PBGV's were actually introduced
to Australia back in 1973,
around the similar time they
were introduced to the UK and
even before they arrived in the
USA by Mrs. Edie Hurling of NSW
and Mrs. Troy . One of the first
to step onto Australian soil was
the dog brought out by Mrs.
Hurling , "Jomil Ajax" who was
bred in France by Mrs. Seiffert
and Mrs. Wells and registered by
them in England .
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He was an orange and white dog
and was shortly followed by a
bitch Claudette from the same
people. Although there were
three litters born in 1977,78
and 79, due to breeding
difficulties and mostly male
puppies being born, along with
the high cost of importing dogs
and the long quarantine
associated with this at the
time, the breed slowly died out
completely in Australia. It is
interesting to note that one of
the puppies bred by Mrs. Hurling
"Ch Majesty Zelbeck" gained his
CD and is regarded to be the
first PBGV in the world to hold
an obedience Title. (Quite an
achievement for Australia in the
history of the breed!)
In the late nineties, the breed
has had another resurgence in
Australia, with the importation
of PBGV's from the USA by
Bonhaven Kennels in NSW and then
from the UK by Ebbtide Kennels
in Queensland, which moved to
Victoria for a time but
relocated back in QLD, along
with the Danish, French, USA and
UK lines imported by Rokeena
Kennels in Victoria.. This time
around, with the amount and
variation of bloodlines brought
to this country, and the careful
breeding and selection that has
been done to date, the PBGV's
future looks to be secure and
flourishing in Australia this
time around |
Pbgv
History
In Australia
