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Kaye & Energy win another Group 1st
"Energy" - MBIS Grand Ch Lemosa Mr Energizer
May 2nd 2010
Thank you Terrier Specialist Mr Paul Ahern

owned by Simon Mills/Susan Lemon/Val Salter
Kaye & Energy win back-to-back   BEST IN SHOW
"Energy" - MBIS Grand Ch Lemosa Mr Energizer
May 8th & 9th 2010  Waterloo Bay KC
Thank you Mr Ben Luxton (SA) Terrier Specialist Mrs C Smith (SA), and Mr N Gouzos (SA)
owned by Simon Mills/Susan Lemon/Val Salter
Energy wins back-to-back   SPECIALTY BEST IN SHOW
"Energy" - MBIS Grand Ch Lemosa Mr Energizer
June 12th - JRT Club of Qld Championship & Open Shows
Judges Mrs D Clark (NZ) & Mrs K Haddon (Qld)
owned by Simon Mills/Susan Lemon/Val Salter
"Nix" wins his  20th BEST IN SHOW
MBIS MBISS Grand Ch 
Fraelighte Fantom Menace
June 11th 2010 Caboolture PA&I
Thank you judges
Mr David Weil (Qld)
and Mrs Joan Bennett (NZ)

AUSTRALIA'S #1 ESS ALL BREEDS
Watch for our new Special....... an Australian Terrier!!!
"Edge" - Ch Cliftop Gunna Be A Star
Multi In Group and Show winner & BOB Sydney Royal 2010
#1 Aussie Terrier Rising Star 2010
owned by Simon Mills and Sharon Gilkison
Photo by Kellie Vardy ShowiPix
"Nix" wins his  21st BEST IN SHOW
MBIS MBISS Grand Ch 
Fraelighte Fantom Menace
June 27th 2010 Gympie KC
Thank you judges
Mr Don Palmer (Qld)
Mrs Megan Markotany (NSW)


AUSTRALIA'S #1 ESS

AUSTRALIA'S 
Current #1 SPORTING DOG
"NIX" DOES IT AGAIN!!
MBIS MBISS Grand Ch 
Fraelighte Fantom Menace
BEST IN SHOW ESSAQ 2010
Judge Mrs Jenny Miller
"Feorlig" ESS UK
Handled to this awesome win by
Matthew Penman


AUSTRALIA'S #1 ESS

AUSTRALIA'S 
#1 SPORTING DOG
"Edge"
Ch Cliftop Gunna Be A Star
First weekend out with Kaye..
BOB & Junior in Group
Second weekend out..
BOB & JUNIOR IN SHOW!

owned by Simon Mills & Sharon Gilkison

Photo by Kellie Vardy "ShowiPix"
Photo by Kellie Vardy "ShowiPix"
"Jamie"
ANOTHER GRAND CHAMPION!!!!
Huge Congratulations to
owner/handler Chikako Rudd

GRAND CH FRAELIGHTE FOREIGN DREAM
(Am Ch/Can Ch/Aust Gd Ch Willkommen Latest Edition ROMX x Ch Wongan Airs N Graces)

What a litter - 3 Grand Champions!!

Photo by Terri Davies
"JAG" 
MBIS MBISS Grand Ch 
Fraelighte Foreign Legion
BEST IN SHOW ESSAQ 
Open Show 2010
Judge Mrs Jessica Reilly
Handled and presented by
Wendy Fox

We had a great Brisbane Royal Show!!
 "Nix" BOB English Springer
"Fallon" Bitch CC
"Posh" Res Bitch CC
"Edge" BOB Australian Terrier
Thank you Mr CV Sudarson (India)
MBIS MBISS Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace
Ch Cliftop Gunna Be A Star
AUSTRALIA'S #1 
SPORTING DOG!!
BIS #22 AND #23
Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Thuringowa City Kennel Club 28th & 29th August 2010
Thank you Mr John Stanton (NZ) and Mrs Yvonne Smith (NZ)
AUSTRALIA'S #1 
SPORTING DOG!!
BIS #24 AND #25
Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Bundaberg Canine Club 11th & 12th September 2010
Thank you Mrs G Cook (Vic) & Mrs S Mallia (WA)
AUSTRALIA'S #1 
SPORTING DOG!!
MELBOURNE ROYAL 2010
and the brothers do battle..!!!

"Darby" said a big "I'm BACK" to his hometown & took BEST OF BREED
Am Ch/Can Ch/Aust Gd Ch Fraelighte Formula One
"Nix" took R/U Best of Breed!
Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace
and "Phoebe"
Grand Ch Fraelighte Play Th Field
owned by Robert & Yvonne Lauder was 
BITCH CC!!

WOW!! The only three Fraelighte ESS shown!!!
Thank you Mr Satoshi Bessho (Japan)
for a really memorable day!!
PERTH ROYAL 2010

BEST OF BREED and
BEST IN TOY GROUP!!!!
Birikino Crown Diva
at just 10 months of age!!!!

"BiBi"
is owned and bred by
Erin Brown/Penny Dunkley/
Kaye McGhie/Ian Rasmussen
and handled by Ian
BIS #26

Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
DOTY Support Show Brisbane

Thank you Mr Peter King (NSW) and Miss Bev Daines (NSW)
"NIX" - 26 x BIS Grand CH Fraelighte Fantom Menace is
AUSTRALIA'S #1  SPORTING DOG  2010!!!!!

Yeah "Nix"!!!
A very sad farewell to our wonderful
MBIS MBISS Grand Ch Fraelighte Fear No Evil
at 14 years of age.

"Fabio"
13.9.96 - 22.10.10


The first of several
new imports arrived home 15th January!!!!

Windward Brigantine (Imp USA)
(Am Ch Siobhan's Solstice x Fraelighte Freedom Song (Imp Aust)
and to
Steve Warry/Natalie Boekelman/Sue Dilley
her sister
Windward Schooner (Imp USA)
"Lei-La"

"LuLu"

VERY special edition to the team for 2011....
New Zealands #1 Dog All Breeds 2009 and 2010

MBIS NZ Grand Ch Chesterhope State Of T Art "Miley"

Owned in Australia by Jessica Jolly/Kaye McGhie/Diane & Jordyn O'Neill
Handled by Jessica

watch for her in all Eastern States soon!

What a team for 2011...!!!!
Australia's AND New Zealand's Top Sporting Dogs!!!
A sad farewell on 11th January to "Lily", a beloved member of our little doggie family. 
Click on her banner to see some special photos of a very special girl.
15/12/2003  -  11/1/2011

Matt & "Nix"

Best in Show #27
Gundogs & HB Club 26th February

Thank you Mr Arthur Fry (Vic) and
Gundog Specialist
Mrs Jill Hocking (Vic)

Jess & "Miley"
NZ Grand Ch
Chesterhope State of T Art (Imp NZ)

R/U Best in Show
Canberra Royal Show 2011

Already Australia's #1 Pointer!!

Kaye & "Nix"

win Best in Show (his 28th!)
Northern Classic Kennel Club
13th March 2011

thank you Gundog Specialist judge
Ms Shaneen Bendixen

Jess & "Miley"

BACK TO BACK
BEST IN SHOW!!!!
Owen Valley KC, Victoria
Toowoomba Royal Show

"Nix" is BEST OF BREED
"LuLu" is CC Bitch & Puppy Of Breed
"Posh" is Res CC Bitch
"Leader" is Baby of Breed
WOW!!!!
Sydney Royal Show

"Miley" and Jess are BEST OF BREED
BEST IN GUNDOG GROUP & BIS 2nd!!!!!!!!!

"Posh" is BEST OF BREED ESS & Group Shortlist

Little "Suki" the Papillon is BEST OF BREED & BIS2 at the Toy Dog Show!

What a week!!!
And the Group winner is.....!!!!
YEAH!!!
Go Miley
Perfect!!!
Kerry says "We're In the Money!!"
Team Fraelighte!
BIS #29

Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Maree Kennel Club

Thank you Mrs Gwen Hovey (QLD) & Mr W Morris (NZ)
BIS #30

Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Gympie & Dist KC 20th May 2011

Thank you Mrs R Lane (ACT)
BIS #31

Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Maryborough Kennel Club 21st May 2011

Thank you Gundog Specialist Judge
Mr Guy Spagnolo "Driftway"
HE'S B.A.C.K!!!!

Group 1st Gympie & Dist Show Society 20 May
Group 1st Maryborough Kennel Club 21 May
Group 1st Maryborough Kennel Club 22 May

CH CLIFTOP GUNNA BE A STAR
"Edge"
The ultimate Australian Terrier!
Owned by Simon Mills & Sharon Gilkison
back in Queensland for a limited time handled by Kaye
"Suki"

R/U BEST IN SHOW
4 P'S ALL TOY DOG SHOW NSW
then follows with
Group 1st Gympie & Dist Show Society

CH BIRIKINO JEWEL IN THE CROWN

Owned by Brown/Dunkley/McGhie/Rasmussen
handled by Kaye
"Energy"
Australian Grand Ch Lemosa Mr Energizer

BEST OF BREED AND GROUP FINAL
WORLD DOG SHOW 2011 PARIS!!!!!
expertly handled by Hiroshi Tsuyuki



Owner: Simon Mills
Canberra ACT Australia
Email: clayco1@bigpond.com
What a great specialty weekend!

CH CLIFTOP GUNNA BE A STAR
"Edge"
BIS Australian Terrier Club of Qld 
both shows 10th July!
Australia's #1 Aussie!
Owned by Simon Mills & Sharon Gilkison
back in Queensland for a limited time handled by Kaye
assisted by Krystal Houldsworth & Matt Sticher

CH WONGAN AIRS N GRACES
"Fallon"
R/U BEST IN SHOW
English Springer Spaniel Assoc of Qld
at 10.5 years young!!
BIS #32

Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Samford & Dist SS 17th July 2011

Thank you Judges
Mr M Morse (Vic) and Mrs S Gray (Tas)
BIS #33

Grand Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Northern Classic 30th July 2011

Thank you Gundog Specialist Judge
Mrs Esther Joseph (Vic) "Triseter"
"Treason"
wins the Group at Sydney Kennel Club 30th July
for his Australian title
Aust & NZ Ch Fraelighte Black To Front
handled by Veronica Royston
Jess & "Miley"
another BEST IN SHOW 17th July
Aust & NZ Ch Chesterhope State of T Art (Imp NZ)
Australia's #2 All Breeds
NEW BABIES!!!

At long last.....  7 new babies born 2/8/11
MBIS Am Ch/NZ Grand Ch Laurdan's Over The Moon (Imp USA)
x
 Aust & NZ Ch Fraelighte Fun And Games
Thanks to our wonderful friends in New Zealand
Diane, Kerry, Jordyn, Paige, Cara & Tyla O'Neill 
and Geoff & Cathie Whitfield
GREAT TEAM EFFORT GUYS

Extra special thanks their "mom" Paige O'Neill.!!!
MELBOURNE ROYAL 2011

"Darby"is BOB and Group 3rd!!
Am Ch/Can Ch/Aust Gd Ch Fraelighte Formula One

His 4th Melbourne Royal BOB!!

Jess & "Miley"
more BEST IN SHOWS!!!
Aust & NZ Ch Chesterhope State of T Art (Imp NZ)
Australia's #2 All Breeds
"Nix"
Back to Back!!!
#34 & #35

AGAIN
under
Gundog
Specialist Judges!!!

Thank you
Mr C. Graham (NZ)
Mr L Manners (NZ)
and 
Mr Keith Brown (NZ)

"Nix"
#36

THANK YOU
Gundog
Specialist Judge
Ms Kim Tosi

AUSTRALIA'S #1 ESS
TOP TEN SPORTING DOG

"Miley"
BEST IN SHOW
at
BOTH

VICTORIAN GUNDOG SHOW
and
VIC WOMENS KC!!!

handled by Jordyn O'Neill

PLUS
Winner of the 
"Battle of the Ashes"
handled by Jessica Jolly

GREAT JOB TEAM!!!
NEW CHAMPION!!!
Aust Ch Windward Brigantine (Imp USA)..... at just 13 months of age!!

HUGE THANKS to Krystal Houldsworth for her assistance handling the wild child....

"Nix"
Back to Back!!!
All Breeds BIS #37 & #38

Combined Northern Rivers KC
11th & 12th November 2011

Thank you
Mrs Megan Markotany (NSW)
and
Mrs Joanne Sewell (WA)

Photos by Carolyn Ryan
WOW!!!!
2011

"Miley" is #1 Bitch in Australia
#4 All Breeds

"Nix" is #1 ESS
third year in a row!!!

Two in the Top Five Sporting Dogs!!

"BiBi" is #`1 Papillon
"Suki" is #3 Papillon

#1 ESS BREEDERS
#1 PAPILLON BREEDERS
"Miley" has returned home to Chesterhope in NZ to continue her career. We'll miss the "Moo Cow"!!
"Nix"
bloated and torsed in early December 2011. He's making a great recovery following surgery and complications, and huge thanks to the Specialists at VSS in Brisbane. A heartbreaking ordeal. 
Hopefully he'll be back in the ring one day...
Did you know that English Springers are in the top 20 breeds likely to have a GDV??  WE DIDN'T EITHER!!!
Research it and be aware!!! This could happen to any of us!
TOOWOOMBA ROYAL 2012

"Suki" is BOB Papillon and BEST IN TOY GROUP!!!
"Posh" is BOB English Springer
Here's our baby boy  Fraelighte Fly Me To The Moon (Imp NZ)
Am Ch & NZ Grand Ch Laurdan's Over the Moon (Imp USA) x Aust & NZ Ch Fraelighte Fun And Games

"Sin" came straight out of Baby Class and won BOB over Specials and Gd Champions at Beaudesert KC under an international Judge!
Owned and bred by Kaye McGhie/Jess Jolly/Paige O'Neill
"BiBi" goes BEST IN SHOW
Well done Ian!!

AUSTRALIA'S #1 Papillon

Ch Birikino Crown Diva
owned and bred by 
Erin Brown/Penny Dunkley/
Kaye McGhie/Ian Rasmussen
Fraelighte Fly Me To The Moon (Imp NZ)
Am Ch & NZ Grand Ch Laurdan's Over the Moon (Imp USA) x Aust & NZ Ch Fraelighte Fun And Games

"Sin" - consistently winning BOB over top competition from the PUPPY CLASS
R/U BEST IN GROUP (GROUP 2) at Durack under an International Judge June 2012!!!
Owned and bred by Kaye McGhie/Jess Jolly/Paige O'Neill
WELCOME BACK TO AUSTRALIA 
"Princess MeMe"

Aust & NZ Ch Fraelighte Fun And Games


goes Group 2 in Melbourne with Jess

Thank you judge Ms Marie Patton
WELCOME
"DJ"

Ch Afterglow Slapstick At Cordmaker 
(Imp UK)


Bred by Michael Gadsby & Jason Lynn
Owned by Sue Huebner "Cordmaker" Puli
IN QUEENSLAND FOR A LIMITED CAMPAIGN
THREE new Supreme Champions!!!!
Supreme Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace "Nix"
Supreme Ch/Am Ch/Can Ch Fraelighte Formula One "Darby"
Supreme Ch Fraelighte Foreign Legion "Jag"

ESSAQ August 2012.... 2 x BEST IN SHOW!
BRISBANE Royal August 2012..... BOB, R/U BOB and both Res CC!
CLEAN SWEEP - what a week!!!

Supreme Ch/Am Ch/Can Ch Fraelighte Formula One "Darby"
BEST IN SHOW ESSAQ CH SHOW
Judge Mr Wayne Morris Thompson "Worcath" Canada


Supreme Ch Fraelighte Fantom Menace
 "Nix"
BOB & Group 2nd Brisbane Royal Show
Judge Mrs Gael Morrison RSA
plus... Darby Res CC Dog & R/U BOB, MeMe CC Bitch, Posh Res CC Bitch


Ch Sabu All Dressed Up
 "Posh"
BEST IN SHOW ESSAQ OPEN SHOW
Judge Mrs Sherry Jewell


"Darby" BOB and Group Shortlist Melbourne Royal 2012
"MeMe" RU BOB

Aust Supreme Ch/Am Ch/Can Ch Fraelighte Formula One
and 
Aust/NZ Ch Fraelighte Fun And Games
Darby's son "Jaxon" takes Winners Dog at the US National!!

Can Ch Serenade's Winning Formula
owned by Anne Hutchinson
handled by Kendra Huber
"DJ" goes RUBIS (BIS2) at WSKC
Group 1st (BIG) at Maree KC

Ch Afterglow Slapstick at Cordmaker (Imp UK)
owned by Sue Huebner
handled by Kaye
"DJ" RU BEST IN SHOW
QUEENSLAND GUNDOG
Thank you Mr Dinky Santos (Phill)
"Nix" made a triumphant return to the ring....... and won
2 x BEST IN SHOW
in two weeks!!!

"Bibi" and Ian win back-to-back BEST IN SHOW!!
"BiBi" is #1 Papillon for 2012
and Top Toy Bitch in Australia

2012

We didn't personally enter any individual dog pointscores in 2012, but were delighted to again finish
#1 English Springer Breeders
2 dogs in the Breed Top 10 - thanks to Wendy Fox and Veronica Royston/Jordyn O'Neill and the other owners who did so well with their Fraelighte dogs during the year!


So very proud of
Cathie Whitfield and "Duffy"
NZ Ch Fraelighte Facta Non Verba

PUPPY OF THE YEAR  2012 
in
NEW ZEALAND

Am Ch/NZ Gd Ch Laurdan's Over the Moon (Imp USA) x
Aust/NZ Ch Fraelighte Fun And Games

Bred by Kaye McGhie/Jess Jolly/Diane, Jordyn & Paige O'Neill

and owned, loved and presented by Cathie & Geoff Whitfield
"Nix" had a wonderful 2013
#1 All Breeds in Queensland
#1 Gundog Nationally
Top Ten All Breeds Nationally

and
he took the BIS breed record 
for English Springers!

He is now officially retired!

NEW GRAND CHAMPION
"MeMe"
Aust Grand Ch & NZ Ch 
Fraelighte Fun And Games

Check out "our kid"
new champion
"Sin"
Ch Fraelighte Fly Me To The Moon 
owned by McGhie/Jolly/O'Neill

Our "kid" is having a wonderful start to his specials career in Queensland....

BEST IN SHOW first weekend out
Thank you judge Mrs Cathy Camac (VIC)

BEST IN GROUP WSKC

"Sin" 
Ch Fraelighte Fly Me To The Moon
owned by Kaye McGhie/Jessica Jolly 
and Paige O'Neill

Meet "Lennox"

NZ Chesterhope Take A Number (Imp NZ)

owned by Ty Atkinson/Jess Jolly/Kaye McGhie 
and breeder Diane O'Neill

BEST IN GROUP under a breed specialist FIRST TIME OUT IN AUSTRALIA!!
A "Miley" son... what more could you want?

Introducing
"Rufus Daniel"

Fraelighte Fast Cars N Freedom
just 14 months old!

his first ALL BREEDS BEST IN SHOW Frankston & Dist
Melbourne 14th June 2014

Thank you to our judge Mrs Kerry Cannon (NSW)



Aust Sup Ch/Am Ch/Can Ch Fraelighte Formula One x
Ch Windward Brigantine (Imp USA)

owned by Jill E Davies

Handled by Jess Jolly and Tyron Atkinson

Our "kid" takes another one....

BEST IN SHOW
WOODFORD A P & I
Thank you judge Mr Chris Woodrow (QLD)

"Sin" 
Ch Fraelighte Fly Me To The Moon
owned by Kaye McGhie/Jessica Jolly 
and Paige O'Neill

Now #2 ESS Nationally 
from only 6 shows!!!

RU DOG OF THE YEAR 2014!!!! - Thank you to the international panel of judges who recognised our kid in an amazing line-up of 89 BIS winners!!
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