The Kilcavan gang reside in the beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside

My first dog was abeagle called Gina, Redhope Charity, who came to be me in 1987 and I started showing...and the rest is history. My mother stills owns, shows & breeds her beagles. Well I handle them for her & my sister.

In fact dogs, showing & hunting, is in my blood.....

Below is my late Grandmother with one her dogs in the 1930's, Ouborough Rani from Arthur Rank's famous Ouborough Kennels of Great Danes.

This is my Mother, showing her standard smooth dachshund, Zita, in the 1960's..she may well shoot me for using this photo!

Below is Gina after she & I won our first ever rossette at a dog show!  Before I began showing Gina all my rossettes had been for horse riding, never been the same since..

A lot younger below, showing Gina at Newmarket & District show in 1988

In 1997 I purchased my first Hamiltonstövare, Hattie.  I had admired the breed for many years, in fact we looked at them before we got our first beagle, but waited until I was able to own one myself.  Shortly after Hattie, Penny arrived too.  I could not have asked for two better girls to introduce me to this wonderful breed.