Aust & S'pore Grand Ch. Taejaan Ms Martini
(Received "Asian Champion" Awards 5 times! 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2005)
(Aust Ch. Mikshar Top Hat N Tails X Aust Ch. Taejaan Tia Maria)

"Martina"
(Imp Australia)

Martina is now permanently retired after the last show of 2005
where she amazingly won Best in Show!!!

What a way to retire at 8.5 years of age - still at the top - and never beaten for #1 Whippet & #1 Hound for 6 consecutive years!!!


This a a photo of the record-breaking Martina as a baby in November 1997.
(I absolutely love this photo of her!!!)
Photo courtesy of her talented breeder, Mrs Molly Rule-Steele, NSW, Australia.

13 BEST IN SHOW!! 5 RESERVE BEST IN SHOW!!
The Biggest Winning Dog of Any Breed, Hound and Whippet in the
34-year history of the Singapore Kennel Club since 1971!

** (scroll down to see all the photos & international judges) **

Whelped: 15 Sep 1997
Breeder: Mrs Molly Rule-Steele, Australia

Singapore's #2 Dog of the Year 2005 (All Breeds)
Singapore's #3 Dog of the Year 2004 (All Breeds)
Singapore's #1 Dog of the Year 2003 (All Breeds)
Singapore's #1 Dog of the Year 2002 (All Breeds)
Singapore's #2 Dog of the Year 2001 (All Breeds)
Singapore's #1 Dog of the Year 2000 (All Breeds)

Singapore's #1 Hound of the Year 2005
Singapore's #1 Hound of the Year 2004
Singapore's #1 Hound of the Year 2003
Singapore's #1 Hound of the Year 2002
Singapore's #1 Hound of the Year 2001
Singapore's #1 Hound of the Year 2000

Singapore's #1 Whippet of the Year 2005
Singapore's #1 Whippet of the Year 2004
Singapore's #1 Whippet of the Year 2003
Singapore's #1 Whippet of the Year 2002
Singapore's #1 Whippet of the Year 2001
Singapore's #1 Whippet of the Year 2000



Reserve Best in Show
Judge: Mr John Lusk
(Canada)
May 2000


Best in Show
Judge: Mr Thomas Lim
(Singapore)
July 2000

Best in Show
Judge: Ms Yvonne Smith
(New Zealand)
September 2000

Best in Show
Judge: Mrs Mariko Harase
(Japan)
December 2000

Best in Show
Judge: Mrs Gunilla Fristedt
(Sweden)
March 2001

Best in Show
Judge: Mr Ray Greer
(New Zealand) December 2001
Expertly handled by Mr Tony Kyman
Talkabout Whippets, Australia

Best in Show
Judge: Mrs Stephanie Rickard
(Australia)
September 2002
Reserve Best in Show
Judge: Mr Izumi Awashima
(Japan)
December 2002

Best in Show
Judge: Mr William Stevenson
(Australia)
December 2002

 
Best in Show
Judge: Mrs Elle Maitland
(Australia)
February 2003



Best in Show
Judge: Mrs Shona Prebble
(New Zealand)
July 2003
Reserve Best in Show
Judge: Mrs Rhonda Lane
(Australia)
July 2003
Best in Show
Judge: Ms Beth Warman
(New Zealand)
July 2004

Reserve Best in Show
Judge: Mr Philip John
(India)
January 2005

Reserve Best in Show
Judge: Mrs Brenda Banbury
(United Kingdom)
April 2005
Best in Show
Judge: Dr Peter Tallentire
(Australia)
November 2005


Molly with Martina (Sunbury, 1998)

Martina winning Best in Hound Group at the
prestigious Sunbury Championship Show 1998. She was only 14 months old then.

I saw Martina for the first time in my life from
this photo on Molly's website. And I had goosebumps.
Then I couldn't sleep for months.

Prior to coming to Singapore:
Best in Show - Mrs Diane Besoff (Australia)
Best in Show - Mr Ted Pickering (Australia)


Challenge Certificates awarded in Singapore by:

YEAR 2000
1. Mrs Ferelith Somerfield (United Kingdom) - 2000
2. Mr John Lusk (Canada) - 2000
3. Mrs Yvonne Smith (New Zealand) - 2000
4. Mrs Mariko Harase (Japan) - 2000

YEAR 2001
5. Mrs Gunilla Fristedt (Sweden) - 2001
6. Mr David Roche (Australia) - 2001
7. Mr Ray Greer (New Zealand) - 2001
8. Mr Takahiro Miyagawa (Japan) - 2001

YEAR 2002
9. Mr Tony Valli (Australia) - 2002
10. Mr Fred Peddie (Canada) - 2002
11. Mrs Stephanie Rickard (Australia) - 2002
12. Mr William Stevenson (Australia) - 2002
13. Mr Izumi Awashima (Japan) - 2002

YEAR 2003
14. Mrs Elle Maitland (Australia) - 2003
15. Mrs Rhonda Lane (Australia) - 2003
16. Mrs Shona Prebble (New Zealand) - 2003

YEAR 2004
17. Mrs Marit Sunde (Norway) - 2004
18. Mrs Connie Redhead (Australia) - 2004
19. Ms Beth Warman (New Zealand) - 2004
20. Mr Robert Velhurst (Canada) - 2004
21. Mrs Sandra Mashford (Australia) - 2004
22. Mr Keith Simmons (New Zealand) - 2004

YEAR 2005
23. Mr Philip John (India) - 2005
24. Mr Kikuhiko Kashiwagi (Japan) - 2005
25. Mrs Brenda Banbury (United Kingdom) - 2005
26. Mrs Christine Rafton (Australia) - 2005
27. Mr Tan Oo Hock (Malaysia) - 2005
28. Mr John Stanton (New Zealand) - 2005
29. Dr Peter Tallentire (Australia) - 2005


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Reserve Challenge Certificates awarded in Singapore by:

1. Ms Carmyn Kingston (Australia) - 2000
2. Ms Jean Lanning (United Kingdom) - 2001
3. Mrs Susette Monk (Australia) - 2002
4. Mrs Donna Cole (Canada) - 2002
5. Mr Paul Stanton (Sweden) - 2003
6. Mr Adrian Landarte (Uruguay) - 2004
7. Mrs Jocelyn Croad (Australia) - 2005

 

 

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