Forever Remembered:
Sanhue Blackbush Magee
18th Aug 2002 to 22nd Dec 2014
Our faithful friend
‘MAGEE’
Rest easy, beautiful best girl
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Magee (aka Mags) was our very first Irish Terrier.
“There is one best place to bury a dog.
“If you bury him in this spot, he will
come to you, when you call - come to you
over the grim, dim frontier of death,
and down the well-remembered path,
and to your side again.
“And though you call a dozen living
dogs to heel, they shall not growl at
him, nor resent his coming,
for he belongs there.
“People may scoff at you; who see
no lightest blade of grass bent by his
footfall, who hear no whimper, people
who may never really have had a dog.
“Smile at them, for you shall know
something that is hidden from them,
and which is well worth the knowing.
“The one best place to bury a good
dog is in the heart of his master.
Author - Ben Hur Lampman
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Ch Culford Swedish Style
9th Dec 2008 to 7th July 2025
‘FIONN’
Sadly we said goodbye to our beloved Fionny at the very grand age of 16yrs and 7mths ... he told us it was time and whilst reaching the decision was heartbreaking, we spent a beautiful afternoon with him on his last day, taking him for a slow drive around past our old farm with him taking in all the smells from his younger years; in the evening the vet came to our house and in his basket in front of the fire we said our final goodbyes. 
Fionn lived a wonderful life as a farm dog, show dog, small game hunting dog, water-bird retrieving dog, watch-dog, and devoted family companion. The epitome of what an Irish Terrier was bred to be.
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Ch Frensham Rumoured Tis I
14th Mar 2012 to 18th May 2024
‘IONAIT’
Ionait was the first champion I made up under my own kennel name; she was a favourite of everyone who met her, devoted to us, and the epitome of her name - faithful, pure and sincere. We will miss your ginger kisses Neens xx
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Ch Culford Something Special at Frensham
19th Apr 2010 to 14th Mar 2022
‘BREE’
Bree was one of our foundation bitches - after her retirement from breeding, she lived a wonderful life with the Davey family in Northland, to whom we are eternally grateful for the love and care they bestowed on her, and we know all too well how keenly they feel the loss of their beloved Bree.
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Last Knight of Culford
31st Oct 2015 to 14th Feb 2026
‘TADHG’
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Tadhg was from the very last litter bred by Culford Kennels, so I was very grateful to secure him from Dorothy. He was a wonderfully laid-back dog “a lover not a fighter” as they say. He was a very successful stud dog and his legacy lives on both here in NZ and in Australia. I am very grateful to the Saunders-Francis & McWilliams family who gave Tadhgy a wonderful retirement life, he put his paws firmly on their hearts and will be remembered for his unwavering devotion to his humans. Moi mai ra Tadhg.