About Us
How we started
It all started when…
Beljala Kennels was founded in 1980 when we started to show and breed Border Collies. We introduced Australian Kelpies to the kennels a year later.
In 1985 we purchased our first Schipperke from Bateauchien Kennels in Victoria. We continued to successfully show and breed these wonderful little dogs until approximately 2004, making up many homebred champions. Along the way our dogs were awarded numerous Best In Group, Runner Up Best In Group, Class In Group, and Class in Show awards. They achieved several Best Of Breeds at Sydney and Brisbane Royal Dog Shows and Best Exhibit In Show and Classes In Show at Schipperke Speciality Shows.
Many puppies were placed in wonderful pet homes and have become valued and much loved members of families.
Our last Schipperke, Sandy, my daughter’s and grandson’s beloved pet, crossed over the rainbow bridge in March 2019.
Sandy and our grandson, Harry, when Harry was a baby.
Due to increasing work demands, we took a hiatus from showing until after Alanna’s retirement at the end of 2013.
Deciding to re-enter the dog world, after researching different dog breeds, we came across the Havanese from a video clip on the Discovery Chanel - Dogs 101.
We recently found this YouTube clip, which has a lot of useful information about the breed too.
Dogs 101 - Havanese - Top Dog Facts About Havanese
Another very good video on the breed is
Dogs 101: Havanese - The Cuban Bichon - Animal Facts
Havanese were not a known in Australia when we showed dogs previously, but we became intrigued by these little dogs and thought that the breed would suit us.
We purchased our first Havanese, Ted at the beginning of 2014 and commenced on our whirlwind ride.
As mentioned previously, our dogs are first and foremost our pets but showing is still a big part of our lives.
Ted, trying out the stroller for our grandson.
We started showing Ted’s litter sister, Bliss for her breeder and managed to get her Australian Champion title.
Ted and Rebel enjoy shopping at Bunnings.
Over the years we have campaigned many Havanese for others, as well as ourselves, and have made up Championship, Grand Championship and Supreme Champion titles for the following dogs:
Australian Champion Hashki A Little Bit Dangerous (Ted) owned by James and Alanna Bell
Australian Champion Hashki A Little Bit Of Heaven (Bliss). We campaigned her for her breeder.
Australian Champion Hashki Reality Bites (Winnie). We campaigned her for her breeder.
Australian Champion Auskrest Musical Nights (Ebony). We campaigned her for her breeder.
Australian Champion Hashki Fall Of Rome (Roman). We campaigned him for his breeder.
Australian Champion Hashki Xtraordinary Measures (Mia) - Mia was awarded Best Of Breed at 2015 Sydney Royal Dog Show at only 10 months of age beating many top winning Havanese. We campaigned her for her breeder.
Australian Champion Hashki Young Gun (Della) owned by James and Alanna Bell
Australian Champion Hashki Xpert Witness (Erin). We campaigned her for her breeder.
Australian Champion Hashki Xception To The Rule (Rebel) - Rebel was awarded Best Puppy In Toy Group at 2017 Sydney Royal Dog Show. We campaigned her for her breeder but later owned her ourselves. She is now in a loving pet home.
Grand Champion Hashki Dirty Little Secret (Rumor). Rumor was only the third Havanese female to be awarded the title of Grand Champion. We campaigned her for her breeder.
Grand Champion (now Supreme Champion) Hashki Just Go With It (JayJay) - Jay Jay came to live with us from 8 months of age to approximately 26 months, and gained his Grand Champion title whilst he was with us. JayJay went on to be the top winning Havanese of all time in Australia. In early 2019 he travelled over to North America, recently becoming a Canadian Grand Champion. We campaigned him for his breeder.
Supreme Champion Hashki Zero The Hero (Hero) owned by James and Alanna Bell
We showed Hunter (Supreme Champion Auskrest Elusive Effect) to Best In Show and Runner Up Best In Show awards and achieved the last Best In Group award to make up his Supreme Champion title for his owner.
In 2018 we started breeding dogs under the Beljala prefix again.
Our first litter (the “A” litter) produced some wonderful puppies who have already proved themselves in the showring being awarded Class In Group and Class In Show awards:
Australian Champion Beljala A Last Tango In Paris (Paris) - owned by David Smith
Australian Champion Beljala Applause Please (Alexis) - owned by James and Alanna Bell
Beljala All Eyes On Me (CeeCee) is also a Class In Group winner.
Our “B” litter also produced a lovely little dog with a bright future:
Australian Champion Beljala Bite My Dust (Morgan) campaigned by Yvonne Barter. Morgan has been awarded Best In Show at an All Breeds Show.
In 2019:
From our “G” litter:
Chase (AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION Beljala Game Set And Match) is a Multi Best In Group, Class In Group and Class In Show winner. He is our rising star. Chase is from fully International lines. His father is from Finland and his mother is from Hungary.
In 2020:
From the “H” litter:
Stella (AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION Beljala Honor Roll) is a multi Class In Group winner.
Most importantly, the majority of puppies we bred have joined families as much loved fur children.
If you would like to add a Beljala Havanese puppy to your family, please visit our “Puppies” page (see link at the top of this page) and see if we have any puppies available or are planning a litter.
