Teckel Society

Teckels were first founded in this country by Mr Richard Brydges-Price in the 1970's when Xitty Vom Heiligenkopf and Rastus worked alongside him at Petworth. Then came Jaro Vom Lehrschen Forst (Flint) and Kosi V.L.F. (Anna). They had their last litter in 1998. Mr Garrick Hawkes came next, with a German import, Birke Von Der Magnetbahn who came into the country in 1990, in whelp to Gaunner Vom Gesselnerfeld and she gave birth to 8 pups while in quarantine. We have now introduced a new bloodline into the stock. He is one of the Icelandic dogs (Chocolate & Tan) that were born in quarantine in 1998 and his progeny are looking very nice. To these people, we the Teckel owners are most grateful. These Teckels and their progeny are the foundation stock in the UK Teckel Stud Book Society. After many months of tracing pedigrees and discussions, Nick Valentine, Trevor and Brenda Humphries decided it was time to found a Teckel Society to be able to register all Teckels. We have also produced a Society Handbook called "The Teckel" which is on sale for £6.

Nick Valentine is a Master and huntsman of Ryeford Chase in Hereford. He has 10 couples of Teckels and 30 couples of Petit Griffon Vendeen Basset Hounds. Trevor Humphrey is a professional deerstalker for Hearne Woodland and Wildlife Ltd. He stalks in East Anglia, Dorset and Devon. Brenda Humphrey is the Kennel Maid, Secretary, Telephonist and General Dogsbody, as well as being a keen fly fisher-woman.

Teckels will not be turned away while the Stud Book is open. They all have a category to go in. Confirmation of pedigrees will be required and the onus falls upon the applicant to provide this, with the name and address of the breeder. At the present time, we hold the pedigrees of all imported Teckels and most dogs can be traced, even when no pedigree exists, once the breeder is known. CATEGORY A: Full pedigree Teckel One Grandparent Dachshund = 25%, or One Great-Grandparent of unknown breeding, or any other = 12.5% allowed. CATEGORY B: First cross Teckel and Dachshund, and pure Teckels with one parent of unregistered or unknown breeding. Category "B" dogs' progeny can be upgraded to full status when bred to a fully registered category "A" dog. CATEGORY C: Teckels with no pedigree, show-bred Dachshunds and first crosses of a Teckel with any other breed of dog. All progeny of category "C" dogs can be upgraded to category "B" when bred to a fully registered "A" Teckel. Note: All registrations are accepted at the discretion of the Registrar, who reserves the right to refuse an entry if it is thought to contravene Society rules. Authenticity of pedigrees is the responsibility of people registering dogs and the Society cannot accept liability for any inaccuracy.

All Application Forms must be accompanied by the appropriate fees All cheques (crossed) payable to: "Teckel Stud Book Society"