1950s

Made by Serif

Quita only lived a few miles away from Alfie Bryant (Rougemont) and if she cycled the two and a half miles to the end of the lane she could get a lift with him to shows. Before long she had also met Betty Macleod (Dulac) who had bred Dulac Heathlands Commander, a super white dog who was exported to America; Betty and Quita remained lifelong friends. It was Maurice Wilson who advised Quita to use Blanmerle Bell Buoy (owned by Mrs. Marchant in Birmingham but standing at stud at Alfie Bryant’s), he was a well marked brindle dog. Quita had been horrified with the arrival of her first litter to discover that all the puppies had pink noses, no-one had told her that they changed colour as they grew! Quita was fast learning that the ups and downs of the dog world were a constant battle.

Liz Brailsford showing Kearby Kakapo. She was the youngest handler ever to show at this point

Kiwi of Kearby (Brandy) ! A red bitch from a litter by Vindictive Orion out of an unregistered bitch called Judy, Brandy made her showing debut at the Boxing Day Show at the Corn Exchange, Leeds. This was Quita’s first bitch and was actually bought through Harrods

The FIRST Kearby puppies! Kiwi of Kearby by Blanmerle’s Bell Bouy

Above, From left to right: Kearby Kumera, Breeze of Crockenhill, Kea of Kearby (‘Rum’), Kearby’s Kakapo. (Breeze and Rum are two of the foundation bitches of Kearby)