Welcome to the website of Luccombe Dalmatians
Dalmatian Breeders and Exhibitors situated in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside
My mum was a Kennel Club appointed Championship show judge as am I, it’s a
position and responsibility I hold with the up most regard. My mum "Irene" was
given the greatest honour for a Championship show judge when she was selected
to Judge Dalmatians at Crufts 2012 but sadly she died before she could fulfill her
dream but I was awarded the honour of judging the breed at Crufts 2016 with an
entry of 228 Dalmatians. My mother left a wonderful legacy both to me and all
who knew her by instilling a passion for good careful breeding. I miss her greatly
but I know she is watching over me as I continue her work with the "Luccombe"
kennel. I hope you will enjoy browsing through my Website with all it's memories
and the gallery of our Dalmatians who are no longer with us. As a member of all
three major UK Dalmatian breed Clubs and with over thirty years experience in
breeding and exhibiting Dalmatians I'm always willing to offer advice to anyone
who is wanting a Dalmatian. If you would like any help or advice please contact
me even if it's just for a "Dally" chat.
All images and text are copyright to Luccombe Dalmatians
How it all began.........
My mum Irene Haywood started the famous "Luccombe" kennel in 1971 when she bought her first Dalmatian "Medina Cherry" by "Ch. Titan of
Chacombe" out of "Dominoes Gay Cherry" She was a lovely additional family member and proved also to be a great brood bitch. We had several
litters from her and we kept a super black spotted bitch named "Luccombe Pollyana" whose name can still be found in many of the pedigrees of
today's exhibits. A few years passed and my mum's passion and knowledge of Dalmatians had been passed on to me and I now had a joint
interest in the "Luccombe" kennel. We had a fantastic time together attending shows and exhibiting our beloved Dalmatians. We bred a few
very select litters as neither of us believed in breeding litters just to sell the puppies, we preferred to wait until we needed a new addition to
the kennels or we had a waiting list of very carefully vetted people requiring a puppy before embarking on a very carefully mating.
Welcome to the website of Luccombe Dalmatians
Dalmatian Breeders and Exhibitors situated in the heart of Derbyshire
My
mum
was
a
Kennel
Club
appointed
Championship
show
judge
as
am
I,
it’s
a
position
and
responsibility
I
hold
with
the
up
most
regard.
My
mum
"Irene"
was
given
the
greatest
honour
for
a
Championship
show
judge
when
she
was
selected
to
Judge
Dalmatians
at
Crufts
2012
but
sadly
she
died
before
she
could
fulfill
her
dream
but
I
was
awarded
the
honour
of
judging
the
breed
at
Crufts
2016
with
an
entry
of
228
Dalmatians.
My
mother
left
a
wonderful
legacy
both
to
me
and
all
who
knew
her
by
instilling
a
passion
for
good
careful
breeding.
I
miss
her
greatly
but
I
know
she
is
watching
over
me
as
I
continue
her
work
with
the
"Luccombe"
kennel.
I
hope
you
will
enjoy
browsing
through
my
Website
with
all
it's
memories
and
the
gallery
of
our
Dalmatians
who
are
no
longer
with
us.
As
a
member
of
all
three
major
UK
Dalmatian
breed
Clubs
and
with
over
thirty
years
experience
in
breeding
and
exhibiting
Dalmatians
I'm
always
willing
to
offer
advice
to
anyone
who
is
wanting
a
Dalmatian.
If
you
would
like
any
help
or
advice
please
contact me even if it's just for a "Dally" chat.
All images and text are copyright to Luccombe Dalmatians
How it all began.........
My
mum
Irene
Haywood
started
the
famous
"Luccombe"
kennel
in
1971
when
she
bought
her
first
Dalmatian
"Medina
Cherry"
by
"Ch.
Titan
of
Chacombe"
out
of
"Dominoes
Gay
Cherry"
She
was
a
lovely
additional
family
member
and
proved
also
to
be
a
great
brood
bitch.
We
had
several
litters
from
her
and
we
kept
a
super
black
spotted
bitch
named
"Luccombe
Pollyana"
whose
name
can
still
be
found
in
many
of
the
pedigrees
of
today's
exhibits.
A
few
years
passed
and
my
mum's
passion
and
knowledge
of
Dalmatians
had
been
passed
on
to
me
and
I
now
had
a
joint
interest
in
the
"Luccombe"
kennel.
We
had
a
fantastic
time
together
attending
shows
and
exhibiting
our
beloved
Dalmatians.
We
bred
a
few
very
select
litters
as
neither
of
us
believed
in
breeding
litters
just
to
sell
the
puppies,
we
preferred
to
wait
until
we
needed
a
new
addition
to
the
kennels
or
we
had
a
waiting
list
of
very
carefully
vetted
people requiring a puppy before embarking on a very carefully mating.
