(clicking on the underlined name of the dog will take you to a page where you can see or access their pedigree)
My name is Rachel Irvin and I have been involved in dogs for many years. I obtained my first Afghan Hound in 1967 while I was in grade school.
Her name was Jhobe's Monkey Puss and she was a grandaughter of the famous Ch. Shirkhan of Grandeur. Her bloodlines were half Akaba/Grandeur and half Tajmir/Crown Crest, all very influential kennels of that era. Monkey was 3 years old when she came to us and although she was not going to be a great show dog she was quite beautiful with exquisite breed type and an amazing pedigree.
Jhobe's Monkey Puss "Monkey"
I wanted a show puppy and was fortunate to get Akaba’s Funny Girl (Ch. Akaba’s Brass Cinderfella X Ch. Akaba’s Royal Treasure) who was a full littermate to the top winning Ch. Akaba’s Blue Bonnet of Sandina. Lois Boardman and her famous Akaba Kennel had recently been devastated by a fire and despite losing many of her beloved hounds had somehow managed to save a litter of babies. “Barbra” was the puppy bitch she had kept for breeding from the “Fire” litter and I was fortunate to get her. She was only bred once to Ch. Dynasty's Wild Goose Chase producing Akaba's Funny Lady who went on to become an all time top producing Canadian dam.
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Akaba's Funny Girl
"Barbara"
My Mom with a Barbra puppy
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A couple of the other dogs I started with were Dynasty’s Blackmail and Akaba’s Blue Bijou.
Akaba's Blue Bijou "Bijou"
Dynasty's Blackmail "Dyja"
After graduating college and starting a family I took a hiatus from the show ring only to return again after meeting my friends and partners, Jerry Klein and Ken Tippie of Sebring Afghans. My foundation bitch is Ch. Sebring Elan who was number 1 Brood Bitch for 2001. Ella is tightly linebred on the famous Pepsi and Cody. Ella has produced 8 champion offspring including group winners, specialty winners and is the double grandmother of the 2002 Afghan Hound Club of America National Specialty Sweepstakes winner, Ch. Elan Sebring Legally Blonde "Reese".
Ch. Sebring Elan "Ella"
Showing and raising the Afghans has been a rewarding and enjoyable part of my life and that of my children Steven and Leah. Below is a young Leah with new puppy Boomer and Steven with his beloved Petie.
Ch. Xandali Red Sun "Sunny"
We are the proud home of Multiple BIS, Multiple National Specialty BIS,
Multiple SBIS American, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian
Ch. Elan Sebring The Matrix. Along with co-breeders
Jerry, Ken and Lex I bred Neo's mother
Winnie to
Louie. Winnie was the last living
daughter of the great Cody whom I had
been unsuccessful in breeding Ella to. I whelped
and raised this highly anticipated litter in my home in Chicago. I kept
Neo and Lex kept Hero who
finished exclusively at specialties with a BIS from the classes. Neo finished easily and we put him away
until he grew up. Neo came out as a special with a bang winning the group
his first time out and the rest is
history. Always breeder, owner handled he was the Eukanuba breed winner
2005, #1 Afghan USA 2006, Westminster breed winner 2008, awarded back to back
Afghan Hound Club of America National Specialty Best In Show 2005 and 2006 and
has won many specialty BIS's and multiple all breed BIS's. Neo is
currently visiting his BFF and handler Camilla Tell in Sweden where he finished
the year #1 Afghan 2008 and Norwegian winner 2008. He is proving himself as
important sire both in the US and internationally, has sired multiple champion
group placing
offspring, specialty pointed and specialty BIS
winning puppies., and is the sire of Norwegian Elsto Khariz Amazing Amanda
- #1
Afghan Norway 2008.
My husband Pete and I reside in Georgia with our Afghans, cresteds and horses and own East Coast Crates. We have a daughter Leah, who is attending graduate school in Florida and have a house full of foster kids. We breed only occasionally but please browse through the website and enjoy your visit to Elan Afghans!