About Us

About Us

The kennel name Pencandy came from my foundation bitch and her daughter, 'Penny' and 'Candy' (pictured right) and we were originally based in the UK.

I first started in Golden Retrievers in 1986 started breeding as a small breeder only a litter every year or two. Then in 1997 I breed my first show bitch Majic (Pencandy Mystical Majic) she was shown and gained her UK stud book number by winning Limit Bitch in a very big class.
Majic is the mother of our Flick, (Pencandy Mystical Flick)

Vinnie (Burpham First Edition at Canina) was our first show male he did lots of winning including Best Puppy and Group 4 at one of his shows. He continued on his winning ways being placed every time he was shown.

I still show and breed Golden Retrievers, and also started in Cocker Spaniels in 2002 with Shannon (Lochranza Pavane with Pencandy) she too has enjoyed a fair bit of winning and since our moved to Australia, Shannon has continued her success with very limited showing due to settling in in the new climate and tending to maternal duties, with her wins including 4^th place in her class at the National in Sydney in August 2006.

We all moved to Australia as a family in January 2005 we love our life in Australia and intend to stay here.

I was very much welcomed to Australia and Brisbane by a few people in the show ring who have all gone on to become good friends,
Emma Clark - Naragold Golden Retrievers who was also relatively new to Qld from South Australia
Toni Dennis - Tarrendayle Cocker Spaniels who has become a good friend & now in Bathurst NSW Jeani Tobler - Sunlore Cocker Spaniels another very good friend and is still living in Brisbane.
I would like to thank all these people for making me so welcome in Brisbane as things are 'slightly' different in Australia compared to the UK.

I would also like to say Thanks to the UK people who helped me start off in Golden Retrievers, especially Bob Silence of Canina kennels for all his help and advise over the years and the use of his stud dogs to help produce my wonderful Goldens.

Jean and John Gillespie Lochranza for letting me have Shannon my first show Cocker Spaniel. They are very kind and have helped me to get into the breed. They have now joined up with Louise Wilding Jayzander Louise and Jean both run Lochranza who have now produced my new English import Gregory (Lochranza Walkaround with Pencandy) a stunning black dog and my first solid Cocker who has arrived in may 2007. I have become very good friends with Louise and cant thank both Louise and Jean enough for what they have done for me thank you.

And also my best friend from the UK Debbie Rodaway who was a true best friend to me and also helped me with her professional help as a Groomer from Debonhair Dogs where I worked for a number of years before leaving the UK. Both Debbie and Bob also helped heaps with the purchase of my new puppy Gregory, Thank You Mate.

I would also like to say thanks to Trevor, Ralene, Noel and Kym Kleahn from Kipparing for taking in Montey (Pencandy Likely Edition) who has turned out a wonderful dog.

We are now Australian Citizens and look forward to our future as 'Aussies'

We now continue our journey in the land 'Down Under' and invite you to enjoy our journey with us...

Tina & Neil Crocker

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