BELLCREST is a small in home kennel.

Here is an arial view of our home. As you can see we are located in a pretty isolated area.

Our Boxers are an integral part of our family.

We have been breeding and showing boxers for 35+ years, and in those years we have met some of the greatest people. Among them are Bert and Mary Laing of Tayside Boxers Reg'd. The Laings are our mentors. In the early years they were very supportive, and helped us with many problems. In fact, if it were not for them Bellcrest would not exist today.

One year after purchasing our foundation bitch from the Laings, we lost our home in a fire. Our bitch, "Gem", and our boxer mix "Whiskey" were in the house at the time. We were devastated. The Laings gave us "Pepsi", the bitch that they were keeping for themselves. Pepsi's registered name is Can Ch Tayside's Idle Immigrant C.D.

Every Bellcrest Boxer today traces their roots back to "Pepsi". We were very fortunate to have her. Her sire was Can/Am Ch Scher-Khoun's Shadrack and her dam was the 1973 Reserve Winners Bitch at the American Boxer Club National Speciality, Can Ch Tayside's Golly G.

Our goal has always been to produce happy healthy Boxers that are a joy to live with, look at, and win with. We very seldom breed more than 1 litter per year and sometimes, not even that.

Our ambition, years ago, was to produce Boxers that were true to type...we wanted people to look in a show catalogue and see the Bellcrest name and think to themselves..."this must be a good one...it's Bellcrest". A big ambition, but one we think we have accomplished. We are proud of our accomplishments in our chosen breed.

I have had the priviledge of judging some beautiful Boxers in 4 different Countries, including the American Boxer Club National Futurity in the year 2000.

We are life members of:

Boxer Club of Canada	Nipissing Kennel Club
Canadian Kennel Club
And Members of:
American Boxer Club	Northern Ontario Boxer Club
Boxer Club of Western Ontario

We have created a PowerPoint presentation entitled;

'Judging the Boxer, A Detailed Guide'.
This presentation/seminar has the approval and support of the parent club, Boxer Club of Canada Inc. The presentation has been created with those who judge, or aspire to judge the Boxer breed in mind. We are available to present this seminar to judges study groups.

The Judging the Boxer presentation has been posted on the Boxer Club of Canada Inc website at :http://www.boxerclubofcanada.com/judgeducation.html

Question: What makes a good judge?

Answer: A good eye for a dog, and having the ability and knowledge to evaluate a dog's strengths and weaknesses objectively. Then having the courage of conviction to make choices that may not be popular.

Update:
I am CKC licensed to judge Group 3 (Working).
I look forward to this new challenge with anticipation.

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