Our Champion, Dennis, and his family
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DENNIS
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Dennis was born in August 2002, the first foal I had from Bella and Paddy, and I thought it was about time I had a page dedicated to him and the other members of his family.
He is a very affectionate donkey with a wonderful temperament and always wants to be chosen to go to work.
He is also a fine champion, winning his first award at the age of five, details of which can be found towards the bottom of this page together with a few more pictures.
Here he is meeting another dignitary, the mayor of Kidwelly.
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PADDY - DAD TO DENNIS
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I bought Paddy in 2001, he came from Ireland.
It was Liz Ellis from the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary who spotted him and advised me that he would make a good stud donkey.
Liz was spot-on. His offspring are superb animals, and I have never looked back since getting him.
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BELLA - MUM TO DENNIS
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Bella was my first ever donkey.
I bought her as a yearling in 1999 for my boy, Rhys.
She is mum to Dennis, Frankie and Morris.
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BELLA AND FRANKIE
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Frankie, on the right in this picture, is a true sister to Dennis.
She is seen here with her mum, Bella, on the left, and her dad is Paddy.
Frankie was born in November 2006.
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MORRIS
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This is Morris, a true brother to Dennis, his parents being Bella and Paddy.
Morris was born in June 2008.
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JENNY
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Jenny is not related to Dennis but is in foal to Paddy so the result will be half-sibling for him and I suppose this will technically make her his step-mother.
This picture was taken on September 28, 2010 and as you can see she's ready to foal pretty soon.
Jenny was born in 2000 and I bought her for her colour and temperament. Dark, chocolatey donkeys are my favourite and are more suited for working donkeys as they don't suffer from sunburn like light coloured donkeys can.
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AND HERE HE IS, MALDWYN, STEP-BROTHER TO DENNIS
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BORN 09/10/10 SO JUST THREE DAYS OLD HERE
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BELLA AND HER NEW FOAL, A NEW BROTHER FOR DENNIS
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BORN 21/05/11 JUST FOUR DAYS OLD HERE
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DENNIS - IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN
Winner - Britain's Best Beach Donkey 2007
It was a great honour for Dennis to be judged Britain's Best Beach Donkey,
out of over 1,000 entrants, by Rosemary Clarke of the Donkey Breed Society, arguably the most qualified judge in the country.
Winner - Best Beach Donkey South and South West Region 2008
Winner, along with Charlie, Josh and Andy
Best Beach Donkey Group South and South West Region 2008
2nd place - Britain's Best Beach Donkey 2008
Winner - Best Beach Donkey South and South West Region 2009
2nd place - Britain's Best Beach Donkey 2009
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Contact Mike on 07779 692092 for more information
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