October 2026
September 2026

21 September


Many thanks to the organisers and sponsors of the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Qld and the Hound Club of Qld for last weekend's shows.


They say you learn something new every day. Last Saturday I learned that my legs complain if I enter 3 dogs in 4 shows on 1 day!!!

But I have to say the results were worth it!!


RR CLUB OF QLD OPEN - Caelum, Brandi and Kara owned/handled by Stephen Gleeson entered

  • BEST IN SHOW  : Brandi (Sup Ch Chilolo TRL Tennessee Gold)
  • Best Dog and Open In Show: Caelum (Sup Ch Chilolo BM Gold On The Moon)
  • 2nd Open Bitch class: Kara (Chilolo TRL Golden Shadow)

HOUND CLUB OF QLD OPEN - Caelum and Goldie (brother/sister)

  • RUNNER UP BEST IN SHOW   - Caelum
  • Best Bitch & Rubob: Goldie

HOUND CLUB OF QLD CHAMP SHOW - Caelum & Goldie

Best of Breed   - Goldie with a very respectable 19 points

Challenge Dog: Caelum


FCI show I only entered Caelum and he was awarded Reserve CACIB. He had well and truly had enough for the day by then LOL Kara with Steve won her class and was also Reserve CACIB


Our farm dogs really did us proud - 4 shows with tough competition resulting in 1 x BIS, 1 x RUBIS and 3 Best of Breeds with 3 different dogs!!

Now back to the farm for some relaxation!


15 September

We have had 7 baby goats born during the past week and I took this pic yesterday of Shadey thinking maybe this little boy might like to play with her!!
15 September

On 24 August, Shadey was in the run with her 11 siblings when somehow she managed to damage her eyelid. 

Quick trip to the vet to have it stitched and then have a cone put on. She was really good with the cone and had to wear it for 10 days until the stitches came out.

Three times a day I had to clean her eye and put ointment in and she was just so good.  The last pic was taken on 14 September showing how well it has healed.

So lucky that the eye itself was not damaged, just the lid so hopefully the scar will reduce with time. It still weeps some days but the weather is so dry and dusty it is not really surprising.

12 September

Lovely email from Rachel who has Murphy from our last Tuku – Chukkie litter. 

Rachel also has an older wolfhound cross dog called Odie and the two of them are now best mates: 

“Hi Rosemary, Omg...my fur babies are so beautiful. I’m so in love. My cup is full. Murphy is amazing, and Odie is so gentle. Murphy chews Odie’s tail, pulls on his fur, chews around Odie’s neck and ears, pair of play toys they are.

In and out of each others legs. Murphy comes to his name, walks/jogs on his lead, trots around our gym like he is a show pony. Happy to interact with people. 

I could swear that Django is present...”  

Rachel bought Django from our Image – Makani litter born April 2014. Unfortunately he passed away a year or so ago.
6 September

All of our lovely 12 Tuku babies have left us and have settled in so well to their new homes.

It was a really lovely litter and it is a shame that only one or two might be shown. Tuku was the best mum.

The homes they have gone to are all wonderful with several being repeat buyers from previous years.

Always nice when families come back for second and third puppies. 

Wishing everyone the best of luck with their new babies and we hope you all have many years ahead of you to enjoy your puppies.
August 2026

22 August


Today Brandi gained the final points she needed to be awarded her Supreme Champion Title (pending Dogs Qld confirmation).  


Her last 3 show results are 15 point Best of Breed and Group 4th placement on


  • 16th August under Mr A Kendijas (Serbia) ;

 

  • 21 August 15 point Best of Breed and Group 2 placement under Ms E Josef (Victoria) and the following day another

 

  • 15 point Best of Breed and a Group 4th placement under Mr Simon Mills (ACT).  

She has had an amazing show career and will now have some time out so Goldie can come back into the ring.


9 August

Ben sent through this pic of his two – Zulla and her son, Ragnar who is a litter sister to our Triska. 

Ben says “Grabbing a coffee after our morning run and walk, they get a good run and walk in the early morning and then again in the afternoon. 

It was a bit brisk this morning at the park and then along the water front”
July 2026
20 July

Anne sent me some lovely photos of her girl, Isla with her young son. 

Isla is a Goldie – Nikki daughter born in August 2024. 

Isla had an awful accident as a puppy but she has healed really well thanks to Anne’s care and attention. 

We are so lucky to have such wonderful homes for our puppies!
9 July

Joey went to the vet today to have a nasty looking wart removed from the back of his neck.

He had a similar one on his side and although it fell off a few weeks ago, the vets decided to take out what was left of it.

Joey came through the surgery well but looks a bit like a war veteran!
16 July

Posted on FB by Stephen from Rockhampton:  “Our beautiful Chilolo ridgeback Max on the 7th of June was very sadly laid to rest only a couple of weeks from his 12th birthday.

He grew up with our 2 children and was the most loved and adorable pet anyone could ask for. He is sorely missed.”  

Max was from our Minty – Cracker litter born 29 June 2014.  It is always so sad when they leave us but our sincere thanks to Stephen and his family for giving Max such a wonderful home for the past 12 years.
5 July

Babies are all doing really well and have extended their rotation time to 3-4 hours so I get a bit more sleep!! 

Tuku wanted to come out for a run today and she is also doing really well with lots of milk.
2 July

Tanya in Perth sent through this very cute pic of her girl, Roxie.

Roxie is from our Triska – Luka litter born 30 March 2024 (sister to our Brandi). 

Such a funny girl!!  Tanya says “Roxie. Not sure if the is broken or if she thinks she is cute. I think she is cute!”
June 2026
30 June

So Tuku didn’t make her due date of Thursday. She decided she had had enough yesterday morning and because she was so big I decided on an elective Caesarian.

She ended up with 7 girls and 5 boys, all ridged and not much white. Quite a range in colors. Tuku had a bit of drama after I picked her up as she had a small bleed from her surgery. Luckily it was not internal and looked much worse than it actually was.

She has a bandage overnight which will come off back at the vet today.

I have divided them into 6 and 6 and am rotating them on her about every 2 hours for the first few days to make sure they all get a good start. So far so good!

Once again many thanks to Ron Newland at Ice Age Breeding for not only another successful TCI but continuing with big litter numbers. Ron’s expertise and experience is much appreciated!
23 June

Last weekend I did 4 shows with my girl Brandi (Ch Chilolo TRL Tennessee Gold) with results as follows:

Friday Kalbar Ag judge Mrs V Schneider - best of breed and Runner Up In Group (15 points)

Saturday Qld kennel council show 1 at Durack judge Mr E Pickering - best of breed and runner up in group over multi BIS winners (18 points because there was a big entry of 16 RRs so breed points was bigger than RUBIG points)

Saturday show 2 - judge Mrs R Ralphs - best of breed (18 points)

Sunday QKC Judge Mrs S Phillips - best of breed and best open in group (11 points)

So a grand total of 62 points for the weekend and that much closer to her supreme title  So happy with my girl.  And, as if that wasn’t enough, I bought a raffle ticket for $2 and won $50!!!
23 June

So on my return home, there is no doubt that Tuku is pregnant!!
15 June

Received this lovely pic and message from Sally who has Marnus from our Triska – Caelum litter. Sally writes:

“Thought I would share this sweet photo.  Marnus hangs out in Thomas’s room every night while I read books and Tommy falls asleep”
10 June

My last day in the US.
8 June

While on holiday with Emma in the US, we went to a weekend of shows in Kansas. Emma and Kaos took out a Group 1 (Best In Hound Group) and a Group 4 over the weekend and also did a couple of really good runs in the Fast Cat. 

This is a straight sprint race and each dog runs on his/her own and is timed. Kaos had a time of 7.5 seconds on his second run!
4 June

A throw back photo of my gorgeous daughter, Emma, in Alabama with Player, one of her favourites who sadly is no longer with her.
May 2026
31 May

Well done to Julie and Samara (Nikki – Chatter) at the Lockyer Valley KC shows today taking out Runner Up Neuter in Group today.
18 May

Once again Brandi does me proud with Best In Group Number 10!! Really on the downhill run for her Supreme title with only points to amass now.

For those who are not familiar with a Supreme Champion title, the requirements are 1000 points plus either 3 x Best In Show or 10 x Best In Group awards all at championship level.

The points are just a long slog but the group wins are not easy for a breed that is often overlooked at group level as they are not flash and dash!
April 2026

24/26 April


Very happy with last weekend's results for my young girl, Brandi (Aust Ch Chilolo TRL Tennessee Gold) who followed her 2 x Runner Up In Group awards from the previous weekend with:


  • Friday am - BEST IN GROUP (25pts) under Mr R Watson (Tasmania)

 

  • Friday pm - R/U BOB (11pts) under Mrs D Dryburgh (NSW)

 

  • Saturday - R/U BOB (12pts) under Mrs P Hartwell (NSW)

 

  • Sunday - Reserve In Group (16pts) under Mrs H Morrison (Tas)

Good to see 14 RRs entered with several taking out class in group awards.


Brandi has another 64 points and another group towards a Supreme title. Adding up points seems to give a purpose to showing!


19 April


Lovely day for RRs at Redcliffe KC Show on Sunday with Brandi taking out Runner Up In Hound Group, Lainey Best Baby Puppy In Group and 2nd in a big all breeds 3-6 month sweepstakes class, Elsa (bred by Julie David) awarded Best Minor Puppy in Group and her mum, Samara (bred by us) was Runner Up Neuter In Group. Always good to see a judge who appreciates the breed!


Brandi (Aust Ch Chilolo TRL Tennessee Gold) is well on her way to her Supreme Champion title and has done so well taking out either Best in Group or Runner Up In Group at her last few shows.


And to prove Chilolo RRs are functional as well as beautiful I have just received Samara's most recent certificate for Novice Sprint Dog title.


Samara's litter brother Sarsha with Ricki Smith gained his Advanced Sprint Dog title (pending DQ approval) last weekend Well done Julie and Samara and Ricki and Sarsha

17 April

Brandi was awarded another Runner Up Best in Hound Group at Nanango today.

She is well on the way to her Supreme Champion title and has only just turned 2 years of age.
19 April

Another lovely email from one of our puppy owners. This is from Therese at Katherine in the Northern Territory who has Edie from our Triska and Luka litter born in March 2024: 

“Clayton was out working in the yard while I was cooking and I went out to find this. Must have been too much for them both and Edie just loves a good nap”
18 April

Lovely FB post from Kelly in Brisbane about Zelda, her Bubbles – Nikki puppy:  “You might think Zelda was rolling around when I took this photo.

Nope. She’s asleep. Fast asleep, completely still. That’s how she sleeps”
18 April

And another one from Karyn in Melbourne who has Ruby from our Holly – Herc litter born in 2018.

Apparently Ruby is a regular at the local Coffee Club!
14 April

Another birthday baby for today from the Bubbles – Nikki litter. This is Zelda who lives in Brisbane with Kellie and Pete and their family
14 April

Happy birthday to the Bubbles – Nikki litter who were born a year ago. This is an email  received from Chris and Kate in Sydney – such well behaved kids!! :


“Hi everyone, happy 1st birthday to all of the pups. Here is a photo of young Theo with his older sister Zali with his birthday cake, Chris and Kate”
14 April

Litter brothers at 7 years of age from Chatter and Nikki. 

Sasha lives with Ricky in Brisbane and has done extremely well at lure coursing and now is excelling at Sprint Dog races. 

Joey lives with us and, believe it or not, he is an excellent hunter and finds quail, ducks and hares by using his excellent sense of smell but despite his talent as a hunter, he is more than happy to while away the house on the couch!
March 2026
01 March

Sometimes there is good news and sometimes it is very sad and this email I received yesterday is a sad one: 

“Hi Rosemary,  Hope your well xx John and Rachele here from Ashmore Goldcoast not sure if you remember us we had the 2 Ethiopian children we adopted .

We Just wanted to let you know our dear ridgeback Diesel passed away. He was a pup from Solar and Image. He was the most beautiful Amazing handsome Boy we had so many fun and beautiful times with him . He grew up with our sausage dogs and there missing him dearly .

Thankyou so so much for letting him be a part of our family . He honestly brought so much joy and happiness to our family. He was so handsome and his deep red colour was always complimented on . His nature was so gentle .

Thankyou Rosemary.  Kindest regards John Rachele Tigi & Obi “
February 2026
07 February

Allora was the first show of the year we were able to attend and Brandi was awarded Best of Breed.

Nice way to start the year!! 

Pic is Brandi cooling off in the dam after we got home.
January 2026
January

This is such a sad story. 

Cayce lives locally and bought Obi from us. Obi was from our Bubbles and Caelum litter born 9 March 2024. 

Cayce took Obi out one night for her usual last outing before going to bed and, unbeknownst to Cayce, a snake must have bitten Obi. 

The following morning Obi was very sick and despite Cayce rushing her to an emergency vet, they could not save her. 

Cayce sent me these pics of Obi’s grave.
25 January

Lovely photos sent through from Jon and Ana who have Zulu. 

Zulu is from our Chatter – Solar litter born June 2020 and obviously has the best home!!
01 January

On 23 November last year Triska had 11 puppies to Caelum and they have now all gone to their new homes.

We are so blessed to have such wonderful families taking our puppies home!

Here are some photos with the puppies being collected by their new families.

Without exception they have all settled in very well.
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