The Dassin Kennel
When I first started to look at the history of the Dassin kennel, I was searching for a probable male line, as
they are probably best known for their long string of top-producing males:
Debauchery (Pride), 87 champions;
The
key to understanding Dassin lies in the female lines.
In 1964, Freeman Dickey, better known as "Bud", acquired Annveron Bacardi Peach (Jemima), a daughter
of Wycliffe Veronica and Carillon Dilemma. Irick
describes her as "jet black, tall and elegant, with a lovely head."
In
late 1965, Jemima was bred to her uncle, Virgil. The litter included Daktari (not shown), who later sired 12 champions.
The second mating was to Wycliffe Thomas in early '67, and produced Doubting
Thomas (not shown), who also sired 12 champions. Jemima's third and fourth
litters were from Carbon Copy of Bushyrun
(1969) and Winshire's Country Gentleman
(Gentry) in 1971. Probably the most significant puppy from the Gentry litter
was Ruby Begonia. Though these two males do not carry the Wycliffe name,
they are, nevertheless, of pure Wycliffe heritage.
To
resume the story as Irick tells it, "In June of
1965, Mr. Dickey saw and fell in love with a beautiful Standard puppy, Jocelyene Marjorie. He talked her owner, Joan
Schilke, into co-owning her with him. Marjorie, Best
Puppy in Show at the 1965 Poodle Club of America Specialty, came to live at Dassin when she was 11 months old, and matured into a
beautiful blue to with a lovely head and great showmanship."
Marjorie
was the daughter of Wycliffe Virgil (and, therefore, a cousin to Bacardi
Peach), but her mother, Mogene's Beauzeaux, introduces a new line. Her ancestors are
primarily from
Marjorie
was bred in 1970 and '71 to Doubting Thomas. The first litter produced only
five puppies, but all became champions. The second added another four
champions! However, from the point of view of the continuation of the Dassin lines, the most important litters were the Oct. '71
litter from Gentry and the April '73 litter from De Russy
Necromancer. The first produced 5 champions -- among them Pride, Broadway
Joe, and Sum Buddy. According to Irick, Joe was
considered the choice of the litter, but never really developed the showmanship
of his brothers. Though Joe and Buddy were used about equally in subsequent Dassin breeding, Joe sired more champions, and is
responsible for the continuation of the line, as we will see below.
The
litter from Necromancer, though perhaps not as spectacular, produced Six Pac,
the top-producing Dassin bitch (12 champions).
Necromancer is the product of several consecutive generations of crosses of De Russy females with Wycliffe males. The only non-Wycliffe
influence is from his maternal grandmother, De Russy
Topsy. Her heritage is partly through Bel Tor. However, her
great-grandparent also include a French and a Dutch import.
The
male line continues with Debussy (1975, Broadway Joe x Ruby Begonia) and then
The
other line begins with
Thus,
if we look on Detonator as typical recent Dassin, ~
70% of his heritage is from the Wycliffe founders. The other major contributors
are Mogene's Beauzeaux
(13%) and Bel Tor Cause Scandale (8%), through Eaton Affirmed (Snapper). Topsy contributes only 1.2%. The balance
of ~ 6% come from Eaton through Snapper.
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