2026-10-24
Midland Counties CS 24th October, 2026 Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog, DCC #89 & BOB. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal x Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Casaarabal's Freyja Selmalda 1st Yearling Bitch. (Rojon's Aladdin II x Am. Ch. Casaarabal's Shield-Maiden At Grandview) Lesley and I thank breed judge Ian Shadbolt for Guys award and recognising Freyja's qualities, really appreciate the comments afterwards. Thanks to Tammy Pocock for the photo! Many thanks to Working Group judge John Purnell for awarding Guy Working Group 2 in such a quality Group! Such a rewarding day on many levels.
2026-10-18
DANE OF THE YEAR 18th October, 2026 Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open & Best Dog, RBIS/BOS. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Lesley and I are immensley proud of all that Guy achieves and thank breed judge Catherine Gilbert for considering him for top honours at this prestigous show. This is the fifth time this year that Guy has done the 'double' with his daughter Indy, including Cruft's, and delighted to see her as the top CC winning Dane in '26, having won 16 CC's and now Dane of the Year! With three Champion progeny to his name, other multi CC winning stock and several Best Puppy In Breed/Show to his name Guy's worth as a sire continues to impress. He has a number of youngsters coming through, both here in the UK, in Ireland and the US, and we look forward with great interest to their development. Last weekend alone his progeny achieved 3* CC, BOB/BIS, 1* RCC and 2* Best Puppy (UK), 2* Green Stars and BIS at the Great Dane Association Ireland and Winners Dog and Winners Bitch (all three days!) and Best Puppy in the US! At Dane of the Year Guy was Best Dog, Indy was Best Bitch/BIS and Jeff went Best Puppy In Show! Sincere thanks to all the judges for recognising these wonderful Danes, to the breeders and owners who have worked so hard and represented these Danes to the maximum - THANK YOU!
2026-09-20
Pennine Great Dane Club 20th September, 2026 Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog, DCC #88 & RBIS/BOS. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) On behalf of Lesley and I thank you very much to breed judge Inez Cooke for recognising Guys qualities, your analysis on conclusion of judging was very much appreciated. Darlington Dog Show Society 20th September, 2026 Casaarabal's Freyja Selmalda 1st Junior Bitch. (Rojon's Aladdin II x Am. Ch. Casaarabal's Shield-Maiden At Grandview) Thanks to judge Irene McManus for another Junior win! A very enjoyable day, in good company and delighted to see Guy's progeny win major honours including Best Puppy In Show at the Pennine GDC! Congratulations John, Heather & Candice and the winners on the day!
2026-09-13
Richmond GCDS 13th September, 2026 Casaarabal's Freyja Selmalda 1st Junior BItch. (Rojon's Aladdin II x Am. Ch. Casaarabal's Shield-Maiden At Grandview) Lesley and I delighted with Freyja's maturity and love her style, elegance and outline as captured in this ringside candid (again, many thanks Annette!). At a tender 17 months she has now won numerous Junior/Limit classes accumulating 2 CC's, both with BOB, plus 1 RCC. Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog & DCC #87. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Our thanks to judge Linda Coleman for appreciating our Danes. And Guy's offspring continue to shine - congratulations #TeamIndy for your 14th CC with BOB and Group Shortlist.
2026-08-29
Driffield CDS 29th August, 2026 Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog, DCC #86 & BOB. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Lesley and I thank breed judge Chris Bithell for Guys award! As always many thanks to Annette for capturing so many special moments and congratulations on Junior win! We are so proud of Guy's progeny who again today won Junior Dog, Junior Bitch, Open Bitch and BCC! Many thanks to Working Group judge Bridgette Bodle for shortlisting Guy to the final 8 in such a quality Group!
2026-08-17
When you receive photographs of this quality you just have to share... Ir. Ch. Int. Ch. Selmalda After All At Sundasac (Am. Ch. Rojons Legendary Kiss Kiss v Svevo X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi's Journey J.W.) Fiona & Margot doing what they do best! Margot was born 03/09/18 and coming up 8 years young next month! Co-owned with Lesley & I we thank both Fiona (lose the Crocs though Fi!) & Andy for looking after and presenting our Danes so well.
2026-07-31
Paignton & District Fanciers Association 31st July, 2026 Casaarabal's Freyja Selmalda 1st Junior B*tch, BCC #2 & BOB. (Rojon's Aladdin II x Am. Ch. Casaarabal's Shield-Maiden At Grandview) Concluded with a fabulous WORKING GROUP 3! Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog, DCC #85. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) What a long but satisfying day at Paignton! Lesley and I are delgihted with our 'double' today and, again, pass on our sincere thanks to judge Allyson King for thinking so highly of our Danes. At just 15 months we could not be prouder of how Freyja is developing and naturally our Breed Record Holder Guy defies his years! Congratulations to all the other winners on the day, you can see again from this capture how cool, calm, collected Freyja was.
2026-07-11
National Working & Pastoral Breeds Society 11th July, 2026 Casaarabal's Freyja Selmalda 1st Limit B*tch, BCC #1 & BOB. (Rojon's Aladdin II x Am. Ch. Casaarabal's Shield-Maiden At Grandview) WOW! Lesley and I are speechless! This win means everything! Thanks to judge Stephen Atkinson for thinking so highly of our American girl Freyja, we are delighted with her progress. This candid shot captured by Annette is stunning, thank you, and a natural reflection of the beauty of Freyja. Congratulations to all the other winners on the day, you can see from this moment how cool, calm, collected Freyja was.
2026-06-21
A truly tropical Blackpool Championship Dog Show with Robin Newhouse officiating. From the largest class of the day... Casaarabal's Freyja Selmalda - 1st Limit and RBCC. (Rojons Aladdin II X Am. Ch. Casaarabal Shield Maiden At Grandview) Lesley and I are over the moon with our American Girl and express our sincere thanks to Fernando, Carlos, Stuart & Sally J. Lynn for this special one. To Ray for all that he has done to get to this juncture. As always we are indebted to Annette for the photo and of course our judge Robin Newhouse for recognising Freyja! Well done to all the winners on the day!
2026-06-13
North of the border for both Border Union and the Scottish Great Dane Club Championship Shows. Under Paul Worsley Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy was awarded the RCC and our beautiful Fawn youngster, Casaarabal's Freyja Selmalda, topped her Yearling class. Under judge Simon Luxmoore at the Scottish GDC we were delighted that he awarded Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st in Open Dog, the CC and ultimately RBIS and BOS. His 84th CC.
2026-05-24
It was thirty degrees plus for the South Western Great Dane Club Championship Show where long term breed devotee Caroline Wareing (Caskayd) was appointed. She duly awarded Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st in Open Dog and eventually the Dog Challenge Certificate, his 83rd. How rewarding that his daughter won her 8th CC and his son was again Best Puppy Dog!
2026-05-14
Scottish Kennel Club 14th May, 2026 Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog, DCC #82 & BOB. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Lesley and I thank breed judge Jackie Stubbs for Guys award! Many thanks once more to the extrmely talented Annette for capturing so many special moments.
2026-05-14
Scottish Kennel Club 14th May, 2026 Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy - WORKING GROUP 1. (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Such an emotional moment when judge Tim Hutchings pointed in the direction of Guy for the Number 1 spot! Working Group judge Tim Hutching's critique - 'The winner was Chappell's Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy a Great Dane who is beautifully made and brimful of breed type. Strong but retaining elegance; graceful and muscular. Excellent overall proportions with an exceptional front and forehand, well matched by a powerfully made, well built rear. Perfectly straight front legs with quality, big, flat bone. His outline is copybook and flows smoothly reflecting his super balance. On the move he is accurate, light on his feet and ground covering with plenty of power from behind. He has a beautifully balanced, long head, properly filled out and with an outstanding expression. Let's be honest, after a very long campaign, I have seen him on occasional days when he gets a bit bored with it all but he brought his A-game today and as I made my final decision his clever handler got that final bit out of him, something caught his eye, he crested his beautiful long neck, he looked down his long nose and the group was his. A world-class dog'.
2026-04-26
West of England Ladies Kennel Society Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog & DCC #81 (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Lesley and I were delighted with Guy's performance today, we could not be prouder of him and all that he acheives. And proving his worth as a sire as his daughter, Ch. Indy wins the BCC and a repeat of the Crufts win! This time Guy claims BOB and a very resepctable shortlist to the final 7 in the Working Group under Marion Sargent. Thanks to Phil Kirby for thinking so highly of our Danes and breeding!
2026-03-05
Crufts 2026! Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog & DCC #80 (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal x Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Lesley and I could not be prouder of Guy and all that he acheives. And proving his worth as a sire as his daughter, Ch. Indy wins BCC & BOB (& Group4!) for owner Mick Stanton and handled by Paula Chibeba! Thanks to Chris for the photo and of course Mandy Bithell for thinking so highly of our Danes and breeding! Delighted with judge Mandy Bithell's critique following Guy's Cruft's win - OD (13,3) 1 Chappell's Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy (ai) I believe this was this record-breaking Brindle boys ‘80th’ CC! What a tremendous achievement & every bit deserving of that accolade. Shouts ‘All male Great Dane,’ standing firm, muscular & sound. Balanced & flowing throughout. I doubt there’s anything I can say or add, that hasn’t already been said before. He commands the ring with his striking outline & majestic, regal appearance. Rich in colour & superb muscular condition. Head of good proportions, with broad muzzle & square drop of lip. Would like to see him use his ears more, with ‘Dash & Dare’ which would set off the finishing touch. He fills his front with excellent depth & width, standing on firm legs & feet, with toenails clipped to perfection. This certainly helps the appearance of his tight, cat-like feet. Elbows tucked neatly under his nicely rounded spring of rib, giving off a flowing appearance, with the required ‘tuck-up.’ Strong arched neck, which flows into well angulated shoulders & excellent return of upper arm. Firm topline, with excellent croup & tail set. Well angulated hind quarters, well-muscled 2nd thigh & low set hocks which he knows how to drive from, as he powers round the ring. Correct footfall when viewed from all angles. His handler certainly knows how to get the best out of him. Both owning the large ring with presence & style. Shown in sound condition, with handler, perfectly suited to compliment his dog. I was pleased to award him the Dog CC. Did I mention, it was his 80th!? Just wow. Congratulations.
2026-01-18
A great start to 2026 at Manchester GCS and a super entry for Patsy Hollings (61/67) with an early start to ensure we were ringside! Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog & DCC #79 (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Guy also claimed a very respectable 3rd in the Eukanuba Champion Stakes - thanks Tom Mather. Selmalda My Wild Flame (pictured) 1st Puppy B. & Best Puppy In Breed (GCH AM Ch. Casaarabal's The EstherChild x Ch. Selmalda Oh Lori) Lesley and I are, as ever, proud as punch, with how our Danes conduct themselves and lovely to have Debbie with us to witness the hard work that she contributes to! Great to see Candice & Heather, thanks for all you do!
2026-01-01
The latest two page Our Dogs Annual advert (now 79 CC's!) which also features in the M&WEGDC Annual '26.
2025-12-07
What a great day at the Midland & West of England GDC Championship Show where judges Arne Foss and Elizabeth Bugge Olsen (Paper Moon) assessed the largest entry of the 2025 campaign! Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy 1st Open Dog, DCC & RBIS/BOS (Jr. Cr. Ch. Am. Ch. King Arthur De Casaarabal X Ch. Selmalda ZiZi’s Journey J.W.) Selmalda My Wild Flame 2nd Minor Puppy B. (GCH AM Ch. Casaarabal's The EstherChild x Ch. Selmalda Oh Lori) Lesley and I were chuffed to bits with how both Guy and Flame performed, Guy claiming his 78th CC! Even better news was that Guy's daughter, Goldania's Diva Princess won her third and crowning CC, along with BIS, for owners Mick Stanton and handled by Paula Chibeba - many congratulations, his second Champion offspring! As always a massive thanks to Tammy for the photograph and of course Debbie, back home, who makes this all possible. Congratulations to all the other winners on the day!
2025-11-26
As I am sure you will agree we think that Guy's latest advert is simply stunning!
2025-11-22
We had a wonderful time at the South Western GDC's Top 12 weekend in Gloucester. For the fourth consecutive year Ch. Selmalda Jealous Guy was top points (male) and was delighted to receive a commemorative engraved mementoe as a keepsake reflecting this achievement. The secret judge was announced as Ed Forsey who duly awarded Guy number one place in the Super League (Dog). Up against the respective Bitch winner Ed duly awarded Guy the Top 12 Super League OVERALL WINNER accolade, his third in four years!
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