Bhailekernon

23/02/2025

18/12/2024

Wee Bullmastiffs spending some time with big Bullmastiffs on the last day they’re all together.

19/10/2024

Show Retirement Announcement!!

It’s our girl Su 🥲
‘Ch Adorable Nayla at Bhailekernon’
she’s done enough for Bhailekernon and we’ve taken the decision to retire her from the show ring.

Su burst onto the show scene a few years ago becoming an Irish Champion by winning the necessary 7 Green Stars from her first 8 shows.
On her second ever show she actually won the group and went onto take Best in Show 4th!!!
An incredible achievement!!

Su was bred by Jonny Dougan who along with his wife Kelly Ann have become some of our closest friends and for Su we will be forever grateful 🤝 we know how proud yous are of Su’s achievements and we’d like to congratulate yous on your breeding and thank you for your friendship.

I’d like to thank all the judges who have thought so highly of Su and for awarding her accordingly. She never once let us down.

Lastly I’d like to thank my Dogfather David Gaffney and Lorraine Fox-Gaffney for getting me into the sport, giving me my education on the Bullmastiff and always keeping me right. Huge Thankyou to Dave for handling Su almost always at the start of her show career.
For anyone who doesn’t know, Dave bred my first bullmastiff (Bullman Bear and Square) ‘Memphis’
And Memphis is Su’s dad.

Happy show retirement Su.

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01/09/2024

Now that all her brothers and sisters are away to their new homes it’s time to introduce our keeper and future show prospect!

This is ‘Bunny’ and she’s a total character.

26/08/2024

We have chosen our keeper as difficult as it was, puppy packs being prepped and last minute cuddles before they begin to go to their amazing new homes this week.

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07/08/2024

Yesterday it was Dun Laoghaire Ch show and Basti wins green star dog and best of breed along with a we group shortlist under Paul Keenan.
Su won the reserve green star B*tch

Huge Thankyou to both judges over the weekend for thinking so highly of my dogs.
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04/08/2024

Such a treat to get a Bullmastiff breed specialist judging us today in Ireland, Mrs Sanna Vakkilainen from Finland 🙌 (thoroughly enjoyed watching your judging and critiques today)

Bhailekernon does the double where Basti wins the Green Star Dog only to be upstaged by Su who wins Green Star b*tch and Best Of Breed along with the Roan Trophy.

This is the third consecutive year we have won the Roan Trophy so we’re absolutely over the moon.

Great craic and sportsmanship as always ringside.

Well done to all other winners/exhibitors and congratulations to Newtownards and District Canine Club on a fantastic show

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21/07/2024

We Peachy, one of our cream miniature longhaired dachshunds 🥰

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14/04/2024

Only the 2 baths this week for Peachy and Klo who could easily find a muddy puddle in the desert.

03/04/2024

Our new babies at Bhailekernon just over 4 weeks old, wee chunks absolutely thriving.

Miniature wirehaired dachshunds….

Photobombed in almost every photo by my youngest son 😅

31/03/2024

Great day for Bhailekernon yesterday at the Combined Canine all breed International show at Naas Racecourse.

Hunter wins best puppy in breed
Su wins green star bitch and RBOB
And Basti wins green star dog best of breed and then shortlisted in the group.

Thanks to Lorraine Fox-Gaffney for handling Su in the best of breed challenge.

No show for us today as it’s Easter and Easter should be spent doing Easter egg hunts with the kids, eating Easter eggs and then lying up like a round bale the rest of the day 😂

Congratulations to all other winners & exhibitors and to the committee for running a great show.

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08/03/2024

And we’re off to Crufts

Proud to be taking Basti to the biggest dog show in the world.

Good luck to everyone showing over the next few days.

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03/03/2024

Yesterday was well worth the trip to Dublin for us. We had two shows and a full squad with us and we couldn’t be any more proud of our we show team.

First up was the ‘Molosser of the year 2024’ under highly respected Molosser specialist judge from France ‘Marlya Makomaski’
Hunter won the Molosser Puppy of the year, he’s just turned 6 months so absolutely delighted with him.
Then Basti wins the Reserve Molosser of the year 2024
Absolutely delighted with this father son duo.

Then we had the ‘Irish Great Dane all breed open’
Our breed judge was Lauren Whan and our dogs really done us proud.
First up was Mindy, she wins best baby puppy in breed at just over 4 months of age, her first show. (We didn’t make it into the BBPIS as it clashed with the molosser show)
Then we had Hunter up who won best of breed and then went on to win the group under Nathan Quinn
Su won best champion bitch and
Basti won best champion dog and then best champion in breed (again we missed Best champion in show as it clashed with the molosser show) thank you to Lauren and Nathan for thinking so highly of my dogs.

In Dachshunds we had Tony out, Co-owned by myself and Caroline Reynolds. Tony not only won best of breed, he then went on to win the group handled by Wendy Fleming he went so well for you Wendy.

So we had two of our Homebred dogs in the best in show line up,
BHAILEKERNIN GLORY HUNTER &
BHAILEKERNON TONY
Does it get any better than that??

Huge thank you to all of you that helped me with my dogs yesterday as it was quite hectic at times running between two shows, Donal O Callaghan David Gaffney Petey Elmore & Nadine Crum

Thank you to Lorraine Fox-Gaffney for always keeping me right letting me know where I’m supposed to be and when, I’d be lost without you.

Congratulations to all other winners on the day and to both show committees for two great shows. Thank you to Patrick Fortune for capturing all these memorable moments for us all. Really appreciate them.

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