In 2023, we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Złota Grota Kennel

The story of my kennel
1978 - 2023


 

    


English Cocker Spaniel is a breed to which I devoted my entire adult life, now it's over 42 years.
And although during this time, next to the cocker spaniels in ZŁOTA GROTA,
 they were with us for several years

- maltese (4 females and a male)
- 1 female lhasa apso
- 4 females cavalier king charles spaniel
and currently 1 female flat coated retriever lives with us,
and my husband has always had "his" long-haired German Shepherd,
however, it was my greatest love, and it was for sure till the end of my days
E n g l i s h  C o c k e r  S p a n i e l s

And all this infatuation with English Cocker Spaniels started quite innocently and unexpectedly,
when we were still living in Poznań, in a block of flats ...
Our children wanted a spaniel (probably on the wave of popularity of cockers in this period)

In the summer of 1978

a golden female came to our house - founder of  ZŁOTA GROTA,
TROJKA z Leśnego Wzgórza
Her father - PANDER Orion was the son of a known then - imported from England
golden dog -
Lochranza WANDERING SOUL
Mother - ASTA z Łowiska Wielkopolskich was an excellent hunting bitch in the hands of a hunter
 


TROJKA z Leśnego Wzgórza

with my eldest daughter - Magdalena /1978

In the same year our participation in Dog Shows and interest began
professional breeding of cockers.
We have registered a kennel name in the Kennel Club.
The first ring failures did not discourage us, and the little successes filled us with optimism.
As a result, TROJKA obtained breeding bitch qualifications.





 
  
                                

     International Dog Show Poznań ' 1979  (inside - TROJKA)

It was 1980
 

We wanted TROJKA to become a mother.
We chose her "husband".
Children of 
TROJKA and the black Ch. DRAB z Zielonej Czantorii
 (BILBO Ostoja & TINA Koralia)

appeared with us at the end of this year.
 

     
Polish Champion; 7 x Cacib, DRAB z Zielonej Czantorii


DRAB z Zielonej Czantorii
(BILBO Ostoja & TINA Koralia)
 

Time has shown that we had a "breeding nose", because DRAB reigned in the rings for many years,
and over time it became a legend of the Polish post-war breeding of English Cocker Spaniels.
He was a beautiful dog. He got 7 x CACIB, at shows all over Europe.
He left behind wonderful offspring, especially his daughters.
 


 DRAB with his daughters/ National Dog Show Poznań' 1982  (phot. A.Olszanski)


From this first litter "N" we raised 8 puppies,
and we left a black female in the breeding -
NEGRA Złota Grota


Daughter of  DRAB and TROJKA - NEGRA ZG (with Magdalena)


NEGRA Złota Grota & DRAB  z Zielonej Czantorii & CYNTHIA Fenek - 1981


NEGRA's litter brother - NOBI Złota Grota,
then he became the Champion of Poland and the stud dog in the Poznań branch of the Polish Kennel Club
NOBIE's owner was Tadeusz Seidel from Poznań


    

NEGRA and NOBIE's litter sisters: NEFRA and NORIKA Złota Grota
became breeding bitches, founders of new breedings:
NEFRA - was the founder of the "Olszynowy Zagajnik" kennel - Mr. Olszanskich from Poznań,
and NORIKA - started the breeding of Ania Kuś in Środa Wlkp.



    
from left: NORIKA , NEFRA , NEGRA Złota Grota
 IDS Poznań' 1981

In the spring of 1983
mother was NEGRA.
The father of the "S" litter was black and tan Ch.Pl.
GRAL Gaje Arycji
(ORLO v.d. Bergkampe & SAFONA z Warkocz Berenike)
The black and tan son of this pair -
SZERYF Złota Grota - stayed with us in our kennel
and then won the title of Polish Champion
 


SZERF with his mother NEGRA at the exhibition in  IDS Nitra in 1984


       
Polish Champion  SZERYF Złota Grota




SZERYF was a popular sire in Poland, father of beautiful children.
He passed on to his offspring perfect, short bodies, strong backs,
perfect skeleton and type of coat, and its wonderful character.
He probably inherited these good genes from his wonderful grandfather, DRAB z Zielonej Czantorii.


  
     
Pl.Ch. SZERYF ZG (own. Kennel Złota Grota)                          Pl.Ch. SARA ZG (own. J.Ratajczak , Kennel Tronesa)


SZERYF's litter sisters live in Poznań kennels:

SORAYA SANDRA ZG (black and tan) - in Hanga kennel - M. Jackowska,
and SARA ZG (black) was the founder of the kennel of Tronesa - J. Ratajczak

 In the autumn of 1983

We had to wait for the next puppies from TROJKA until then.
The father of 2 golden females in the "O" litter was Ch.
MEKI Bandola
(golden son of KIETZ v. Forst Rogen & WIWA Xandrina)

OFKA - OLIVIA Z.G. from this litter she joined our cocker breed.
It was the last litter of  TROJKA; unfortunately we didn't have another offspring from her.





ZŁOTA GROTA 1984,  SZERYF, OFKA, NEGRA

OFKA OLIVIA, although she was then a real "star" of our breeding
(she won the title of "Champion of Poland" and several times CAC and many gold medals)
she never gave birth to children.


Kennel ZŁOTA GROTA' 1984
Pl.Ch. SZERYF Złota Grota (black & tan) , Pl. Ch. OFKA - OLIVIA Złota Grota (gold), 
TROJKA z Leśnego Wzgórza (gold),  6xCAC  NEGRA Złota Grota (black)

Fate ruled that it was NEGRA who became the main female of the ZŁOTA GROTA breeding at that time.

 



  
    
NEGRA Złota Grota / IDS Brno'1983 (fot. Jan Simecek)

NEGRA was associated with the leading stud dogs in the country.
(GRAL Gaje Arycji - 2 x; AGAT Jaxa; LORYK z Male Kamenne; GAZAL v.d. Bergkampe - 2 x)


She was a perfect bitch with a wonderful character, wonderful as a mother.
She gave birth to a few beautiful dogs and bitches, being at the same time an outstanding show bitch.
I owe this bitch a lot as a breeder, I still have a great fondness for her!
I have always dreamed of having such a "second NEGRA" in my kennel and so far I am waiting
for such a female.
She was unique ... one of a kind.



Spaniels with our nickname were at that time
close national leaders at exhibitions.
 


NEGRA's daughter: Pl. Ch. SARA ZG / own. J. Ratajczak - Kennel Tronesa
and NEGRA's litter sister: NEFRA ZG / own. A. Olszański - Kennel Olszynowy Zagajnik


In total, 8 cocker litters for the letters were born here:

- N and O - from TROJKA
- S, T, U, V, W, Z - from NEGRA

Time passed inexorably, our spaniels grew more years, then gradually
departed from us "to evergreen meadows".

Year 1989

TROJKA z Leśne Wzgórze left behind the Rainbow Bridge,
and NEGRA has retired from breeding (she left us in 1991)


Year 1995

In January, while still living in Poznań, we said goodbye to SZERYF Złota Grota forever.
In March with our last living spaniel, 11-year-old OFKA OLIVIA
we moved from a block of flats in Poznań - to an old house with a large garden in Czerwonak
(10 km from the center of Poznań)
 


Pl. Ch. OFKA OLIVIA Złota Grota

OFKA was with us for a few more months before it crossed over to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
It happened in
October 1995.
 

After OFKA left, there was a terrible emptiness in the house ...
we understood that cocker spaniels were and still are our passion and that we still want to breed them
 (although not popular in those years), all the more that they have definitely improved

conditions for breeding.
And yes, the decision was made to revive the spaniel ZŁOTA GROTA
and we're back to cocker spaniels for good.

 

In the autumn of 1995

thanks to the help of Marysia Jackowska
new female came to us:
black ISPINA Uczniowski Kaprys
(EXTRA FELLOW z Vejminku & CZIKA Uczniowski Kaprys)

   
ISPINA Uczniowski Kaprys

And because in her veins the blood of "Złota Grota" was flowing (her grandfather was Ch.Pl. SZERYF Z.G)
it has become an extension of our breeding line.
And so the Złota Grota was reborn and over time it flourished again, in a new, better place
 for our dogs and for us.



ISPINA Uczniowski Kaprys 1996 (with Dagmara - my youngest daughter)

Year 1997

ISPINA gave birth to her first children (litter "M")
The daddy of the puppies was a black dog, Zosia Konderla, imported to Poland from Germany
Pl.Ch.
TORRO v.Heidebusch
(Dan-L "s CHOCOLATE CONNECTION & CLEOPATRA v.Heidebusch)

In this litter there was a beautiful black and tan female
MY MELODY MAFIA, which we initially wanted to leave in the kennel, but
after the death of her spaniel, she "asked" Stenia Frankowska from Chorzów.
MAFIA won the title of Polish Champion and Cacib,
and in the kennel "Cockery z Kajmany" gave birth to 2 litters of puppies.
 

    
Pl. Ch. Cacib;  MY MELODY MAFIA Złota Grota , own. Stenia Frankowska /Chorzów

Year 1998 

We covered ISPINA again, in the Czech kennel "z Vejminku", by Paweł Sulcek,
imported from Hungary - a gold stud dog of
Ch. LIKE YOUR STYLE of Black Mirage
(Lochranza BLACK MIRAGE & Birchen AMELIE)

It was litter "N" and when golden female
NIRVANA was born in it, we decided to
that he stays with us for further breeding in the Złota Grota kennel

In the spring of 1999

ISPINA was associated with the golden Ch. KONO Oliwska Ostoja
(PHILIP z Vejminku & SONIA Oliwska Ostoja)
and "O" litter was born.
From this litter comes
Pl. Ch. O'KEY ONYX ZG, who lived in Słupsk with K. Śliwa
 

In the summer of 1999

a new female came to us,
this time the first in breeding
chocolate and tan:
CARMEN Oliwska Ostoja
(TORRO v. Heidebusch & BELA Oliwska Ostoja)
 

  

Until the end of her days it was my younger daughter's favorite bitch, Dagmara.




In the spring of 2000

came to ZŁOTA GROTA and stayed with us permanently,
black and tan dog
DRAGON Renmil
(TORRO v. Heidebusch & DZETTA Miki Mouse)


    
 Pol. Ch. DRAGON Renmil
 


This dog later did "a lot of good" in my kennel and although he was not used
 by other breeders,

I am happy that he lived in the
Złota Grota.

DRAGON's offspring: 8 bitches and dogs with my nickname - later won the titles
Polish Champion, and they were:

FRASZKA Złota Grota - black female -
breeding female - Pol.Jun.Ch.Pl.Ch.Cacib, res-Cacib
POWER PLAY Złota Grota - black and tan male
- stud dog - Pol.Jun.Ch.3 x CAC
PRIDE PRINCESS Złota Grota - black and tan  female
- breeding female - Pl.Ch.
ROMANCA Złota Grota - black and tan female
- breeding female - Pl.Ch.
RAGTIME Złota Grota - black and tan male
- stud  dog - Pol.Jun.Ch.Pl.Ch.; res-Cacib
SONATA Złota Grota - black female
- breeding female - Pol.Jun.Pl.Ch.
SAMBA Złota Grota - black female
- breeding female - Pol.Jun.Ch.Pl.Ch. Cacib
SULIKO Złota Grota - black and tan female
- breeding female - Pl.
Ch.
 

In the summer of 2000

Litter "P" from
ISPINA was born and he became the father of the puppies just
 
Pol. Ch. DRAGON Renmil.

In this litter there were i.a.
PRIDE PRINCESS ZG (black and tan female, later Polish Champion, who
is the founder of the kennel "Od Dumnej Księżniczki " - Renata Szymańska)
&

POWER PLAY ZG (black and tan male) - was a stud dog , Pol.Jun.Ch.(owner: M. Rayall de Ragan)

In the autumn of 2000

The "F" litter is born in the Kennel - these are the first children
 of golden
NIRVANA Z.G. and Ch.Pol. DRAGON's Renmil
From this litter we left the black daughter of this pair in our kennel -
FRASZKA Złota Grota
and her black sister
FUGA FIONA Złota Grota lived in the "Od Dumnej Księzniczki " kennel.



Pol.Jun.Ch. ; Polish Champion  Polish Junior Winner
 Cacib; res-Cacib
FRASZKA Złota Grota



European Dog Show - Poznań 2000 - representation of our kennel

 


In the spring of 2001

Litter "R" was born from ISPINA by DRAGON Renmil
Bitch from this litter - black and tan  
ROMANCA Z.G.
was our co-owner for 3 years with K. Donder ("z Zielonego Placu" kennel)
and then gave birth to 1 litter of puppies, letter "I", with our surname.
Black & tan her brother
RAGTIME ZG. (owned by T. Kammont /Siedlce)
 then won the title of Ch.Polski and res-Cacib

January of 2002

Litter "B" from the chocolate and tan
CARMEN Oliwska Ostoja.
The father of her children is the black and tan dog
Ch.KING of SWING Sambalu
(Alround "s TAN SADLER & GEORGETTA v.Heidebusch)


          
Ch.KING of SWING Sambalu

April of 2002

NIRVANA Z.G. gave birth to her second litter of puppies,
thanks to the help of Zosia Konderla,
 we covered Eric Pagliosa from France with a wonderful black and tan dog

Int.Ch. 28xCacib;
NELSON de la Coquiniere
(NERO Hrdelska Luka & JASMINE de la Coquiniere)

     
Int.Ch. NELSON de la Coquiniere (owner Eric Pagliosa, France)


In this litter, the letter "G". golden GRACJA Złota Grota was born, which we kept in our kennel.
We have never regretted this decision.
GRACJA was the first Polish cocker spaniel to obtain a new FCI title
International Show Champion
Its other titles are:
Junior and "adult" Polish Champion, Polish Winner '2005
Russian Champion, Austrian Double Champion
She won 4 x Cacib and 3 x res-Cacib

    

  

   

   

GRACJA's black litter sister
GIPSY Złota Grota (owner: I. Bartholdy - Majewska, Gdańsk)
won the title of Polish Champion and Cacib

 


Pol.Ch. Cacib  GIPSY Złota Grota
 

A valuable experience for us and at the same time an achievement of this year
winning at the World Dog Show AMSTERDAM 2002.
by our black female FRASZKA Złota Grota
4th place with the grade "excellent".
FRASZKA was shown in the intermediate class,
in the competition of 18 bitches coming from great world breeding.
The judge from Ireland, Mr. T. Creamer
 

   
FRASZKA Złota Grota -  WDS Amsterdam ' 2002

In November of 2002

ISPINA  Uczniowski Kaprys, gave birth to her last children,
once again with Ch.
DRAGON Renmil ("S" litter)
We loved the black female -
SAMBA Z.G. and we kept her in breeding

From this litter 3 females later became Polish Champion.
They were:
SAMBA, SULIKO and SONATA Z.G.
SULIKO ZG started breeding Eluda - Monika Mikos in Zabno near Tarnów
 

   
                                                                             

April of 2003

is the "H" litter born in kennel from
NIRVANY Z.G. and imported from France
Junior Champion
SYRIUS Du Vallon de Mordoree
(NELSON de la Coquiniere & NATIVE Du Domaine de Makno)
 
From this combination we left a black female in the breeding: HANNI LOLA Z.G.
(later she won the youth and "adult" Polish Championship

      
 Pl.Ch. HACKER ZG (own.E.Kapaon)                                                            Pl.Jun.Ch. Pol.Ch. HANNI LOLA Złota Grota                  

         hTitles of Polish Champion from this litter were won by:
- Pol.Jun.Ch. HAPPINESS ZG (gold) - the founder of the Kurgan Kennel Marzena Tymicka from Olsztyn
(then she moved to Kennel Cardamine /GB)
- Pol.Jun.Ch. HUNTER ZG (black) - owner K. Grzywacz /Warsaw
- Pl.Ch. HACKER ZG (black) - owner E.Kapaon /Poznań

April 24 of 2003

was a tragic day for breeding, we were hit by a blow!
Unexpectedly, due to postpartum complications, she passed away
to his land of eternal happiness - nirvana, only 5 years old ...
gold Pl.Ch. NIRVANA Złota Grota,
leaving us in total shock and pain, with our seven still blind puppies.

This pain was to some extent alleviated by the presence of three wonderful in our breeding
daughters of NIRVANA, Champion of Poland: black FRASZKA, golden GRACIA and black HANNI LOLA
It is very painful for the breeder to find himself powerless.

NIRVANA was the mother of  7 Polish Champions, and they were:
FRASZKA, GRACJA, GIPSY, HANNI LOLA, HACKER, HUNTER, HAPPINESS
She passed away much too soon.
 

    
 Polish Champion  NIRVANA Złota Grota 




In October of 2003


"I" litter with our kennel name was born
ROMANCA Z.G.
We covered her with a sable dog,
Ch.PRESTON Hanga
(LUCKY z Borove Samoty & JENNIFER Hanga)



     
Pol.Ch. ROMANCA Złota Grota

A fA few days later FRASZKA Złota Grota gave birth to the first litter (letter "M")
The father was
Ch.KING of SWING Sambalu (black tan) 
From this litter come black and tan:
MUM'S LUCKY ZG - female,
who left for H.Partanen kennel: Elmers Goldmine in Finland
and dogs:
MY SWEET PRINC  ZG - own. M. Pociask /Rzeszów
and the later
Pl.Ch. MAGIC POINT  ZG - own. by M. Stachowiak
 

  

 

In July of 2004

in July, she left the Złota Grota  forever, crossing the Rainbow Bridge to the dog's sky,
meritorious for our breeding, restorer of the Złota Grota,
black
Pl.Ch. ISPINA Uczniowski Kaprys, granddaughter of Pol.Ch. SZERYF Złota Grota.

10 of her children have the title: Champion of Poland, and they are:
MAFIA, NIRVANA, O`KEY ONYX, PRIDE PRINCESS, POWER PLAY, RAGTIME,
ROMANCA, SAMBA, SONATA and SULIKO.
 


Pol.Ch.  ISPINA Uczniowski Kaprys

In October of 2004

chocolate
CARMEN Oliwska Ostoja was born her second children (litter "C").
Daddy is the golden  Pol.Ch.Club Winner
MARTIN  z Vejminku, imported from the Czech Republic
(Charbonnel GOLD DUST & ETNA z Vejminku)

From this litter comes a golden female
COUNTRY MUSIC  - CYTRA ZG, Champion of Poland,
the founder of the "Świstakowe Pole" kennel - Kasia Krzyżańska.

 

  
Pl.Champion  COUNTRY MUSIC - CYTRA Złota Grota ,  owner K.Krzyżanska

Also in October

SAMBA Z.G. gave birth to her first children (litter "T").

The father is a stud dog already proven in our breeding
Ch.KING of SWING Sambalu (black and tan).

This dog is also the father of the "N" litter, which was born after a few days by
FRASZKA Z.G.
From this litter she stayed with us, quite unexpectedly ... beautiful black female
NUTELLA NIGRA ZG (I said that "she could not be sold" ...)
NUTKA brought me a lot of joy afterwards, both on the show rings

and also as a breeding female in Złota Grota Kennel.
 


  
Pol.Ch.; Pol.Jun.Ch.; Junior Winner of Poland'2006; Cacib; res-Cacib;
NUTELLA NIGRA Złota Grota (own.  kennel Złota Grota)

Year 2005

In March GRACJA Złota Grota gave birth to her first children ("L" litter).
The father of this wonderful litter was Club Winner'04, Pol. Ch. - golden
MARTIN z Vejminku.
Out of 5 puppies born in this litter - 3 females quickly obtained youth titles
and adult Polish Champion:
- LALIBELLA in ELUDA kennel
- LACRIMA LORI with Mirka Czapla (she was later the founder of her kennel "TSCHAMIRA")
and - LA BELLE CATRIN in the Złota Grota kennel.



 LALIBELLA Złota Grota (own. M.Mikos - Kennel Eluda)

   
LACRIMA LORI Złota Grota  (own. Mirka Czapla, kennel Tschamira)


 LA BELLE CATRIN  "CATI" , owner  kennel Złota Grota

In September

litter "O" was born after Ch.
FRASZKA Złota Grota and golden dog
 imported from Serbia/Montenegro

(then - Pol.Jun.Ch., later in his career he obtained the title Pol.Ch.
of Interchampion and championships of several countries)

Daubtless CONFIDE IN ME "FIGARO"
(WW'01 Chataway FOX MULDER & Yu.Ch. Charbonnel WAR'N'PACE)

Year 2006

June is the second litter (with letter "K") from
GRACJA Złota Grota,
This time the daddy was a black, titled dog from Renmil kennel -
SHOGUN Renmil
(Champion of Poland, and later Champion of Germany and Interchampion)
In this litter was beautiful
KODA KLEOPATRA who started her
breeding English Cocker Spaniels in Kennel
"Psy Przyszłość" - Beata Sieracka in Bydgoszcz.



KODA KLEOPATRA Złota Grota (own. B.Sieracka)

Also in June

HANNI LOLA Złota Grota was born her first children ("Z" litter), mated with a golden dog,
Pol.Ch.
VALMONT des Terres Froides
imported from France  to the Ricci Club kennel

In 2007

I retired and now I could devote more time to my passion.
As a result, 5 litters of puppies were born this year:
In March - from Ch.SAMBA Złota Grota - to an excellent golden dog - Pol. Ch. XANTHOS z Vejminku ("V" litter)
(golden female
VINJA VICTORIA ZG from this litter lives in Kaszubski Potok kennel)

and from
GRACJA Złota Grota ("J" litter) after previously used for
of our bitches, black and tan male -
Ch.KING of SWING Sambalu.
After a few days,
FRASZKA Złota Grota made a real surprise for us, giving birth to 1 puppy - a golden female
after the Polish Champion
VALMONT des Terres Froides
(we were more than sure that there will be no puppies from this combination,
and nature gave us a nice gift)
The bitch, which we named
PEGGY SUE, stayed with us.



  PEGGY SUE Złota Grota own. Kennel Złota Grota

In August

her first children ("F" litter) after XANTHOS z Vejminku were born black NUTELLA NIGRA ZG,
and in September HANNI LOLA Złota Grota gave birth to her second children (litter "Y")
after golden Pl.Ch.
XANTHOS  z Vejminku.

In October of this year
beautiful black and tan daughter of XANTHOS joined my breeding
BEST IDEA OH LALA Renmil
The mother of LALA was the unique Ch.Pol.Cacib,
NAOMI Renmil

  
  BEST IDEA OH LALA Renmil

  In autumn this year, the chocolate Pol.Ch. CARMEN Oliwska Ostoja,
and the golden
Int.Ch.GRACJA Złota Grota ended her rich exhibition career,
presenting himself in great condition at the International Dog Show in Poznań in November
for the Central and Eastern European Cup - in the champion class,
where she got her last show CWC
/CAC
 



Year 2008 

is the birth
at the end of March - the third litter (with the letter "W") from SAMBA Złota Grota,
after a young stud, which was our joint property at that time:
Pl.Ch. SENSE OF HONEY Ricci Club (black and tan).

At the
beginning of May, NUTELLA NIGRA Złota Grota gave birth to her second litter (with the letter "G").
The father of these puppies was the golden one - Pol.Ch.
VALMONT des Terres Froides


At the end of May 2008

from excellent Czech breeding SANT TULIP we brought 8 months old
black dog -
IRON Sant Tulip, in whose pedigree there are outstanding ancestors,
(grandfather is the World Winner Poznań 2006 - Doubtless BLACK PETRS
)


  
 
IRON Sant Tulip


Later IRON proved to be a valuable stud dog at  Kennel ZŁOTA GROTA.
He won the titles of Junior and "adult" Polish Champion in his exhibition career; Cacib and res-Cacib


 

In August 2008 the "R" litter was born out of FRASZKA ZG, by Ch SENSE OF HONEY Ricci Club,
and litter "N" out of
LA BELLE CATRIN ZG by Int.Ch.SHOGUN Renmil.

In this litter a very nice golden male was born:
NEVER SAY NEVER  ZG  "HUNTER"
who lived in Słupsk with Bartek Oniszczuk.
"HUNTER" was successfully presented by him at many exhibitions, he obtained the title
Champion of Poland and Champion of Russia, Cacib, res-Cacib, repeatedly CAC, BOG and stud license.
Beautiful puppies were born after him
 

  
Polish Champion NEVER SAY NEVER Złota Grota / "HUNTER" /owner  B.Oniszczuk

In November 2008

HANNI  LOLA gave birth to puppies, litter "X" after Pl.Ch.  SENSE OF HONEY Ricci Club,
From this pairing, 2 litter sisters obtained the titles of Polish Champion.
They are:
X-CANTILENE "NEGRA" ZG and X-SERENANDE "VIKI" ZG.

"NEGRA" is the founder of Cantiland FCI kennel - Ewa Pawluczyk from Gorzów,
and X-SERENADE "VIKI" - starting bitch in the breeding "Lasy Wiktorii" - Elżbieta Kuryłło from Drezdenko.
A few days later, litter "I" from the same stud was born by
GRACJA ZG.
 



Year 2009

In spring a new black female came to breeding:
Bleper's BLACK PEARL
daughter of Doubtless BLACK PETRS - World Winner Poznan'2006  (he is also IRON's grandfather)


  

In the spring of 2009

first black and golden children from
IRON Sant Tulip and our bitches were born in the breeding


from SAMBA - litter "U" (3 puppies) / February

from PEGGY SUE - litter "D" (4 puppies) / April

and from NUTELLA NIGRA - litter "H" (3 puppies) June

and then, in autumn all:

out of CATI - litter "M" (2 puppies) / September

i from LALI - litter "K" (3 puppies) / December

In early September 2009

NEW ! A bitch lives in Złota Grota
Flat Coated Retriever breed
Agniola SUMMER LOVE "SARA
"
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Agniola SUMMER LOVE "SARA"

With her arrival, another, new chapter began in our breeding.
SARA started the cultivation of flats with our nickname.

The first FCR litter was born in 2012,
another one in 2016, and Sara's third litter was born in 2017.
The last pieces with our nickname were born in the summer of 2018.

Link to our website
>>>

At the beginning of 2010

we had to say goodbye to chocolate
Pol.Ch.
CARMEN Oliwska Ostoja
who at the age of 11 passed to the Evergreen Meadows

  
Pl.Ch. CARMEN Oliwska Ostoja

In February 2010

We imported a black female from the Czech Republic to Złota Grota

BLACK BACCARA "BIBI" Tarakim
>>>





In May 2010

SAMBA ZG gave birth to 1 male from a beautiful golden male Sorcerys GOLDEN LEGEND - litter "Y"
NUTELLA NIGRA ZG litter "E" - (4 puppies) by SENSE of HONEY Ricci Club

In December 2010 3 litters of puppies were born in the kennel:
The father of all puppies was our stud
IRON Sant Tulip

Litter "W" from HANNI LOLA ZG (7 puppies)
litter "L" from LA BELLE CATRIN ZG (5 puppies)
and
litter "F" from GRACJA ZG (her last litter: 3 puppies)
 



 

In 2011

In April we welcomed a litter, which was planned much earlier (with the letter "B" - 9 puppies)
from
Bleper's BLACK PEARL, mated with IRON Sant Tulip,
it was the fulfillment of my breeding goals.
There were 9 puppies in this litter.
We left a black female BLUE RAIN "RHONA" ZG in our kennel.
He made a show career out of this litter
BEST LOVELY BOY "NEGRO" ZG - black male
Beata Sidor became its owner.
NEGRO won, among others the title of International Show Champion
and Champion of Poland, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, Lithuania and 6 x CACIB and Cruft's Qualification
 

 
   

Also in April "E" litter was born
out of
PEGGY SUE ZG by ADLER Uczniowski Kaprys
(2 golden and 2 white and orange puppies)




litter "E" in 2011


Also in April
"J" litter from BEST IDEA OH LALA Renmil

after the same stud (1 male)

In August 2011

From the kennel  " z Vejminku"  (Czech Republic)
 came to us and
residing in the Złota Grota Kennel
male FREDERIC z Vejminku and female EMILIA z Vejminku
 

  
                                  


 

At the end of 2011
our kennel moved from Czerwonak

to OBRZYCKO in the Puszcza Notecka.
Due to the fact that in the new place, we had to re-prepare
 the conditions for breeding

in 2012, no English Cocker Spaniel litters were born.

 


In June 2012


First Flat Coated Retriever puppies were born in the
ZłotaGrota Kennel.

Year 2013

The first 5 litters of our young dog -
FREDERIC z Vejminku
were born in the kennel.
In June 2013  5 golden puppies - litter "SUMMER"
from
EMILIA z Vejminku

Second litter
in June, golden and black puppies - 6 puppies
  "FOREST" litter
by Bleper's BLACK PEARL

Third litter
in June, 3 black puppies - litter "B"
from
BLUE RAIN Złota Grota

In this litter 2 black females were born, which then started new cocker breeding,
and they were:
BRANDY Złota Grota - "My Heart Brenda " kennel - M. Markowska - Radom
and BACARDI Złota Grota - "Ze Srebrnego Brzegu" kennel - M. Krasińska - Szczecin
 

    

In August 2013

from the combination of black and tan
Pl.Ch. BEST IDEA OH LALA Renmil and Pl. Jun.Ch. FREDERIC  z Vejminku
from litter "I" (1 puppy was born)
we left a very promising black male in our kennel:
IN EXCESS "POKER" Złota Grota 
>>>
who later became our stud dog,

He won the titles of Junior Champion of Poland, Champion of Poland and Cruft's Qualificati



IN EXCESS "POKER" Złota Grota

Litter "HOT" was born at the end of December 2013
from
BLACK BACCARA Tarakim and FREDERIC z Vejminku

We left a black female for breeding
HOT GYPSY NIGHT "DZIDZIA" Złota Grota
 




In 2014

Litter "H" was born
in May 2014
(1 black female)
The parents were:
Pl.Ch. BEST IDEA OH LALA Renmil and Pl.Jun.Ch. FREDERIC z Vejminku
and
in November 2014 "GOOD" litter (3 puppies) from this pair

2015 year

Litter "C" was born in February 2015 (2 black puppies)
parents:
BLUE RAIN Złota Grota & FREDERIC z Vejminku
 


CINZANO Złota Grota

In May 2015

- litter "T" (1 golden female)
parents:
EMILIA z Vejminku & FREDERIC z Vejminku

In mid 2015

first puppies from "POKER" were born here
 

     
The first children of POKER

in August 2015

litter "FIRST" was born

(3 puppies)
mother: PEGGY SUE Złota Grota - father: IN EXCESS "POKER" Złota Grota

and the next day
out of female
BLACK BACCARA "BIBI" Tarakim by IN EXCESS "POKER" Złota Grota
litter "I" (5 puppies)


Beautiful black female was born in this litter
I'M YOUR INSPIRATION "SUZI" Złota Grota

SUZI lives in Denmark with Karol Frydrych.
She is the founder of Caromon Kennel.


In 2017, she became the Champion of Poland, and in the following years
Champion of Lithuania, Slovakia, Hungary and Germany,
she won 6 x Cacib and 3 x res-Cacib
Internationale Show Champion
 


Pol.Ch. I'M YOUR INSPIRATION "SUZI" Złota Grota 2017

r "VIIn December  was born  litter "VIVA" (4 puppies)
by parents:
EMILIA z Vejminku & IN EXCESS "POKER" Złota Grota
 


June 2016


Litter "NICE" was born (6 puppies).
 The litter's parents are:
HOT GYPSY NIGHT "DZIDZIA" Złota Grota & NEVER SAY NEVER "HUNTER" Złota Grota




In June 2017

From
HOT GYPSY NIGHT "DZIDZIA" Złota Grota to NEVER SAY NEVER "HUNTER" Złota Grota
Litter "MAGIC" (9 puppies) was born, and in it a black and tan female
MAGIC UNIQUE STAR "NELLA" Złota Grota, which also
lives in Denmark with Karol Frydrych in Caromon kennel.
 


NELLA  7 months old (grooming Bartek Oniszczuk)


NELLA's litter brother -
MAGIC BLACK DIAMOND "BREGO"
he came to Ariel Szumiński from Kętrzyn

BREGO obtained the titles of Junior and "adult" Champion of Poland
and the stud's rights in the breed.


In May 2018

HOT GYPSY NIGHT "DZIDZIA" Złota Grota gave birth to "LOVELY" litter (5 puppies)
after Pol.Jun.Champ. Pol.Ch. Res-Cacib
PHILIP Uczniowski Kaprys

In June 2018

a black and tan female came to live with us
SPRING FLOWER FOR ZŁOTA GROTA Caromon "DUSIA"
which we co-own with kennel Caromon
(Both her parents come from the Złota Grota)
 




At the end of July 2019

EMILKA (EMILIA z Vejminku)
gave birth to 2 puppies after FENIX Renmil - litter "S"

Year 2020
started interesting for us ...
In March this year the breeding was settled by 3,5 months old black female

ROKKA Cocking "COCO"
>>>

mother / FIGA Cocking /chocolate
father / Francini's IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE /
gold
 


ROKKA Cocking "COCO" 3,5 months old
 

Year 2021

At the beginning of September 2021 a female joined the breeding
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever


BRAVO Niewierskie Łąki "TORA"
 
>>>
 





 

Despite the situation in the world related to the pandemic attacking humanity,
we hope to continue breeding spaniels some time after normalization of life.
We are incorrigible optimists ...

This is, in short, until April 2021, the history of "ZŁOTA GROTA" kennel.
I have mentioned only a few of our cocker spaniels in this description, because it is impossible
to list them all.

Maybe someone asks if it was worth devoting over 40 years of life to breeding?
There is only one answer: IT WAS WORTH IT.

Thanks to this passion, I met a lot of wonderful, interesting people,
and my life is still interesting and still gives me many wonderful and unforgettable moments.

Many spaniels with our nickname appear in the pedigrees of today's cockers as their ancestors.
I am proud that bitches with my nickname are the founders of other, perfect kennels of this breed.


Today, apart from the fact that I am still a breeder and exhibitor of cocker spaniels,
 I can also watch them "on the other side" of the ring at shows
and judged as the International Judge of the VIII FCI Group.


My judging >>>
 

 

   





Eugenia Fengler  - ZŁOTA GROTA  Kennel FCI
(last update of this article September 2022)