Keeshonden... since 1967


Where Quality Really Counts!



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A gorgeous panorama of our property

Exhibitor and Breeder of Keeshonden since 1967.  Founded in South Africa in 1967 on wholly UK bloodlines & relocated to New Zealand in 1996, where our kennel was "re-started" and founded on American bloodlines.  A small, but top-winning Keeshond kennel based on  some of the finest American & English bloodlines in the world.

Starkenburgh is situated on 8 acres of pastureland dotted with large trees, in the rural countryside about 50 kms from Auckland city centre.
All my dogs are raised together in my house as valued family members, who lounge on sofas and watch TV in our family room. They lead a very healthy lifestyle and unlike some Kees, do not spend their lives in kennels or cages.They swim in ponds, race around the acreage and are continually playing with and chasing each other... and if some coat hair gets displaced.. so what! They are pets first and foremost, and then show-dogs.
Puppies are occasionally available, and then only to very select homes.

Our philosophy. It has never been our mission in life to subsidize the family income or to populate the world with little Kees. Nor have we bred litter after litter (like some kennels) in the hope that "this time we'll get a good one".
In our breeding program we have always visualized the type that we are aiming for, and have looked very carefully into the conformation, pedigrees and background of our breeding stock. For the past 13 years we have analysed video footage of all the dogs exhibited annually at the National Keeshond show in USA. This has given us insight into the conformation, movement and type of most of the ancestry behind the majority of Australasia's imports, out of North America.

We have always been very selective in our choices and have been equally discerning in not allowing our stud dogs to be used on inferior or pet quality bitches. Nor do we support, unlike some kennels, back-yard breeders or the use of TradeMe and eBay for the advertising of our puppies.

Here at STARKENBURGH, we do not breed quantity, we are not kennel blind, and the next breeding should always be an improvement on the previous one......   A kennel, WHERE QUALITY REALLY COUNTS!!

#1 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP WINNING KEESHOND 2010 & 2011

#8 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP RANKED NON-SPORTING DOG 2011
#2 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP RANKED NON-SPORTING DOG 2010

#49 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP SHOW DOG OF THE YEAR 2011
#27 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP SHOW DOG OF THE YEAR 2010
(DogzOnline pointscore end 2011 & 2010)

BIS & Multi RBIS NZ CH STARKENBURGH SOLE SURVIVOR ~ "Happy"
(NZ Ch Calivale Sex Bomb (Aust Imp) x NZ Ch Starkenburgh Star So Magical)



"Happy" wins BEST IN SHOW under Annette Buxton (NZ) ~ 17 April 2010


"Happy" winning Best of Group & later RESERVE BEST IN SHOW under Elaine Whitney (Canada)

#1 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP WINNING KEESHOND BITCH WITH 100+ CCs

NZ CH STARKENBURGH STOLE A KISS
(NZ Ch Calivale Sex Bomb (Aust Imp) x Starkenburgh Stars In Yr Eyes)





 

#2 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP WINNING KEESHOND - 2011

#1 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP WINNING KEESHOND ~ RISING STAR 2010
#9 NEW ZEALAND'S TOP RANKED NON-SPORTING DOG ~ RISING STAR 2010
(DogzOnline pointscore @ 28 Dec 2010)

NZ CH STARKENBURGH SHIMMER N SHINE 
by NZ Ch Calivale Sex Bomb (Aust Imp) x Starkenburgh Society Babe

 
GROUP 1st, BEST INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP under Mr Nigel Trainor (NZ)  - 24 Sept 2011

NZ Ch Starkenburgh Sole Survivor, NZ Ch S. Shimmer N Shine, NZ Ch S. Stole My Heart

Grand, & Great,Great-grand children of AM NZ Ch Aurora's High Hopes (USA Imp)
and ALL sired by NZ Ch Calivale Sex Bomb (Aust Imp)

 

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