I had joined Taconic Hills Kennel Club to take obedience courses and  within a few years I  got involved helping with dog shows and decided it might be fun to have a English Cocker puppy to show.   Even with a few errors here and there and some health problems I was hooked.  I decided to find another  female to  start my "official" breeding program with.  I found it very difficult as most breeders did not even want to discuss a "show" female with someone who did not have a fenced yard, had little show  experience, limited funds  and three small children. Finally I located a girl who had a wonderful pedigree and was extremely sound.  She was purchased as an adult. Her first two breedings produced uterine infections and no puppies.  The third breeding to a different male produced a litter of 6 but 3 days after whelping one of the puppies died and the cause was another infection in mom that had gotten into the milk.  The remaining puppies had to be hand raised away from their frantic mother whose infection could not be controlled and she had to be spayed a week later.  Thankfully one of the girls from that litter became Ch. Amawalk's Lucky Charm  or "Love Bug" which  was further abbreviated to "Bugs" -- our true breeding foundation.    
 Photo to left is Bugs and I - 1974

To date, we have bred 63 Champions and have taken great pride in the accomplishments of our 'kids' both in the ring, the field, the agility ring and as much loved pets.   
Some of the pages in this web site may take a while to download because of the number of photos contained.    This will be a work in progress, as is our breeding, so expect changes, hopefully for the better as we become more proficient.

Below are some of our current and favorite stars!!

                       
Ch. Amawalk Dunelm Clansman ECM 

Scotty and kids pages

Scott  Pedigree
 

Pedigrees for our other Amawalk dogs are accessible
from the Page for Current Kids

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