Lousie Connors was a good friend, and an ardent Hungarian Puli enthusiast.

As mentioned above by Lynne, Tinker was the first Puli owned by Louise and her husband Miles. Other Pulis followed, including Pluto, Matt and Gloss.

Successful as an exhibitor, Louise also trained her dogs in obedience and later became a canine behaviour councillor after her husband’s death. She was approved by the UK Kennel Club to award Challenge Certificates, but very sadly was never to fulfil her first appointment as a Championship Show Judge.

One of Louise’s favourite events being the Kennels Clubs annual event at Earls Court - Discover Dogs. On display at the breed booth or giving demonstrations in the main ring, Louise showed off her Pulis to many old and new friends.

Louise married John Perry one wonderfully warm and sunny Valentines Day, then embarked upon a romantic round-the-world trip.

Sadly, later the same year, Louise collapsed whilst out walking her dogs in a park close to her Kensington home, and died a few days later.

Louise and John, with his long haired German Shepherd Dog.

Adston Digestive (alias) Tinker is a rather special breed

Is it a flying carpet? Is it a ball of wool? No ……… it’s a Superdog, or rather Tinker the Hungarian Puli. You would be excused for not recognising Louise Connor’s dog immediately, there are only about a hundred in the country.

In fact you would probably have difficulty in deciding which end was which except that Tinker seems to be in continual motion.

Louise, who is an information officer at Knightsbridge, and her husband Myles decided they wanted a dog two years ago, but not an ordinary one. They certainly chose well. Pulis, introduced into the country ten years ago, are sheepdogs when not causing a stir in Knightsbridge.

With Louise only living a short distance from work Tinker - full name Adston Dogestivo - is taken out every lunchtime as well as every morning. "I get used to people pointing at him. He’s often called a Rastafarian dog these days because his coat is so long, wiry and corded" said Louise.

His eyes are permanently covered by a curtain of hair and by the time his is three Tinker’s coat will reach the ground covering his legs.

After a year of weekly, three hour obedience classes Tinker has begun to make his mark at dog shows. His successes include two third places at Birmingham Dog Show.

But with his lively, playful nature he made quite a hit at the earlier shows as Louise recalled. "If people laugh at him he just hams it up. At one show the steward started laughing because he could see Tinker giving me such an evil grin every time I told him to do something. In the end Tinker was impossible and the judge was in hysterics.

"The judge said afterwards that he could understand now why I had been so delighted to be placed even 15^th in the obedience class the week before."

Tinker will be put through his paces again at the Puli Show at west Drayton on March 23 where about 30 of the breed will be competing.

Lynne Oakerbee

Louise judging at a Puli club Open Show

with Rose O'Sullivan Tyngeli Dancing Queen

later to become a UK Champion

See also results from

Open Show 16th November 1980

and

Open Show 4th August 1996

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