Gerry's background:
I had always had dogs in
my life- varying from
GSD's to cocker spaniels
to English Setters whilst
still with my mother.
One day during one of the
the first terms at university
I saw 2 dogs tied to a hook
on the wall outside the
university smithy. Bothe
were barking at the
indignity of being unable
to escape. They were a
beagle and a basset.
Those barks were so deep
and long drawn that I had
to have one of my own. I
bought a beagle called
Nicky - however he was so
destructive that having
another one never
appealed to me. In stead a
miniature long haired
Dachshund called Laddie
soon joined my little home.
Whilst still at university I
met a couple of girls who
were both breeding and
showing Old English
Sheepdogs . I used to
study in their home and
their enthusiasm was very
contagious. I was nuts
about dogs so it was very
easy for me to get caught
up in the dream of wanting
to do the same- However I
still didn't know which
breed
Kari's Background:
Like me Kari had also always
had animals in her life. As a
child in Norway it was cats and
a Norwegian Bug Hound. In
Australia with her husband and
kids it was cats and a golden
retriever. When I met her she
had a very naughty miniature
poodle.
In 1980 Kari and I opened our
Boarding Kennels. About a
month later I remember a
10 month old wire fox
terrier called Susie came
to stay with us for 3
weeks. It was love at first
sight. I remember running
into the house and
shouting to Kari that I at
long last had found the
dog of my dreams. Within
a month we had bought
little Sigi
Sigi entered our lives approx
September 1980 - the sweetest
little scoundrel you ever have
seen who was sure that
everything running on 4 legs
was there just for her to catch
and tease and if needs be kill.
The best ratter of all the dogs we have ever had .
She taught us to love the wire Fox Terrier breed
and ever since we have always had wires in our
lives . She also taught us how important good
breeding both for temperament but also for
conformation is.
And from those humble beginnings the Scanwyre
Kennels came into existence.
SIGI
Our first Wire
