Animals have always been a part of my life. Whether it was my own horses, rabbits, or the animals from the neighbor around the corner, I was always immediately enthusiastic and loved spending all my time with them.
We had dogs at home from a young age. So it was almost inevitable that my life would continue this way. And so it did. Several dogs crossed my path, accompanied me, and then had to leave again. But in 2007, I fulfilled my dream and was entrusted with the beautiful Chima-Lee. Back then, she was from the VIKTORIA FALLS kennel in Saarland. A year later, the lovely Doya from the renowned SHANGANI kennel followed, and my dream took shape.
The MATOBO HILLS Rhodesian Ridgebacks kennel was founded in 2007 in the sunny and (sym)baden region of Ortenau in Appenweier, Germany.
The first puppies were born in 2009. With a lot of acquired know-how and plenty of prior knowledge, I embarked on the adventure, and the first birth went smoothly.
More litters followed, more four-legged family members arrived, and unfortunately, I also had to release some from my heart and send them to heaven. The hardship of this path can only be understood by those who have experienced it themselves and who are as close to their four-legged friends as I am.
In 2018, I put out some feelers in Alsace, near the border, but it didn't stop there. In 2019, I found THE home for my dogs and me in the more distant Moselle department, in the Grand Est region. Just 38 minutes from the German-French border. It was a perfect fit! Because I could also set up my company here and regularly arrange shipping via Germany.
In 2019, the first French Matobo Hills puppies were born. Since then, I have lived here with my dogs in a converted country house dating back to 1811. This will be our home base [port d'attache] for the coming years, and all future Matobo Hills litters, under the SCC/FCI federation, will be born here.