Quote. Politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
Albert Einstien
"Breeding is like playing Multi Level Chess with Mother Nature and it is indeed "War", for any good breeder wants to breed that perfect Dog, but Mother natures "agenda" is always to breed to mediocrity! She is my lifelong friend and has given me many beautiful dogs, but I "NEVER" forget that she can be extremely devious and hide nasty genes for many generations, even in the loveliest of dogs."
As a child I always had crossbreeds, but we did look after a blue roan cocker for two long weeks that was a badly inbred and a neurotic idiot of a dog because he had a badly broken head with recessed back skull so had diminished brain room! His name was Butch but we called him Butchinal Allawishus Fitzganderpipe, and the name fitted. I thought he had turned my "OFF" cockers for life! That is until many years later 1979 when I was starting to show my German Shepherd "Thea", I met a lovely couple who also had shepherds and a cocker spaniel called "Lady" that I soon fell inlove with. Lady had the true Cocker head and was smart, REALLY smart, loved everybody, had nerves of steel and was the greatest character. She was everything a true gundog should be and when the opportunity arose to buy her, I jumped at it. My lovely Lady "Spandool Silver Wisper CD" became my foundation bitch here at Gunwise, and her many virtues will always be strived for!
The prefix "Gunwise" came from wanting to always breed true gundogs wisely! Over the years I have become a breed historian wanting to learn as much about my beloved breed as possible. My "hero and mentor" through his wonderful books, is the late great Mr H.S.Lloyd, the wizard of Ware and the grandmaster of all dog breeders! So I love the oldfashioned true "GUNDOG" type, not the modern "Generic showdog" (Butch) type. There have been many great dogs bred and kept at Gunwise.
Listed below are just a few.
Clumber Spaniels CH. Alderforest Downunder (Imp. Neth.)
Merlin was my very special Clumber Spaniel boy. CH. Westobri Waltzing Matilda "AI"
21/3/2013 - 2/8/2021.
My beloved Audrey was Merlins daughter!
NZ.CH. Gunwise Oh My Golly Gosh at Thaxmead Imp.Aust.
Golly was my first Clumber Spaniel NZ Champion. CH. Gunwise Golly Galoshes (Boots). My first Aust. champion Clumber Spaniel. Golden Retrievers CH.Gwynell Flamboyant. CD. (Flame)
My foundation "Golden Retriever" And CH. Gunwise Beau Regis CD. (Beau).
My lovely Golden Retriever boy!
Quote. We give them the love we can spare, the time we can spare. In return dogs have given us their absolute all. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.
Roger Caras
A Celebration of Dogs.
Some Very Special Dogs of the Past. They all hold a very special place in my heart!
