Chester, Rufus, Lady, Honey and Zaphar have all participated at Crufts Dog Show during the past six years and we have enjoyed immensely the excitement of the day and the thrill of watching our much loved Beagles strutting-their-stuff and performing their best for us in the world-famous competition held at the NEC in Birmingham each March.  The competition is very tough of course with the best dogs and bitches from all over the world in attendance.  There is no quarter taken here either as the stakes are extremely high with the top breeders all seeking supremacy in the ring and the tension is clear for all to see as each class takes to the ring, is judged against the standard and then completes leaving the competitors either highly elated or down in the mouth - challenging stuff this dog showing business you know !

Crufts Dog Show 2009 saw Honey representing the TRIECAP BEAGLES name once again, to be observed by the audience gliding effortlessly around the ring with the drive and elegance that is admired by many in the UK Beagle arena.   It gave us great pleasure to be there once again and it provided yet another opportunity for Honey to perform to her absolute best which delighted many of the keen observers around the arena who later congratulated Patrice on an excellent performance that had resulted in Honey being placed 2nd in Post Graduate Bitch by the judge Linda Hawley.  Earlier in the day, we were absolutely delighted when our 9 month old puppy dog Prince Zaphar charmed the audience in delivering a wonderfully powerful and charismatic demonstration of his drive and enthusiasm in the show ring which resulted in him being placed Reserve in Special Puppy Dog.  It was a real thrill for the TRIECAP BEAGLES kennel to watch him move effortlessly around the large green carpet ~ a beautiful soft facial expression and a muscular conformation moving at pace ~ simply poetry in motion.