When we had the dam staying with us for the mating, we felt that she really was the sort of bitch who could produce something nice and the dog that Wendy Mitchell had chosen to use, The Outlaw, suited her beautifully.

Accordingly, when the litter was born (which contained a high percentage of reds) we very much wanted to go and see them. On a beautiful sunny day in July we travelled down to Sussex and we were certainly not disappointed. Wendy had decided to keep the male and he was very nice indeed but there were also three flashy red and white bitches. There wasn’t much to separate them but we kept coming back to ‘Lola’. She was spectacular on the table and also had such a pretty head and expression. Wendy very kindly agreed to sell her to us.

As she grew we became more and more excited by her. On her very first appearance in the ring she went Reserve Best in Show and Best Puppy in Show at the British Boxer Club under Pam Freeman and she looked sensational. After that, we campaigned her pretty lightly through her puppy classes, waiting for her to mature.

In December 2014 when she was a few days into Yearling we took her to the Cotswold Boxer Club and we were thrilled when she won her class, followed by her first CC and BIS under Diego Garcia from an entry of 240. She started 2015 with the RCC at the Anglian Boxer Club from Paul Melville. She then picked up her second CC at the Mancunian Boxer Club in April under Mandy Laidlaw when she was still in yearling. She was awarded BIS as well, with the agreement of co-judge Jack Bispham. Her title came quickly at Three Counties when she was in Limit for the first time, having turned two just a few days before the show. When Carol Schofield awarded her the class and then her third CC, Lola became our 27th UK Champion and the first one for Wendy Mitchell’s long standing Diceulon kennel.

We admire her clean cut outline and her beautiful balance with excellent angulation front and rear. She has a lovely crested neck and correctly sloping topline. On the move she is accurate from all angles and pushes off well from behind. Her head is beautiful with good width and depth of muzzle and a quizzical expression. Lola is a very valuable addition to our kennel.