A diary of events and highlights over the years cataloguing Pengybrook's history.
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
- Surfer appears in S2, E6. Lord of the Rings - Rings of Power !
- Albi passes KC GCDS GOLD award (Sept)
- UKSWC Pointed Show, Hickstead (Sept) Albi awarded Res Winners Dog
- UKSWC ISWS Specialty Show, Ollie takes Best Opposite Sex (July)
- Albi and Vida achieve ISWS BFast title (July)
- UKSWC 2024 Track Event (July): Vida fastest open bitch. Freya & Ollie fastest veterans for each category.
2023
- The girls from our Dance Litter celebrate their 13th birthday (Nov).
- UKSWC Pointed Show, Paignton (Aug) Albi is awarded Res Winners Dog
- Albi passes KC GCDS Silver award (July)
- UKSWC 2023 Track Event (July): Albi fastest open dog and Vida fastest novice bitch. Freya & Ollie fastest veterans for each category. Ollie now has his ISWS BFast
- Freya achieves ISWS BFast title, as does Ollie's son Spooky. These two plus another silken are the first in UK to achieve this
- Vida passes Hoopers Bronze award
- Retter excels having passed Silver & Gold KC Good Citizens Dog Scheme and also a Rally-0 winner
- Surfer is invited to take part in a secret mission.......follow to learn more ;-)
- In partnership with Lacasa the year kicks off with a litter from Aura. 2 of each. February 2023
2022
- Albi passes the KC Good Citizen Award Scheme Bronze Test
- Vida, Retter & Kai all pass the KC Good Citizen Award Scheme Puppy Foundation. Retter has also passed the Bronze test
- Maud wins her puppy class at the UKSWC Rally, Paignton
- At the UKSWC ISWS Specialty Show, Ollie's daughter from his second litter takes Best Puppy & Res Winners Bitch; Albi wins his Junior class as does Vida winning her puppy class
- At the UKSWC Annual Track Event, Freya does it again with Fastest Bitch while Albi surprises us and wins Novice Dog, a great achievement as he was only introduced to the lure and trialled a few times this year. Ollie was fastest veteran partly as kennel mate Surfer was not participating this year!
- Ollie was health tested for Heart, Eyes and Thyroid and all returned a 'normal' result
2021
- Albi passes the KC Good Citizen Award Scheme Puppy Foundation with flying colours - Dec 2021
- Freya produces a wonderful litter, co-bred with Endevor - October 2021
- In partnership with Endevor, Albi joins Pengybrook - September 2021
- Freya fly's past the post taking Fastest Bitch at the UKSWC Track event - July 2021
- Surfer, now officially a veteran, shows he still has 'it' being placed 2nd in Open Dog making him the fastest veteran at the same UKSWC Track event. Spooky (Ollie's son) comes in first in the Novice Dog section.
- Waiting for restrictions to ease......
2020
- When able, we have been having agility lessons so maybe next year...who knows
- 'Be' from our first litter features in 'Residential Dog'
- Sept 2020. A competition! WSWRC sneaked in their annual Charity Sprint in-between lockdowns. Freya won her stake. Ollie's son Spooky won the Novice Dog section
- DUE TO COVID-19 ALL EVENTS FROM APRIL to DEC 2020 CANCELLED. See our video page for lockdown fun
- Another year begins with winter training at local oval sand track
2019
- The final two BSFA meets of the season were sadly cancelled
- Another trip to Southern Germany where Ollie was awarded Best in Show
- Freya repeated her Best of Breed status at the August BSFA meeting - on her second outing in competition
- Surfer was awarded his 3rd Winners Dog at Gower ISWS Show in July making him an ISWS Champion
- Freya took Best of Breed first time in competition at June's BSFA meeting
- The Pengybrook team took two dogs to Solvenia. At the ISWS Specialty Show Planica 2019, under Breed Specialist Lynn Wall (USA), Ollie took Best in Show. Hattie took Res Winners Bitch and together they took Best Brace. Theif (co-owned with Endevor) was Best in Show at the Slovenian Sighthound CAC Show and also took winners Dog at the ISWS show finishing off his ISWS Championship title.
- March 2019 saw the arrival of the long awaited Socks and Ollie litter. Bred in partnership and whelped at Variare.
2018
- We are excited by the arrival of Mayzee's first litter. Pengybrook Endevor Justamazin is owned by Mr & Mrs R Lloyd at Wyndcharm Silken Windhounds. She produced 5 amazing babies who are growing very nicely. We look forward to their future with their new families.
- A long drive to Southern Germany where Hatti takes Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best Bred By and Best Opposite in Specialty Show titles on day 1. Surfer also wins a strong open class. On Day 2, Ollie is awarded Best In Specialty Show.
- Surfer is the Fastest Open Dog at the UKSWC Annual Race Event for a 2nd Jacket !
- Surfer earns his second Winners Dog at the Kent UKSWC Specialty Show, and is awarded Best Opposite in Specialty Show
- Surfer - Joint BOB, BSFA Lure Coursing (May)
- Surfer - Stake Winner - WSWRC Charity Sprint (May)
2017
- Ollie is confirmed an ISWS Champion
- Surfer is the Fastest Open Dog at the UKSWC Annual Race Event and gets his jacket
- Success at the Braunton ISWS Specialty Show. Ollie takes Best In Show, Best of Winners, Winners Dog and Best Bred By; Surfer takes Res Winners Dog and Hatti and Mayzee (owned by R&L Lloyd) both win their classes.
- Ollie takes Winners Dog at both Specialty Shows in Southern Germany in May. On the Saturday not only was he Best Bred by Exhibitor he also took Best of Winners and Best In Specialty Show. On the Sunday he repeated the Best Bred by Title and went on to take Best Opposite in Specialty Show. To say we were delighted is an understatement !
- In partnership with Endevor and Kushbudar, we announce the arrival of Kristull Xquizeet direct from the Kristull Ranch, Texas. Freya has her own page.
2016
- Surfer - Stake Winner - Venture Hill Sprint (October)
- Surfer - BOB, BSFA Lure Coursing (October)
- Surfer - Stake Winner - Venture Hill Sprint (August)
- Pengybrook Hounds have a successful time at the UKSWC Lincs Winners Show(ISWS) and the Boston Winners Show (ISWS) this July. Surfer takes Winners Dog and BOSS; Ollie is Best Junior and Grace Reserve Winners Bitch
- Surfer & Dotti - Both Stake Winner's - Venture Hill Sprint (July)
- Co-owned Endevor Prince of Theives, second litter sired, born in June. 2 boys and 1 girl. Visit Endevor page for more information
- Surfer takes Best of Breed at June's BSFA Lure Coursing meet - his first time in coursing competion
- Pengybrook Endevor Justamazin (owned by R&L Lloyd) takes the Best Junior Title Hundseck ISWS Specialty Show, Germany, hosted by Friends of Silken Windhounds. We are so proud of this stunning lady (May)
- Surfer - Stake Winner - Venture Hill Sprint (May)
2015
Most of 2015 was pre-occupied by the mating and subsequent arrival and bringing up of our 'Just' litter. We did not venture out with our other dogs during time so events for us were limited to the back end of this year.
2009
2007
Most of 2015 was pre-occupied by the mating and subsequent arrival and bringing up of our 'Just' litter. We did not venture out with our other dogs during time so events for us were limited to the back end of this year.
- Surfer - Stake Winner - Otmoor Whippet Endurance Challenge team at Bicester track, Oxford.
- Surfer - Fastest Novice Dog - Venture Hills Straight Sprint
- The arrival of the 'Just' litter. In contrast to our first litter, the few days either side of whelping were unbearably hot and humid. Much attention was need to keep Grace from overheating and likewise the puppies when they were born. It was quite a job. More about this litter on our Puppies page
- Surfer is awarded Baby Puppy Dog (4-6 months) at the UKSWC Kent ISWS Specialty
- Alize and Grace from the Dance litter take 1, 2 in the Bitch Class with Alize going on to take Winners Bitch and Best Opposite Sex in Show. The dog from the same litter - Taku - finishes with the Best In Show award - UKSWC Kent ISWS Specialty
- ESWC ISWS Specialty Show, Germany - Surfer takes BOSS Puppy and Best Puppy Dog
- Dotti - Fastest Novice Bitch - UKSWC Track Event
- Dotti - Fastest Novice Bitch - Venture Hills Straight Sprint event
- 'Alize' from our Dance litter is awarded Res. Winners Bitch.
- 'Be' from our Dance litter wins her group in the first UKSWC event, and goes on to take the Best Junior and Reserve Best in Match titles. Shown by her young handler and best friend, we were all incredibly proud
- The Dance Litter is born on a cold, wet and very windy November night. Six healthy puppies. Five girls and one boy. A very exciting litter, the sire being the first American import (undertaken by Endevor Hounds) to the UK, direct from the founding kennels of Kristull.
2009
- We travel to Leek, Holland where Diva earns her Certificate in Coursing
2007
- Endevor's Dancing Diva is born on Christmas Day.