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The Mystery Of The Doreborn Kennels
(Lilian Goodman c.1978, Our Afghans, September 2004 Issue)
(With additions, changes by Steve Tillotson ,December 2011)
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(Ed note 12/12/11 - A very interesting and revealing article by Lilian Goodman. I have studied and researched the article, made some corrections where noted, added pedigrees, additional photographs, and some additional narrative. All modern narrative so indicated.)
What's the mystery? The appearance of two DOREBORN KENNELS in the record books at abut the same time; Anne de Witts of Basking Ridge, New Jersey; the other owned by Robert and Muriel Boger of Wayland, Massachusetts. But lets start at the beginning by taking a trip back into the 1930's and the Afs bred by Quincy A Shaw Mckean of the famed Prides Hill Kennels, who provided the foundation stock for both DOREBORN KENNELS.
Were Anne de Witt and Mrs Boger initially partners? The confusion starts in 1937, when Anne de Witt was listed as owner of all pups bred out of Shaw Mckean's famed import Westmill Omar ex Harti Of Prides Hill. The puppies were whelped on April 7, 1937, and one of them went to Muriel Boger and was registered in November of 1937, which is where the mystery begins. All pups were registered under the Doreborn prefix. Muriel got DOREBORNS DAFRIDI, a dark fawn bitch AKC# A185089 from this breeding, while Anne's were listed in the AKC records as follows;
DOREBORN'S DABUL, light fawn dog, #A185096
DOREBORNS DADIR, light fawn dog, #A185094 who became a champion in 1938
DOREBORN'S DAKKA, dark fawn dog, #aA185092 who also became a champion in 1938
DOREBORN'S DAFRIDI, fawn, bitch #A125089
DOREBORN'S DARAB, another dark fawn dog, #A185091 who made champion in 1939
DOREBORN'S DARITI, a dark fawn bitch #AA185090
DOREBORN'S DIRALI, a light fawn dog, #AA185095
DOREBORN'S DURAK, a dark fawn dog #AA185093
Photo of DOREBORN'S DIRALI from the above litter
Pedigree of above litter
Pedigree of AM CH DOREBORNS DIRALI Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents Westmill Omar Danenda of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Surkh of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Hariti of Pride Hill Ch Int Ch Badshah of Ainsdart Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Ku-Mari of Kaf Bm Ch Taj Mahip of Kaf Bm Sonee Bm Zahera of Prides Hill Westmill Omar Danenda of Ghazni Surkh of Ghazni Am Ch Asra of Ghazni Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Shireen of Ghazni
Meantime, Muriel Boger's first litter whelped on July 15, 1939 out of another imported owned by Quincy A Shaw Mckean, LAKSHMAN OF ENRIALLIC ex Ch Fuladi Of Prides Hill, produced four dogs that were listed by the AKC as follows
FANICA OF DOREBORN, bitch
FHENZEK OF DOREBORN, light fawn dog, #A433548
FHAZAD OF DOREBORN, black dog, #A433550, who made champion in 1947
FAMSKA OF DOREBORN, a black masked gray brindle bitch, #A421136
FHUZAN OF DOREBORN, a golden brindle dog, #A433549
Photo of FHAZAD OF DOREBORN from the above litter
Pedigree of above litter
Pedigree of FHAZAD OF DOREBORN Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents Lakshman of Enriallic Ir Ch Asman of Ghazni Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Shireen of Ghazni Malik of Ghazni Rani of Ghazni Chimoso of Enriallic Rupee Kymn Ch Sirfreda Souriya of Enriallic Kabba Mem-Sahib Am Ch Fuladi of Pride Hill Ch Int Ch Badshah of Ainsdart Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Ku-Mari of Kaf Bm Ch Taj Mahip of Kaf Bm Sonee Bm Am Ch Asra of Ghazni Ch Sirdar of Ghazni Parent Not Recorded Parent Not Recorded Shireen of Ghazni Malik of Ghazni Rani of Ghazni
See what I mean about a bit of confusion about the Doreborn kennel name? I understand that unsubstantiated rumor had it that Anne and Muriel co-owned Doreborn Kennels at one time and were located in Connecticut, but this has never been confirmed.
However, the AKC registered all Afs with the kennel name "DOREBORN" (listed before the rest of the name) as being owned and bred by Mrs Anne de Witt of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, while Afs registered with "OF DOREBORN" folowing the name, were listed as owned by Mr and Mrs Robert and Muriel Boger of Wayland, Massachusetts.
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