Hunters Croft is the home of Achouffe Gundogs and Border Terriers. We are a small, select yet successful Kennel where all our dogs are shown and worked throughout the season.
We have bred and made up UK, IRE, SWISS, AM & CA Champions, bred/owned thirteen UK KC Stud Book entries across our three breeds.
We Judge Kennel Club run Gundog Working Tests, all Gundog breeds at Open Show level and award Challenge Certificates in Weimaraners.
We are owners of the first SRHP to gain a FT Award & Stud Book No. in the UK
Breeders of the ONLY full SRHP IRE & UK Trial Champion CDeX, UDex, WDeX
Breeders of the first SRHP to win BOB in the AV Gundog Import at CRUFTS 2023.
Awarded 'Our Dogs' Top UK SRHP Breeders 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Breeding 'Our Dogs' Top UK SRHP Puppy 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 whilst having bred 'Our Dogs' Top UK SRHP Brood Bitch 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Breeders of 'Our Dogs' Top UK Overall Winners Non CC Breeds 2016, 2018, 2011, 2021 and 2023.
Border Terriers are also a huge part of our family who not only enjoy showing and working on our local shoot, but playing on the beach, taking a dip in the North Sea and hacking out with the horses.
We love nothing more than helping others enjoy their dogs, running training days for the clubs we are members of and support owners of all our puppies no matter what their age whilst raising money for charities and good causes mainly for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance Charity No. 1017501, but also for Cancer Research, the National Gamekeepers Organisation and Help for Heroes.
Visit our website link to learn more about our kennel, our breeding ethics and practices, and read about others who are enjoying success and achievements with dogs which we have bred.
Julie George-Ainscough & Mark J Hodgkinson
Lincolnshire
UK
England