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Welcome to Macdolly Cocker Spaniels

At Macdolly we have been exhibiting Solid English Cockers since 1987 & our first litter was born in 1989. To date we have bred many Champions and Best in Show Winners and we have imported from Denmark, France, and New Zealand to compliment our bloodlines, and now we have imported frozen assets from the UK.

We have had many firsts in the breed
*   the first GOLD Grand Champion in the breed (GRAND CHAMPION MACDOLLY A XMAS KRACKER)
*   the youngest Grand Champion in the breed (GRAND CHAMPION MACDOLLY AUGUSTUSLEONART)
*   the first undocked Cocker to win a BEST IN SHOW ALL BREEDS in the country - (CH SHEERCLEVER NOTHING ELSE MATTERS (imp Denmark)
*   the first undocked Grand Champion in the breed GRAND CHAMPION JYNDEL AS GOOD AS IT GETS
*   winning the first Cocker Spaniel Club of Qld INC Cocker of the Year in 1996 with CH MACDOLLY KEEP THE FAITH
*   the first to qualify a Cocker Spaniel for both PAL Puppy of the Year and Dog of the Year Final - with CH MACDOLLY OSTENTATIOUS, winning Best in Show from Puppy Class at a qualifying show
*   the first imports from DENMARK in the breed - CH SHEERCLEVER NOTHING ELSE MATTERS and Multi Int CH SHEERCLEVER OUT OF REACH
*   the first import from FRANCE in the breed - CH BERGERAC OF MERRILY (imp France)

We have enjoyed many great wins over the years with many dogs that have touched our hearts.  Some we have had the fortune to have bred ourselves, some were owned or campaigned by us and some were descendants of dogs we have bred.  We have had misfortune as well, but that is part of life.

Unlike many other breeders, here at Macdolly we do not have kennels - our numbers are very low (at present we have five Cockers only with us) and all kept in show coat and in the show ring on a regular basis.  All the Macdolly show team shares their time between Macdolly (Terri and Heath) and Macdolly (FNQ) with Denise Burke.  Here in Australia we have the ability to be able to attend a show within a 2 to 3 hour radius of our home almost every Saturday and Sunday and many Friday's have shows as well. The FNQ show team is not as fortunate, as the show scene there only runs for six months a year and the dogs are rotated between our homes.  With both ourselves and Denise, all the dogs live in the house, sleep on the bed and are thoroughly spoilt rotten - as all Cocker Spaniels should be.

It is also interesting to note that we are breeders that sell winners to others - MANY of the dogs that carry the Macdolly prefix are owned by others - and have made up their titles - many in fine style !  We pride ourselves on being inclusive - our bloodlines aren't our own so we do not protect them as such - we health test, and breed infrequently, and from almost every litter we have made sure that at least one has made the showring - otherwise what is the point in breeding.  We stand our dogs at stud as well (unlike many other breeders) at affordable costs.  We love this breed and want to share the virtues of the breed with all we can.

We also breed limited numbers of litters and if you look at our breeding you will see many of our litters produce not just one, but 2, 3 or even 4 Champions - we are select in our breeding and know the type we strive to achieve and we are so proud of our success - not just for us but for all the other Macdolly owners.

Our dogs are conditioned on PEDIGREE ADVANCE - our small show team is proudly sponsored and supported by PEDIGREE and we are very proud ADVANCE AMBASSADORS.

The combination of leading edge dog food and coat preparation products keeps our small show team in the winners circle.  Thank you Advance and Plush Puppy.  We use and recommend ADVANCE- our dogs excel on this leading edge food.  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require more information about ADVANCE and the products we recommend.

When we have a litter, it is only because we wish to keep something for ourselves, or we plan a mating to produce a show prospect for one of the people on our waiting list.  We are however, very realistic, and not every litter produces a show prospect, and we always have puppies from our litters for sale to kind and caring pet/companion homes.  However, we do only sell to people who will allow their Cocker to live inside and be part of the family.  If you are not prepared to do that, then a Macdolly Cocker Spaniel is not for you.  We are not a registered business, we breed infrequently to continue our love of the sport of dog showing.

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This website has been created to be a personal formative record of the calibre of our breeding program.  It is purely for your information and enjoyment, and as such, we ask that if you do find any errors in the information, that you contact us direct.We have taken as much care as possible to ensure that the information contained is correct, however we accept no responsibility for any errors.