KURRIERA PHARAOH HOUNDS

Merymut Kemena  was born on the 1st August 1995 - Died 23rd September 2009

She was one of 12 puppies and it was hoped she would become the new future for the Merymut Kennels, she grew to be a beautiful girl and the future looked bright. Then in 2000 tragedy struck, first Dr Christine Singer of the Merymut Kennels died, then Monica Still became ill and had to go and live with relatives. Finally, Dr Jeanne Druce became ill and the Merymut kennels had to close. This meant that homes had to be found for all the 15 dogs. The young ones (Tallulah’s mother being one) went to other breeders but the older ones had to be found family homes.

 

A passing conversation at work between friends lead us to agreeing to have Kemena on a temporary basis, as we had never had Pharaoh Hounds before and the breed might not have suited us, more to the point Kemena might not have liked us!!!

 

The day that Kemena came to stay with us Amanda brought Kemena in, I groaned “Oh dear she is huge, I thought she would be no taller than 24 inches”. Err, yes, guess who forgot that dogs are measured like horses from the SHOULDER to the floor, NOT from the top of the ears to the floor, I had left off a further 10 inches of dog. Amanda handed us a blanket a lead and a bag of food and said “call me if you have any problems.” Kemena took one look at us and decided that the sofa was going to be her new abode, you could see it in her face, “Yes this pair will do, they have a nice sofa”. Who were we to argue? - Please see Kemena’s Gallery pages for more pictures.

Talkaccatur Christmas Star over Kurriera was born on the 27th December 2007.

She was the result of an “accidental” mating of Tya & Milo at the Talkaccatur Kennels, there were 3 girls and 3 boys in the litter.

Jeanne Druce of the Merymut Kennels advised us that they were available and we rushed down to Plymouth to see the Puppies.

 

When we saw them we were struck by this glorious “Golden Girl” which Johnny Davies, the breeder, had nicknamed “Goldie”. That was it, we were sure, she was the one, such a happy puppy so full of life and fun. We called her Tallulah after the famous film & stage star Tallulah Bankhead.

 

She has since lived up to her name in full, she loves to be “on the Stage” and show off, she is a total Minx but adorable with it. - Please see Tallulah’s Show Pages for her career so far.

Lyncris Dizzy Miss Lizzy of Kurriera was born on the 21st March 2010

She was the nosey bright sparkly girl from a litter of 4 at the Lyncris kennels, there were 2 girls and 2 boys in the litter. The Dam was the lovely Ch. Lyncris  I’ll Follow The Sun (Eco) and the Sire was Ezhar the Colonel’s Legacy (Paroo).

 

When we saw the puppies we just fell for this beautiful girl she had the makings of a happy dog. More than anything we wanted a Happy Puppy, Happy Puppies make happy social adult dogs. So at the end of May we collected our now not so little bundle from Glyn & Christine. She has been a joy from day one. A very typical Pharaoh... She minx’s, oh yes... She can Minx!!... And Tallulah has reverted to being a big kid just to join in!!! And I thought we only bought one puppy home?

Mitzi has now grown into a boisterous teenager, with a love of life and a loving nature, she and Tallulah play together well and know just how to wind each other up, they really love it if we join in with cheers and clapping, it is like having your own comedy theatre with four legged performers doing the entertaining. Now it case of watch this space.....