She was an unregistered bitch born at the end of 1899. This became a very strong family especially after the second World War. The Jefsfire kennel was started with a bitch in this line and they were followed by the Aberhill kennel. But it all seems to have come to a full stop before the start of the 2000’s. There were a large number of Champion bitches in this line but as I have found out, Champion bitches were generally very poor producers.
I have done some further research and I have found a line of Danfrebeck bitches that carry the line on into about 2012 with a bitch called Danfrebeck Dressed to Kill. I have no birth date for her as I do not think she was ever shown. I have included her dam line here and obviously it is quite long.
Dam line of: Danfrebek Dressed to Kill
Sex: F
DAM SIRE
Danfrebek Voodoo Child ...........................Jopium Cool Touch
Danfrebek Destiny's Child ........................Lovecut Trophy Magic
Sablepark Spellmaker with Danfrebek ..............
Takhisis Lady Jane from Sablepark .......Tiganlea Tomorrows Dream at Sablepark
Aberhill Lady Luck at Takhisis ...................CH Aberhill Bluwatch
Aberhill Nosy but Nice ...........................Erjon Elegant King
Aberhill Personality Madam ..........CH Midnight Flyer of Lynaire at Aberhill
Aberhill Personality Plus ........................Lynaire all in Gold
CH Aberhill Personality Miss .....................CH Mr Wot of Aberhill
Aberhill Carousel ........................CH Pied Piper of Aberhill at Rixown
Winrix Sweet Serenade ............................Seafire Sentinal
Winrix Brandy Snap ...............................Brettonpark Bobbee Dazzler
Winrix Rosander ..................................Ch Bririch Gold Edition
Silvafox Serena ..................................Dazzler of Dunsinane
Silvafox Sweet Honey of Joywill ..................
Silvafox Shani ...................................Dazzler of Dunsinane
CH Jefsfire Shear Joy ............................Jefsfire Shadyglen
CH Jefsfire Joyous Jodie ....................CH Jefsfire Strollaway
Jefsfire Duskie Dawn........................Jefsfire Drover
Jefsfire Satin Sensation ...................CH Gunner of Glenturret
CH Whitelea Watastra ....................CH Larkena Rexley of Larkfield
CH Sudborough Lochdorna ..........................Whitelea Why Boy
Lassie of Sudborough .............................CH Lochinvar of Ladypark
Lassie of Courage ................................Eden Esquire 2
Sandy of Mariemeau ........................Thane of Mariemeau
Jeannie of Mariemeau .............................Thane of Mariemeau
Mariemeau Violetta ...............................CH Knight of Monister
Mariemeau Genesta ..........................Ashtead Aristocrat
Cora of Mariemeau ................................CH Knight of Monister
Mariemeau Idylle ..............................CH Laund Lindrum (Glenack Glow)
Stella-of-Test ...................................Beaulieu Marauder
Laund Lacey 127BB.................................Laund Lucas
Laund Lavinia ..............................CH Laund Laird
Felinfoel Betty ..................................CH Laund Limit
Parbold Peeper ...................................CH Sonnenburgh Squire
Duchess of Weardale ..............................Parbold Privateer
Weardale Welfare .................................CH Ormskirk Foxall
Weardale Superba .................................CH Squire of Tytton
Stanhope Shy Girl ................................CH Lancaster Rex
Stanhope Village Girl ........................
Stanhope Village Belle
The line includes several champion bitches including two from the Jefsfire Kennel.
One of the most interesting bitches from this line is Felifoel Betty. She was the dam of Ch Laund Logic who was much used at stud.
It is truly remarkable what this bitch achieved with her offspring. It would seem that all of the post World War 1 Launds came down from her.
I did an 8 generation reverse pedigree but it went on for ever. What it did prove was that all Collies will have her in their pedigree, and she would have an effect on all of the families in this book. She was born in 1914 which meant that she was not shown because of the War.
3 generation Reverse Pedigree of:
Felinfoel Betty
Date of Birth: 01/01/1914
+--Felinfoel Betty
| +--Laund Lavinia 1328AA
| | +--Eden Endive
| | +--Laund Lacey 127BB
| | +--Spy of Sandy
| | +--Eden Endure
| +--CH Laund Logic
| | +--Hackbridge Hypatia
| | +--Laund Laneta
| | +--Laund Lauzan
| | +--Laund Linette 111DD
| | +--Laund Lucas 160 DD
| | +--Seedley Solution
| | +--CH Laund Leesi 386EE
| | +--Laund Larum 1725CC
| | +--Laund Loyalist
| | +--Almonbank Queen
| | +--Laund Lauder 1727CC
| | +--Alstead Seedley Queen
| | +--Laund Lary
| | +--CH Laund Lectric 245CC
| | +--Laund Leslie (Heasandford Hector)
| | +--Laund Leulla
| | +--Laund Looker
| | +--Laund Lindsey
Looking at all of the Launds in this line I have to think that she was the Post War foundation bitch for the Laund kennel. All of the Post War Laund’s came directly from her. She was also involved in the Eden and Mariemeau kennels. In other words she was the foundation for Collies after the first World War.
We got started in the big time by inbreeding for our first proper litter. Since then I have always practiced line breeding which is the reason we have an established line of Rough Collies that consistently reach the top. 29 UK Champions and 54 CC winners together with 104 Champions World Wide proves my point.
This is a typical pedigree of a bitch that is more or less inbred as Ch Knight Of Monister appears in every generation several times.
The next bitch to have an effect was Mariemeau Idylle. Like Betty her Great Grandmother she was responsible for all Collies that came after her. An eight generation reverse pedigree shows that all of the main kennels after World War 2 would have her somewhere in their dogs pedigree.
There are so many Corydon’s, yet we only used a Jefsfire twice on the same bitch. I did not realise until I started this research just how much of an influence this bitch had, not only on our kennel but many others as well. Every Corydon Puppy that has ever been born goes back to her. A fact I am rather proud of as it proves that we have been breeding correctly. I suspect that this bitch was originally called Ch Whitelea Watastar but the kennel club, not for the only time, got the name wrong. One only has to remember Ch Larkena Vanara Golden Victor to realise that this can happen as Vanara should have been Lanara as it was the prefix name of his breeder. I have to admit I have always questioned the intelligence of some working at the Kennel Club. Ch Whitelea Watastar’s grandson Ch Jefsfire Strollaway was a very dominant sire as can be seen from the above list. I have a story about him as when I took our bitch to be mated his owner sat me down in a chair and put a muzzle on the bitch. He then opened a door and this thing jumped onto my bitch then turned away. I said “He does not seem interested”. His owner replied “It’s OK he is tied”. I have never known any of my dogs to be that quick at mating a bitch and evidently he was always that quick. No wonder he was popular.
Ch Whitelea Whatastra that started the Jefsfire line is really the next fabulous dam This is another very big list in just 4 generations. I have included it here.
Reverse pedigree of: Whitelea Watastra
Sex: F
Date of Birth: 18/08/1953
Colour & Markings:
Owner: Jeffrise .A.T
+--CH Whitelea Watastra
| +--Jefsfire Satin Sensation 2360AQ
| | +--Jefsfire Duskie Dawn 517AT
| | | +--Jefsfire Melody
| | | +--Jefsfire Rosalie
| | | +--CH Jefsfire Joyous Jodie 281AW
| | +--CH Jefsfire Strollaway 515AT
| | | +--CH Jefsfire Tudor Queen 2490AT
| | | +--CH Chateauroux Ceasar
| | | +--CH Chateauroux Flawless 2669AV
| | | +--Chateauroux Ideal
| | | +--CH Clanayre Chiffon Princess
| | | +--Clanayre Satin Princess
| | | +--Corydon Bella Donna
| | | +--Corydon Isa Bella
| | | +--Firestone Mystic Princess
| | | +--Franwyns Jefsfire Starmaker 1947AW
| | | +--Jefsfire Chateauroux Fellow 1804AY
| | | +--Jefsfire Fashion
| | | +--Jefsfire Janet
| | | +--Alanward Jefsfire Joystar
| | | +--Jefsfire Rambler 2596AT
| | | +--Jefsfire Satin Symphony
| | | +--Jefsfire Starlight
| | | +--CH Jefsfire Velsheda Romantica 1583AW
| | | +--Karmen of Kinreen
| | | +--Lynway Herrinway Gay Cavalier
| | | +--Phares Golden Girl of Narragansette 1601AY
| | | +--Prospecthill Rustler of Rokeby
| | | +--Westlynns Wild Venture
| | | +--Corydon Cara Bella
| | | +--Velsheda Romantica
| | | +--Jefsfire Julie 1181AW
| | | +--CH Franwynns Jefsfire Harvest
| | | +--Carninny Lass 2307AW
| | | +--Vandeana Jefsfire Jolaine 1275AW
| | | +--Lanrosa Honey's Dream
| | | +--Jefsfire Shadyglen
| | | +--Jefsfire Tudorella
| | | +--Dantena Diana
| | | +--Chateauroux Isabella
| | | +--Jefsfire Amber Gay
| | | +--Dantena Deana
| | | +--Riverlow Sweet Secret
| | | +--Lloydsdale Lucy
| | | +--Canfell Sue
| | | +--Jefsfire Susan
| | +--Jefsfire Satin Fantasy
| +--CH Jefsfire Amber Linnet
| | +--Jefsfire Penny Black
| | | +--Jefsfire Gold Legacy
| | | +--Jefsfire Penny Edition
| | | +--Jefsfire High Society
| | | +--Jefsfire Blue Riband
| | | +--Jefsfire Sold Legacy
| | | +--Jefsfire Trudy Thankfull
| | +--CH Jefsfire Tudor Queen 2490AT
| | | +--Jefsfire Tudorella
The numbers after the name are the numbers issued by the Kennel Club when the Collie won it's way into the Stud Book.
This reverse generation pedigree of This bitch does help to prove how important she was to the future of the breed. For instance Ch Jefsfire So Charming to Brooklynson was the last in a long line of Jefsfire Champions and the first in a long line of Brooklynson Champions. Corydon come in here as well as Ch Corydon Il Supremo was the sire of Ch Brooklynson Golden Fashion. And then we had the last of the Riffelsea Champions Ch Rifflesea Rhapsody that was sired by Ch Riffelsea Romantasy.
Further research proves that all of the Brooklynson Champions went back to Ch Brooklynson Golden Fashion. They were a kennel that bred to type very successfully.
Corydon Collies 