New Babies!

baby roan guinea pigsTwo Teddies born to The Shire's Cashew Durry x
Val's Lobelia Brandybuck, on 7/18/10

baby roan guinea pigsTwo Teddy boars born to The Shire's Delby Durry x
The Shire's Hazel Durry, on 6/17/10

baby roan guinea pigsTwo Teddy sows born 6/17/10 to
The Shire's Podge Berry x The Shire's Ginger Durry


A Teddy boar, born 6/10/10, to The Shire's Delby Durry x The Shire's Ruby Durry

Four Teddies born to The Shire's Begbie Berry x
The Shire's Coleus Durry, on 5/10/10

The Shire's baby TexelsThree new baby Texels born 3-28-10 to
The Shire's Padwick Bigden x The Shire's Bertyl Brody

The Shire's baby TeddiesTwo new Teddies born 3-25-10 to
The Shire's Podge Berry x The Shire's Lemma Durry

The Shire's baby TeddiesTwo new Teddies born 3-15-10 to
The Shire's Begbie Berry x The Shire's Coleus Durry

The Shire's baby TeddiesThree new Teddies born 2-13-10 to The Shire's Podge Berry x The Shire's Allium Durry


Three new Teddies born 1-31-10 to The Shire's Delby Durry x The Shire's Hazel Durry

The Shire's baby Teddies
New Teddies born 12-6-09 to The Shire's Chessko Durry x The Shire's Posy Huggins

The Shire's baby Teddies
New Teddy sow born 12-02-09 to The Shire's Podge Berry x The Shire's Ruby Durry (staying at The Shire)

The Shire's baby TeddiesNew Teddies born 11-28-09 to The Shire's Begbie Berry x The Shire's Edy Cobble

The Shire's baby Teddies
New Teddies born 11-26-09 to The Shire's Begbie
Berry x The Shire's Ivy Cobble

The Shire's baby TeddiesNew Teddies born 11-8-09 to The Shire's Podge Berry x The Shire's Primula Durry

The Shire's baby Texels
New Texels born 11-5-09 DreamCatcher Brodie
x The Shire's Tassel Chubb

The Shire's baby Teddies
New Teddies born 10-3-09 The Shire's Podge
Berry x The Shire's Chicory Durry

(updated 7-16-10)

Show News & More

• Harford, PA (5/29/10)—The Shire's Tufton Brody wins Best of Breed Teddy for his fourth leg.
• The Shire's Jeda Durry wins Best of Opp. Sex Teddy

• RIP The Shire's Mossrose Berry, 12/2/09-5/12/10

• Macungie, PA (5/8/10)—The Shire's Mossrose Berry wins Best of Breed Teddy for her first leg.

• Fulton NY (4/24/10)—The Shire's Jeda Durry wins two Best of Opp. Sex Teddy for her third leg.
• The Shire's Tufton Brody wins Best of Breed Texel and RESERVE IN SHOW for his third leg.

• Fulton NY (3/27/10)—The Shire's Jeda Durry wins Best Int. Breed and Best of Variety Teddy for her first two legs.
• The Shire's Tufton Brody wins Best of Breed Texel and RESERVE IN SHOW for his first two legs.

• Fulton NY (10/24/09)—The Shire's Rudigar Chubb wins Best of Opposite Sex Texel for his third leg.

• Syracuse NY (10/3/09)—The Shire's Rudigar Chubb wins Best of Breed Texel for his second leg
The Shire's Primula Durry wins Best Opposite Sex Teddy for her third leg.

• Morrisville NY (9/26/09)—The Shire's Primula Durry wins Best of Breed & Best Opposite Sex Teddy.
The Shire's Rudigar Chubb wins Best of Breed & Best Opposite Sex Texel. His first leg!

• Batavia NY (9/19/09)—The Shire's Primula Durry wins Best of Breed.

RIP The Shire's Latte' (11/1/04-8/15/09) She started it all because of her fantastic, bomb-proof temperament. She was queen of The Shire and will live on through her daughter Neeker and others.

• Rochester NY (7/25/09)—The Shire's Padwick Bigden wins two Best of Breed Texel awards. His first legs!
• Also winning her first leg for Best of Opposite Sex in Texels is The Shire's Tulip Chubb

RIP HerbaceousHaven Inky 1/4/08-6/26/09.
RIP The Shire's Liv Lemming (4 legs) 8/25/07-5/9/09. They leave us too soon.

•Fulton NY (4/25/09)—BOS and first leg to The Shire's Clodagh Chubb (Texel)
• ACBA Lancaster PA (4/19/09)—Best Junior to The Shire's Primula Durry (Teddy)

The Shire has remodeled the caviary—click here for pix!

• Syracuse NY (11/8/08) BOB and BOS to The Shire's Chessko Durry (5 legs now & retired)
• Syracuse NY grand finals banquet: State awards of 2nd place Texels and 3rd place in Teddies to The Shire Cavies.
• Macungie PA (5/11/08) results: one leg each to The Shire's Liv Lemming, The Shire's Ruby Durry and The Shire's Rosa Rye; two legs to HerbaceousHaven Romy Durry, now residing at Heatherdale.
• Ithaca, NY 6/14/08: The Shire's Ruby Durry wins BOS Teddy for her first leg--as a junior!
• Harford, PA 5/24/08: The Shire's Rosa Rye wins BOS Texel - third leg
•The Shire's Rosa Rye wins BOB Texel at Macungie PA for her second leg

Olean NY 4/12/08—
•The Shire's Liv Lemming picks up her second leg
•The Shire's Posy Huggins scores her first leg and a RIS.
• The Shire's Chessko Durry gains his third with a BOS.
• The Shire's Rosa Rye gets her first leg with a BOS

• The Shire's Tessel Tuft wins a leg for BOB Texel her first time out as a senior! At Rochester RCBA 1/6/08.
• Baby "Chess" beats 3 adult TSWs for BOV and BJrV and his first leg! "Liv" garners praise for her thick even coat, wins a leg, and "Romy" shows well also. Exact wins reported in ShireBlog.

"Dakota" who debuted with a Best of Breed win and her first leg at Ithaca NY 11/10/07
"Posy" who debuted with a Best Junior in Breed at Ithaca NY 11/10/07