A History of Duet Kennels

Though we call ourselves a kennel - in fact we do not have any kennels! We have been loving and breeding Shar-Pei for about 8 years and in that time have found that they do best when they have constant contact with humans and are raised in the home rather than in kennels. Therefore, we only have 3-4 adult Shar-Pei at any given time, that live in our house as our much loved, much spoiled companions!

We believe that being a GREAT pet is the most important function of a Shar-Pei and have devoted ourselves to producing top quality dogs, from well bred lines, that excell in health and, above all temperment. We have produced many pups that might have excelled in the show ring, but are happy to say that most have found loving "couch-potato" homes!

We purchased our first Shar-Pei, "Normy", in 1988 and, thanks in large part to her fabulous looks and super-sweet dispostion, were instantly hooked on the breed. Though Normy was from quality stock, she never excelled as a producer and was eventually "replaced" as our foundation bitch. (see the Story of Normy)

Our lines have their foundation with Alpha stock and we thank Mike & Pam Litz for our foundation bitch, Alpha Lady "Chelsea" Duet, a very typey, very "correct" fawn horsecoat:

                        Ch.Panache Outback Red Chesapke
                   Ch.Alpha in a Flash
                        Ch.Alpha Blush
          Alpha Lady Chelsea Duet
                        Ch.Alpha Overnite Success
                   Alpha Bailey Rae
                        Alpha Coco of Densu

She was bred to Alpha Stolen Merchandise, the number one Shar-Pei in the U.S. for '93/94, which produced our current breeding bitch, "Grizzy" - also a very typey fawn horsecoat. Grizzy is one of the most "people loving" Shar-Pei we have ever owned and has produced some lovely pups for us! We have a Grizzy daughter, "Igora", out of Ch.Suzee's Huck L Berry Chin (otherwise known in Canadian show circles as "Basil"). We are hoping to introduce Igora to the show-ring in the summer of '97. We also co-own a young male pup of Grizzy's, out of Alpha Moshu Spendabuck (a healthy, happy 10 year old!). We are hoping for good things from him!

Stay tuned for future updates!

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