Bella, Pickle & Sonny
Bella - Tinker Belle at Gonetoground
Date of birth 22nd March 1998
Bella, is 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 now lives with Suzanne and Mark in Bicester and comes to see us from time-to-time. She has the most wonderful gentle temperament and is a great swimmer and the only one who would actually dive under water to retrieve golf balls. Bella was the first one to start finding golf balls in the undergrowth and seems to have passed on this trait to Evie. She was used by several children for Junior Handling competitions as she was so good in the show ring and would always stand perfectly for them wagging her tail.
Bella has a very dense, smooth coat which seems to be totally impervious to water.
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
Date of birth 8th July 1996
Sonny was bred by the late George Simpson and his wife Vera in N. Yorkshire
Sonny has a broken coat and like Trouble takes little effort to prepare for the show ring. He is a very quiet and affectionate dog and “the perfect gentleman”. He would never provoke a fight but is more than prepared to look after me and any of the bitches that he is out with if he thinks we are being threatened. Make no mistake about these little dogs they know how to protect themselves if challenged!
He too has moved out and now lives with some friends in Wheatley; he visits us regularly. Before leaving here he too was shown, did basic obedience and agility and went terrier racing with Pickle. He is also a passionate and good strong swimmer and happy to swim in lakes, rivers or the sea. He is a good reliable little chap who can be exercised off the lead in the company of other dogs. A measure of his gentle nature is that when he comes “home” to visit us he pops his head around the door and stands perfectly still with his eyes closed while the “girls” greet him in a very rough and noisy fashion. Many terriers would answer back or snap at them - not 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 | |||