Showsight January 2021

MARGARET PEAT PRAMADA DACHSHUNDS BREEDER INTERVIEW BY ALLAN REZNIK

Where did you grow up? I lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, until I graduated from college. Growing up in Minnesota meant there were many long drives to dog shows throughout the Midwest and even a few cross-country trips in our little motorhome as well as flying, when I got to be older. Showing dogs in the Midwest meant everything from remote fairgrounds to city center con- vention centers. The weather could be perfect or you could have to drive through a blizzard or try to stay cool in unbearable heat and humidity. I spent my formative years whelping litters, raising puppies, showing dogs, and doing pretty much anything any professional handler asked of me. As a teenager, I was whelping my own litters, but also ran through the mud at Montgomery County, logged countless miles at Astro Hall, sat on the bench at McCormick Hall, stood in awe at Madison Square Garden, and enjoyed just a few shows in beautiful California. When I made the surpris- ing decision not to pursue a career as a dog handler, I chose to relocate to Scottsdale, Arizona. My time there was relatively short. In 2000, my career took me to the San Francisco Bay area. So, while my home growing up was in Minnesota, I truly believe I grew up at “dog shows.” Your parents, David and Pamela Peat, are well-known Dachshund and Affenpinscher breeders and multi-Group judges. Was it a foregone conclusion that you would follow in their footprints with the same breed? Was there a time when dog breeding and showing was not on your radar? I always knew I would have Longhaired Dachshunds in my life, but my first bred-by litter and bred-by champion was actually a Whippet. I didn’t continue in Whippets, though, as my heart was in Longhaired Dachshunds.

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