Home from the 5 day 20 hour drive from our home in Wisconsin to Pennsylvania which included a National Specialty one day and the Montgomery County Terrier show. 

Our dogs and breeding was well represented. We are pleased with our results on Friday at the Hatboro show, during the designated National show BIS BIS/NOH GCH Ch Dunham Lake Unanimous Decision "Jake" won breed and a new title Best in Show Specialty (BISS) with 20 Australian Terriers entered, the largest entry that weekend. A huge...

Best in Show!

What an Aussie! What a weekend! Our family was there, Scout's family was there, it was a very emotional experience for all of us. We are thrilled as you might imagine with this win and as it reflects our breeding program.

Breeding quality dogs, that are health and temperament tested, producing and evaluati...

Interview by Christi McDonald

It is our great pleasure to introduce Best In Show Daily readers to one of the many talented young people who are contributing to the sport of purebred dogs. Ellie Goiffon has been enjoying plenty of success with her home-bred Australian Terriers, and we’d like to share her story with you.

Ellie and Gabby in Orlando.

1. Can you give us a brief bio of yourself, including your involvement showing dogs so...

Dunham Lake Australian Terriers look back at 2011!

We are proud of all our Aussies at Dunham Lake Australian Terriers, whether they are Grand Champions, Champions, show dogs in training or simply a loving family companion.  Our focus is and always will be about breeding healthy, well socialized Australian Terriers for families.  Sure, we share our excitement when our dogs do well, either in conformation, obedience or the joy we get from an email or a call from one of our families sharing a story about their Aussie that came from us.

We...

What a year it has been!

2010 Highlights Video

 ·  Ellie 1st place Junior Handler of Australian Terriers in the USA.
·   Lydia 2nd place Junior Handler of Australian Terriers in the USA.
·   Beckham 4th Grand Champion Australian Terrier in the USA.
·  Enjoyed watching Dunham Lake Scout Master (co-owned) he is a beautiful dog and is doing well in the show ring.
·   Wonderful visit with friend and Australian Terrier Historian Jennie Worthing at her home in Chicago.
 · Co-founded Austral...

1st place Australian Terrier Junior Handler Ellie Goiffon and Grand Champion Ch. Benayr Just for Kicks' Beckham made headlines as the Feature Story in the "Currents" page of the Leader, our local Award Winning Newspaper in Northwestern Wisconsin.

Thank you to the Editor, Gary King for his interest in our story.

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Grand Champion Benayr "Beckham" Just for Kicks

We are honored and thrilled to announce that our dog Champion Benayr Beckham Just for Kicks is the 4th Australian Terrier in the US to achieve his Grand Championship Title. 

Beckham lives with us and is co-owned with our friend, Pamela Levy from Arista Aussies. Beckham has been shown by my 11 year old daughter Ellie. 

Several people have asked us about this accomplishment and how does a dog acheive this title.  Here are the details and requirements...

We were contacted by the Australian Terrier Club of Finland to be interviewed for their Aussie Magazine.  The quarterly issue is out and they included a 7 page, 18 photo  feature story about Dunham Lake Aussies and our family, we feel quite honored.

The article is written in Finnish.  The article includes information about us, how we got started, the obstacles we have endured along the way and our successes.

Here are...