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Interview










            Interview with a Breeder




            Europe













                           Marlène







             Gajewski
















          Dear Marlène, thank you for       agree on the fact that I really   but lacked the qualities I was
          taking the time to provide        made up for it since.             looking for in order to produce
          us with an interview and                                            the dogs I had in mind. That is
          answering our questions.          If I recall correctly, your       why I then reached to Crystal
          Please introduce yourself to      first Aussie litter was born      lake kennel where I acquired
          our readers.                      in 2010? Can you tell our         my first dogs. Several of
          Hello, My name is Marlene         readers about your very first     them are my foundation dogs
          Gajewski. I’m 43, and I live      Aussies and your foundation       alongside CH. Rinsingstar’s
          with my family, my husband        dogs?                             Sugar’NSpice “Lulu”, the first
          Radoine and our two sons,         Yes, my first Australian          bitch I imported from the USA.
          Yanis and Camil, 24 and 21,       shepherd’s litter was born in
          respectively, in northwest        2010. The dam was Daika, a        Can you tell us who was
          France, only 2km away from        sweet red merle female born       (or still is) your mentor for
          the famous cliffs of Etretat.     in 2008 with a half-length        breeding? What kennels do
          Growing up, I never owned         tail. She was the first dog I     you admire now and in past
          dogs because my parents           ever showed, and let’s say        and why?
          never allowed it, but I keep      I’ve never stopped since. My      I don’t properly have a mentor,
          fond memories of my uncles’       first two bitches are not part    as per se. But there are several
          dogs, which were a Boxer and      of my foundation dogs. They       breeders whom I looked up
          a rough Colley. We can all        were very sweet family dogs       to and admire regarding the



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