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I'M ELAYNE BROWN, AND TOGETHER WITH MY HUSBAND JOHN WE ENJOY GOING TO DOG SHOWS FROM COMPANION SHOWS TO CRUFTS.
WELL BACK IN DECEMBER 1975, I RESCUED A OLD ENGLISH RABBIT,AND THAT BUNNY BECAME MY CONSTANT COMPANION THROUGH MY TEENAGE YEARS,MY SPOTTIE.
IN MAY 1978 AS PART OF THE QUEENS SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS I TOOK HIM ALONG TO A PET COMPETION, ENTERED HIM IN THE SMALL ANIMALS CLASS, HE WON HIS CLASS AND BEATING 104 OTHERS TO BE BEST IN SHOW . HE DIED IN THE SUMMER OF 1983.HE MEANT THE WORLD TO ME.
AT HOME I GREW UP WITH MUMS FAVOURITE BREED BASSETT HOUNDS, 5 IN TOTAL, OSSIE, WALLACE, JUNI, CASSIE,AND BORIS.THEY ARE A GREAT BREED, BUT ARE A LARGE DOG WITH A DISTINCTIVE MIND OF THEIR OWN ! I DONT THINK I'D BE TEMPTED INTO OWNING ONE MYSELF !
BUT ONWARDS , DURING 1983 I WENT TO BELLMEAD TRAINNING SCHOOL FOR KENNELMAIDS IN OLD WINDSOR WHICH ARE NOW BATTERSEA DOGS HOME COUNTRY REHOMING CENTRE, I TOOK A COURSE IN ANIMAL CARE, GROOMING, KENNEL MANAGEMENT AND GAINNED MY DIPLOMA, WHICH I AM VERY VERY PROUD OF.
HAVING LEFT THERE I WENT ON TO WORK FOR MYSELF AS 'ELAYNES DOG CARE' GROOMING MAINLY. I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF, BUT I WANTED TO WORK IN RESCUE KENNELS, AND THOUGHT THIS WAS A WORTHWHILE STEP FORWARD.
I THEN TOOK ON MY FIRST DOG PEPE A RESCUE POODLE BUT POORLY AND DIED SOON AFTERWARDS. I WENT ON THEN, TO GIVE A HOME TO COCKLES, A GREAT LITTLE POODLE BUT A LITTLE TEMPERAMENTLE AT THE BEST OF TIMES, BUT AT LEAST HE HAD A HAPPY HOME, I DECIDED TO MOVE DOWN TO PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY IN ASCOT,TAKING MY LITTLE POODLE WITH ME. PINE RIDGE STILL HOLDS DEAR TO MY HEART.WHILST THERE I MET MY HUSBAND JOHN,(WHO WAS BUILDING THE NEW KENNELS! ) TOGETHER WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST SHOW DOG GRAYCO NUTBROWN ,FROM LESLEY ANNE HOWARDS FAMOUS GRAYCO POODLE KENNELS, OF WHICH GRAYCO HAZELNUT WON CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1982.I FELT HONNERED TO HAVE A SUPREME CHAMPION SIT ON MY KNEE.
WELL REUBEN WAS DEFINATLY A ONE OFF, A UNIQUE DOG.LOVED HIM DEARLY HE WAS NEARLY 15 WHEN HE DIED. WE ALSO GAVE A HOME TO, MATTY A STANDARD POODLE, DEAR KAYSHA AND JACK AND LAST JUDY.
WE ALSO BRED TWO LITTERS OF TOY POODLES. AFTER THE POODLES I DIDNT THINK I COULD HAVE ANOTHER SO A CHANGE OF BREED WAS NEEDED, AND ARRIVED AT STANDARD DACHSHUNDS, I'D ALWAYS LIKED SMOOTHS, BUT WIRES NOW TOOK A SHINE AND OFF WE WENT TO LOOK AT A LITTER. YVONNE JOSLIN (MERLANROSE) LET US HAVE FINLAY (MERLANROSE RHAPSODY )AND I'M SO GLAD SHE DID HE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL COMPANION AND GREAT SHOW DOG, SO FAR.WE BROUGHT IN OTHERS AND DECIDED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF LITTERS OF OUR OWN UNDER THE AFFIX TEPOTIS WHICH IS AN ANAGRAM OF SPOTTIE.
GETTING TO CRUFTS THIS YEAR WITH ONE OF MY OWN HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ACHEIVEMENT. AND TREASURE (TEPOTIS TUESDAYS TREASURE) QUALIFIED SECOND YEAR RUNNING FANTASTIC.
IVE HAD LOTS OF HELP AND ADVICE ALONG THE WAY, TO WHICH I THANK YOU ALL.
AFTER ALL I'M DEFINATLY NO EXPERT. BUT WILLING TO LISTEN AND WATCH OTHERS WHO DO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
SO NOW WE HAVE BEEN BITEN BY THE WIRE BUG - WE ARE GOING TO BE AROUND FOR SOME TIME TO COME YET.
OUR FUTURE ,TO LEARN , TO ENJOY,TO ADMIRE OTHER WINNING WIRE HAIRED DACHSHUNDS ,TO PROMOTE THE WELL BEING OF THE BREED, AND TO ENJOY THE SHOWING OF OUR DOGS.
DURING 2008 I WAS INVITED TO JUDGE AT LOCAL COMPANION SHOWS AND I AM SO PLEASED .IT MAY NOT BE STEPPING OUT IN THE BIG RING AT CRUFTS , BUT HEY THIS IS A START..AND SO MUCH FUN..
