Ever since I was a child, I had always loved dogs and my first dog was an Alsatian. My interest in Collies started with a book I read as a child, “Black Bob”, a tale about a fictional working collie and I still have this book today. When a teenager I worked as a kennel maid in the well known German Shepherd kennel of the Eveley Prefix, owned in partnership by Mrs Tidbold and Miss Lancaster. I was married in 1960 and my first two Rough Collies were a bitch, Crosstalks Ladybird and the bitch, Heidja of Holmlands which was all Ladypark breeding.but was bred by Mrs Thompson. Heidja was mated to Champion Legend of Ladypark owned by Miss Grey who resided in Ripon .In 1966 my Lestine Lochwinnoch, of Arcot fame, was mated to Champion Danvis Duffer. From the mating I retained a dog, Camanna Golden Sensation, but at 9 months of age, I sold him to Tom Purvis and he then won Best Of Breed at Crufts in 1968, and was made up as a champion by Hazel Collins the same year and so he became Champion Danvis Camanna Golden Sensation.

As well as the book “Black Bob” I was also influenced into my love of Collies by returning two Collies to their owners, hoteliers of Middlesbrough The Collies, a tri colour and a sable and white, kept escaping. I obtained my Prefix in 1967/68 , Camanna, from the nickname of my father inlaw, Cammy, and Anna, one of my names being Anne.I made up my first Champion in 1979, Arranbrook Summer Wind of Camanna, her three Challenge Certificates being awarded by Ena Clarke, Jill Oliver and Shirley Keith. My other Champions were Ch. Pied Piper of Aberhill at Rixown, Ch.Camanna Chicken George, Ch. Can This Be Me at Camanna, out of a sister to Chicken George, Ch. Arranbrook Weekend Miss at Camanna, Ch. Camanna The Craftworker, and Ch. Camanna Cindy Crawford. Camanna The Copyist has two CC’s, Camanna Carla Lane has 1 CC and One Reserve CC.

I first judged Rough Collies at Open Show level in 1976 at Sunderland, and first awarded Challenge Certificates at Scottish Kennel Club in 1982. I have also judged many times in Italy and my first appointment at Breed Club Open Show level was at Northumberland & Durham Collie Club in 1979.

My favourite dogs Ch. Pied Piper of Aberhill at Rixown, Ch. Chicken George, Ch. Camanna The Craftworker, Sangreat Sirocco, Ch. Brettonpark Whatziz Name, Lynway Sandknocker, and Arranbrook Sugar ‘n Spice at Rixown. Other favourite bitches have been Champion Mybern’s Mystery at Lynway, a tri colour bitch owned by the “Lynway Clark's)I have repeated the mating that produced Ch. Camanna Cindy Crawford and retained the only bitch in the litter but only time will tell if that bitch will be as good as Cindy.

Ch Camanna Cindy Crawford.

Camanna Carla Lane 1CC & 5 RCC's

Camanna Carol Lombard 1CC & 1 RCC
CC & BOB L.K.A.Dec 2005

Camanna Carmen Miranda 2CC & 2RCC's.


Sp CH & Int Ch Camanna Confusion JW, RCC
Reserve to the winner of the
2006 Ladypark Points Trophy
DOB 30/10/05
11 X 1st & 4 BP
Unbeaten at Championship shows until
Bournemouth where he was 2nd in Puppy Dog.

Ch Camanna Carouso 3 CC & 3 RCC's
[Lynaire Travlin Man ex Champion Camanna Cindy Crawford]
Brother to C. Confusion, CC winner Border Union 2007

Lynmead Lucky in Love at Camanna
CC at Scottish Collie

Camanna Colette Colbere 1CC & 3 RCC's
BCC/RBIS/BOSIS Midland CC Feb '09

Ch Mallicot MakeBelieve at Camanna

Ch.Camanna Claudia Chiffer

Camanna Cousin Coco
shown only at Champ Shows and has won all her classes.

Camanna Causing Chaos. 1 R.C.C

Camanna Patsy Cline
Ch. Camanna
the Copyist' & Camanna Casanova
[ by Lynaire Travlin Man ex Ch Camanna Cindy Crawford]

Camanna Casanova