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As
a breeder, Betty created
a strain of great
beauty, soundness, and
prepotency.
She housed
sufficient dogs to maintain
her
own
gene pool while being
cognizant of the
occasional need to make
a thoughtful outcross.
Although she
acquired her first
Papillon from Madame Oosterveen
in England as a girl,
she did not register her
first litter with the
CKC until 1965.
For foundation
stock, she imported dogs from
the Hendersons (
Inverdon ), Mrs. Harris
( Stouravon ), Miss
Frampton ( Fircrest )
and Miss Waud
( Daffodilwoods ) ; and
Dr. Evans in the U.S.
Later she
imported a pair of dogs
from Karen Neren in
Sweden.
These included
Can. Ch. Stouravon Bonny
Legend, Can. Ch.
Inverdon Lucinda, Eng.
Am. Can. Ch. Inverdon
Sebert,
Daffodilwoods
Sweetheart,
Am. Can. Ch. Fircrest
Filomena, Am. Can. Ch.
Emblem Lucifer and his
sister Lucinda; Zorina
Des
Sapins and Cypriana
of Mariposa.
From this base
she created the
Kenrennie strain.
More than 57
Canadian and 27 American
Champions were
produced from only
Kenrennie sires and
dams.
Although Betty was not
easily accessible
geographically to other
Papillion breeders and
did not promote her dogs
or in anyway
solicit outside
breeding, her strain has
had a profound influence
on both Canadian and
American pedigrees.
Many of her dogs
achieved titles of
producer of Distinction
and Merit.
Amongst her most
famous were Am. Can Ch.
Kenrennie Korello
SOD,
and his son Am. Can. Ch.
Kenrennie Selwyn SOD,
and his son Am. Can. Ch.
Kenrennie Kirsch;
Korello’s brother Ch.
Kenrennie
Udell SOD ( owned by
Sally Gell ) ; Am. Can.
Ch. Kenrennie Caspar
SOD, Caspar’s son Can.
Ch. Kenrennie Osric SOM;
Can. Ch. Kenrennie Joy,
Can. Ch. Inverdon
Lucinda DOM, Can. Ch.
Kenrennie Xtina DOM,
Can. Ch. Carryon Madam
Butterfly
DOM and Can. Ch.
Kenrennie Xtrivet of
Monteith DOM ( Owned by
Shirley Waller ).
Betty rarely
campaigned dogs in the
U.S.
but had the top winner
in Canada on many
different occasions
including Caspar ( 1983
), Selwyn ( 1982 ),
Lucifer ( 1987 and
1988 ), Am. Can. Ch.
Kenrennie Sasha ( 1975
), and Ch. Kenrennie
Umvuna ( 1982 ).
Other noted
winners included Am.
Can.
Ch. Kenrennie Chancy who
was a BIS winner in
Canada and a group
placer in the U.S.; Am.
Can. Ch. Kenrennie
Sabrina,
BPIS; Am. Can. Ch. Kenrennie Willow, puppy group
winner ; and others, Lucifer was also a BIS winner.
Betty generally had her
dogs shown in the U.S.
to obtain their titles
and then they might
never be shown again
with rare
exception.
When Caspar was
shown at the PCA in 1983
he was a sensation and
consequently received
considerable outside
use.
He has widely
influenced U.S.
pedigrees.
Kenrennie dogs
can be found in the
pedigrees of Kvar,
Josandre’, Debonair,
Walden, Loteki, Denzel,
Serna-Stedt, Luxxor,
Djeri, Titian, L’Ete,
Bedmark, Suzyr,
Chrysalis, Rorralore,
and many other dogs.
In recent years, Betty
reduced her breeding
activities considerably
but still managed to
show a few high quality
dogs to notable
success.
Am. Can. Ch.
Kenrennie Xenophen did
well at group level with
Grant Townsend in Canada
and Betty greatly
enjoyed
showing her Am. Can. Ch.
Kenrennie Willow to both
her titles and Specialty
prominence.
Betty’s
loss to the fancy is
inestimable.
All who knew her
benefited from her
generosity of spirit and
her kindness and may
account themselves
blessed for the
acquaintance.
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