Bella, Pickle & Sonny
Bella - Tinker Belle at Gonetoground
22nd March 1998 - 23rd October 2011
Bella, was Trouble’s mum, and was bred by Derek and Bitte Crooks in Marlow (her mother Tinks is Pickle’s daughter). While she was living with us she had three litters of puppies sired by: Riplington Bumpy Rhodes, Jagen Johny Riplington - the litter that produced Trouble - and her final litter sired by Howlbeck Hooray Henry (Sonny)
Bella was spayed and re-homed after her third litter and moved to live with Suzanne and Mark in Bicester who absolutely doted on her and gave her a wonderful new life. She had the most sweet and gentle temperament which she passed on to her offspring. She was great with children and was a popular choice for Junior Handling competitions as she really loved the show ring and would always show perfectly for them wagging her tail the whole time.
She is greatly missed by us all.
Bella's Pedigree
| Parents | Grandparents | Great-Grandparents | Great-Great-Grandparents |
| Ardencote Titan | Ardencote Twiss | Ardencote Treason | Somervale Danny (pjrtc) |
| Ardencote Tinker (pjrtc) | |||
| Clystlands Tinsel | Clystlands Tangle | ||
| Galebern Twinkle | |||
| Ardencote Trisco | Ardencote Top Notch | Ridley Robber of Belmorr (pjrtc) | |
| Ardencote Tanager | |||
| Ridley Renaissance | Redwood Tackles Ridley (pjrtc) | ||
| Ridley Replica (pjrtc) | |||
| Ardencote Tantalum | Ardencote Tariff | Ragford Rascal (pjrtc) | David Davies Scrap |
| Clystlands Cider of Ragford (pjrtc) | |||
| Ardencote Tinker (pjrtc) | Hill Farm Cracker | ||
| Hill Farm Katie Jane | |||
| Howlbeck Pick'n Mix | Howlbeck Piper | Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | |
| Ground Hill Pip (pjrtc) | |||
| Ground Hill Twist (pjrtc) | Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | ||
| Tinker (1) (2) | |||
Sonny - Howlbeck Hooray Henry
8th July 1996 - 6th October 2011
Sonny was bred by the late George Simpson who together with his wife Vera produced the famous line of Howlbeck Parson Russells.
Sonny was a very quiet and affectionate dog and “the perfect gentleman”. He would never provoke a fight but would be more than prepared to stand his ground to look after me, and any of the bitches, if he thought we were being threatened. Make no mistake about these little dogs they know how to protect themselves if challenged!
After his show career and stud work were over Sonny retired to live with friends in Wheatley and visited us regularly. Like Pickle, Bella and Trouble he was also a passionate and good strong swimmer and happy to swim in lakes, rivers or the sea.
A measure of his gentle nature was that when he came “home” to visit us he would pop his head around the door and stands perfectly still with his eyes closed while the “girls” greeted him in a very rough and noisy fashion. Many terriers would answer back or snap at them - not Sonny.
He is sadly missed … RIP Sonny
Sonny's Pedigree
| Parents | Grandparents | Great-Grandparents | Great-Great-Grandparents |
| Howlbeck Uno-Who | Howlbeck Pacific Diver | Howlbeck Marine Diver | Ridley Renegade of Westbeck |
| Ground Hill Midge (pjrtc) | |||
| Howlbeck Pebbles | Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | ||
| Ground Hill Pip (pjrtc) | |||
| Howlbeck Tinker Tailer | Howlbeck Piper | Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | |
| Ground Hill Pip (pjrtc) | |||
| Ground Hill Twist (pjrtc) | Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | ||
| Tinker (1) (2) | |||
| Howlbeck River Pearl | Howlbeck Mighty Marty | Ridley Renegade of Westbeck | Ridley Red Alert (pjrtc) |
| Clystlands Belinda Ridley (pjrtc) | |||
| Ground Hill Midge (pjrtc) | Ground Hill Badger | ||
| Ground Hill Sall (pjrtc) | |||
| Howlbeck Tinker Tailer | Howlbeck Piper | Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | |
| Ground Hill Pip (pjrtc) | |||
| Ground Hill Twist (pjrtc) | Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | ||
| Tinker (1) (2) | |||
Pickle - Howlbeck Pick’n Mix
1993 - 2006
Pickle was one of the earlier of the Howlbeck “lines” being born just a few years after George had started to register his dogs with the Kennel Club. She is Bella’s grandmother and Trouble’s great grandmother and was our first “registered” terrier. Our thanks to Jan Wood (Ardencote) for “the best gift ever". She too did the show circuit before being retired to live, as a much loved companion, on a farm just outside Oxford.
Pickle's Pedigree
| Parents | Grandparents | Great-Grandparents | Great-Great-Grandparents |
Howlbeck Piper |
Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | Blythe's Twizzle | Ward's Breeze |
| Ward's Dixie | |||
| Blythe's Bramble | Skidmore's Printer | ||
| Blythe's Judy | |||
| Ground Hill Pip (pjrtc) | Ground Hill Ben | Kimmy | |
| Ground Hill Sall (pjrtc) | |||
| Ground Hill Rats | Clough's Toby | ||
| Clough's Holly | |||
Ground Hill Twist (pjrtc) |
Ground Hill Kim (pjrtc) | Blythe's Twizzle | Ward's Breeze |
| Ward's Dixie | |||
| Blythe's Bramble | Skidmore's Printer | ||
| Blythe's Judy | |||
| Tinker (1) (2) | Ranter | Parent Not Recorded | |
| Parent Not Recorded | |||
| Brandy | Parent Not Recorded | ||
| Parent Not Recorded | |||