Grettl was born in Singapore and at a young age moved to Rhodesia with her parents. Living firstly in Nyasaland and then Salisbury, Rhodesia.
My dear friend, I’m so fortunate to have so many memories of your time in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and then the UK. Lots of lovely times at GSD working trials and obedience both your dogs and mine. Also your talents as a steward, always in demand for the judges!
We had several wonderful bush trips where you shared your knowledge and love of Mana pools. Grettl cooked super meals when camping and we always looked forward to those times….. Grettl in her Blue landy and or together in my own car.
Grettl showed me many different places in the Zambezi valley and we even went to Chikwenya a special place and seeing so much wildlife!
We met up again in the UK after Grettl moved there and lived in Norfolk where she continued enjoying the many lovely surrounding areas but always carrying Zimbabwe in her heart!

There will be a cremation service on 6-June at 2pm with a live video link.

Marjorie lived in the west of Harare with her Rottweilers.  She showed her dogs for many years at the Zimbabwe Kennel Club.
She sold her house and bought a cottage at Athol Evans. She passed away a couple of days ago, one of the many longtime well known members of the dog family 

Naomi Chudy passed on 30th May 2023. She was a big-hearted soul with a love for all. She will be sorely missed. We hope that you will be able to join us for a celebration of her life on Friday 9th June at 10.30am. Please bring a plate of eats, a chair and all your memories. Please call/WhatsApp Libby on 0774 136 950 or Loli on 0775 463 205 for directions.

She entered many obedience shows and some Working Trial shows during the time she lived in Harare,

 I met her at training at the Kennel Club of Harare. She had German Shepherds and when Roy retired they left for Inyanga.

Roy passed away and Susan her daughter suggested she should come back to Harare so she could help her, and some years later Daphne moved to Australia near her son.

Her other daughter lives in Brisbane and in January 2022 Daphne moved from Mackay and her son Bruce to a retirement home close to Debbie her other daughter in Brisbane

I am sure many of us remember her the times she was living in Harare for training and entering shows.

Jennifer Inez Way born in Plymouth 18 April 1936.   Her father knew of her birth and was on his way home to see his new daughter.   He was a Merchant Seaman and thanks to a German U boat went down with his ship.   One of the first casualties of the war to come.   Her mother moved to Cornwal and after the war to South Africa where Jennifer got her degree as a Nematologist.   

Her mother and she moved to Zimbabwe and early 1959 she applied to Tegwyn Kennels, breeders of Cardigan and Pembroke Welsh Corgis to buy a Pembroke Welsh Corgi.   She was duly interviewed and her home inspected by the breeder.   She was duly told she could have the puppy, BUT as she had chosen the pick of the litter she would have to show.   After training she entered her first show and went to the top and she was hooked.

Jennifer was snapped up by the Corgi Club and went onto the Committee at the following AGM.   Being now well involved in the dog world when Zimbabwe was forced to break away from South Africa in 1984 and Zimbabwe Kennel Club was formed quite naturally Jennifer was voted onto the Committee and after eight years she was made the Executive Officer where she remained to the date of her death on 6 May 2022.   A sad loss to the dog world.

Alan was such a gentle person. A long time ago he and Joyce joined  the Kennel Club of Harare to train their giant poodles in the obedience classes. I then got to know him even better when he helped and checked the finances of our Working Trials club at each year end. Parkinsons put a stop to things and I often went to visit them and sat on their verandah for a chat. You will miss him so much Joyce and my condolences go to you.

Love Ilse.

I received sad news that our dear friend Eileen Taylor died on the 15th of February. She had been unwell for quite a while and had been in and out of hospital. When she came out of hospital earlier this year she went to a nursing home. She had been treated for colitis but eventually she was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer.

So sad – but so many wonderful memories of times spent with her…

The memorial tea on 12 October 2019  was held on the verandah of a very good friend: 

Raymond Folcarelli always entered various obedience shows with his Border collies at the Kennel club. Helen Bates trained at the GSD League and later she married Roger Ashton and Roger helped us to do attach work at the Vainona Junior school where we were allowed to use an empty class room. We even had the GSD League shows at the school.

Raymond Anthony Folcarelli – We advise that Ray succumbed to pneumonia in the early hours of Friday 27 September 2019, at Dandaro Clinic.  Please join us for a memorial tea at 74 Montgomery Road, Highlands at 3pm, on Saturday 12 October 2019.  Please bring a small plate of eats.  Contact Ann 0774 117 450.

Helen was diagnosed with Cancer in her liver, but they could not operate as it was too close to major blood vessels. She has been having Chemo etc, for about 6 months. Very sadly she passed away on 2 October in New Zealand where she and Roger moved to.

Mrs Dorothy Twiss was a long standing member of our club and she and her daughter were always entering their dogs in the breed shows. She also was the Headmistress of Arundel School in Harare.
“Mrs Dorothy Twiss died on Monday, 1st July 2019, aged 97 at St Andrew’s Care Home, Ewerby, Lincs.   Very peaceful. I was with her, as I had been throughout her final days, reading her favourite poetry to her. Kind regards Stephanie Twiss”

On 14 October 2017 Mr Clive Moss died after suffering a stroke a few days earlier.   Clive was a well known figure in the Obedience and Working Trials world in this country for some years, going back to the sixties.   Clive left Zimbabwe to live in South Africa.

It is with great sorrow we have to advise that Mr Alex H McKinlay died on 28 September 2017 in Kitwe, Zambia.   For over thirty years we have seen Pat and Alex visiting us on a regular basis with their Salukis, Long and Smooth Coat Chihuahuas, Papillons, Affenpinschers.   Alex was well entrenched in the formation and running of the Zambian Kennel Club, well and truly dedicated to dogdom in his own country.   He was well known outside Africa, having judged in a number of countries.   Our deepest sympathy to Pat, may God give her strength to see her through this extremely trying time.