Eva Hampe, * 1980    |    Volker Hampe, * 1961

Since my early youth I loved pets, and even though I suffered a bad dogbite at 3 years it has never changed, on the contrary... it was me who brought the first pets into the family, a rabbit, guinea pigs, budgees and finally 4 cats. All the neighbours dogs went through my training and from my 12 year on I was active in Dogsports with a GSD from a friend. It was about that time that I read about a dog in Sweden that should become the new 'lassie - a Border Collie! Since than there was no alternative! When my parents allowed me a dog at last Cheyenne joined me in 1998 as a 9 week old puppy. She was and is my constant companion, she loved to acompany me riding, excelled in everything I did with her and taught me a lot about correct timing, motivation and positive training. Even though Obedience was in its very early days at that time I discovered it as 'my' sport, training just after the book by Angela White, 'Happy dogs, happy winners'...
Volker had his first contact to Border Collies during a trip to Scottland when he met Karen Dalglish and her wonderful Corinlea Border Collies including the 14 years old GB Sh.Ch. Viber Travelling Matt from Corinlea. In 2000 Volker got Elanor as a puppy; she is thrououtly 'his' dog and loves to lie under his desk while he has to work.

Through close contact to many Border Collie owners and breeders we had the wish to take part in the breeds developement. We were very fortunate that Alison Hornsby & Jenny Jefferson, BEKKIS/GB, entrusted us with Fiain in 2001, who has developed into German Clubjuniorwinner, German Club & VDH Champion ad German Bundeswinner Bekkis Yldanach Fiain!
Our affix 'Dumf and Galwy' has been protected with the FCI since 2002. It is a short form for 'Dumfries and Galloways' a scottish county.
After Fiain fullfilled all our dreams we bred our first litter from her in 2003

A close relationship with our dogs and harmony within our little pack are essencials.
We are training within the HSV Luthe e.V. (Dogtraining Club under the DVG/dhv) and are also dogtrainers within the Club. Volker is doing the Puppy classes and Eva additional to that Obedience.

As we are selfemployers (Plumbing Company in Hannover) we are able to plan our work suitable for the dogs and occasionally for rearing a litter - a life with and for our Border Collies.