Myself (Jo Dalton) and my husband (Paul Dalton) are very experienced owners and fully inspected, Kennel Club Assured and Local Authority 5 star rated licensed breeders of Boston Terriers, Whippets and Standard Smooth Hair Dachshunds, having both owned and been involved in dogs all of our lives. We have been breeding as a husband and wife team since 2000 and have owned, bred and loved Boston Terrier’s since 2009, Whippets from 2017 and more recently in early 2023 gone back into Dachshunds, all be it standards this time for the time being. Together we are "Mumuland Kennels" ironically we don't actually own any physical kennels as all of our dogs live in our home as part of our family. But "Mumuland Kennels" sounds better than just "Mumuland".
I was involved with rescue Whippets when I worked for the RSPCA during 1995/1996 and have loved the breed ever since. We have owned and bred all three varieties of Miniature Dachshunds but due to the health issues we experienced with our Miniature Dachshunds from 2000 - 2009, we decided we had to make the very difficult decision to pause our breeding programme and have a long hard think about our future as dog breeders. From 2011 we owned French Bulldogs, but despite doing what we could to ensure the health of our dogs and having each one of our five French Bulldogs health tested to FBCE (French Bulldog Club Of England) Gold standard, the increased health issues associated with the breed and experienced with our own dogs meant that in 2014, we were forced to make yet another very difficult decision to stop breeding them. Put plain and simply, in both instances, we could not justify the continuation of breeding a breed of dog or from our particular lines, when we felt we really could not guarantee the health of the resulting puppies, no matter how much we loved the breed.
Our kennel name “Mumuland” (pronounced ‘moo moo Land’) comes from Bill Drummond’s band ‘The KLF’ and was granted in early 2013 and has replaced our former kennel name of ‘Daltdach’ which was Dachshund related as we needed a Kennel name unassociated with a single breed that at the time we no longer owned or bred. We still own the kennel Name 'Daltdach' but no puppy has been registered under it since April 2013.
We strive to breed happy, healthy dogs, who are of sound temperament and type who conform to the breed standard for all three breeds as well as Fit For Function. Therefore we health test all of our breeding dogs, the health tests for our Bostons include patella scoring, heart testing and regular BVA Eye examinations for Late Onset Hereditary Cataracts. In addition to this all of our Bostons are either 'DNA tested Clear' or born 'Hereditary Clear' of Juvenile Hereditary Cataracts, meaning ALL Boston Terrier puppies that have been / are bred by us are born 'Hereditary Clear' of JHC. Although there are no Kennel Club recommended health tests for Whippets, as they are on the whole one the healthiest breeds that exist - we do for our peace of mind, have our whippets heart tested by BVA specialist cardiologist annually. We also are keeping a close eye on what developments are happening with the Whippet Breed Council as to possible new health testing schemes for our beloved breed. Again there are no recommendations for health tests for the standard Smooth Hair Dachshund, but all of our breeding dogs will be X-rayed and screened for IVDD at the age of two before being bred from.
We are members of the Northern Boston Terrier Club, The UK Whippet Club and have recently rejoined the East Of England Dachshund Club. We are very proud of the fact we are fully inspected UKAS Kennel Club Assured Breeders and are 5 Star rated Local Authority Licensed Breeders after moving to our permanent home here at Swineshead Bridge in Lincolnshire. Which is the next village to the one in which we lived from 2012 - 2017 before we moved to Newark in Nottinghamshire in May 2017, we held our first 5 star local authority breeding licence in Newark as well. We are very pleased to be back in the peaceful Lincolnshire Fens and feel very lucky to live where we do, with plenty of space and endless countryside along side us for the dogs to explore.
I am passionate about everything I do and have been fully trained in dog Ultrasound Scanning since 2011, trained and registered as a Pet Microchip implanter in 2004 and trained and qualified as dog behaviourist with he Academy Of Dog Training, I am also trained in other dog breeding related practices and run 'The Top Dog Breeding Welfare & Education Centre' which is a comprehensive Dog Health, Welfare & Breeding service for breeders and owners of 'Man's Best Friend'. I am currently training to be able to offer the iPET Network, Ofqual Regulated Dog Breeding Courses, along side offering dog welfare consultancy and writing content on dog breeding and breed specific literature of her chosen breeds. This is to help educate dog breeders and dog owners alike, in addition to striving to improve and reform dog breeding practices and first and foremost dog welfare here in the UK.
I am a co author of The Boston Terrier Handbook complied by Linda Whitwam and have written my own puppy handbooks for each of our chosen breeds (a copy of the relevant puppy handbook is given to each of our puppy buyers). I am currently working on a dog breeding handbook which will hopefully be ready to publish later this year.
I also currently undertake public speaking engagements and offer a comprehensive dog welfare and breeding consultancy service.
Visit our website at www.mumuland.co.uk
From £1000.00
- 5 dogs
We have male pups available from our litter born 21st October 2023 born to Heidi and Sprout. This is Heidi's third and final litter as she will be turning six in May. The pups were vet checked and received their first vaccinations of L4 on the 13th of December at Kirks Vets in Sleaford, and then have received their second ones Friday 12th of January, so they are therefore now ready to leave us once their new families are found. Although we allow them to leave us from around 10 weeks of age we prefer them to leave us a little later as this gives us slightly longer to do what we we need to with them and ensures toilet training is well underway and that they at least have some manners before they join their new families. They have been wormed at the correct 2, 5 and 7 and 10 and 12 weeks schedule and won’t be due another wormer now until next month. They are also microchipped and come with 5 weeks free Kennel Club insurance. Their toilet training is going very well and have just started lead and recall training, they are very well mannered pups and very well integrated with our adult dogs and family life. We include a full information folder with each our pups, which contains their worming record schedule, vet visit record, vaccination card, copy of your free insurance policy, growth chart and milestones, characteristics and a socialisation and habitation record along with microchip details and new owner transfer code, pedigree and KC documents and a copy of your contract of sale and copies of the parents heart examinations. Mum and Dad to this litter are heart tested (most recent examination for Dad was 19th of September 2023). We also provide you with a copy of our whippet puppy handbook which is a 200 plus page handbook designed to help you navigate ownership and includes everything from breed traits or feeding, and neutering advise, but of course it goes without saying we are on hand 24/7 should you need us for support, help or advise throughout your dogs life. As our commitment to our pups and their new owners is life long. All of our pups have their KC paperwork endorsed to start off with against being exported or bred on from - this ensures that anyone wanting to breed from their dog , come back to us for help and support as we feel breeding your dog is a complex matter and promoting good breeding ethics through our mentoring and breeding education seminars is something we are passionate about so therefore endorse all of our pups to begin with. We are currently in the process of qualifying to become an assessor for the new ofqual breeding qualification which is the first of it’s kind and something we have been actively campaigning for, for the last 10 years. By placing endorsements we can help to ensure that the recommended health testing is carried out and it helps protect our beloved breed and what I and others before me have worked so hard to create as it takes an entire village of previous breeders to make a puppy what it is. You will also receive a physical puppy pack which includes amongst other useful things, 3kg of purina dry puppy food that we wean our pups on and also 2 weeks free supply of Butternut Box that we use as a topper to the dry food. A scent blanket, various safe toys that we recommend, a puppy hound collar and lead, a red dingo tag engraved with the new owners details, poo bags and food bowl that is the same as what we use to feed our pups which keeps continuity for the pup, some training treat to help you to continue the training that we have started and various other items that we consider to be essential items to help our pups settle with their new families as quickly and easily as possible. Each of our pups and litters are raised in our family home amongst our other dogs with the utmost of care and follow a tried and tested method of socialisation and habitation that begins at brith and continues until the day they leave for their new homes to ensure each of our pups are confident and carefree and ready to embrace their life with their new families.
