Mr. Frederick R. Vogel

Dogs of any breed, and hounds in particular, have been a constant for Fred R. Vogel. He met his first Borzoi in 1969 while a student at Bowdoin College, and that lead to his being owned by one in 1974. He met his wife, Carol, in 1978 when they bought littermates, and in 1982 they married. Over the years they have bred and finished over thirty Borzoi champions under the kennel name Brodny. Their Ch. Brodny’s Ironwood won the Borzoi Club of America’s National Show in 1994 under the later Borzoi breeder-judge Dr. Asa Mays. Most recently, they campaigned to Number One the littermate brothers, GCh. Greyhaven’s Wizard Crystal and GCh. Greyhaven’s This Rough Magic SC FCH CGC, both bred by their good friend Marilyn Polsfuss, Greyhaven Borzoi. Not since the late ‘70s have there been multiple Best in Show brothers, and they were handled to their wins by Fred, as well as “Aidan” having won the breed at Westminster and at all-hound shows.

Dachshunds joined the Vogel household in 1986 when the late Dachshund breeder/artist Peggy Westphal presented them with “Tommy,” a Standard Wirehaired Dachshund who became Ch. Westphal’s Tomten of Brodny. Within a year, “Lushy,” Ch. Westphal’s Lush Life of Brodny, joined them and as they say, “the rest is history.” Fred and Carol joined forces with their longtime friend and Dachshund breeder Judy Anderson, and under the Brodny-Schoolhouse prefix have bred more than one hundred Dachshund champions, mostly Wires, many of which were Best in Show winners, National Specialty Variety winners, Specialty Winners, and Westminster winners. Add Greyhounds, Scottish Deerhounds, Irish Wolfhounds, and PBGVs to the mix of hounds that have resided at Fred and Carol’s home.

Fred is the Delegate from The Windham County Kennel Club, a member and past Show Chairman and President of The Eastern Dog Club, a Lifetime Member of The Borzoi Club of America, and a member of The Dachshund Club of America and The Greyhound Club of America. He is licensed to judge the entire Hound Group and is permit for four Terrier breeds. Currently, he is a member of the AKC By-Laws Committee.

In 2014, The Santa Barbara Kennel Club and Purina Pro Plan, in conjunction with the Breeder’s Showcase, honored Fred and Carol along with their Dachshund co-breeder Judy Anderson as “outstanding breeders and contributors to the sport of dogs and to the Hound Group.”

In 2022, Fred judged the Wirehaired Variety at The Dachshund Club of America’s National Specialty.