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 William and Hannatjie Whitlock
Where to find Yorma Kennels?
We are Eastern Cape Karoo farmers in the district of Jansenville. Our nearest airport is Port Elizabeth. Our dogs have plenty of space, non polluted water and clean, fresh air. New puppy owners are welcome to travel the distance and fetch their puppies on the farm.
Why breeding with dogs?
As toddler I was very scared of dogs, due to a nasty experience with a big dog. My parents reacted to good advice - give Hannatjie her own little puppy! I was four when the new pup arrived. For the next 12 years "Bollie" a Min Pin/Fox Terrier cross was my friend. The bond I had with him also helped me to trust and love bigger animals, including dogs.
After my marriage in 1978 to William, at that time a teacher/farmer, we bought our first Wire Haired Fox Terrier. Soon we enjoyed life with a male and two females. Three years later our son Wayne was born.
He was a very sickly baby and mentally handicapped. Caring for him was time consuming as he needed special care. I could not go back to teaching and had to spent most of my time on the farm. My late dad bought me a Yorkie male and two females. I started breeding puppies as a hobby to compensate for the difficulties with my own baby.
Soon I realised, I could provide the same love, pleasure and sense of responsibility that I experienced with Bollie, to other families and their children by breeding puppies.
Our love for dogs, after all these years, became just more intense and each puppy is still a part of you going off. We traveled great distances to choose and buy breeding dogs. We spent many nights reading about different breeds to fulfil our dreams since 1978:
Our goal - to breed KUSA registered puppies as lovable pets out of imported/champion bloodlines with good temperaments.
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