Our Association was formed in 1946 to encourage the ownership, exhibition and breeding of top quality dachshunds in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire.
We hold two Dachshund Shows each year, usually in Bridgwater, Somerset; one in April and the second in October. Every third year, the next being in 2011, our April Show becomes a Championship Show where three of the six Dachshund breeds are offered Kennel Club Challenge Certificates, and this Show is held at Weston-Super-Mare.
Our Fun Day in Devon every other Summer is a
light-hearted social occasion at a lovely outdoor venue, where
pet dachshunds and owners can really enjoy themselves without anyone
getting
too serious. Just have a look at some of the the photos!
We have a General Meeting of Members each year in March, where all members are welcome to come along and let the Officers, Committee and other Members have their views on what our Association has achieved during the past year, and to offer suggestions as to what it might try to do in the future. The A.G.M. is preceded by an excellent lunch, which gives everyone an opportunity to chat with old friends and to meet new people (but of course the main topic of conversation is always "Dachshunds"!)
Please click on the following link for a very useful article on Inter-vertebral Disc Disease - http://www.dodgerslist.com/literature/EasyIVDD.htm
Our current membership fees are as follows:-
| Single | Joint | Junior | |
| ANNUAL: | £ 3.00 | £ 4.00 | £ 1.00 |
| LIFE: | £36.00 | £48.00 | Not Available |
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| PATRON | Mr Bill Browne-Cole |
| PRESIDENT | Mrs Jane Hosegood |
| CHAIRMAN | Mrs Pat Rees |
| VICE-CHAIRMAN | Mrs Yvonne Angear |
| SECRETARY | Mrs Ann Jeffery |
| TREASURER | Mr Doug Richardson F.C.A. |
| CUP-STEWARD | Mrs Daphne Butler |
| Mr Phil Rollinson | South-west Devon |
| Mrs Sue Rollinson | South-west Devon |
| Mr Tony Rees |
North Somerset |
| Mrs Lesley Brown | East Devon |
| Mrs Maggie Bursey | Somerset |
| Mrs Gillian Goad | Somerset |
| Mrs Judy Mitchell | Gloucestershire |
| Mrs Katie Sainsbury | Cornwall |
| Miss Halcyon Pughe | Exeter |
| Mrs Sue Rees | North Somerset |
| Mr Roger Sainsbury | Cornwall |
| Mrs Becky Baldwin |
South Devon |
| Mrs Jackie Presnail | East Devon |
| Mr Jonathan Williams | East Cornwall |
| Mr Roger Hayward |
| Honorary Life Vice-Presidents | Miss Joy Walford, Mrs Norah Winterbourn, Mrs Dorothy Clarke, Mr David Presnail & Mr Brian Moon |