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Rowanglen's Roots
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Written by Hanna Hadden with permission from
Carol Watt. Information obtained from conversation
with Carol Watt, as well as various issues of Dogs
in Canada Annual, 1976-1978.
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The Birth of Delamantha
 Carol Watt
was born in the small town of Kenora, Ontario,
Canada, in 1939. Her first sheltie was named Delilah.
This was Carol's beloved pet who awakened that
deep love of the breed. The next sheltie in
Carol's life was Wynfield's Samantha who
was bred to Ch. Alford Tam O'Shanter whose
Helensdale background introduced an English gene
pool to the Delamantha line. This produced a very
sound bitch named Delamantha's Desiree. Her
kennel name, Delamantha, was the name
blend of Delilah and Samantha.
Delamantha's Desiree was bred to Ch. Manor
Pride's Ragamuffin, also with Helensdale
background, to produce Delamantha's Dove. Dove, a
very sound bitch, was taken to Ch. Halstor's
Peter Pumpkin to gain that Peter look for future
Delamantha generations. The result of that
breeding is history. Am/Can Ch. Delamantha's
Desiderata was born of that breeding. To the
left is Sheba at 7 1/2 months. Her sound
structure, exceptional shoulder layback,
excellent top line are evident. When Sheba was
bred to Ch. Calcurt Luke to produce, Ch.
Delamantha's Daybreak, the quality was set
for many generations to come.
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Copyright
1998-2007 Hanna Hadden All rights reserved
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