Mirribandi Belgians
Mirribandi Delahaye & Fin the cat.
Mirribandi History
My name is Kathryn Todd. My young son Nicholas and I live at Willowbank, on the outskirts of Ipswich, near Brisbane, Queensland. We live on 138 acres of grazing land, and look forward to completely fencing the entire property so that we can run some sheep and goats on the land - to keep the grass down, and for the dogs to herd.
Roger Winton is the man in my life. I met him through the dogs, and we enjoy showing, raising and training and loving our Belgian Shepherds. Roger used to show his first Belgian in England before emigrating to Australia.
Our dogs are our great love. Often the number of dogs in our yard inadvertently exceeds our own, as we baby-sit many of our puppies while their families are on holidays. We also have other Belgians that stay from time to time while we show them for their owners, or as refugees as part of our ongoing commitment to Belgian Rescue.
What does Mirribandi mean?
It is one of the many Australian Aboriginal words meaning "Dog".How do we name our dogs?
Quite by accident we began to name our dogs by the alphabet. Not just our litters, but also the dogs that we have brought to supplement our gene pool and showing team. The following list started out as an alphabetical listing, and ended up a chronological history of our kennel. Many of the pedigree names (and pet names!) are related to the car industry, thanks to the love of classic American Muscle cars instilled into me by my first husband.History of Mirribandi
. I saw my first ever Belgian at the Brisbane Royal back in 1986. From this day, I learned all I could about this intriguing breed. Every weekend I read the Dogs, Cats and Pets section of the newspapers searching for a litter of Groenendaels to appear. It was not until 1990 that I actually acquired my first beloved Belgian.Please visit these pages for the full history of Mirribandi.
The EARLY DAYS A - F 1990 - 1995
SUCCESS AT LAST!! G - N 1995 - 1999
The NEW MILLENNIUM - O and onwards! 2000 and onwards