photo: David Paton
 

Sue Oakley

I have been involved with dogs since childhood. My parents bred
english cockers. They started with cockers from the Famous "Wear"Knls,
but in 1967 they had their own affix Banzary. They also had Alsatian
and Red Setters. Lateron my mother gave up dogs to concentrate
on cats - British Short hairs.

I have been autorized to judge afghans sine 1980 and owned my
own grooming shop sine 1978

I got my first own afghan to show in 1972 , it was also the year I got
married to Howard. We got a daughter Nikki and a grandson Jack.

From 1986-1988 I was a secretary of Yorkshire Afghan Hound Club.

I have been in partnership with Mark Cocozza (Freecloud) more
than 10 years. We got involved through a mating of "Stanley"
(AMCH Trinity's Backdraft  Paladin To Freecloud) to a bitch bred by
Anne Mathers. We both chose the same bitch "Tyler" also known as
UKCH Metewand Michigan.

In 2002 my husband and I went to The European Winner Show in Paris
and met Kirsten Nielsen, Abica's, Denmark. Lateron we met the
rest of the family, which now resulted in us buying a house in Sweden (pictured below).

At the moment I have two bichons and two afghans at home.