"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , Christina Websell
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I think mine was Virginal too.

Can I ask you about Dalmatians?
When I was a child my friend's mother had a nice bitch which she decided
to
have one litter from.
She used a dog called (IIRC) Ch Kurnool Echelon, a liver dog. Have you
heard of him?
I'm a whippet person myself, I showed and bred and am researching a 16
generation pedigree from my first beloved one.
I've got quite lot completed.

Tina


That's Mrs Macdonald-Smith isn't it?

Not sure, I was only about 12, but I think they mentioned Wing Commander
Gore (?) or a similar name as the owner of the dog.
The bitch was black spotted and all 9 puppies were too. They were born by
caesarean and when she woke up and saw the pups she immediately bit part of
the ear off the only patched one.
She became a good mother after that and I have fond memories of spending the
summer holidays round there playing with the puppies - heaven for a
dog-loving child who was not allowed one of her own.

Strangely enough a lot of the older breeders used to have Dalmatians and
whippets, Olbero, and tantivvey and Illyricum kennels come to mind!

I didn't know that! Tantivvey was in the bitch's pedigree. Looking back
with more knowledge than I had then, I think she was quite a nice one, not
pet quality. She was also obedient, would sit, stay, come to call but had a
different take on the "down" command. She would curl up into a ball with a
sigh like she was trying to fit herself into a very small bed ;-)
Tina