Judy with puppies at old Strawberry house

Strawberry in the snow -- New addition

We are Bruce and Judy Voran of Strawberry Boxers. Our first two dogs were beagles, but when we began looking for another dog in 1980, good fortune brought us to Boxers. Our son, Michael, wanted to look at Fox Terriers. The Fox Terrier breeder to whom were referred by the local breeders' directory also bred Boxers. While we were looking at Fox Terriers she brought out Charlie, her eight year-old Boxer. He had such a playful personality, such wit and charm for an eight year-old dog, that we were captivated. We took home our first Boxer puppy, Velmar's Howdy Kodo a few weeks later.

When Kodo was three months old, the local Boxer club, the Boxer Club of Arizona, had a fun match. We took Kodo; he won his class; and we signed up for handling lessons. We've been showing and breeding Boxers ever since. Kodo later became Ch. Velmar's Howdy Kodo.

In the summer of 1981 we brought two female Boxers into the family, Indian Bend's Swiss Moca and Kar-Neil's Strawberry Sal, both of whom finished their championships in l982. Swiss Moca (Lucy) was bred to a Vendetta son, Can. Ch. Mephisto's Bandalero, which produced our Am/Can Ch. Strawberry's Caballero SOM (Cabby) on June 29, 1983, Michael's 11th birthday. Strawberry Sal (Sally) was bred to Ch. Karneil's Even Steven which produced Am/Can Ch. Strawberry's Evensong (Melody). Breeding Cabby to Melody produced Ch. Strawberry's Scintillation (Tilly) and brought the Indian Bend, Karneil and Mephisto lines together into what became our Strawberry line.

Since that fateful day twenty years ago when we brought home our first flashy brindle Boxer puppy, Kodo, we have shared our lives with many Boxers, each one beloved for their own individual personality and character. Twenty-three Boxers which we bred have finished their championships. We finished the championships on eight others that we have owned. Cabby is the sire of thirteen American champions, two Venezuelan champions and three Canadian champions. Tootsie, Ch. Strawberry's Blythe Spirit, Am/Can Ch. Strawberry's Flamenco, and Ch. Strawberry's Legacy are DOMs. Our Am/Can Ch. Strawberry's Medalist is the youngest Boxer male to have finished his championship. Medalist--Auggie--produced a son, Ch.Hallmark's Fresh Strawberry who also finished out of the 6- 9 month pupppy class. Many other puppies from our kennel that have not finished their championships have brought that special "Boxer joy" to wonderful people. Especially so is Kewpi -- Strawberry's High Cherkei, now owned by Rozanne and Jack Lovell -- a daughter of Am/Can Ch. Strawberry's Conquistador. Kewpi has attained a therapy tilte TDAIOV and at the age of seven is still bestowing that special Boxer warmth and love.

Our two newest champions are Ch. Strawberry's Blythe Spirit Soto, a gift from Efron Soto of Mexico and Ch. Strawberry's Hallmark who finished her championship in Montana with a five point major.

A litter out of Am/Can Ch. Bayridge's Circuit Breaker by Am/Can Ch. Strawberry's Medalist whelped two weeks before Medalist's tenth birthday are our two newest show dogs. They are Strawberry N Reo's Gold Country (Dusty) and Strawberry N Reo's Gold Dust (Shasta). Dusty finished his American championship on July 4th, 2008. Shasta needs one more major to finish her championship.

Strawberry's Major League and Strawberry's Major Decison were whelped on Medalist's 11th birthday. They have been shown sparingly but placed well at the ABC National Specialty in May 2008 and have taken Reserve wins to large majors from the 9-12 puppy class.

More than the championships, however, are all the experiences we have had, travelling and showing our Boxers; the people we have met, the friends we have made. Bruce now judges many of the working breeds including Boxers. Judy is licensed to judge Boxer and Mastiffs. Bruce is Regional Coordinator for the American Boxer club, while Judy is the co-webmaster for the American Boxer Club and the Amrican Boxer Charitable Foundation websites.

Judy with Auggie

Bruce with J.R.