History

 

The Breed had its renaissance in Britain thanks to the work, time and money put in by Mollie and Bill Yates. The Club owes a great debt of gratitude to them both. Their first interest in the breed was in 1980. Molly and Bill first imported stock into the UK in 1986. They eventually had a number of bitches of differing breeding lines. The first 5 were all imported from Holland and they also had 5 stud dogs. This gave them a broad base from which to breed. Eventually they had 15 dogs and bitches. Mollie sadly died on February 28th 1994 when she was only 69. Her death from cancer was followed too soon by her husband Bill. At the time of their deaths, the family let all the dogs go to pet homes and the paperwork was all lost to the breed. This has meant that the club has been struggling ever since to re-establish the breed. Only now after many years are we beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel. New stock is arriving on these shores. One of Mollie's relatives, Claire Johnson, has now joined us to work for the future. We have two new Danish members who are now living in the UK and have brought stock from Denmark .

There are several black and white photos of supposedly the Yates' dogs in the photo gallery. Can anyone please help identify them