My passion for an... Old English Sheepdog !

How it all began...

I’m Chris Lembrechts, married with Jan Van Beirendonck and have two boys Tom and Wim. We have 13 OES. But it wasn’t not always so. It all started in 1976 when I married. I had a teckel at home, because I didn’t get a big dog and brought here with me when I married. The year after she became sick and we were thinking for a bigger dog. So we looked into books to get some information. The result was an Old English Sheepdog because I liked long hairs and he was not to big! And he was good for children. But we couldn’t find them in Belgium: so asking in England. We wanted a certain combination. But she stayed empty and we had to wait for an other 8 months till 1979. It became a bitch from the Longdorhams kennel, property of Mariel Duffin. The father was Ch. Wenalt Andrew and the mother Ch. Longdorhams follies by George. She had one bleu and one brown eye, her name was Longdorhams Melody, we called her ‘Hush’. She was adorable: especially for the children. Soon we bought a second Bobtail, Her name was ‘Flo’ - Field flower of Ragtime Bobby’s. The breeder asked me to do shows with her. I tried but with 2 children from 3 and 4 years old, and both working whole the day, construction of a new house, it became impossible.

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