I have had a few enquires recently where people think they want to buy a dog to become a breeder.  I have to say on one hand it is the most rewarding job, when we hand a healthy Baby to someone. Who will then enjoy the life with their dog and it is nice knowing that we made a difference. I would be lying if I said all is easy when it comes to breeding dogs.  Far from the rosey pictures you see on social media there is heart break. There is also many times huge costs.I was speaking to a ..read more

We all look forward to Christmas with the family but sometimes we take our eye off the dogs because there is so much going on.  Dogs end up at veterinary surgeons for eating things they should not.  So what is toxic to dogs?Chocolate contains theobromine which is deadly poisonous to dogs. But they have to eat a lot of it. Plus it depends on how big the dog is to how much it's eaten.  Contact your veterinary surgeon who will make your dog sick.Grapes - Highly toxic. Keep out of rea ..read more

We endeavour to do as many health tests as we can do and Im very pleased to say Frooti our French bulldog was graded the same as her last test 3 years ago. She is a grade 1.  We will only breed from grade 0 or 1 here, although you can breed grade 2.  But we are aiming to produce the healthiest dogs that we can do.Both Frooti and Reggie were also eye tested clear.Willow and Ripley were eye tested clear also which means they have excellent eye health. Im very pleased with my small t ..read more

Whilst Darryl and I are having a break from showing dogs, we have some good news from the show team. Shelby with Clammy just won best of breed at a premier open show, and Erin with bea just won best puppy in breed at the same premier open show.  Well done ladies.  Photo below.   I always say this but I get just as much if not more pleasure at our little teams wins more than if I went in the ring myself.  Proving we are producing super dogs for the show ring as well as gr ..read more

A big thank you to Dawn who shared with me some files which Ive added to my website.  I have many articles and always looking for more.  These can be so helpful as they are like mini books and in many cases more helpful than ones you can buy off amazon.  I know quite often people who are looking for puppies do not think much about what happens next after having a puppy.  The difficulties that come along and not many breeders are going to help you.  We are breeders who tr ..read more

Today. I changed the password to our hidden pages section.  Remember if you own a Silvestre dog all you have to do is contact me by what's app for the new password then you will have access again. ​Rachel x ..read more

Very proud that Maverick, Indie, Frodo all passed their yearly eye test, and Frodo passed his Glaucoma testing also today at James Olivers testing days.  With out these clinics held all over the UK it would make it difficult for breeders like myself who live more countryside orientated to get to these events. So very pleased they are held. On the way back we diverted off to take the 3 boys for a boys treat to the Lakes.  Author Rachel Savage owner of Silvestre Showdogs ..read more

Well done to Nicki and her Silvestre girl called Silvestre Fit as a Fiddle for winning 1st place in minor puppy bitch at the Hungarian Vizsla society championship show today.  In second place was Silvestre Endless Love to Elytrim Both girls have done their owners proud this weekend as both qualifying places for Crufts 2025.  ..read more

I have now officially launched our new shop for Collars, Leads, Treats, Bad tags, and coming soon Dog fleeces.This is a separate business to Silvestre show dogs.  Please please support our small business.I started making collars for my own dogs a few years ago, and have gradually learnt my skill and improved.  Learning what works together and what does not. We were always finding puppy owners buying the wrong sized collars.We sell the right size for 8 week old puppies, we sell the next ..read more

Well done Deliah this week doing a scent trial and winning 100 Percent of the challenges.  She is so amazing and we are very proud.  Delilah is a French bulldog coming up to 8 years of age. She is half sister to our own Frooti.  Breeding dogs that can breathe, scent is all part of our ideals in the small breeding team we have.  Delilah is owned and cherished by Beverly Hoddinott. Well done Layways Dua Lippi who is a Maverick Daughter winning a huge puppy stakes class tod ..read more