We would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt gratitude to a few people, without whose assistance, patience, knowledge and support our dreams would not have come true.

Firstly and most importantly, we would like to thank our families, without whose support none of this would have come about.

A large thank you goes out to Jocelyne Gagne of Starkeeper Irish Wolfhounds for allowing us the privilege of using her Mac, BISS Can.Am.UKC Ch., AKC G.Ch. Starkeeper McEnroe of Limerick as sire to Sheenan 2011 litter of two gorgeous boys. Jocelyne has been breeding Wolfhounds for over three decades and has been judging dog shows for numerous years. We greatly appreciate her knowledge, experience, hospitality and tremendous support.

Secondly, we would like to thank Mrs Barbara Daley  of Aotearoa Irish Wolfhounds.  Barbara has been breeding and showing her Wolfhounds for over 35 years and her knowledge of this amazing breed has allowed us to step into this fabulous new and delightful world.

Thirdly, we would like to thank Ms Kyreen Shorey of Kaldaun Kennels who has owned Irish Wolfhounds for many years. Kyreen’s support to all us newcomers is greatly appreciated. Kyreen owned Briggs’ sire, Ch Aotearoa Tihi Aru and also owns Heera’s dam Ch Aotearoa Aroha Noa .

We would also like to thank Lois and Norm Freedman of Emrys for providing us with not only our beautiful show puppy Sheenan (Ch Aotearoa Emrys Cabaret) but for all the show videos taken in Petawawa Ontario in 2010 not to mention some great pictures.  Lois and Norm co-own Sheenan’s dam, Ch Aotearoa Emrys Mango, with Barbara Daley and have been breeding and showing Wolfhounds for over 30 years.

To our handling coach who we have affectionately nicknamed “Teach”, Mrs. Rhoda Ace of Tickitboo Kennels, a great big thank you for your amazing patience. Rhoda was been a breeder and professional handler for over 20 years, and without this knowledgeable woman’s weekly instructions and tremendous coaching abilities, we would never have been able to show and handle our dogs to their full potential.

We would also like to thank Mr. Graeme Burdon and his daughter Emily Burdon for handling Heera so magnificently in the ring resulting in wonderful group placements and Best Puppy in Group awards and her Canadian Championship title.

Not to be outdone, special thanks goes out to Mr. Edgar Rojas for his taking Heera to a Best of Winners, Best of Breed and on to a Group 3rd in Arnprior May 8th 2011.

A special thank you goes out to our favourite veterinarian, Dr. Andrew Sparling and the staff of the Osgoode Veterinary Clinic.  We have known Andrew for many years and he continues to amaze us with his professionalism, gentle demeanour and dedication to the care and welfare of all animals. The team at the Osgoode clinic consists of Dr. Colleen Wilson - Dr. Dorothy Kitchen - Dr. Tracy Blundell and Dr. Suzanne Chenard, all of whom are excellent veterinarians to whom we also owe many thanks.

We can not forget to thank Mr. Paul Allard and Mr. Steve Pedro of Freckashpeng Hounds who spent quality time  coaching, supporting and assisting us, both at ring side and at their home in Winchester, Ontario. Paul and Steve are always willing to lend us a pair of hands and share their many years of experience to help us along our new and exciting road.

Another thank you must go to Mr. Ray Bernstein of Photos On Stuff for the magnificent head shots of Briggs & Sheenan at the Coniston shows in 2009 and 2010. Never have we seen candid shots done with such amazing results. See Links page for contacting Ray.

Last, but most certainly not least, a huge thank you to Alan Laird for his tremendous support, for the creation of and assistance with this web site, for the numerous hours spent on trouble shooting, communications with our web host and internet provider,  for all the amazing advertising he has done for us and his unwavering help with our new premises.