Post by engelseboer on Jul 14, 2008 9:19:05 GMT
Hi all,
Well a lil' bit about me and my envolvement with BB's -
Ten years ago, I researched the boerboel for Dr. Carl Semencic of America, for inclusion in his book "Gladiator Dogs", ( a t.f.h publication – ISBN 0-7938-0596-1 ). I translated what info I could find to English, including the breed standard. At the time a made numerous calls to Kobus Rust, then chairman of SABT. I visited a variety of owners and breeders of boerboels, interviewing them and taking photogrphs. This process caused a deep patriotic stirring, especially for afrikana, and a passion for the boerboel. I emigrated to UK shortly after that, and dearly wanted to import a boerboel, but I was not going to jail a dog for 6 months, let alone a young pup for it's entire adolescence, in quarantine, just because it is a breed I desire to keep, regardless of the patriotic heritage the boerboel brings.
I have always been a dog-man, have bred and showed Bull Terriers in SA, and served on BT club commitee there - but for the last 10 years, I have maintained a desire to be involved with boerboels, yearning to own one.
At this stage I cannot own one, as I already have 2 Bull Terriers, but I desire to be involved with boerboel societies non-the-less, and would like to go through the training to become a boerboel Assessor.
Regards,
Malcolm Wren
EngelseBoer
Well a lil' bit about me and my envolvement with BB's -
Ten years ago, I researched the boerboel for Dr. Carl Semencic of America, for inclusion in his book "Gladiator Dogs", ( a t.f.h publication – ISBN 0-7938-0596-1 ). I translated what info I could find to English, including the breed standard. At the time a made numerous calls to Kobus Rust, then chairman of SABT. I visited a variety of owners and breeders of boerboels, interviewing them and taking photogrphs. This process caused a deep patriotic stirring, especially for afrikana, and a passion for the boerboel. I emigrated to UK shortly after that, and dearly wanted to import a boerboel, but I was not going to jail a dog for 6 months, let alone a young pup for it's entire adolescence, in quarantine, just because it is a breed I desire to keep, regardless of the patriotic heritage the boerboel brings.
I have always been a dog-man, have bred and showed Bull Terriers in SA, and served on BT club commitee there - but for the last 10 years, I have maintained a desire to be involved with boerboels, yearning to own one.
At this stage I cannot own one, as I already have 2 Bull Terriers, but I desire to be involved with boerboel societies non-the-less, and would like to go through the training to become a boerboel Assessor.
Regards,
Malcolm Wren
EngelseBoer
