Having always been dog lovers, we had different breeds of dogs until we got our first Boxer (not pedigreed) in 1979. Sheila was given to us as an adult bitch, as her previous owners had badly abused her for eating Guinea pigs on their plot. She crept into our hearts and when she died, no other breed of dog than a Boxer could take her place.

We got our second Boxer and first registered bitch, Vatica’s Cindy at 14 months of age.