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We have been breeding and exhibiting wire-haired dachshunds in
both standard and miniature sizes, on a limited scale, for over 35
years. The miniature wires started with a bitch (Vienda Black Bonnet)
and
a dog (Vienda Brindle Beret) from the Vienda kennel of Miss Harriman.
All the standard wires are directly descended from our first red
bitch, Ir Ch Sweetmount Songbird, bred in Ireland by Ben and Peggy
Allen. To date there have been 23 Lesandnic owned or bred champions in
three countries, including one brindle miniature long-haired dog – Ir
Ch Coleacre Radiant Romeo (Dudley) thought he was a wire, anyway. Our bitches have very few litters as
we only breed to produce puppies for ourselves. Puppies are occasionally
for sale but only to permanent homes, whether they are for exhibition or
not. Lesandnic puppies are only sold on the understanding that if for
some reason in the future they can not be kept, they will be returned to
us. Fortunately, this seldom happens. We do not always keep the
"best" puppy ourselves, and are very happy for other people to
succeed in the ring or in the nursery with our stock, and to date there
have been 7 Lesandnic champions owned by other people, plus several Ch
show winners. Our dogs, rarely used at stud, also produce winners for
other people, and are behind many successful wires in the ring today. Good temperament is an essential part
of our breeding strategy, as all our dogs live in the house as members
of the family, first and foremost.
Soundness and conformation are also important, as being a
Lesandnic means lots of healthy exercise, both on and off the lead, and
in and out of water. Our dachshunds frequently take part in activities other than "showing" - we have had four KC "Good Citizens" (one original, 3 bronze and Hattie is working towards her gold award) and hope to have more, and have embarked on agility training too. Most of our dogs enjoy going to ground, and we have started tracking, and are looking forward to working our dogs under IKC rules in 2008 (or as soon as the IKC get a working test organised!). We live in
Northern Ireland, and Lesandnic has been the leading wire-haired
dachshund kennel in Ireland for many years, producing Irish and UK
champions and CC winners, including Crufts BOB winners and IKC Hound
Group finalists. Our dogs all live in the house. Both of us award CCs and Green Stars in all varieties of dachshund. We should add that before wire-haired dachshunds joined the household, we had black labradors. Joan owned the first Northern Irish bred lab to win a first at Crufts, and our well known Collinhome Pancho won IKC Ch groups under the likes of Catherine Sutton back in the late sixties. |
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Updated : 18th August 2008 |
