeding becomes the norm rather than the pick and mix method, and the lesson of this one can find well written in the breeds history. National breed clubs within Europe must also take credit for allowing overseas breed specialists to judge national breed club specialities, giving a more diverse and valid opinion of ones countries stock, thus making us all more knowledgable and understanding breeders.

We attended just one show during the year due to everything being cancelled, including dog shows. At Crufts, Joseter Cardigans continued the kennels success by taking best of breed for the seventh consecutive year. This year was the turn of Ch Joseter Mr Parkinson who lifted the crown at eight years of age, incredibly becoming the third brother to win this award, the other two being, his litter brother Ch Joseter Mr Blobby and younger brother Ch Joseter Frazer Nash. The event was made even better when a Parkinson daughter Hundahilli Veris won her second c.c., a lovely win for newcomers to the breed.

Ch Joseter Mr Parkinson

The lockdown gave time for reflection on a lifetime in the breed. A couple of events remain clearly implanted in my mind, the first being when when Ma Powell told me at a show that she would like to have a talk with me when convenient. This took place at the very next show, she kindly told me that she felt I was in the breed for the long term and while she was not going to give me guidence should I ever need help or advice all I had to do was ask. Some years later I  did ask, what if I had not returned for that talk. The reply was ''I hope you would not be a know-it-all''. The second was after an early judging appoinment when I asked my Mother what she felt of my judging to which she replied, go ask someone whos not related, which I then did, and from the given guidence my approch to judging was altered for life.

The Joseter show team at the start of 2021 consist of Ch Joseter Frazer Nash, Ch Joseter Mr Blobby, Ch Joseter Mr Parkinson, Joseter Lotti Dod, and Joseter Four Candles. We also wish others with Joseter sired puppies both at home and overseas every success. 

Ch Shinnell Bee left us for America and became an American Champion for new owner and friend Kim Moshlak before spending time in the whelping box     

Am Ch. U.K Ch Keerside Shinnel Bee

Mr Blobby earned his retirement from serious showing after winning the res C.C and best verteran in show at the C.W.C.A Ch show in September 2021at the age of ten years. While his many records will always live on in thre breeds history it must always be remembered that the breed does have more shows, proberly double the C.Cs and judges. Compertition now is weak in numbers, and quality, compared to the 70/80s period thus records reflect nothing more than a number. 

Ch Joseter Mr Blobby

Frazer Nash left for Australia to live with renown breeder Susan Hadley who I have known for many years. It was not a light decision to let this top winning dog leave, and with the probability that he never be valued for stud work by British breeders, he was given the oppuntunity to prove his worth to the breed in Australia. To-date Frazer Nash as been accepted by Australian breeders, and judges, becoming a Grand Champion in 14 months of showing winning Best in Show all breeds plus many group wins and placings,

Shamefully The Royal Kennel Club ageism policy, refusing to appoint over 80s to judge at Crufts dog show again hit the press headlines. This in the 21st century to me is totally unacceptable and on behalf of all over eighties judges I wrote articles in Our Dogs on the subject along with contacting my member of parliament. The articals and parliamentary letters can be found on this web site under articals and films by Peter Clifton or URL:http://www.joseter.co.uk/letters_from_house_of_commons_rte_ageism.html

In 2023 I was honoured for the second time ( last in ) to be voted by the American membership to judge the 80th anniversary Cardigan national speciality and received a wonderful entry. My full judges critique can be found on the web site under The Judging Years. Photos of the show  can be found at  .URL: https://phyllisensleyphotography.zenfolio.com/ 

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For the first time in seventy four years Morgan Plus Four became only the third Cardgan in the breeds history to win three challenge certicates and becoming a champion while under the age of twelve months. The last cardigan to do this was Ch Lisaye Rebecca of Greenfarm who was the foundation Cardigan of my parents Willowbeach Kennel and she can be found in Morgans pedigree way back in the 50s.

URL: https://cardiganwelshcorgi.breedarchive.com/animal/view/uk-ch-joseter-morgan-plus-four-813c3e87-c4df-4493-9b0f-c09c4337af30

And book of champions page 38 photo 27

Champion Morgan Plus Four