'Bea' is very much her mother's daughter in looks and movement, but slightly improved by the qualities of her sire -- exactly what you hope for when you breed. She is so much like mum that she and her mother won the Brace Class at the 2008 Canaan Dog Club of the UK show under judge, Rodney Oldham. 'Bea' is extemely loving and her favourite thing is cuddling up next to me on the settee, head in my lap.

'Bea' hasn't been shown much, but still has placed well when shown. She was Best Bitch at the Manchester Champ Show in January 2007 under judge, Tom Mather, followed by Best Puppy at Crufts March 2007 under judge, Keith Nathan. To me, she exemplifies breed type and has fludity of movement - the essence of a good Canaan Dog.

Recently, she gave birth to her first litter -- 4 girls and 2 boys, on the 26th November 2009 (Thanksgiving Day!) and motherhood seems to have settled her. Though showing proper concern, she has not been in the least upset about people looking at, or even touching her puppies. Many Canaans take quite some time to mature and I feel that 'Bea' will now be happier showing herself off in the show ring than in the past.

As a breeder, I am very happy that the planned breeding between 'Bea' and our import, 'Hayyim', has produced a beautiful litter of very good quality Canaans to be proud of. I believe that they will be an asset to the breed and that is our aim with every breeding we do.