"Kiwi"

     
Kiwi, co-owned with Marilyn Thompson and Lynn Faro (USA), needs little introduction and he has become almost as famous as his sire (Packer). He became an Australian Champion very quickly (at 12 months & 9 days, one of the youngest on record), handled exclusively then by Jann and Peter Williams. He left Australia in April 2002 to spend some time in the USA with Packer's breeder, Marilyn Thompson. He came home with 3 titles (Am, Can & Junior Courser), many fans and a few litters on the ground. He exceeded our wildest expectations in the showring and amassed the enviable record of 19 group 1, many other group placements, multi Hound SBIS, an All Breeds BIS, and a SBIS. He was handled to begin with, by Chris Terrell and was expertly handled by Bobbi Kinley-Blewett in his last 3 months in the US for some of his most memorable wins. He left the US ranked at # 6 in the breed after only 3 months competition in 2003.

Kiwi's return to the Australian showring in 2004 saw him sweep all before him. He completed the year at # 1 All Breeds OzDog/Proplan 2004, # 1 All Breeds (NSW) Pedigree 2004, # 1 AHC of NSW Pointscore 2004. He won the Pedigree Top Dog Final in 2005, was Hound of the Year in 2006 and # 1 on the AHC of NSW Pointscore for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

In a stellar show career, Kiwi has won 51 BIS including 10 SBIS and 6 Hound SBIS.

Kiwi has sired 10 champions for 11 titles in 3 countries and several field titles.