My love affair with Dachshunds began over forty years ago
when I brought home a handsome little black and tan six week old standard
smooth puppy, Baron (pictured right), who fit into the palm of my hand. Years later, while
searching for another smooth male, my husband and I were introduced to the Standard Longhaired
Dachshund. We were smitten. It was only a matter of time until we were showing and breeding. A
move to the Ontario, Canada countryside gave us room to grow, and grow we did. Three dogs
became five, eight, ten and more!
While our children were young both boys took an active role in helping to raise our
dachsies. 
Robert was my Number One handler putting many a
championship on our homebred standards. David was my primary puppy-sitter and socializer.
All too soon our boys grew up, went off to university and lives of their own. A few years
before the boys left we purchased Bert (pictured left), a decision which inevitably lead to a major change in our breeding program. Although we had miniatures and standards, showing and breeding both for a few years, our last litter of standards was bred in 1998. Today we maintain a select few dogs, breeding exclusively the miniature longhaired. However ... never say never; there are days that I miss the "big boys"!
We are proud of our achievements over the years. We delight in our dogs, enjoy their antics on a daily basis, never begrudge the time or the effort it takes to keep them happy and healthy. I spend hours researching pedigrees, information on diet and health issues, working out mock breedings (paper litters have such advantages!). This does not mean there aren't frustrating times. Oh no! There are days that have us ready to pull our hair out trying to figure out how the heck did the girls escape? Fill in one escape route and another appears, almost like magic! The worry that someone might get hurt or ill is ever present. I wouldn't give this up for anything!
After all the research, the continuing education seminars I have attended, and will continue to attend, I'm ready to make informed choices for our future generations. At Pamadron we breed our dogs with particular emphasis on temperament and health while ensuring we maintain breed type. Our puppies are raised underfoot shortly after venturing out of the whelping box. They're introduced to new experiences every day whether it's as little as eating out of a different bowl (or, better yet, no bowl at all!) or as big as meeting an adult dog or greeting the great outdoors for the first time. Puppies' first vet visit is at nine weeks unless otherwise necessary. Each dog is given a regular thorough veterinarian check-up,are tested by a board-certified ophthalmologist and pass the scrutiny of our peers through shows or personal consultation where showing is not possible.
Early Fall 2008 we decided to change the focus of our breeding program over the next five years to the continued improvement of our most excellent line of cream Dachshunds. We have a very handsome, superb specimen of the breed, in "Striker", our male out of Colette's litter Fall 2006. Striker has a wonderful home with Don and his family and when the time comes when we once again decide to work on our line of "traditional" Dachshunds we have a quality male on which to base our new lines.
The "Pamadron" prefix was registered with the Canadian Kennel Club in 1988 and received permanent registration status in 1993.