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About Heather M. Bendelow, our Amethrickeh Apparition and the British Sheltie clubs
As many of you may already know, we have had serious problems with our Amethrickeh Apparition and his breeder, Heather M. Bendelow. To sum it up, Heather Bendelow refuses to refund part of the purchase price (she agreed to this in the sale contract) of Amethrickeh Apparition. Furthermore, she had a surgery done on the dog's ears which is totally unacceptable and can be clasified as animal cruelty. If you are interested in the full story (please, read it, it is rather shocking), please see our letter linked below. We have sent this letter to the Kennel Club, the English Shetland Sheepdog Club and the Yorkshire Shetland Sheepdog Club. All evidence, including expert testimony, is included (with translation to English).Letter sent to British Sheltie Clubs (4MB, some scanned documents)
So what did the British Sheltie Clubs do? Absolutely, 100% nothing. They did not revoke Mrs. Bendelow's membership, they did not act upon the complaint in any way. Let's take a look at YSSC reply first.
Yorkshire Shetland Sheepdog Club reply
Let me make several comments:
- Given the fact that performing a surgery on a dog without health reasons is forbidden practically everywhere, was YSSC really satisfied with a statement from Mrs. Bendelow's vet, saying "of course I did not do it"? Do they really think he would admit doing that?
- It is reasonably safe to assume that the surgery has NOT been done by Mrs. Bendelow's regular vet as there would be too much risk involved.
- None of the UK championship judges, including Mr. Malcolm Hart (by the way a very nice man, highly respectable to be sure), actually checked the dog's ears. Why? Because there was NO REASON TO DO SO! Nobody would expect an ear surgery on such an animal. And we believe it is even unthinkable to the more reputable breeders, such as Mr. Hart. No blame lies with any of the judges for not discovering it. However, claiming that it would be discovered is just wrong.
- Mr. Hart gave Apparition a CAC, not a CC. We do not blame YSSC for not knowing the difference, just pointing this out.
- It is against the law in the Czech Republic to use a dog at stud if you know the dog has a medical condition. Therefore, it was not a "personal decision" as Mrs. Glover-Guest suggests, it was a question of abiding by the law! Amethrickeh Apparition is currently registered in the Czech breeders scheme. However, he has not been used because of his hip score.
- It is really a shame that YSSC feels Mrs. Bendelow is a person of any integrity. She succeeded in cheating and damaging SEVERAL UK bredders who are simply afraid to speak up because of the high connections the Bendelow family has in the Kennel Club and elsewhere.
- We would like to point out that the YSSC letter did not comment upon ANY evidence presented by us, apparently dismissing everything straight away
The ESSC reply was the best one of the three we have received, although the club was also unable to help us (apparently, their hands are tied).
English Shetland Sheepdog Club reply
Short email correspondence with ESSC after their reply (newest on top)
Surprisingly, the Kennel Club replied as well. Unsurprisingly, they also did not help us in any way. Mrs. Bendelow is a registered championship judge and as such, the KC has no power over her. We find this rather amusing and sad at the same time. Also, they stopped replying to our emails over 2 months ago which speaks for itself.
The Kennel Club reply and following email conversation (newest on top)
Please, tell your friends!
The only way to warn people against dealing with Heather M. Bendelow is by word of mouth (or, in this modern age, by email). The clubs will not revoke her membership, the Kennel Club will let her be a judge. Apparently, nobody believes two sheltie lovers from the Czech Republic. But we will NOT give up!So, please, spread the word. Send your friends a link to this page. Tell them. And if you have any advice for us, any way you could help, please let us know! The email is katerina.pankova@gmail.com. If you have been cheated or otherwise wronged by Heather M. Bendelow and wish to speak up, contact us too!
Thanks to everyone who helped and supported us so far. We appreciate it!
Kind regards to all sheltie lovers! Katerina Pankova & Lukas Krincvaj
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News on the website
February 19th - Aydindril has a new home!
Our lovely Aydindril Shetlandska hvezda now has a new home in Germany! We wish him all the best in his new life.
December 17th, 2011 - Birthday and other news
Xsara underwent a surgery at the beginning of December. The stomach is sewn and will not trouble us again.
Pili and Niky had their 11th birthday. All the best, girls! Aydindril is still available! He is now 7 months old, 34cm high and has full teeth. CEA DNA normal, MDR1 +/-.
November 6th, 2011 - 56th Club show of collies rough, smooth and shelties
Prague, 6th NovemberWe've had an incredible day, better than life. Thank you so much to everybody! Lenka, Lenka, Lada, my parents. We've managed to do it all. My thanks go to the judges as well: Piia Enlund and Eerola Päivi. Photos: Jana Zemková, Lenka Fránková. Thank you!
ICh. Amethrickeh Apparition - with big competition in Winner's class - Excellent 1, CAC, best dog + best sable dog, BOB, 2nd BIS (out of 153 dogs) behind this years World Dog Show BOB collie bitch (also BIG, BOD from the show the day before).
Altamira Shetlandská hvězda - puppy class - Very promissing 1, 3rd best puppy
Aramis Shetlandská hvězda - puppy class - Very promissing 1, 2nd best puppy
Congratulations go to BIS Merry and to Lenneli kennel!
www.leneli.cz
October 9th, 2010
Apparition Shetlandska hvezda has a new home near Prague, we'll see how he does at dog shows. For those wanting a puppy, we still have Aydindril Shetlandska hvezda available. A smaller dog but very fast, CEA DNA normal.We have been to a lot of shows lately. In Poland (September 18th, judged by Malcom Hart - UK), our puppies Altamira and Aramis were Very Promissing with Amethrickeh Apparition winning the open class and finishing the championship of Poland!
At a regional show in Prague (October 1st, judged by Ovesna - CZ), the same puppies were again Very Promissing with Amethrickeh Apparition winning the title Regional winner. Our veteran bitch Cheyla Gold also won the veteran class.
And finally, at special show near Chropyne (September 10th, judged by Semik Mariola - PL), our Amethrickeh Apparition won the title Winner of the special show. Our little black devil Linda (Yollinda ze Sedlmajerovy vily) was excellent and deemed good for entry into breeding programme.
July 14th, 2011 - CEA DNA results
Apparition R/R non-affected
Aramis R/R non-affected
Aydindril R/R non-affected
Altamira R/r carrier
VIDEO: "A story about Aydindril and how he refused to go down the stairs "
July 4th, 2011 - Clinical eye examination
Our puppies underwent the clinical eye examination earlier today with a very encouraging results: all puppies are CEA/KAT/PRA clear. We have repeated the clinical test also with their mother, Patty Gabriela, with the same result. We are sorting through the photos of the puppies and will post some more soon. In the meantime, enjoy this video of puppies outside: YouTube.June 20, 2011 - The more successful of our attempts at group photos :)
June 16, 2011 - A few new photos...
June 10, 2011 - Exploring!
The puppies are mastering their walking skills and are exploring what lies beyond their sleeping box. In the photo below, Altamira tries to drink but she does not yet know how :)
July 6th, 2011 - Changes in CEA DNA testing
Due to aggressive PENDING patent-enforcement behaviour by a certain genetic lab that wishes to control the dog DNA testing market, we are forced to DNA-test our litter A for CEA only "unofficially" - under the blanked "for research purposes". We do not wish to support the behaviour due to which several major (and popular) European genetic labs had to stop performing "commercial" CEA DNA tests for a fair price. Therefore, while the results WILL BE ACCURATE AND TRUSTWORTHY, in official paperwork, the puppies have to be marked as "untested". The prices charged by the PENDING patent holders are extortionate and we will not submit to such practices. It is a clear signal that for some people, profit is more important than health.If you know of a laboratory which still performs CEA DNA tests for a fair price, please let us know! We will gladly spread the information to as many breeders as possible!
July 5th, 2011 - More puppy news
First of all, thank you everyone for your congratulations!Litter A - New photos (see individual puppy profiles). First worming done today. Altamira is opening her eyes, the boys are taking a little longer. If you are interested in getting a puppy, please email us at katerina.pankova@gmail.com. More info in the PUPPIES section.
Litter B - We have found a suitable father for our litter B. Photos and more information soon. Needless to say, it will be a very interesting mating with the father from abroad.
Our little black devil Linda (YLLINA ze Sedlmajerovy vily) celebrated her 1 year yesterday by being as naughty as ever :) We love her and wish her many successes!
May 27th, 2011 - PUPPIES ARE HERE
We have 4 beautiful sheltie puppies. All information here: litter A.May 17th, 2011 - Health pedigree
For our litter A, we have prepared a health pedigree. You can see it here.
April 4th, 2011 - Great news
We have visited our vet on Tuesday and we have some great news. Our little Patty will have 4, maybe 5 puppies. We are really happy and excited and we hope everything will go smoothly and that the little shelties will be healthy. We will consider selling a puppy internationally, please contact us for further details. Puppies will be sable only and come with excellent pedigrees. More information about Litter A here.Plus a nice photo of our Amethrickeh Apparition taken during our geocaching trip to "Kacina".
March 29th, 2011 - Patty has been mated!
While watching the online stream from Crufts 2011, we regretted not going to the UK. Our little Patty Gabriela probably heard us because she went into season right on Monday. 7 days later, we were enjoying beautiful and warm sunshine in Yorkshire while visiting Karmidale Monet, the father of our first litter. The mating was successful and we are eagerly waiting for the results of the sonograph.Many thanks to Maureen Bywater for a beautiful visit
Our original first litter mothered by Bayle Blue z Bozi zahrady has been moved to autumn 2011. We are looking for a suitable father - tricolor DNA clear dog without American blood.
One of the local collies and shelties club held once again a year long competition DOG OF THE YEAR. Here are the results:
Ich. Amethrickeh Apparition - 1st place (adult), big congratulations!
YLLINA ze Sedlmajerovy vily - 2nd place in puppy class out of 10 other dogs and bitches
VetCh. Charlota Gold ze Sedlmajerovy vily - 1st place in veteran class. I only wish I could get health along with the title and the certificate as our oldest bitch is in need of it. This title concludes her whole show career although we were never able to get the last CAC for the Czech champion title. We love her very, very much. We really enjoyed our shows together and we hope we will be able to still care for her for yet a very long time (she is 10 years old).
Season's Wishes
December 6th, 2010 - Wels, Birthdays and Linda!
2x CACIB Wels (AT)4. 12. - Brigitte Bregenzer (A)
Ch. Amethrickeh Apparition - champion class - Excellent 2, r. CACA /3/
Yolinda ze Sedlmajerovy vily - junior class - Very Promissing /4/ (no order given in this class)
5. 12. - Phylis Poduschka-Aigner (A)
Ch. Amethrickeh Apparition - champion class - Excellent 2, r. CACA, r. CACIB /3/
Yolinda ze Sedlmajerovy vily - junior class - Very Promissing /2/ (no order given in this class)
I was also able to show my love Bayla:
BAYLA BAYLA Nirreterrit - 2x Veteranensieger
Thanks to Lenka for a great weekend!
More about Bayla and other rough collies we had with us here: http://www.leneli.cz/cz/nasi-psi
On Saturday, our oldest bitches - our beloved champion Pilinka (Charlota Gold) and her beautiful sister Niky (Cheyla Gold) - celebrated their 10th birthday. We wish them all the best and hope they will make us happy for more years to come.
Our young and small hope Linda (Yolinda ze Sedlmajerovy vily) will be a nice bitch in adulthood. Here is a photo from 4 and a half months.
October 12rd, 2010
We are celebrating two anniversaries today. The first one is Pinto's birthday (he is 5) and the second one is the anniversary of the founding of Shetlandska hvezda kennel back in 2004.Our crossbreed Spagetka (or Spaghetti) was very successful last weekend when she won the title "Mladoboleslavsky vorisek 2010" - the best in show at a crossbreed show in Mlada Boleslav. Our Xsara, the least sheltie-like sheltie of our shelties, scored a second place in the category "non-pedigree dogs". It was a great day out, plenty of sun and we had lots of fun! Photos below.
October 3rd, 2010
We have a new addition to our group of shelties - a beatiful tricolour bitch. More info later!The father of our 2011 litter will be Karmidale Monet with Tachnamadra JW.
September 15th, 2010
At a club show in Chropyne, our Pinto was awarded Excellent 1, CAC and won The Best Dog of Chropyne! Our Pilinka also scored in the veteran class, getting Excellent 1 and also the Best Veteran award! We are very happy!We would like to alert you to the following Facebook page which uncovered a case of abused shelties in the USA. Please join, spread the word, help if you can! Thank you! Facebook page here
September 6th, 2010 - Club show in Pardubice, Puppies and more!
A special club show took place on Semptember the 4th in Pardubice, judged by Liz Beth C Liljeqvist from Sweden. Pinto won the open class against 9 other dogs and has therefore completed requirements to become a Czech Champion! Moreover, he won the "Best Sable Sheltie" competition which took place after judging!In the veteran class, our Pili was second because due to her age, her movement is not as good as it used to be. Other than that, the judge liked her very much. Thanks to everyone for your help at Pardubice and in Bratislava! I couldn't have done this without you!
Hopefully we will go to UK to mate our youngest bitch Patty Gabriela Smaal Kim. See the "puppies" section!
On 21st and 22nd of August, Pinto won at a show in Bratislava 2x CAC and 2x res. CACIB (after BOB dog) and has therefore completed requirements to become a Slovak Champion!! We are very happy despite the fact that Pinto is no longer available for mating due to his hip score.
June 22nd, 2010 - Clinical eye examinations
We have been to MVDr. Beranek's clinic today in Pardubice and are happy to announce that the newest sheltie generation is without illnesses!Amethrickeh APPARITION, PATTY GABRIELA Smaal Kim - CEA/PRA/Kat. negative
CHEYLA GOLD ze Sedlmajerovy vily - CEA/PRA/Kat. negative
CHARLOTA GOLD ze Sedlmajerovy vily - PRA/Kat negative, CEA positive - CEA hypoplasie choroidei, kolobom opt. disc
May 17th, 2010 - Shows and more
New development in the "Pinto" case. We have a statement from the "Klub chovatelu kolii a sheltii" club (basically saying they recognize the alterations on Pinto's ears). Furthermore, we have received a written court expert testimony from MVDr. Lubomir Siroky (who is also the president of the Bohemian and Moravian Cynological Union) confirming that alterations have been made. We are now ready to send a formal complain to the UK.On a more positive note, here are some new pictures of our Patty Gabriela Smaal Kim.
Show results:
May 15th - 50th club show of "Klub chovatelu kolii a sheltii" (Repec, CZ), judge: Margaret Lambert (UK)
Amethrickeh Apparition - Excellent 3 out of 7, open class
Pili - Very good 3 out of 5, veteran class
Niky - Very good 4 out of 5, veteran class
May 16th - Central-East European Show (Bratislava, SK), judge: Judit Korózs-Papp (HU)
Pinto - Excellent 1 CAC, open class
Pilinka - Excellent 1, Central-East European Veteran Winner
Here are some prizes from this weekend and also a scan of our oldest bitch's hips - not looking so good with a round anomaly on the right. If anyone has any idea what it might be (our vets are clueless), please contact me ASAP.
April 25th, 2010 - An Article about Pinto
I am publishing and article about my dog, Amethrickeh Apparition and his condition. Everybody please read it and learn from my mistakes!Download here: Pinto and his ears
March 12th, 2010 - News
Out of 11 veterans at Crufts 2010, Rannerdale Ghost Buster (father of our Amethrickeh Apparition) won the first place. Even at his age, he is a great dog and he surely did pass some of his great genes to Pinto :)And here is a new, lovely photo of our Patty Gabriela Smaal Kim. She is growing up to be a beautiful bitch.
February 17th, 2010 - No puppies for now :(
Unfortunatelly, today's examination at our vet revealed that there will be no puppies this spring.February 5th, 2010 - TOP DOG 2009 SLOVAKIA
Amethrickeh Apparition - TOP SHELTIE 2009
Vet Ch CZ+SK, Club. Ch. Charlota Gold ze Sedlmajerovy vily - TOP VETERAN SHELTIE, 3rd place TOP SHELTIE 2009
Patty Gabriela Smaal Kim - 3rd place TOP JUNIOR SHELTIE 2009, 9th place TOP SHELTIE 2009
January 14th, 2010 - Our first litter
We are expecting our first litter some time in late March 2010. More info about the parents can be found in the Puppies section.December 10th, 2009 - Christmas Wels
At a Christmas Show in Austrian Wels, Pinto won Excellen3 on Saturday and Excellent 2, res. CACA and res. CACIB on Sunday. We are happy because he clearly was not in the mood for a show :)
photo by Marketa Chodilova
November 25th, 2009 - Puppies and more news
Our PATTY GABRIELA Small Kim and Amethrickeh Apparition are going to have puppies next year. We expect a litter well suited for dog shows as both of the parents have an excellent pedigree. More about them in the puppies section.Charlota Gold ze Sedlmajerovy vily or "Pilinka" as we call her was awarded Slovak Veteran Champion and Club Champion titles. We are so happy and proud!
Amethrickeh Apparition or "Pinto" won a CACIB at the Prague International Dog Show! He has been very successful so far and we hope to have interchampion title by the end of 2010 :)
The CACIB Cup from Prague
October 12th, 2009 - World Dog Show 2009 and other shows
At a club show on October 3rd, "Pinto" was Excellent 1 and was awarded CAC and "Pilinka" in veteran class Excellent 2. Judged by Eva Fialova (CZ).Unfortunately the World Dog Show was a big disappointment. Bad organization and a last minute judge change in the open class (from a UK judge to a Romanian one) were most unfortunate. "Pinto" was Very Good and so was "Pilinka". Judged by Muntean Petru (RO) and female veterans by Ligita Zake (LV).
The next day, our luck improved significantly at National Dog Show again in Bratislava. "Pinto" was Excellent 1 and was awarded CAC and BOB (our first one)! "Pilinka" was Excellent 1 and therefore fulfilled the requirements for Slovak Veteran Champion! We are very happy with this and it was a nice gift for Pinto's birthday today (12.10.)
Pinto will be available as a stud dog after the November show in Prague.
Heather, thanks so much for Pinto! He is really great and we love him very much!
September 16, 2009 - More shows!
We were quite successful in the past two weeks, despite several health problems.Club dog show in Pardubice (September 5) - judge Bozena Czempas (PL).
Amethrickeh Apparition "Pinto" - Excellent (out of 11), 2nd best golden sheltie (the first was a BOB bitch)
Charlota Gold ze Sedlmajerovy vily "Pili" - Excellent 1, Best club show veteran
Photos from the show with photos from a birthday party of Patty Gabriela Smaal Kim (she was 1 year old) can be found at http://scarlettka.rajce.idnes.cz/5._9._2009_-_KV_Pardubice/
Dog show in Poland (Chorzów) was more successful than the last year.
Amethrickeh Apparition "Pinto" on Saturday, judged by Eva Eriksson (Sweden) Excellent 1, CWC and on Sunday judged by Brian Hawkins (UK) also Excellent 1, CWC.
Photos from Poland can be found at http://hamu.rajce.idnes.cz/Chorzow/
New and wonderful photos of Pinto by Kristina Hejdukova! http://www.sheltie-foto.ic.cz/amethrickeh_apparition.htm
August 22, 2009 - Regional show in Brno
We were very successful at the Regional Dog Show in Brno this weekend. Pinto (Amethrickeh Apparition) was Excellent 1 and won the titles Class winner, Regional winner and BIG (Best in the 1st FCI group)!! Gabi (PATTY GABRIELA Smaal Kim) was also Excellent 1 and earned the title Junior class winner. The weather was supposed to be terrible but in the end it wasn't so bad and we are very happy we didn't stay at home!
July 24, 2009 - Pinto!
We have a new dog! His name is Amethrickeh Apparition but we call him Pinto. He is a 5 year old dog from breeding station Amethrickeh in UK (Ms Heather Bendelow). He will be available for mating later this year!
June 19, 2009 - Shows in Slovakia
We attended two dog shows at the beginning of this month. Unfortunatelly due to unforseen events we were unable to attend a third one in Senec. On Saturday and Sunday both Charlota Gold and Patty Gabriela were competing. Although Patty Gabriela was less than happy to be at a dog show (it was her first time), we returned successful. Photos courtesy of CHS KK Jantárová hviezda. Charlota Gold earned BIS VETERAN title on Sunday. (Charlota Gold, Patty Gabriela)
May 9, 2009 - Our new hope
We have a new bitch in our kennel!A bitch named Patty Gabriela Smaal Kim made me change my mind about buying a Czech shetland sheepdog. She is so sweet! She comes from a very interesting breeding and we place a lot of hope into her. Thanks to everyone for your support! See you at the dog shows!