30 YEARS OF SHOWING AND BREEDING QUALITY WHIPPETS

We welcome to FLICFLAC QUINTESSENCE a.k.a. ‘Q’  

It all began in 1973 with a small fawn and white dog (DE GRATTON FITTIPALDI) who was given to me for my 18th birthday and since then I have never been without a whippet. In those days my parents showed cocker spaniels and I continued to show both breeds until the mid 1987 when I imported MARIVON APOLLO from the UK and decided to concentrate on this lovely breed.

Not a breeder by choice, my goal is to own and show quality, sound whippets and to promote the breed to the general public as the ideal pets they are. Puppies are available very seldom from carefully planned litters to approved homes.

The Whippet who gave me the taste of that wonderful winning feeling was CH DE GRATTON SUNSHINE OF THALYSIA. Sunshine was the daughter of CH Oakbark Mastermark of De Gratton x Ch De Gratton Starshine and was a top winner in the late 70’s. She gave me a lot of fun, cementing my love of the breed and in particular the English type of whippet which she exemplified. Any success I have enjoyed over the years is a tribute to Sunshine and her breeders, Neil and Janet Kay, who guided and encouraged me in those early days.

" maintaining a tradition of excellence..."

DIANA HANSEN

083 629 7573

dihansen@insomnia.co.za