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MERRYBEAR
Newfoundlands

GORDON CUTTS & PATRICK GALVIN

The Kennel of Merrybear was based in to produce quality Newfoundlands with loving
Southampton and came into being in1974 when temperaments and substance.
Gordon purchased his first Newfoundland from
The Hambledown kennel called Hambledown The first plan was to import a quality bitch
Seafarer gaining 2 challenge certificates. which arrived from Denmark called Valborg of
Merrybear a brown bitch with great type and
Wellie was his pet name and was successful in substance she became the first Brown to win
the show ring and so the story begins. a best of breed at a championship show and
produced from her first litter the first ever brown
Gordon registered the Merrybear Affix in 1976 bitch champion Merrybear Camiyow who went
and Patrick joined in 1979, and the plan was on to win Best of Breed at Crufts the first of that

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