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We have been involved with Welsh Springer Spaniels since 1999 when D'arcy (Ch Plattwood Darcy) first came to live with us as an 8 week old puppy. We first started showing D'arcy & Saffi (Ch Laugharne Nordic Light) in 2000 and so, are relative newcomers to the breed.
Photo: D'arcy & Saffi at approx. 2 years old. We have recently moved from inner Melbourne to semi-rural Upper Beaconsfield which is 47kms from Melbourne. We have just under 2 acres which gives the dogs ample space to run and play. We bred our first litter, the Precious Gems litter, in October 2002 and kept a bitch, Buffy (Ch Maesgwyn Star Ruby), from that litter. We also co-own two other Welshies from that litter, Lucy (Maesgwyn Tigers Eye) and Riggs (Maesgwyn Precious Topaz). Our second litter, the Maesgywn Warriors litter, was whelped in February 2006. We have kept a dog, Ch Maesgwyn Duke of Marma. We have three Welsh in partnership, Jenna, Maesgwyn Sword Maiden, Hudson, Maesgwyn White Oberon and Manny, Maesgwyn Royal Warrior. The Thunder and Light litter was whelped on 28 November 2008 and produced two puppies, Polly (Maesgwyn Light Olaugharne) and Waldo (Maesgwyn Thunder Olaugharne). In June 2010, Brianna, Laugharne Gem OMaesgwyn (A) came to live with us and we hope to breed a litter from her when she is old enough and if she passes all her health checks. Like many people, the first time we saw a Welsh Springer Spaniel it was in a book. We were attracted by the description of the breed and went on a search to find a puppy. We fell head over heels in love with the breed the moment we saw our first Welsh at Beth and Trevor Marschall's property in Barossa Valley (Laugharne Welsh Springer Spaniels) and knew it was the breed for us. We were also very lucky that we were able to find our Welshies very quickly and didn't have to wait 12 months or more as so many other owners have had to do. Our Welshies are companions, first and show dogs, second. We campaign our dogs until they obtain their Australian titles and then focus on specialty and large shows. We are very proud of our dogs' achievements in the showring and the positive impact they have made on the breed. We have also been very fortunate that we have met some truly wonderful people through our dogs who have helped us enormously and provided much advice and support in the show ring and when breeding our first litter. We have made many good friends. During our association with the breed, we have met many other owners and breeders both in person and via the internet and the information on this website is based on our personal experience and what we have learnt from other people. Members of: Rarer Gundog Spaniel Club of Victoria Inc. Welsh Springer Spaniel Club, UK Welsh Springer Spaniel Social Club of South Australia Youlla Kyriacou & David Read Upper Beaconsfield, Vic, Australia Email: info@maesgwyn.com.au Phone 0418 597 553 or 03 5944 3495 © Youlla Kyriacou & David Read 2011
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