Ch Champagne chez Cacharel de la Maison du Garde-Barriere HT (imp Austria)

Champers arrived in Sydney quarantine station 5 days after Yank, she breezed through quarantine and was soon at home with us in Queensland. Her first show in Australia was the day after she arrived in Qld. Champers loved the ring, the limelight, the attention and was a wonderful show dog. In her second show she won the first of many Junior in Group awards. Her first interstate outing was Sydney Royal 1999 under breed specialist Mrs Wera Hubenthal where she blitzed the field and won BOB from a large entry. In the same year she added Brisbane, Melbourne and Darwin Royal CC's to her tally. She also won the Bitch CC at the two Spring Fair shows that November in Sydney - these have the biggest Briard entries every year, she also added to her group tally at these shows winning Intermediate in Group under a Finnish judge. In 2000 she was not  shown much but has still managed to pick up another two Royal CC'c at Toowoomba and Brisbane Royal 2000 where she won BOB under breed specialist Rodi Hubenthal.

Champers was carefully chosen to compliment our existing European lines, her bloodlines combine very well with Henri's lines. Her type and her temperament could have done much for Australian Briards. Unfortunately this will never happen as she is quite dysplastic and will never be bred from. She has been desexed is now lives comfortably with friends where part of her 'job' is to welcome visitors to a large boarding kennel.