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I am Gill Pavey and I have owned and shown Dalmatians since 1996, in the UK until 2004 and now in Ireland.

"Granardal" is the Affix (kennel name) which I use with both the Irish Kennel Club and the UK Kennel Club. The name was devised by taking the town where I live, Granard, then adding "Dal" for Dalmatian.

Although I am in Ireland, two of the dogs come from the well-established "Leaveslake" kennel in Lancashire, England, and I am grateful to Alan and Linda Talbot for letting me have these two charmers. Deccy and Diva have excellent temperaments, are both great characters and the best of friends! The third dog, Taz, came to me as a two year old from Northern Ireland, see his special page for details. 

I am involved in showing and all three dogs have had some success in the ring, in my spare time I am also a columnist for Show Dogs Ireland magazine and am the administrator on their forum, http://forum.showdogsireland.com which is very active! However, the dogs are pets first and there is nothing better than to have them snuggle up with me in front of the TV in the evenings, they are quite lazy at heart!

I live in the middle of an Irish bog with no close neighbours and the dogs have their own, safely fenced paddock of a quarter of an acre next to the house to run and play in as well as daily road work on the lead, satisfying their need for plenty of exercise and fun. 

Deccy running off with the prize!

 

Diva loves playing with Taz (who thinks she is a brat!) and below, Deccy will chase anything even a stone...

  



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