No litters planned until 2024
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From 2019. our litters are reared using the Puppy Culture program.

We are fresh food advocates. We feed our dogs, and rear our puppies, on a variety of fresh raw meat and vegetables - fruits - superfoods - kefir to name a few. Were available, we prefer human grade and organic fresh food. We also use  ZiwiPeak, Vets All Natural and K9 Naturals. We also rear puppies with Prime 100 or Ivory Coat, as we understand some new owners find kibble less daunting. We can also introduce you to a hybrid diet of kibble and fresh food for your new family member.

Inline with overseas practice, all Ondeen breeding stock are cardiac cleared by echo (with colour doppler) 

 

Older whippets occasionally available. 

 

 
"The Quality Will Remain Long After The Price Is Forgotten"
Sir Henry Royce.



 
We are registered  with Dogs Victoria (Victorian Canine Association also known as the VCA) under the national umbrella of the ANKC (Australian National Kennel Council). All our dogs are owned and bred within the Code of Ethics of the association. We breed with the purpose of improving the quality of the breed as per our interpretation of the whippet breed standard.

 


Our History With Dogs 
 
We have been involved with Whippets since 2005. Although a relatively short time for the breed we are certainly not new to the dog world or sighthounds. We have been involved in the sport of dogs since 1985. We owned, bred and imported Newfoundlands throughout the 80's and early 90's. In only five litters, over a 7 year period, we produced Best In Show winning stock, Australian and New Zealand Champions. I have also been involved with Greyhound racing and training for quite a few years.  The end of our involvement with greyhounds was marked when our last 2 boys (brothers - Benny and Digger) passed away in the same year at the ripe old age of 16 years. 

After a 15 year hiatus from showing I decided to return to the show ring. I love the greyhounds but wanted a smaller sized dog. Whippets fit the bill perfectly. After seeing different styles of whippets, I was drawn to the sheer beauty of some of the American and Scandinavian bred whippets. After much research I acquired a Statuesque bred bitch from world renowned breeders Frank and Lee Pieterse, the foundation of which our whippets are based on.
 




Ondeen Puppies
 

Every dog that we have bred over the years is done with much thought and planning. Dogs are selected for their physical attributes, their pedigree, overall soundness, health and temperament.

Our puppies are born and raised in our home. Our pups are wormed at 4, 6, 8 and 12 wks of age. They will have started their temporary vaccinations, be microchipped and registered with Dogs Victoria / V.C.A (formerly KCC).

As a commitment to the breed and protection against back yard breeders/puppy farmers, ALL pups sold as pets will be sold on Limited registration, not for export or breeding and we require a desexing contract prior to the puppy leaving our property. Puppies will be available when they are approximately 8 to 10 weeks of age.

If you are interested in a whippet then do some research on the breed. Try and visit kennels if you can and make sure you buy a puppy from a registered reputable breeder that sells a whippet WITH ANKC registration papers. Ask questions regarding health and purchase agreements. A reputable breeder should be asking you questions about your lifestyle and the kind of home you will be offering a whippet. The aim is to find forever homes where the whippet will be part of the family. We realise that sometimes life throws us a curve ball and you may no longer be able to keep your whippet. If this is the case we will gladly accept the return of the whippet for rehoming into a suitable home.


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A Breeders Poem

You'll love your little puppy, she'll make your house a home,
She'll be your very best friend, you'll never feel alone.

She'll make you smile, She'll make you laugh,

She'll fill your heart with love . . . . . . .

Did she come from a breeder or fall from heaven above?

If you've never been a breeder or seen life through their eyes

as you hold your little puppy, please don't criticize.

You don't know of all the anguish and the times that bring such pain.

When we lose the battle with a little one, and the tears they flow like rain.

 

Sometimes we sit the whole night through waiting for babies to be born.

Oh the stress and trepidation, when their still not here by dawn.

Or, the panic of holding a tiny baby in our hands

who weighs but 60 grams.

 

Do I do this instead of that or that instead of this?

Alone we fight and hope we won't give him his last kiss.

We pray he'll live to bring some joy and make a house a home

We know it's up to us, and we fight this fight alone.

 

Formulas, bottles, heating pads, we have to get it right,

Two hour feedings for this tiny guy, throughout the day and night.

In our hearts we know we are probably going to lose this epic fight,

but we keep trying to save him because God willing, we just might.

 

Day one he's in there fighting; we say a silent prayer

Day two and three he's doing well, with lots of love and care

Day four and five . . . he's still alive, our hopes soar to Heaven

Day six he slips away again, he dies in our hands day seven.

 

We take this little angel and bury him alone:

With aching heart and burning tears and an exhausted groan

We ask ourselves "why do this? why suffer all this grief and pain?"

To help to live and grow up strong and see the joy your puppy brings . . .

 

So when you think of breeders and label them with " GREED".

If you have a happy and healthy puppy it's cause they filled his every need . . .

When you buy a puppy, and with your precious dollars part.

You pay only with your money . . . . . . .we pay with a piece of our heart.

 

Author Unknown

 

 

 

Gallery of previous litters