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T he J ourney
The Journey
of Theof The
COASTEDGE
CO
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KENNEL
KENNEL
y Russell Clarke
By Russell Clarke
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I live in Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk. The went by we started to see one or two sleek grey
most easterly point of Great Britain. Our house looking dogs appear on the show seen which
is 400yds from the Cliff top, hence My Affix were called Weimaraners! We very much liked
COASTEDGE. the look of these so after Kerry died at the age
of 14 we were without a dog for 2 years my
I first became involved with dogs when I got daughter was now 10 years old and she wanted
married to my wife Helen in 1969, we decided a puppy, so in May 1985 without hesitation a
that a puppy would be a good idea! So what Weimaraner it would be, again no computers
would we get? We both liked the look of the Irish and very few Weimaraners about we manage to
Setters. In those days there were no computers find a litter advertised in a magazine called The
so we looked in various magazines and news Exchange & Mart on the outskirts of London at
papers and found a litter advertised 60 miles Potters Barr.
away, we went to look at the puppies fell in love
with a bitch which we named Kerry. This is were my love affair started with the
Weimaraner, we fell in love with a lovely bitch
When Kerry was old enough we stated to show who’s kennel name was Sally’s Secret so we
her at local shows with some success, as years called her Sally.
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