About
Nigabee Labradors
THE
BEGINNING
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Moss
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Although Julia
has always had a dog, her first Labrador was when she was 12 years old -
a black bitch named Sue. The first chocolate was in 1979 called Niga (in
those days you could buy a bobbin of cotton called 'nigger brown' that was
an exact colour match) and the first show dog arrived in 1991, a chocolate
dog called Rufus with our first show entered in early 1992. Rufus was by
Boothgates Headliner out of Brightwalton Bossy Boots and he was closely
followed by another chocolate dog called Angus. Angus was sired by Lindall
Marcus at Donalbain out of a pet bitch. We were hooked! Shortly afterwards
Moss arrived (Oakhouse Over the Moss to Nigabee), a chocolate dog who gave
us our first real taste of success in the ring and who adorns the front
cover of our puppies pedigrees. Moss has now retired and oversees all the
comings and goings in the house. We love him to bits. OUR
AFFIX
Most people go
for a combination of words or part-words when choosing an affix. As Julia
is ex Royal Air Force and having named a dog after Squadron Leader Guy Gibson's
Labrador Nigger, she decided to combine her dog's name 'Niga' with the initial
'B' from her maiden name hence Nigabee - a tribute to a dog in a lifetime.
All our show dogs have names connected with flying/RAF.
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