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Early Years
We have always
had cats but our first dog didn't arrive till the late 60s. It was a
Rhodesian Ridgeback Matungi of Marshelf (Ben) Unfortunately he
somehow got poisoned and had to be put to sleep when he was about 5
years old.
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Our next dog
was a rescued GSD named Rip who introduced us to Competitive
Obedience. He died of epilepsy when about 10 years old. We also had a
Golden Retriever, Rosie and a Labrador, Sam at this time. |
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Rip was
sometimes not to be trusted as he would chase joggers and give them a
nip if he thought we weren't watching! To get some discipline into
him, we joined the Danesford Obedience Dog Training Club. Rip got
good enough to compete in Obedience Shows and it was on returning
from one of these shows that he had his final epileptic fit and had
to be put to sleep. As Sam and Rosie appeared to have nothing between
their ears, Felicity obtained a little mongrel whom she named Lucy.
She had the aptitude for obedience work and soon Felicity was out of
the Beginners Class.
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During late
1981, we decided that our large house and very small garden in
Buglawton was not the right place to bring up three dogs and so we
moved at Easter 1982 to Somerford into a tiny bungalow with a
half acre garden and super wooded walks less than half a mile
away. We didn't like the name which had been given to the
bungalow so we renamed it Merrywood. |
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Enter
the Belgians
In early 1986,
we knew that Rip's days were numbered and we had been looking for a
replacement. It seemed impossible to get a GSD who was free from
defect and so we looked at the Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) as
they had some success in Obedience Competition.
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Tervueren
puppies were few and far between, but, we were lucky enough to find a
little bitch in Malvern, so Talamo Flurry (Zoe) came to live with us
in December. |
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Felicity
acquired Sadie about six months after we got Zoe. She was a beautiful
Tervueren and might have gone far in the Breed Show world if she
hadn't damaged her back as a puppy. This caused her movement to be
unbalanced and eventually arthritis overcame her resulting in her
being put to sleep in 1998. |
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We bred from
Zoe, but, her offspring had no success once out of puppy, so we
concentrated on the working side. Felicity took on Bonnie Charlie
(Charlie) a Malinois whom she qualified CDEx. Unfortunately he had to
be put to sleep after a tumour was found.
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Felicity had
the opportunity to take on Gwashleas Roxanne (Lizzie) shortly before
Charlie died and and she has done well in the Breed Ring and is
already showing promise in working obedience and agility. |
And
Now Pyrenean Sheepdogs
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Around 1995
Felicity and I thought it might be a good idea to have small dogs in
future and we had seen the Pyrenean Sheep dog at Manchester
Championship Show. On making enquires, we met with Brenda Judson and
Carabrae Demetrius (Basil) came to live with us. |
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In 1997 on a
visit to Brenda Judson, we met and decided to bring home Carabrae
Madam Butterfly (Mimi). The intention was to show her and also breed
from her if a suitable husband could be found. |
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In April 2001,
Merrywood Dark Image (Katie) was born by Caesarian section and was
Mimi's only surviving puppy. She is doing well in Breed Shows and
already taking an interest in Obedience Training. |
The
Newcomers -Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas
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Introducing our
latest member of the family Silvanus Merry Megan (Megan) who was born
on 17th December 2002 and came to live with us on 12th February 2003
aged 8 weeks. |
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The
Future
It looks as if
Lizzie will do well in Obedience, Agility and Breed and continue her
winning ways. It is not our intention to breed from her at them
moment. Katie completed her KC Good Citizen Gold award and is a
very quick learner. We enter as many Breed Shows as possible
currently she is the top winning Pyrenean Sheep Dog of all time in
the UK in the Breed ring having been awarded seven "Best
Import" and eleven "Best of Sex" awards at
Championship shows. Mimi (Carabrae Madame Butterfly) Has also done
well in the Breed ring with three "Best Import" and six
"Best of Sex" awards at Championship shows. Katie at the
time of writing has produced two excellent litters and one or her
daughters is also doing well in the Breed ring.
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Written
by Mike Cafferata, March 2002, updated February 2003, June
2005.
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