Hello, I’m Jane Reed and I started showing dogs at the age of 7 in junior handling classes. My husband, Andy, shares my passion for Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas. He helps exercise the dogs and enjoys working them at local shoots.

We live in Lyndhurst, in the heart of the New Forest, not far from the site of Cuffnells, the country house after which our kennels is named - Cuffnells was the home of Alice Liddell, on whom the character of Alice-in-Wonderland was based.

With its wide, open spaces, the New Forest is much appreciated by our dogs, which quickly learnt to accept the presence of the regularly encountered commoners’ ponies and cattle.

I am an enthusiastic member of the Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Association; and Romsey, Southampton, Salisbury and Dorset Canine Societies.
   
As a child, I lived close to Pauline Rankin, and fell in love with her Hungarian Vizslas, the renowned show champion Artic of Zelton, or Nathan; and his mum, Kinford Lidi. It was then that I decided that when I was older, I’d also have Hungarian Vizslas.

So in 1988, I became the proud owner of a Smooth Hungarian Vizsla, Gardenway Master Mariner, or Bosun.

Loyal, intelligent, fearless and protective, Bosun was a superb first show dog – he won one Challenge Certificate, and two Reserve Challenge Certificates at Championship shows. He was also a stud dog, siring Champion Children who went on themselves to produce champions. Indeed, he remains in the pedigree of some of today’s best show dogs.

I then went on to own two more Smooth Hungarian Vizslas before, in 1995, switching allegiance to Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas.

My first dog, Greenwire Robbie, also known as Kes, was bred by Mrs. Jean Robertson, and was amongst the first forty Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas registered in this country. Sheila Gray placed him Best of Breed at Crufts in 1998, and we also trained him for an active working life.

Kes was in some ways similar to Bosun. He was loyal and intelligent, but was much calmer and a more sensitive character.  Kes was also the first dog we trained for working, and he was also very adept at opening fridges, freezers and dishwashers!

And ever since, we have enjoyed the company and companionship provided by our Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas.

Our current dogs are Lidi and her half-sister, Eris.

Lidi is seven years old, and has now retired from the show ring, but still enjoys life as a working dog.

Eris is now being campaigned in the show ring, and is to be Cuffnells’ foundation bitch. She is also being trained to work.