Herdre Bull Terriers (2024)

14/07/2024

A great performance for our star at the PetExpo - The World of Dogs and Cats 💫

𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚 𝔹𝕀𝕊, 𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊, 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚 ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊, 𝕄𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚 ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊, 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕙, ℂ𝕙 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕣𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕘𝕒 𝕁𝕄, ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝔹𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣’𝟚𝟜, ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣 ‘𝟚𝟜 “Leah”

ORION KENNEL CLUB OF GAUTENG KUSA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
Judge: Mr. H Almgrem (Sweden 🇸🇪)

💥Champion Bitch Class 1st
💥Best of Breed
💥Reserve Best in Group

WESTERN GAUTENG KENNEL CLUB KUSA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 1
Judge: Mr. B Espeland (Norway 🇳🇴)

💥Champion Bitch Class 1st
💥Best of Breed
💥Best in Group

PET EXPO TOP 40 INVITATIONAL CHALLENGE SHOW
Judge: Mrs. A Buvik (Norway 🇳🇴)

💥Shortlisted to Finals

🏆🔥🍾 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓢𝓱𝓸𝔀 🍾🔥🏆

This invitational show was very special as the Top 40 Showdogs of the past year competed 🏆 Congratulations to Leigh Beckmann for winning the Best in Show with their stunning boy Traveller 💪🏻👏🏻

WESTERN GAUTENG KENNEL CLUB KUSA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2
Judge: Ms. A Lundava (Estonia 🇪🇪)

💥Champion Bitch Class 1st
💥Reserve Best of Breed

GOLDFIELDS SUPPORTERS CLUB OF SOUTHERN GAUTENG KUSA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 1
Judge: Mr. C Bohler ROM (South Africa 🇿🇦)

💥Champion Bitch Class 2nd
💥Reserve Best of Breed

GOLDFIELDS SUPPORTERS CLUB OF NORTHERN GAUTENG KUSA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 1
Judge: Mr. P Nancarrow (South Africa 🇿🇦)

💥Champion Bitch Class 1st
💥Reserve Best of Breed

A big thank you and appreciation to the judges for acknowledging Leah’s virtues and awarding her!🍾 Thank you to all our supporters around the ring💪🏻🔥

Thank you to all the sponsors, Royal Canin SA, Pro-Pet, Probono Dog Treats, Pet Teezer, Simparica South Africa, Purina Pro Plan and Taste of Cannabis Dog Treats for your generous prizes and sponsorship; and the show commitees for great shows 👌🏻🥂.

Thank you to mommy, Mariliza Steenkamp for taking the stunning pictures of our star and for always making sure Leah is pampered and ready for the shows 📸❤️

21/06/2024

The final points are in for the KUSA Showdog of the year 2023/2024…

𝑴𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑹𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑴𝑹𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑰𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒉*, 𝑮𝒓 𝑪𝒉, 𝑪𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒂, 𝑱𝑴, 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓 ‘24 “Leah” ranks as:

💥 No. 1 Bull Terrier
💥 No. 1 Terrier
💥 No. 9 All Breeds

A big thank you and appreciation to all the judges, local and international who awarded our star and made this achievement possible 🥳🥂Thank you to all our friends and family who have supported us in and around the show ring 🙏🏻❤️ We could not be prouder of Leah 🍾🏆

Thank you to mommy, Mariliza Steenkamp for all the stunning photos of our star and for the stunning advert 😁📸

Congratulations to all the other group winners, especially the KUSA Showdog of the year 2023/2024 winner, the bearded Collie!👏🏻🥂

It was an honour to compete against the best of the best this past 12 months!🐕 We are looking forward to the upcoming shows as the new showdog of the year 2024/2025 points table begins..🔥💪🏻 Good luck to all the other showdogs, may the next 12 months be a prosperous one and may the best dog win 🏆

10/06/2024

We are super proud of “Mufasa”!💥

The first time ever in a show ring this past weekend at the South African Bull Terrier Club’s 66th annual championship show on Saturday the 8th of June 2024. Representing Herdre Bull Terriers while Snow and Leah stayed at home 🐕👌🏻

𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 “Mufasa”

Under International Bull Terrier Specialist Judge: Mr. O Lothary ROM (Germany 🇩🇪) Mufasa won:

🌟 RCC Dog
🌟 Best Coloured Bull Terrier in Show

Thank you to David Axsel for giving this boy the best life he could have asked for!🥳❤️ Thank you to Donkatrio Bull Terriers (Mario Katts) for helping us to get this boy show ready 💪🏻.

We had a great time showing, 𝒞𝒽 ℋℯ𝓇𝒹𝓇ℯ ℳ𝒾𝒹𝓃𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓇 ℴ𝒻 𝒱𝒶𝓃𝒸ℯ𝒹ℴ𝓇 “Ragnar” from the Champion Class at the second show. Ragnar got 2nd in a very competitive class. We are very proud of this boy who just love showing 🐕👏🏻. Ragnar won Best Mover in show 3 times at Specialist Bull Terrier Clubs in 2023. Thank you to his owner, Jennifer van Niekerk and the whole van Niekerk family for loving and keeping him in top show condition 😁👌🏻.

Thank you, Mariliza Steenkamp for taking all the stunning photos of our stars 📸💫.

Huge thank you and appreciation to the judges for thinking so highly of our boys 🙏🏻😃.

To the rest of SABTC’s committee, thank you for all the hard work behind the scenes to make the shows a great success, and for supporting us in our first show manager appointment for the club 👏🏻🥂

Thank you to the sponsors on the day, Lionel's Choice Holistic Pet Nutrition and Hennie’s for the generous sponsors and for adding to the success of the championship shows 🥳🤝🏻. Thank you to Lientjie from Winning Rosettes, Sashes, Ribbons, Garlands for the stunning rosettes 🏵️.

To all our family and friends, thank you for the continued support, we really appreciate it!🔥 Congratulations to all the other winners, it was like always, a pleasure to compete against you 👏🏻👌🏻

04/06/2024

We are looking forward to bringing out this boy, 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 “Mufasa” (Litter brother to ℂ𝕙 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕣𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕕𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕍𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕕𝕠𝕣). It will be his first time ever in a show ring this coming weekend at the South African Bull Terrier Club’s annual championship shows on Saturday the 8th of June 2024. Both shows will be judged by Bull Terrier Specialist judges!💪🏻💫 Thank you to David Axsel for giving this boy the best life he could have asked for!🥳

02/06/2024

What a fantastic weekend for our star at the KUSA CLASSIC WEEKEND 2024!🔥

𝑴𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑹𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑴𝑹𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑰𝒏𝒕. 𝑪𝒉*, 𝑮𝒓 𝑪𝒉, 𝑪𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝑱𝑴 𝑲𝑼𝑺𝑨 𝑵𝒂𝒕. 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅 '24 𝑲𝑼𝑺𝑨 𝑵𝒂𝒕. 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒐𝒈 '24 “Leah”
(*waiting for approval)

Leah has achieved the following at the KUSA National weekend:

🌟3 x Best Champion Bitch in Class
🌟3 x BOB’s
🌟3 x Best in Main Terrier Group
🌟KUSA National Bull Terrier 2024
🌟KUSA National Terrier 2024
🌟Crufts qualifier 2025 (2nd year in a row)

Judges: Mr. Michael Papadatos (Gre 🇬🇷), Mrs. Teena Sloan (Aus 🇦🇺) and Dr. Luiz Abreu (Bra 🇧🇷)

A huge thank you and appreciation to our judges for acknowledging Leah’s virtues and awarding her over the KUSA Nationals!🥂

Thank you to the organizing committee for a wonderful weekend of shows and to the various sponsors for the wonderful prizes and stunning rosettes 🏵️🎁.

Thank you to everyone who has given pro advice, supported us in and outside of the ring; thank you to our family who support our hobby of showing and cheering us on behind the scenes, and thank you to the judges for all the kind remarks about Leah 🙏🏻🤝🏻.

Then last but not least, a massive thank you to our travel partner and dear friend, Donkatrio Bull Terriers (Mario Katts) for a weekend to remember and for being our #1 Supporter!💪🏻❤️ Well done to you for beating us in the ring on Sunday with a better dog on the day, and congratulations on your new ZAW ‘24 title bud 🥂 It has been an honour to compete against you 🤝🏻

01/06/2024

Another lap in the big ring for our star today at the KUSA CLASSIC WEEKEND 2024!🐕

✨ 𝕄𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊 ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝕄ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊 𝔾𝕣 ℂ𝕙, ℂ𝕙 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕣𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕘𝕒 𝕁𝕄 “𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕙” ✨

🏆 K𝐔S𝐀 𝐍A𝐓I𝐎N𝐀L T𝐄R𝐑I𝐄R D𝐎G 2𝟎2𝟒 🏆

A BIG thank you and appreciation to our judge, Mr. Michael Papadatos (Greece 🇬🇷) for this great honour!💪🏻🥂

Thank you to all of our friends and family for the support and cheering around the ring, we appreciate it alot!😁🙏🏻

Thank you Nadine Shortland and Lauren Mallet for the stunning pictures of our star!💫📸

31/05/2024

A great 2nd day at the KUSA CLASSIC WEEKEND 2024 for our star 💫

𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊 𝕄𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝕄ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊 ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝔾𝕣 ℂ𝕙, ℂ𝕙 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕣𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕘𝕒 𝕁𝕄 “Leah”

KUSA CHAMPIONSHIP & A2OCS SHOW
Judge: Mrs. Teena Sloan (Aus 🇦🇺)

💥Champion Bitch 1st
💥A2O CAC Bitch
💥Best of Breed
💥Best in Group

By winning Best of Breed, Leah qualified to show at the Crufts Competition in 2025 that is held anually in the United Kingdom!🍾 This is also Leah’s 20th Best in Group award in the last 12months of showing!😁🔥

Thank you to all the sponsors, Royal Canin SA, Pro-Pet, Pets Elite, Montgomery’s pet patisserie, Sopure Nature’s laboratory, CK Quality Pet Products, Montego Pet Nutrition and Quine-Librium for your generous sponsorship and the show commitee for a great start to the epic Nationals weekend 👌🏻🥂.

A big thank you and appreciation to the judge for acknowledging Leah’s virtues and awarding her!🐕🥇 Thank you to all our supporters around the ring💪🏻🔥

We are looking forward to Nationals tomorrow 💫🤞🏻

30/05/2024

A great start to the KUSA CLASSIC WEEKEND 2024 💫

𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊 𝕄𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝕄ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕊 ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝔾𝕣 ℂ𝕙, ℂ𝕙 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕣𝕖 𝕍𝕖𝕘𝕒 𝕁𝕄 “Leah”

KUSA FCI International CACIB Show under judge: Dr. L Abreu (Brazil 🇧🇷) Leah won:

💥Champion Bitch 1st
💥CACIB Bitch
💥Excellent Grading
💥Best of Breed
💥Group 3-1st in Group

Thank you to all the sponsors, Royal Canin SA, Pro-Pet, Pets Elite, Montgomery’s pet patisserie, Sopure Nature’s laboratory, CK Quality Pet Products, Montego Pet Nutrition and Quine-Librium for your generous sponsorship and the show commitee for a great start to the epic Nationals weekend 👌🏻🥂.

A big thank you and appreciation to the judge for acknowledging Leah’s virtues and awarding her!🐕🥇

Thank you to everyone around the ring, especially our dear friend, Donkatrio Bull Terriers (Mario Katts) for supporting and cheering us on 💪🏻🔥

We are looking forward to what the rest of the Nationals weekend holds for our star 💫

14/04/2024

Another great show day yesterday for our star

🌟 ℳℬℐ𝒮 ℬℐ𝒮𝒮 𝒞𝒽, 𝒢𝓇. 𝒞𝒽 ℋℯ𝓇𝒹𝓇ℯ 𝒱ℯℊ𝒶 𝒥ℳ 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ℒℯ𝒶𝒽 🌟

At Northern Free State Bull Terrier Club’s Championship Show under Specialist Bull Terrier Judge: Mrs. Leilani de Bod ROM, Leah won:

🥇Champion Bitch Class 2nd

and

🏆 𝐑e𝐬e𝐫v𝐞 𝐁e𝐬t 𝐢n S𝐡o𝐰 🏆

This girly just loves to show!🐕💫

A big thank you and appreciation to the judge for acknowledging Leah’s virtues and awarding her! Thank you to the organising commitee of Northern Free State Bull Terrier Club for an enjoyable and well-run show 👏🏻🥂

Thank you to mommy, 𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖟𝖆 𝕾𝖙𝖊𝖊𝖓𝖐𝖆𝖒𝖕 for taking these stunning pictures of our star!📸✨

01/04/2024

Another fantastic show weekend for our star 💫

🌟 ℳℬℐ𝒮 ℬℐ𝒮𝒮 𝒞𝒽, 𝒢𝓇. 𝒞𝒽 ℋℯ𝓇𝒹𝓇ℯ 𝒱ℯℊ𝒶 𝒥ℳ 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ℒℯ𝒶𝒽 🌟

At the first show, at Transvaal Midlands Kennel Club under Terrier & Group judge, 𝑱𝒐𝒔 𝑫𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒚𝒑𝒆𝒓 Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed

At the second show, at Witwatersrand Kennel Club under Terrier & Group judge, 𝑱𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄̧𝒐𝒊𝒔 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Reserve Best in Group

A HUGE thank you and appreciation to the judges for recognizing Leah's exceptional qualities and awarding her. 🙌🏻👏🏻

A big thank you to the sponsors for the wonderful prizes.🙏🏻Thank you to the clubs for awesome shows!🍾Thank you to mommy, 𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖟𝖆 𝕾𝖙𝖊𝖊𝖓𝖐𝖆𝖒𝖕 for taking the stunning pictures of our star!📸✨

Leah ranks on the KUSA Showdog of the Year points table for 2023/2024 as:

💥 No. 1 Bull Terrier
✨ No. 1 Terrier
🏆 No. 6 All Breeds

We look forward to the next shows 🐕💪🏻

19/03/2024

Another fantastic show day this past weekend at Goldfields Kennel Club’s Open shows for our young star

🌟 ℳℬℐ𝒮 ℬℐ𝒮𝒮 𝒞𝒽, 𝒢𝓇. 𝒞𝒽 ℋℯ𝓇𝒹𝓇ℯ 𝒱ℯℊ𝒶 𝒥ℳ 𝒶𝓀𝒶 ℒℯ𝒶𝒽 🌟

At the first show, under Terrier & Group judge, 𝑾𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒚 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒔 Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best Champion in Breed
🥇 Best Champion in Group

In the Best in Show ring under judge, 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵 leah won:

🏆 𝐑e𝐬e𝐫v𝐞 𝐁e𝐬t C𝐡a𝐦p𝐢o𝐧 𝐢n S𝐡o𝐰 🏆

At the second show, under Terrier & Group judge, 𝑮𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛 Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best Champion in Breed
🥇 Best Champion in Group

In the Best in Show ring under judge, 𝑮𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛 Leah won:

🏆 🏆 𝐁e𝐬t C𝐡a𝐦p𝐢o𝐧 𝐢n S𝐡o𝐰 🏆🏆

A huge thank you and appreciation to the judges, Wendy Davies, Audrey Hauptfleisch and Gerhard Shultz for recognizing Leah's exceptional qualities and awarding her. 🙌🏻👏🏻

A big thank you to the sponsors for the wonderful prizes. Thank you to the club for awesome shows and 𝑮𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒔 for making the lovely unique rosettes!🍾🏵️ Thank you to mommy, 𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖟𝖆 𝕾𝖙𝖊𝖊𝖓𝖐𝖆𝖒𝖕 for taking the stunning pictures of our young star!📸✨

It was a delight to show under these learner judges. We wish them good luck on their exams and hope to see them again soon in the ring. 🤞🏻🥂

05/03/2024

🌟🐾 Our young star did us proud this past weekend in Cape Town 🐾🌟

𝑴𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑪𝒉, 𝑮𝒓. 𝑪𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝑱𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨

At Western Province Bull Terrier Club under renowned judge, Ms. 𝙉𝒊𝙠𝒌𝙞 𝙍𝒆𝙙𝒕𝙚𝒏𝙗𝒂𝙘𝒉𝙚𝒓 Leah won:

💥 Champion Bitch Class 1st
💥 Reserve Best of Breed
💥 Reserve Best in Show
💥 Best Mover
💥 Best White

A BIG thank you and appreciation to the judge for acknowledging Leah’s virtues and awarding her!🥂🔥

Well done to the committee for a great show that ran smoothly 🐕👏🏻. Thank you to the sponsor for all the wonderful prizes 🎁.

I had a wonderful time catching up with old friends and making new ones next to the ring. Thank you to everyone who made this trip one to remember and welcomed me into their homes with open hearts 🤞🏻🫀.

We are super proud and looking forward to the upcoming championship shows to showcase our girly!🐕✨

18/02/2024

We are proud of our young ✨star’s✨ achievements today!!🔥

𝑴𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑪𝒉, 𝑮𝒓. 𝑪𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝑱𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨

At SA Ladies Kennel Association Championship Show under Breed and Group Judge, Mrs. 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒘𝒚𝒌 Leah won:

💥 Champion Bitch Class 1st
💥 Best of Breed
💥 3rd Best in Group

A BIG thank you and appreciation to the judge for acknowledging Leah’s virtues and awarding her!🥂🔥

Thank you to the club for a well-run show and the sponsors for all the prizes 👏🏻🎁

Thank you to mommy, Mariliza Steenkamp for taking the stunning pictures of our young star 📸🌟

Today marks Leah’s 𝟑𝟎𝖙𝖍 𝕭𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝕭𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖉 and we are excited to see what the future holds!!✨🐕

17/02/2024

An exciting start to the 2024 Championship Shows!!🔥

𝑴𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑪𝒉, 𝑮𝒓. 𝑪𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝑱𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨

At Roodepoort & Districts Kennel Club’s Championship Show under Breed and Group Judge, Mrs. 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒊𝒆 Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

A BIG thank you and appreciation to the judge for thinking so highly of Leah and awarding her accordingly 🥂🔥

Thank you to the club for a well-run show and the sponsors for all the prizes 👏🏻🎁

Thank you to mommy, Mariliza Steenkamp for taking the stunning pictures of our young star 📸🌟

19/11/2023

An exciting end to an exceptional show year!!🔥

𝑩𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝑴𝑩𝑰𝑺 𝑪𝒉, 𝑮𝒓. 𝑪𝒉 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝑱𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨

At Jacaranda City Kennel Club’s Championship Show under judge, Mrs. Martina le Roux Cloete Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

Leah then went on to show under BIS judge, Mr. Shaun Watson (Cyprus) and was awarded..

🏆 𝕭𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝕾𝖍𝖔𝖜 🏆

Jacaranda City Kennel Club Grand National Champion Competition under international judge, Mr. Andrew Burt (Australia), Leah achieved the following:

🥇 Shortlisted to 4 dogs from the Terrier Group
🥇 Shortlisted to the Final 8 competitors out of 28 Semi-Finalists
🥇 Placed 2nd overall where she was awarded the title

🏆 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐉𝐂𝐊𝐂 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 🏆

Massive appreciation and thanks to all the judges for thinking so highly of Leah and awarding her accordingly 🥂🔥 and for making this a weekend that will not be forgotten 🙏🏻

A big thank you to the clubs and the sponsors for all the wonderful prizes and goodie bags 🧧🎁 Well done to the Clubs for hosting wonderful and well-run shows 👏🏻

Thank you to mommy, Mariliza Steenkamp for always pampering Leah before and after the shows and taking the stunning pictures of our young star 📸🫧

Last but not least, we would also like to thank all our friends and family for the continuous support throughout the year, especially Mario Katts for always staying and cheering us on 🐕🤞🏻

18/11/2023

What a start to the last show weekend of the year 🔥

𝑩𝙄𝑺𝙎 𝘽𝑰𝙎 𝘾𝒉, 𝙂𝒓 𝑪𝙝 𝙃𝒆𝙧𝒅𝙧𝒆 𝑽𝙚𝒈𝙖 𝙅𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨

At Pretoria Kennel Club’s Championship Show under international judge, Mrs. C Watson (Cyprus), Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Bitch A2O CAC

At Northern Areas Terrier Club under judge, Ms. Nikki Redtenbacher (SA), Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

🏆 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 🏆

A big thank you and appreciation to the two judges of the day for thinking so highly of our young star & awarding her accordingly. 🙏🏻🏵️Well done to the committees for well-run shows and thank you to the sponsors for all the prizes 🐕

06/11/2023

✨🌟 Confirmation received!! 🌟✨

I am bursting with pride to introduce my incredible bull terrier bitch, Vega, who has achieved the prestigious title of 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖕𝖎𝖔𝖓 at only 2 years old! 🏆🐾 Named after the star that shines 40 times brighter than the Sun and the brightest star in the Lyra constellation, Vega truly lives up to her celestial namesake.

With each competition, Vega's star power has shone brighter and brighter. Her grace and undeniable charm have captivated judges and audiences alike. 🌟🐾 Her victories are a testament to her hard work, dedication, and the incredible bond we share.

Today I raise a toast to Vega, the shining star who has become a 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖕𝖎𝖔𝖓! 🥂✨ Her journey is a reminder that with passion, perseverance, and a little bit of stardust, we can all shine brighter. 💫🌟

This achievement is extra special to us, seen as Leah is only the 2nd Bull Terrier Bitch in history in South Africa to achieve this title!!🔥

A big thank you and appreciation to all the judges, local and international, who have awarded our young star and made this achievement possible!!🙏🏻🐕 Thank you to all our friends from the different groups and our family who have supported us on this journey. 😀🙏🏻

29/10/2023

Another lap in the big ring for our young star 🐕

𝑩𝙄𝑺𝙎 𝘽𝑰𝙎 𝘾𝒉, 𝙂𝒓 𝑪𝙝 𝙃𝒆𝙧𝒅𝙧𝒆 𝑽𝙚𝒈𝙖 𝙅𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨

At Free State Kennel Club Show 2 under international judge, Dr. Fabrizio la Rocca (Italy), Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

A big thank you and appreciation to the judge for thinking so highly of our young star. Well done to the committee for well-run shows over the weekend and thank you to all the sponsors for the prizes.

28/10/2023

What a start to the Frankfort show weekend 🔥

𝑩𝙄𝑺𝙎 𝘽𝑰𝙎 𝘾𝒉, 𝙂𝒓 𝑪𝙝 𝙃𝒆𝙧𝒅𝙧𝒆 𝑽𝙚𝒈𝙖 𝙅𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨

At Free State Kennel Club Show 1 under international judge, Mr. George Kostopoulos (Greece), Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

At Free State Terrier Club under judge, Mr. Frank van der Spuy (SA), Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed

A big thank you and appreciation to the two judges of the day. Well done to the committees for well-run shows and all the prizes.

22/10/2023

Yesterday at Western Province Bull Terrier Club under Bull Terrier Specialist judge, Dr. Carl Pew ROM (United States), 𝑪𝑯 𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑫𝑹𝑬 𝑺𝑵𝑶𝑾𝑭𝑳𝑨𝑲𝑬 𝑱𝑴 aka ❄️Snow❄️ won:

🥇𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖕𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝕯𝖔𝖌 1𝖘𝖙
🥇𝕽𝖊𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖛𝖊 𝕭𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝕾𝖍𝖔𝖜

To top it off 𝘽𝑰𝙎𝑺 𝘽𝑰𝙎 𝑪𝙃 𝙃𝑬𝙍𝑫𝙍𝑬 𝑽𝙀𝑮𝘼 𝙅𝑴 aka ✨Leah✨ has gained her last points towards her Grand champion title and will have the coveted title of 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖕𝖎𝖔𝖓 at only 2 years old! (KUSA pending)

A BIG thank you and appreciation to all the judges, local and international who have made this achievement possible and for thinking so highly of our dogs🤞🏻🏆.

Well done to Mariliza Steenkamp for showing Snow to perfection this weekend!🥂

08/10/2023

The birthday gift that keeps on giving!🍾

✨BISS BIS RBIS Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah✨ showed her socks off and won the following this weekend:

TKC International FCI Show under international judge Mr. Eddie Patterson (Ireland) Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch 1st
🥇 Excellent Grading
🥇 CACIB Bitch
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Reserve Best in Group

TKC Championship Show 1 under international judge Ms. Yoshimi Suzuki (Japan) Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 3rd Best in Group

TKC Championship Show 2 under international judge Mrs. Dayna Johnston (Australia) Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

Leah then went on and won…

🏆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘 🏆

under international judge Mr. Mark Johnston (Australia).

We decided to bring out ❄️Ch Herdre Snowflake JM aka Snow❄️ for the weekend and he did not disappoint!🔥

Snow won:
🥇 Best Champion Dog
under both judges, Ms. Yoshimi Suzuki (Japan) and Mrs. Dayna Johnston (Australia)
🥇 Reserve Best of Breed
under Mrs. Dayna Johnston (Australia)

Thank you to Royal Canin and Transvaal Kennel Club for all the wonderful prizes and well run shows!👏🏻

Well done to mommy, Mariliza Steenkamp for showing Snow to perfection!🥂

Last but not least, a BIG thank you and appreciation to all the judges for acknowledging our dogs’ virtues!🐕

We are over the 🌙 with this weekend’s results!

18/09/2023

Supporting our newest ROM judges this past weekend 🐕

✨Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah✨

At Eastern Transvaal Bull Terrier Club’s Championship Show under Judge: Mr. Frans Olivier (Franjan Bull Terriers) Leah won:

🥇Champion Bitch Class 1st

At Northern Transvaal Bull Terrier Club’s Championship Show under Judge: Mrs. Leilani de Bod (Wilbod Bull Terriers) Leah won:

🥇Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇Reserve Best of Breed
🥇Reserve Best in Show

A big thank you and appreciation to the 2 judges for acknowledging Leah’s virtues! Thank you to the sponsors, ETBTC and NTBTC for enjoyable and well-run shows 👏🏻. Congratulations to the 2 judges for becoming ROM judges 🍾. Mariliza Steenkamp

09/09/2023

What a successful show day!

✨Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah✨

At Northern Free State Bull Terrier Club’s Championship Show under Specialist Bull Terrier Judge: Mr. Nico du Preez ROM Leah won:

🥇Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇Best of Breed
🥇Best in Show

Leah’s half brother, 🌟Ch Herdre Midnight Star of Vancedor aka Ragnar🌟 won:

🥇Best Mover

The two went on and won 𝑩𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑻𝑬𝑨𝑴 for Limpopo Bull Terrier Club at the Raymond Oppenheimer Memorial Inter Club Competition, tied with SABTC. Leah was also awarded 𝑩𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑩𝑰𝑻𝑪𝑯 under both judges, Mr. Peter Nancarrow (Terrier Specialist Judge) and Specialist Bull Terrier Judge: Mr. Deon Schoeman ROM 🏆. We are extremely proud of these two youngsters!

A big thank you to all the judges for acknowledging our dogs’ virtues! We thank the van Niekerk family for keeping Ragnar in top show condition 🐕. Thank you to the organising commitee of Northern Free State Bull Terrier Club for enjoyable and well-run shows 👏🏻. Congratulations to the SABTC Bill Murray team who we tied with🥂. Danie van Niekerk Jennifer van Niekerk Tanya Axsel Chris Axsel Wian Van Niekerk Mariliza Steenkamp

28/08/2023

Our young ✨star✨ keeps on shining brighter!!!

Central South Africa Cluster Weekend 2023
What an amazing weekend, despite the cold and windy weather in Bloemfontein ❄️

✨Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah✨

At Northern Free State Kennel Club under judge, Mrs. Lynne Brand (SA) Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

At Bloemfontein Kennel Club under International All-Breeds Judge, Mr. Kevin Young (SA) Leah won:

🥇 Champion Bitch Class 1st
🥇 Best of Breed
🥇 Best in Group

Which later in the final led to…

🏆🏆🏆 𝑩𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑰𝑵 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑾 🏆🏆🏆

We would like to thank all the judges for thinking so highly of Leah and awarding her 🥇. We are SUPER proud of all Leah’s great achievements! Also a big thank you to all the support around the show ring, especially Mario for all the stunning pictures of our young star and who made our trip one to remember 🔥. Thank you to the committee for a very successful and well-run show weekend and all the sponsors for all the wonderful prizes.

21/08/2023

Our young star ✨Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah✨ at it again!!

Goldfields Kennel Club 1 FCI International Show
under international judge Sharon Phegan (Australia) Leah won:
-Champion Bitch Class 1st
-CACIB
-Best of Breed
-Reserve Best in Group

Goldfields Kennel Club 2 Championship Show under international judge Maria-Luise Doppelreiter (Austria) Leah won:
-Champion Bitch Class 1st
-Best of Breed
-Reserve Best in Group

Goldfields Dog of the Year Invitational
under international judge Douglas Anderson (Canada), Leah was shortlisted to 4 dogs in the Terrier Group to compete against the 28 semi-finalists under international judge Maria-Luise Doppelreiter (Austria) and then later qualified to show in the finals (Top 14 All Breed Dogs) under her.

We thank all the judges for acknowledging Leah’s outstanding virtues! Thank you to Royal Canin and Goldfields KC for all the wonderful prizes and a well run show. We are SUPER proud of our young star’s achievements 🙏🏻🐕

28/07/2023

Another GREAT show weekend for Herdre Bull Terriers!!

Limpopo Bull Terrier Club’s 19th Championship Show
Judge: Mr. Frank Dyson ROM (UK Specialist Judge for Standard and Miniature Bull Terriers)

🌟 Ch Herdre Midnight Star of Vancedor
aka Ragnar 🌟
-2nd Place Champion Dog Class (7
Total in Class)
-Reserve Best of Breed
-Best Mover

✨ Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah ✨
-Best Champion Bitch

Limpopo Bull Terrier Club’s 20th Championship Show
Judge: Mr. Rion van der Linde (Terrier Specialist Judge)

✨ Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah ✨
-Best Champion Bitch

🏆 Leah has now accumulated just over half the required points to be considered as a South African Grand Champion 🏆

We are very proud of this two youngsters! Thank you to the judges for acknowledging our dogs qualities 🐕. A big thank you to the van Niekerk family for keeping Ragnar in top show condition, he just loves the show ring! Mariliza Steenkamp Danie van Niekerk Jennifer van Niekerk Tanya Axsel Chris Axsel Wian Van Niekerk

14/07/2023

🔥 Another great start to the PetExpo - The World of Dogs and Cats 🔥

Western Gauteng Kennel Club 2
Breed & Group Judge: Mr. Juan Miranda Saucedo (Mexico)

⭐️ Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah ⭐️ won the following:

🏆 Champion Bitch 1st
🏆 Best of Breed
🏆 Best in Group

We thank the judge for thinking so highly of Leah 😁🐕 Well done to the organising committee for well-run shows 👏🏻

10/07/2023

Our young star, Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah made the cold mornings this past weekend worthwhile 🐕🔥!!

Goldfields Supporters Club of Northern Gauteng
Breed and Group Judge: Mrs Tania van Niekerk (Bellakarma Bull Terriers)
Best Champion Bitch
Best of Breed
Reserve Terrier Group

Goldfields Supporters Club of Southern Gauteng
Breed Judge: Mrs Adele Coetsee
Group Judge: Mr Louis Coetsee
Best Champion Bitch
Best of Breed
Reserve Terrier Group

We thank all the judges for thinking so highly of Leah 🙏🏻 Well done to the organising committee for flawless shows 👏🏻

17/06/2023

Another great show weekend for Herdre Bull Terriers!🔥

Ch Herdre Midnight Star of Vancedor aka Ragnar won the following:

George Kennel Club Show 1
Judge: Maria Heneke
Best Champion Dog
Best of Breed
4th in Group

George Kennel Club Show 2
Judge: Pat de Coning
Best Champion Dog
Best of Breed

Outeniqua Kennel Club Show 1
Judge: Sue Impey
Best Champion Dog
Reserve Best of Breed

We thank all the judges for thinking so highly of Ragnar and especially the van Niekerk family for keeping Ragnar in top show condition 😁🙏🏻 Danie van Niekerk Jennifer van Niekerk Chris Axsel Tanya Axsel Wian Van Niekerk

28/05/2023

Ending the KUSA Classic weekend shows on a high note!🔥🔥🔥

Our young star, Ch Herdre Vega JM aka Leah at it again 🐕

KUSA Winners Show 2023
Judge: Mr Kerry Lee (Australia)
Best Champion Bitch
Reserve Best of Breed

KUSA Championship Show 2023
Judge: Mr Anthony Kelly (Ireland)
Best Champion Bitch
Best of Breed
Group 4th
By winning the Best of Breed under FCI Specialist judge Mr A Kelly from Ireland, Leah also qualified for the Crufts which is held annually in the United Kingdom!🍾

We thank all the judges for thinking so highly of Leah 🙏🏻 Well done to the show committee of KUSA and the sponsors for organising a flawless event 👏🏻

Herdre Bull Terriers