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Toni Koerber is the breeder behind Monocacy Bend Kennels. Read about the kennel’s beginnings, the sires, the dams, the puppies, and more!
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Toni Koerber: I am located in Maryland. I have 20 years in dogs, 13 years as a breeder.
Toni Koerber: Monocacy Bend Kennels currently keeps 10 dogs.
Toni Koerber: GCHB Monocacy Bend’s Waterford (Whiskey) and GCH Monocacy Bend’s Time of Opportunity (Toki) have been noteworthy winners.
Toni Koerber: The most influential sire has been CH Mr. Stewarts Cheshire Winslow. The most influential dam has been GCH Time of Opportunity.
Toni Koerber: I have a small, separate kennel with large, fenced fields for exercise. The puppies are whelped in the house and they are raised in the house.
Toni Koerber: I watch them interact among themselves to determine their various personalities. And how they stand and move naturally is a determining factor also. Some are natural show prospects and some are natural performance prospects.
Toni Koerber: With their owners, some are successful in a variety of AKC Performance Events, including Agility, Nose Work, Carting, Fast CAT, Obedience, and Rally. A few of my hounds have been a part of a hunt pack, chasing foxes.
Toni Koerber: Conformation and structure are a part of my breeding program. A hound has to be put together properly in order to do its job.
Toni Koerber: If English Foxhounds are in the right setting, they keep themselves exercised. I have large, fenced paddocks for them to run/play in.
Toni Koerber: Not at this time.
Toni Koerber: Unfortunately, I do not. Breeding takes dedication, time, and the love of preserving the breed and a love of the Breed Standard. This is hard to find.
Toni Koerber: Because of their size and strength, they work better in a family with older children. But they are good-natured and loving. Owners who will devote time to the hound, work with them, and have patience are the best candidates for an English Foxhound.
Toni Koerber: The biggest misconception is that they are not smart and are hard to train. The best-kept secret is that they are devoted, loyal, and healthy.
Toni Koerber: Study the English Foxhound Breed Standard and what they are bred to do. Both the English and American are bred for the same purpose, but the English is designed to hunt longer, and at a slower pace, than his American cousin.
Toni Koerber: Talk to other breeders of English Foxhounds. That is how I learned and am still learning.
Toni Koerber: One of my hounds took a walkabout and ended up at a Mercedes dealership… looking for a ride.
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