International Partners
Breeding Better Bostons Around the world with
international friends and partners!
One of my goals as a lover of the breed is to improve
the breed to the best of my ability. Improving the breeding also
means improving in ALL areas, not just “prettiness”. This includes
health, longevity, temperament, and personality as well. This means
going beyond myself and my own kennel. To me, it means mentoring
“newbies” who truly have the best interest of the breed at heart,
as well as helping a few, select breeders in other countries with
the same goals and interest.
I have formed international
“partnerships” with a few breeders around the world, on different
continents, who share the same dream of improving the Boston Terrier
to the best of our ability. These are people I know and trust and
believe to be truly reputable, putting the future of the breed foremost
in their breeding programs and who also help and mentor others.
Paola Belletti of
Notting Hill Kennel
in Italy is a very close and dear friend of mine. She has shown
Taison in several countries, earning titles in most of them. She
has used Taison to improve her breeding program and expand the gene
pool. She sent me Tequila and I sent her Livie. Hopefully, we will
help each other to improve what we have in our own kennels, but
also lend a hand to those just getting started in this wonderful
breed. Paola and her family, Antonio and Bea, have welcomed me into
their home with open arms and treated me like family while I was
in England and Italy in 2008. I hope to visit them again and also
hope they will visit me one day so I can extend them the same warm
welcome.
Shaun & Crystal Graham of
Togra Boston Terriers in South
Africa are also my good personal friends and international partners.
Shaun & Crystal also provided a loving home to Taison while he was
in South Africa, showing him to his title there. From Shaun & Crystal,
I have Serene who has already produced one champion for me. And,
to them, I will be sending Sid as soon as he completes his American
& Canadian championships. I have invited the Grahams to my home
and hope to visit them one day as well.
Paul De Leon of Promise
Land Boston Terriers in the Philippines is my third international
partner. Although we have not yet exchanged any dogs, I am certain
that we will one day. Paul has the same love of the breed that I
do and consistently works to improve what he has. He has visited
me in the past, and maybe one day I will be able to visit him as
well. In the meantime, I hope to breed an outstanding male that
he can add to his breeding program and expand the gene pool in the
Philippines.
Thank you Paola, Shaun, Crystal, and Paul for
loving the Boston Terrier breed as I do and for your commitment
to do what you can to improve them in your countries. I am proud
to call you my friends and my international partners!!! Good luck
and God bless you in your endeavors!
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