Miniature Longhairs from Rose Farm
Download this page in PDF formatThe second variety owned and shown by Mrs. Nancy Onthank and Dee Onthank Hutchinson was the Miniature Longhaired. The first important one was CH Mighty Fine v Walder who Mrs. Onthank purchased in England on a day Mighty Fine did not do well in the show ring and finished third in a class of three, but Mrs. Onthank, who was judging another variety of Dachshunds, offered to buy him and bring him to the USA where he became a nice producer for her kennel. He was finished by Frank and Dorothy Hardy who showed him to some nice wins in the early ’60’s.
CH Mighty Fine v Walder shown by Dorothy Hardy under Judge ??? – 1962
A Mighty Fine son, Sirron’s Mighty Morris ML. winning WD at DALI 1967 under Virginia Herzbrun and shown by Dee Hutchinson
CH Patchwork Hill Calypso, another Mighty Fine daughter, winning under Judge Wallace Alford for Dee Hutchinson in 1969. Calypso was a full sister to Calliope and many other nice Patchwork Hill dogs.
The second important one was the B&T miniature, CH Minutist Goliath , shown by Dee Hutchinson. He also was a UK import and had a successful career in the USA show rings.
CH Minutist Goliath, shown by Dee Hutchinson under Judge Gordon Carvill – 1969
Dee Hutchinson and CH Minutist Goliath by Minutist Hiawatha ex Eng CH Minutist Praline – 1969
CH Minutist Utopia, handler Dee Hutchinson and Judge Bill Hackett-1970
CH Minutist Utopia, by English CH Minutist Mikado ex Minutist Elegance, was also a UK import.
CH Rose Farm’s Little Bit ML, handler Bobby Fowler and Judge ???
CH Rose Farm’s Little Bit ML, handler Dee Hutchinson and Judge Ruby Arnot – 1973
This one is not listed in the pedigree areas and I would love to know this one’s real name as it evidently is not Rose Farm’s Little Bit ML.
CH Rose Farms RIP of Low Tor
RIP was sired by CH Patchwork Hill Calliope and he was out of Amy of Low, a Goliath daughter and Mighty Fine granddaughter.
CH Rose Farms RIP of Low Tor. handler Hannelore Heller and Judge Tommy Dunk – 1973
CH Rose Farms RIP of Low Tor, handler Dee Hutchinson and Judge Anna Gargett going RWD at DCA – 1974
CH Harmo’s Murf of Rose Farm ROMO by Bayard’s Great Scott ex CH Harmo Jelly Bean – 1989
CH Graedon Pretty Woman ROM, handler Dee Hutchinson and Judge John Wade – 1993
CH Graedon Pretty Woman ROM, handler Dee Hutchinson and Judge Midge Martin – 1993
CH Graedon Pretty Woman ROM was an import from Australia which got Dee excited about the Variety again. Pretty Woman was from Julie Ireland’s Graedon Kennel and sired by Australian CH Alvar of Caprera out of Australian CH Talberg Lady in Red. She had a nice run finishing her Championship in the USA. She became a top producer (ROM).
CH Rose Farms Dragonora ML ROMX and handler/owner Jeff Dionne for co-owner Karyn Russell-Dionne-1994
Dragonora had the same dam as Pretty Woman and was sired by English CH Graedon Dragon Quest. She became the dam of many Wagsmore Dachshunds and an ROMX.
CH Rose Farm’s Palomino ML ROM, handler Carlos Puig, Judge ???, owners Jeff Dionne and Karyn Russell-Dionne – 1996
CH Rose Farm’s Palomino ML ROM was sired by a Pretty Woman half-brother, Rose Farm’s Dragon Quest, who shared the same dam and who was bred to a Pretty Woman daughter, CH Rose Farm’s Smurfette ML. He was a nice producer and made many new Champions for Rose Farm and Wagsmore. One of his longhair daughters was just WB at the 2014 DCA, held in Sacramento, California.
CH Rose Farm’s Red Rum ML was sired by Japanese import, CH PHL’s Aeneas of Love Call Seven JP ROMO, and out of Pretty Woman descendant, Rose Farm’s Paisley ML ROMX – 2008
CH Rose Farm’s Red Rum ML and handler Mark Desrosiers
Red Rum became a nice sire for Valerie Diker and produced several Champions.
CH Rose Farm’s Lady in Red ML, littermate of Red Rum, and handler Cindy Russell
Rose Farm’s Paisley ML, at home recently
CH Rose Farm’s Dikerdachs Clifford ML, Judge Helene Nietsch and handler Rebecca Bradley for owner, Valerie Diker – 2009
CH Rose Farm’s Dikerdachs Clifford – 2009
CH Rose Farm’s All A Glitter ML ROMX , Judge Terry Stacy and handler Nancy Prouty. She is a Pretty Woman ROM granddaughter
CH Rose Farm’s Violet All Abuzz ML, Judge Lee Canalizo and handler Nancy Prouty – 2009
CH Rose Farm’s Did You See Santa Sam ML. Judge Gwen Wexler and handler Nancy Prouty – 2009
CH Rose Farm’s Saving Grace, Judge ???, handler Nancy Prouty – 2010
CH Our Gang’s Salute to Rose Farm, Judge Sharon Saxson and handler Nancy Prouty – 2011
These are all variations on the Rose Farm theme, co-bred with Nancy Prouty, and are the results of all these years of ML breeding and they equal success for the next generation of Miniature Longhairs.
CH Rose Farm’s Frasier of Nantucket ML, Judge Michael Dougherty and handler Aaron Wilkerson for owner Rhoda Weinman – 2011
CH Rose Farm’s Frasier of Nantucket ML, Judge Ralph Lemke and handler Aaron Wilkerson for owner Rhoda Weinman – 2012
CH Rose Farm’s Frasier of Nantucket ML, Judge Jamie Hubbard and handler Aaron Wilkerson – 2013
Frasier at home. He was another full brother to Red Rum, Lady in Red and Clifford.
Upper Stair: CH Rose Farm’s Moby Dick of Nantucket ML (left, Frasier repeat) CH Rose Farm’s The Great Gatsby of Nantucket ML (Right, Frasier son) Middle Stair:CH Rose Farm’s Niles of Nantucket ML Bottom Stair: CH Rose Farm’s Frasier of Nantucket ML. all owned by Rhoda Weinman
CH Rose Farm’s Last Red Grommet ML, Judge Phyllis Wolfish, handler Stacy Threlfall for owner Eddie Melendez and another full brother to Red Rum and all the others.
The Am Can Jap CH PHL’s Aeneas of Love Call Seven JP ROMO and Rose Farm’s Paisley ROMX cross was an outstanding one and produced many top winners in the Eastern area of the USA. Richard, as the sire was called, was a Japanese import, but he was out of US exports to Japan. He was shown to Guy Jeavons who purchased him and brought him back to the USA where he was then purchased by Valerie Diker. Handler Mark Desrosiers showed Richard for a couple of years. The dam, Rose Farm’s Paisley ML ROMX, produced all these nice dogs.
In looking at these dogs, it is amazing how Dee kept her type improving from the ’60’s until now. She did have a gift as to what needs improving in each generation and she made sure the right dogs were bred to and the changes were, indeed, made. She was a great loss to the Dachshund breed and is still missed by those of us who remember her and her ability to change a Variety into a better shape than it was before.
This information was put together by Dan Harrison, November 2014, from pictures provided from Sandy Hutchinson Gray, Nancy Prouty, Rhoda Weinman, Eddie Melendez and Valerie Diker.