Our History

In my teens I had a Golden retriever and a Cocker Spaniel, I showed them at local shows.

My first Dachshund was a pet, bought in 1969. She was by Lovaine Coxon’s  first CC winner out of a daughter of Ch Limberin Leading light. She had a litter to Ch D’arisca Satin Statesman, I kept a bitch from the litter as a pet.

 I then bought a bitch, sired by Miss Jean Cooks Plada of Deugh  out of a D’arisca bitch and was  bitten again by the showing bug

To date I have bred 14 UK Champions.  1 South African CH and made up a bitch whose sire and grandsire was bred by me. Also  several reserve CC winners.

 I have always kept my Dachshunds as part of the family, limiting the number kept to less than 10 at any time, breeding only when I need another one to show.

 

Me with my first Dachshund in 1969

 

I have spent the past 27 years travelling to shows with my friend and mentor, Margaret Turner, Marictur,  whose companionship I have enjoyed and have many fond memories of good times on the road.

I have been fortunate in so much as my husband Rick is always willing to be the ‘kennel man’ to allow me to travel and not worry about the welfare of the dogs at home.

I started judging in 1984, awarding my first set of CC’s in 1989.

 

 

 

In 2001 I judged abroad, in Australia and New Zealand.

Always interested to see what the Dachshund scene is like in other parts of the world,

We have visited America three times to attend the DCA national show Westminster and the Knickerbocker Dachshund Club Show

The Netherlands to attend  the Dutch Dachshund club show.

Germany to attend the German Dachshund Club show and

Amsterdam on several occasions to see what the rest of Europe has at the Winners show.