One of the highlights of each year is when Dog World Annual arrives.

During the years quite a few have found their way into our home and it's still a magic moment to hold the latest edition in your hands. Then it's just you and the annual and maybe a box of chocolates, nothing else exsists..

In the 1978 edition, my very first own DW annual, quite a few Labrador breeders had a review. Sandylands had two full pages. Poolstead one full page, Mansergh, Mallards and Puhs half a page each, Follytower, Lawnwood and Mardas one third page each, Powhatan one quarter page. In the classified stud amd for sale advertisment pages there were also a few Labrador kennel included such as Fabracken, Ranfurly and Diant.

Some of the breeders used the services of special writers that wrote about their successes in the reviews. In 1978, Sandylands used mr Bryan Mitchell who amongst other things wrote: ' Sandylands is to Labradors what hallmark is to silver. Take away this remarkable kennel that has produced 48 British champions of the breed and Labradors would be so much the poorer.'

For Poolstead Mrs Mary Roslin Williams wrote the review and concluded it as follows:'The Poolstead Labradors are now world famous. Championship show standard puppies being nearly always available'.

 Other frequent prominent writers were Mr Tom Horner, Miss Lily Turner

and a few other names.

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