Terry & Stephanie Horan
We began our interest in dogs in the late 60's, with a German Shepherd Dog and an Old English
Sheepdog. We did a little obedience with the Shepherd, and a little conformation with the OES, and
got hooked on the world of dogs.
We got our first Puli "Pitchi" in 1969, and once he came into our lives we knew this was the breed for
us. We loved the unique coat, the bounce and energy, the lively intelligence. Pitchi was from the first
litter born in England. He was not a top quality Puli but he was sound and had a lovely temperament.
We had a lot of fun showing him at all kinds of shows, including Crufts, and he did a nice amount of
winning at a time when Pulis were a rare breed and did not have championship status in Great Britain.
In 1970 we imported three Pulis from Hungary, Joli, Csibi and Panna, and from these three dogs have
descended all the Immerzu Pulis to date. Click on their names to learn more about them.
In 1974 we emigrated to Canada, locating in the Calgary
area of southern Alberta. We brought five Pulis with us,
and began to breed and show them in Canada and in the
U.S.A. Our two children, son Ben and daughter Tamzin,
were born here. They both became involved with the dogs,
especially Tamzin, who competed in Junior Handling,
winning a number of awards, and also handled a variety of
dogs for other owners. She became interested in
Rhodesian Ridgebacks, breeding and showing them with
considerable success under her kennel name of Invictus,
and continued her Puli ownership, achieving many awards
with her Puli Esme.
We show our dogs in conformation and have done some obedience and herding in past. We are
Canada's top-winning Puli kennel - our dogs have achieved Best in Show, Reserve Best in Show, and
numerous group wins and placements in the conformation ring, as well as High in Class and High in
Trial awards in obedience. Pulis we have bred have done well in many performance events with their
owners. We are very proud that dogs from our kennel have become the foundation stock of several
other Puli breeders, and have been incorporated into the bloodlines of many of North America's top
winning Puli kennels. We have almost 70 Immerzu champions finished in Canada, and over 20
obedience titles won so far. In the U.S.A. Immerzu Pulis have finished almost 70 championships, and
over 20 obedience titles. In both countries our dogs have also been certified in temperament tests and
as Canine Good Citizens, and have won numerous agility titles. Several of our Pulis have won foreign
championships, including international championships. Click here to learn more about some of the
Pulis we have owned and loved.
Stephanie is a writer in her spare time, and has had many articles on dogs
published in dog magazines all over the world, and has won writing
awards. She has also edited the Canadian national club's newsletter for
many years. Terry and Stephanie combined forces to write a book on
grooming the Puli entitled Striking the Right Cord: A Complete Guide to
Grooming the Puli, which was first published in 1996 and has been revised
and reprinted twice. Click on the title to read all about it.
Both Terry and Stephanie have held a variety of positions on the Boards of
the Hungarian Puli Club of Great Britain, and Puli Canada, the national
club. We are also members of the Puli Club of America, having joined in
1970.
Our ideal Puli - the one that we aim for in our breeding program - is a
lively and cheerful dog with a stable temperament and a traffic-stopping
coat, squarely built with a tail carriage tight over the back. He also has the
correct head, with one-third/two-thirds muzzle to backskull proportions, full dentition and the
blackest of pigment. He moves with soundness, straightness, and drive, yet retains that indefinable
bounce so typical of the Puli. Most of our Pulis are black, and in recent years we have had a few
masked fawn puppies, some of whom have gradually turned grey. We breed at least one, and
sometimes two litters a year, and puppies are occasionally available for showing, performance events,
or as a much-loved companion - click here for current breeding plans and puppy availability.
All of our breeding stock are checked for hip dysplasia and luxating
patellas, and also for hereditary eye diseases. We aim for a Puli
sound in both mind and body, and it is a measure of the success of
our breeding program that we sell a second and even a third puppy
to people who bought one from us many years earlier; when their
original dog enters its senior years or has died after a long and
happy life, nothing will fill the lives of the owners but another Puli
from us.
We presently live on the Sunrise Trail overlooking Wallace Harbour
and the Northumberland Strait, on the beautiful North shore of
Nova Scotia.
You can contact us at:
Terry & Stephanie Horan
14924 Hwy 6,
Wallace Ridge, NS
Canada B0K 1E0
Phone (902) 257-1143
E-mail us at: Stephanie@immerzupuli.com
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Immerzu Puli Kennel
Can/Am Ch
IMMERZU BELZEBUB CSUTORA
(Sire: Belzebub Futykos. Dam: Dorozsmai Zsoka)
b. 1969 - d. 1983
"Joli" was our first stud dog, and he was an import from the
Belzebub Puli kennel of Mrs. B. Bakos in Hungary. He was
unhappy and bewildered during his 6 months' quarantine,
but on his release he blossomed into a sweet and loving dog.
He was a squarely built, compact Puli with smooth driving
movement and a magnificent coat. He did a great deal of
winning in Rare Breed and Puli classes in Britain at a time
when Pulis did not have championship status, and won a
Reserve Best in Show at a large Open show just prior to our
moving to Canada in 1974. He finished his Canadian championship easily, taking a Group placement from
the classes, and went on to be a Group winner with multiple Group placements. He finished his American
championship unbeaten in four shows with four majors. In 1975 he was #2 Puli in Canada, and in 1976 he
was #3.
Can/Am Ch
BELZEBUB CSIBI AT IMMERZU
(Sire: Belzebub Bogancs. Dam: Belzebub Zumbi)
b. 1970 - d. 1983
"Csibi" was an import from the Belzebub Puli
kennel of Mrs. B. Bakos in Hungary. Like Joli, she
also endured her 6 months' quarantine unhappily,
but when she was released her bright and lively
temperament surfaced. She loved dog shows, and
would fly round the ring in great delight. She was a
sound and workmanlike bitch. Because she did not
have a top quality coat we didn't plan on showing her
much in the U.S.A., thinking that she might have
some trouble finishing her title there. But one
weekend she was entered as a filler, and surprised us
all by having a wonderful time, catching the eye of a
judge who ignored her scruffy coat and went for her type, soundness and attitude, and gave her a 4-point
major! She went on to finish her American title in only three weekends.
International/Hungarian/Polish Ch
PUSZTAI KOCOS PANNA
(Sire: Am/Mex/Hung Ch Gyalpusztai Kocos Burkus. Dam: Kondorosi Bajos Bogar)
b. 1965 - d.1977
"Panna" was bred and owned by the late Mrs Sara
Nagy of the famed Pusztai Puli kennel in Budapest,
Hungary. She had won all over Europe, and since she
was at the point where there was little else for her to
win, Sara was kind enough to allow ourselves and the
late Mrs Frou Stretton (kennel name Amroth) to
import her into Britain to help us start our fledgling
Puli kennels. We will always be grateful for Sara's
generosity in letting Panna go. She was the most
beautiful Puli bitch, and forever in our minds she
represents the ideal. We were fortunate in breeding
one last litter from her, and her descendants live on in
our present-day Pulis.