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I fell in love,
a long time ago, with the boxer breed and got
my first boxer named "Claus". He was
a great dog with a great temperament and became
a champion and a grand champion, I was more than
excited and pleased with my dog. He lived three
wonderful years, filled our lives with joy and
happiness and wonderful experiences, but then
had health problems and he needed check-ups until
the age of 7 that he passed away; it was very
painful for me and I decided to stop breeding
boxers and go for another breed.
Then I got married and things happening here and
there I couldn't find the time to breed boxers
again until I found myself living in Zambia. There
with plenty of free time I decided to begin again
my passion and since I I couldn't find the source,
began looking for websites of boxers until I found
some that called my attention. Time has passed
and I couldn't see another breed in my mind and
soul other than the boxer, I definitely had to
continue breeding boxers, but focused my priority
on choosing a healthy one. After I found some
sites finally got my first boxer, after a long
time, a plain brindle baby named "Tanyati
Unforgettable" a.k.a. Chloe from the Tanyati
kennels in South Africa.
Interesting was that I found many people were
breeding their dogs on natural raw food, and decided
to find out more about it, after all I had been
feeding my dogs kibbles and maybe who knows that
could be the problem, I got the book "Work
wonders" by Tom Lonsdale and contacted him
and began reading his articles and decided that
natural raw food will be the new feeding way for
my dogs.
I thank very much to Monique Hodgkinson, breeder
of Tanyati, for giving me Chloe, that wonderful
puppy that some day will be continuing my breeding
project. I thank Monique not only for her support
as a breeder and for being my mentor, but also
for her friendship and for being truly a wonderful
person to me.
Why Ironblade?
I always loved that look of the strong boxer and
decided to breed healthy, strong, working, but
also elegant boxers so I was thinking of the name
of my kennel and pictured in my mind a boxer as
strong as iron and with a terrific movement like
being on ice, and since I love ice skating and
these skaters are wonderful with the blades on
ice with amazing, gracious but also tenacious
movements, then I put the words iron + blade together
and decided that was going to be my kennel name.
Did
you know?
Did you know
where does the name of my dogs come from? I find
it curious because every name has its purpose
and I just want to share with you all why each
of my dogs has its name then you go to each site
and will find out.
Fenix
Cherokee
Phoenix of Kellaney, got his name after the
first edition of the newspaper published by native
Americans on February 21, 1828 in the Cherokee
nation now Georgia. The Cherokee Phoenix is still
published monthly by the Cherokee Nation.
Fita
Edelweiss
de Ironblade got her name after the legend
of a rare flower that grows in the high altitude
in Switzerland, this rare flower is apparently
fragil but is very strong with a great spirit
capable of surviving a very tough, harsh weather
and represents love, beauty, strength.
Willow
Emerald
Willow of Kellaney got her name after a British
dragonfly Willow Emerald Damselfly, the variety
of damselfly she is means she is different from
the rest so perhaps Willow will make the difference
and will be the best brood bitch ever.
Chloe
Tanyati
Unforgettable got her name after the Nat King
Cole’s song Unforgettable meaning she would
be never forgotten since she marked the beginning
of Ironblade again so is my African precious,
mother of Edelweiss and will always be in my heart
and my mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8tRTZIx298
Chaska
Scarlet
O’Hara got her name after the famous
Scarlett of Gone With The Wind, being independent
and wild at heart , spoiled as she is Chaska,
star in quechua language, honours her name.
Eloy
Schnauzerdreams
Just do It got his name “Eloy”
because I wanted a big name for him so meaning
The Chosen then I thought was perfect for him.
After all I got him after looking for some line
he has behind, hopefully his offspring will be
the chosen too.
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