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Dazzler of Dunsinane

 

It all began in 1965 when a couple of comparatively unknown breeders brought an unknown tricolour bitch to my kennel and asked for advice on which of my dogs to mate her to. As everyone knows that couple was Mr and Mrs.Eglin and the bitch was the later well-known Champion Witchcraft of Rokeby.
However, we weighed up the advantages and disadvantages of possible matings, and eventually decided on Dazzler. This young dog, almost three years old, had been shown as a puppy when he had enjoyed a moderate amount of success, but since that time had been unshown as he refused to come back into good coat and his body was negligible. He did, however, possess perfect conformation and an excellent head, eye and expression, and these were the deciding factors for the mating, one which was to prove revolutionary in English Collie Records.

From this litter came the three Champions Ch Royal Ace, Ch Romney and Ch Rose Marie of Rokeby. Then, in the face of all advice, Mrs.Eglin decided to mate 'Romney' back to her own father and we awaited the result with baited breath. We need not have worried for out came the same wonderful type again in Ch Ramsey and Ch Rosalinda, a bitch one hopes to have only once in a lifetime.

                  
Ch Royal Ace of Rokeby                           and                  Ch Romney of Rokeby

This then was the beginning and from then on it was DAZZLER all the way, many famous kennels are founded on him and are still successful at the present time. Strangely enough, although all his stock looked alike, they did not resemble him, himself, and another item which came to light was that his brothers were incapable of throwing anything like the same quality of stock. A strange combination indeed was our 'DAZ'.

Sire :Ch Dorgano Demander of Dunsinane Ch Defender of Dunsinane
Ch Dunsinane Alaric of Arranbeck Abbot of Arranbeck
Astrakhan of Arranbeck
Rinth Recluse Lyncliffe Loadstar
Rinth Remembrance
Foxshot Charmer Whitelea Winley Ch Amber Lad of Glenacre
Ch Girly of Whitelea
Foxshot Surprise Rowlyn Lad
Danethorpe Darkly
Dam : Leecroft Leading Lady Look at Me of Ladypark Ch Lochinvar of Ladypark Eden Examine
Ch Beulah's Golden Flora
Ch Limpid of Ladypark Ch Libretto of Ladypark
Lindy Lou of Ladypark
Leecroft Black Magic Ch Mywicks Meadow Lancer Mywicks Monitor
Shoinemaw Sheena
Pride of May Lookout of Ladypark
Golden Sky of White Tip

When I was asked to write this article about Dazzler I said that it was a sheer impossibility to write an article about such a dog. He gave us the greatest satisfaction in having bred him but he drove us to the depths of despair with some of his antics. Although he proved to be the outstanding sire of his decade, I am quite sure he had no pleasure in doing it!! On several occasions, anxious owners would arrive with a bitch full of the joys of Spring, only to find that Daz would go and lie down in a corner on seeing the bitch (especially if it happened to be a Champion!). But on the other hand if it happened to be a bitch of rather doubtful parentage, then one could guarantee that DAZ would be interested from the word 'GO'.

Then, of course, there would be the times when he put on his 'coy' acts and no-one would be allowed to be in the 'presence' until the bitch was mated. Many were the days we spent hiding behind a wall until our feet were frozen stiff, for he would never consent to mating a bitch indoors. I am sure that no dog could have been as awkward as Dazzler at his worst. Much as I often felt like using very strong words to him, I knew that no voice must be raised in anger or no bitch would be mated that day. Likewise an uncooperative bitch would be completely ignored, whilst on one occasion a 'too forward' bitch who insisted on jumping at him and mounting him, got bitten first before he mated her!!


Ch Dunsinane Robin Hood of Rokeby
Dazzler of Dunsinane x Ch Witchcraft of Rokeby

When his stud career came to an end, in spite of everything I could not say that I was sorry. One felt an awful fool when someone travelled 200 miles only to have the stud dog sit down in a corner! There were the funny sides of course. Beginners in the breed visited us and with bated breath would ask 'Can we see Dazzler?'. We would let him out, this small inconspicuous dog, and watch their faces. the brave ones would say 'He has lovely ears, hasn't he' or some such remark, whilst others would say 'Oh, well he isn't as bad as I'd heard'. Only the eye specialist was really unable to conceal disappointment when I took DAZ along with my other stud dogs for his PRA examination. When I told him the dog's name to make out the certificate he spun round and said with utter disbelief written all over his face 'Not the Dazzler'.

Such is the story of DAZZLER, a dog who made history in the Collie world. To-day most breeders in the U.K. and indeed all over the world can claim his bloodlines in their pedigrees several generations ago. I no longer breed but sometimes, looking around the rings I think to myself 'What has happened in the last 25 years?'. For no-where can I see a dog with the conformation and exquisite eyes and expression which were DAZZLER.

Audrey F.Chatfield

 

 

 

Les lignées Dazzler of Dunsinane

 

 

Les lignées Brettonpark Whatzizname

 

 


Les lignées Aberthorne Arrester





Dazzler, inconspicuous dog but a tremendous potential Genetic. His mother, ' Leecroft Leading Lady ', is the litter sister of ' Leecroft Ladyfair ' who gave birth in The Champion ' Mywicks Satine of Simbastar '. This wonderful bitch is at the origin of the dogs of the kennel Brettonpark, another essential link in the evolution Of the collie


Collie Story :
Satine of Simbastar



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