Auchentoshan (Haggis) and his litter sister, Kinclaith (Tigga) were by Knockando of Baillieswells out of Loiriston Mear of Baillieswells, and were born on 10th March 1990.

Auchentoshan and Kinclaith are both named after single malts. When they were first shown, Tigga regularly outshone her brother, winning minor puppy bitch at her first three championship shows at the age of six months. the best Haggis could do was a second. One weekend Tigga was best puppy in show at the Scottish Border Terrier Club’s limit show judged by Trak Fryer (Irton) and at the Bon Accord All Breed Open Show.

However at the Border Terrier Club’s Open Show at Jedburgh in February 1991, Haggis, who was best puppy dog, beat Tigga, best puppy bitch, for Best Puppy in Show under Leslie Gosling (Akenside). From then on his career flourished.

Because of the difficulties of getting to major shows from Aberdeen, Haggis moved to Gloucestershire to Peter and Maureen Thompson (Thoraldby) and they campaigned him to his title. He received his first CC from Betty Judge (Plushcourt) at Paignton in August 1991, and on the same day his Junior Warrant. In 1992 his second CC came from Betty Rumsam (Wilderscot) at Richmond, and in 1993 his third from Sam Mitchell (Kelgram) at Bournemouth. In the autumn of 1993, he moved to Sweden to Carl Gunnar Stafberg (Bombax) where he soon obtained his Swedish and Norwegian crowns.

Haggis sired two champions, Brehill Gloster Girl and Wintergarden Rhapsody at Tythrop, as well as several CC and RCC winners in the UK, and a further nine champions in Scandinavia.

Tigga has had several litters of puppies. Out of a litter by Baillieswells Dallas Dhu, Baillieswells Royal Brackla went to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Baillieswells Glenury Royal to Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.