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About HareHill Hounds
We are located in southeastern Wisconsin where we live with our Ibizan Hounds and Basenjis.
Our hounds have it made!
- Great food
- Half acre fenced yard
- In-out kennel runs
- And lot's of love!
Our hounds are part of our family and live in the house with us. The kennels (in our finished, walk-out basement) are great for when we are away at work.
Showing and Breeding
Wendy showed Basenjis in conformation for many years and collected plenty of Reserve ribbons. She switched to Ibizan Hounds in 1999 when she purchased Bunny, who became her first champion and went on to win 43 Best In Shows and become one of the top hounds in the nation.
Bunny has been bred twice. Her first litter produced four champions out of of five pups. Zipper (from that litter) has been the top Ibizan Hound three years straight and won her first Best In Show in May 2008. HareHill can now brag that we are breeders of Best in Show Ibizan Hounds.
Pumpkin (from Bunny's second litter of three) is a champion and Reese is almost finished. Josie, (a daughter from Bunny's first litter), lives with us and whelped her first litter (of 15 pups) on May 1, 2008. Twelve of the pups survived. And nine (9) of those pups are title holders (CH, JC, FH, BISS, etc.) in Canada and the USA.
Supporting The Breed
We are active members of IHCUS, the Ibizan Hound Club of the United States. Kurt is treasurer and webmaster and Wendy is Club Secretary and particpates on several committees. Wendy is a long-time member of BCOA, the Basenji Club of America. We are both member of BCOSW, the Basenji Club of Southeastern Wisconsin. Wendy served as president and board member for several years.
Beezerfest
The Ibizan Hound in the U.S. is a rare breed. Large entries at dog shows are also rare. Where more popular breeds will draw 100+ entries, a large entry for Ibizans would be over 20.
In 2006 we teamed up with two other Ibizan owners and created Beezerfest, a supported entry held each year in March during the Louisville show cluster. The four day Louisville shows draw large entries in all breeds. It's central location is ideal to draw exhibitors from the east and west coasts. We have even had guests from Europe come to the shows. Each Beezerfest year has drawn around 90 entries (20+ per day). It's a lot of work. But it's also fun.
Fun facts about HareHill
HareHill is a registered name with the AKC. The name is in honor of Bunny (the hare) and also because we live on a hill. It has a nice ring to it.
This link has nothing to do with us, but is still interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harehills
latest news
- Oct 11 » 2009 IHCC National Specialty
- Brody wins BISS
- Jasmine wins BOS
- Brody wins BOB field trial
- Roxy wins BOB hound show - Oct 10 Roxy wins BOB at OLCA field trial
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