Sheila (Australian Champion Meadowbriar Aussie Sheila)
Sheila was originally bound for the USA, but a change of circumstances sees Sheila living in her forever home in Melbourne with Justin & Cheryl Webster of Longbourn Field Spaniels.
She lives happily with her uncle Mac Aust Ch Meadowbriar Macbeth Findlaech.
Sheila obtained her Australian Champion title well before her first birthday – collecting along the way a number of Class In Group and Class In Show awards.
At the 2018 Melbourne Royal Show having just turned one year old, Sheila was awarded Reserve Challenge Bitch (2nd best bitch in the breed) from a large line up of Field spaniels including Australian Champions and an Australian Grand Champion. This was under the judging of UK Field Spaniel specialist and internationally respected 2017 Crufts Best In Show Judge Mr Jeff Horswell. In fact, at that show, Meadowbriar dogs won Best Of Breed, R/Up Best Of Breed as well as both dog & bitch challenges and both dog & bitch reserve challenges. In fact, every single Meadowbriar dog entered won every class that they were entered in. When you consider how highly qualified this judge is, you may realise how proud a moment this was for our kennels and it reinforced our beliefs that we are heading in the right direction with our breeding program.
Sheila is so fond of her food (a deeply engrained Field Spaniel trait) that she is now affectionately known as ‘Piranha’ because of the way she “attacks” her food.