Liz and Mike Vockings
Newton Aycliffe
Co Durham
England
We are a small show kennel based near Middridge, Co Durham (North-East England). We have had Dalmatians for over 25 years and have been showing for 18years. We have made lots of friends along the way.
We've shown at Crufts on several occasions and have been sucessful at many Championship Shows. Billy (Portunes Green Day) is Crufts qualified for life having gained his Junior Warrant, winning several Limit classes and gaining two Reserve Challenge Certificates. He is now 11years old and cheers from the sofa.
Ruby is Billy’s daughter who also has her Junior Warrant, she competed in the JW semifinals at the KC building sadly was not picked for the finals.
Our dogs are very much family pets and really enjoy getting down and dirty at our farm. They happily get on with all our animals - horses, cats, sheep, pigs, ducks and hens.
Health, temperament and fit for function are of great importance in our kennel and as such all our dogs are hearing tested. We have bred two previous Dalmatian litters from which we kept Coco (Portunes Enchantress) and her son Billy (Portunes Green Day) many of the owners are now good friends.
We are members of the North of England Dalmatian Club and Liz is currently on their committee. Liz is a level 2 JEP and B list Judge. She runs her own successful business as a Dog Groomer.