Jerry Zalon, who started Walhof Kennels in the 1950s, founded Eblon Kennels in New York City in the 1970s. He specialized in producing the various Affenpinscher colors. Their breeding program continued into the 1980s with the help of Osmin and Marjorie Montjovier, whose kennel name Osmer is behind many of the dogs in Canada and the US Su Am. Y Can. Ch. Eblon Seal Noir was the winningest Affenpinscher in 1976. This dog was often shown by Mrs. Jane Forsyth. In the late 1960s, Ms. Zalon and Ms. Montjovier began writing an Affenpinscher newspaper called Monkey Shines. This post continued for a short time, but it reflected interest and enthusiasm for the breed.

In Canada, during the 1970s and 1980s, Vicki Garrett-Knill started with Osmar Affens and added the Hilane bloodlines to produce show and obedience dogs. His kennel was called Wicksteed. One of his offspring, owned by the author, Ch. Wicksteed’s Red Capuchin, was one of the highest producing prey, with seven champions. She was out of Can. Ch. Wicksteed’s Marmoset Rouge crossed paths with Ch. Sharpette’s Tiny Tim. Another of his contributions was in the colors red and wild boar or belge. These colored specimens were of an excellent type. Vicki and Carl Knill and their family have moved to Georgia and are no longer active in the breed. Marjorie and David Reynolds continue these lines in Canada under the Reyson prefix. A red female from Ch. FMK’s Zulu of Hilane and Wicksteed’s Tekahionwake, Ch. Reyson’s Sunshine Too V Hilane is behind some big and successful show dogs.

In the mid-1960s, Ms. Lillian Brandi, of Hackettstown, NJ, started Affenpinschers from Walhof Kennels and Brandicreek dogs bred by Helen Barbeau. Ms. Brandi showed off her Ch. Walhof Blackberry Brandi to prestigious victories in 1967 and 68. He was credited with changing the Affenpinscher program’s grooming style by contouring and shaping and reducing the amount of body fur. This new image of the breed gained their attention. Of course, a controversy ensued and the debate over what is the correct “look” for the breed continues today. Her breeding program continued into the 1980s with a dog that she raised, Ch. Brandicreek Friskey Whiskey, who scored a nice win. The Friskey whiskey was owned and operated by Howard and Joyce Stadele of Middlesex, New Jersey.

Ms. Emily Kinsley of Easton, Pennsylvania was another who started her breeding program with the Harringtons. On June 25, 1966, This Week, the Sunday newspaper supplement, had a photo of Mrs. Kinsley’s puppy, Aff-Airn A Go Go Kins, on its cover. This gave the breed much-needed publicity. The top-winning Affenpinscher of 1966, owned by Mrs. Kinsley, was Ch. Aff-Airn Wee Winnie Winkie, who also came from the Harringtons. Winkie had her picture on National Geographic. This dog won the Best of Breed award at the International Dog Show for an entry of 21, the largest entry for the breed at the time. She was also the second Affen owner to rank first in the Toy Group. Over the next 25 years, Ms. Kinsley’s Aff-Kin line produced many champions and had a positive impact on the breed. Her Can. Licorice Chewy of Ch. Aff-Kin, owned by Mrs. Lorna (Thompson) Spratt of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, became the first Affenpinscher to win Best in Show in Canada. Later, in 1991, the son of Chewy and Ch. Hilane’s Lonesome Cowboy, Am. And Can. Ch. Ceterra’s Rock-N-Robbie won the US National Best in Show award Robbie was shown by Ms. Delores Burkholder, who at the time of writing is an AKC dog show representative. Most recently, Robbie’s son Can. Ch. Ceterra’s Billy the Kid teamed up with his grandmother to be the second Affenpinscher to win a Canadian Best in Show for all races. Another of Rock-N-Robbie’s sons, Ch. Ceterra’s Little Black Sambo by Ch. Aff-Kin Kischia Frolics, is the sire of several of the best show dogs today. Lorna Spratt and Sherry Galagan continue to play and exhibit in Canada.

Beginning with Affens of Aff-Kin, Sue and Don Spahr of Scottsdale, Arizona developed the Su-Dawn line. His most famous dog was the winner of several Best in Show and National Specialty awards in 1992, Pee Wee Herman of Ch. Su-Dawn. This great show dog did a lot for the breed, especially in the West in the early 90’s. Pee Wee’s dam was Ch. Su-Dawn’s Affins Krystal, bred by Emily Kinsley. She became a top producer with eight champions of another of her excellent dogs, Ch. Su-Dawn’s Where Thear’s Smoke. Using the Su-Dawn lines, Judith Benjamin also bred Affenpinschers in the Southwest. She owned Ch. Subira’s Whoopie Goldberg, who did very well in the ring in the early ’90s.

Another important early breeder, Lucille E. Meystedt, who came from Missouri and later moved to Texas, started at Affenpinschers in 1962. Beginning with a Kauffmann-bred dog named Walhof Hi Quotation and female from the Cassel Hills kennel, which is also Dating back to Walhof, he kept the breed in the southern and western United States during the 1980s. In 1967 he brought a dog from Germany. This male, Ch. Vinzenz v Greifensee, was the Affenpinscher with the most titles in the history of the breed. He had his International, German, American, Canadian, Mexican and Colombian championships. Another of his calf, Arkady Herzchen Katze of Ch. Balu, who was called “Sugar”, became the fifth Affenpinscher to win a Best in Show of all breeds. Mary and Bill Wasson and George and Phyllis Willis from Texas owned Sugar.

Ms. The Balu de Meystedt kennels continued until her death in 1991. In nearly 30 years in the breed, she had a major influence on Affenpinscher not only with her breeding program, but also through her writings in Popular Dogs magazine and as a judge of AKC dog show. He exported dogs to England, Ireland, Australia, and Germany. Lucille Meystedt showed and finished one of the first Affenpinschers with natural ears.

Another exhibitor and breeder from Texas is Elizabeth Muir-Cham-berlain, who started out with dogs from George and Phyllis Willis. Soon he produced Am., Mex. , Mundial and Int. Ch. Perwinkle Godzilla, whose father and mother are Ch. Cetera’s Little Black Sambo and Ch. Tajar’s Midnight Munchkin. Godzilla did well in the show ring and produced some of the best show dogs today. These include Ch. Yarrow’s Mighty Joe Young, bred by Beth Sweigart, Letisha Wubbel, and Doris Tolone and owned by Dr. and Mrs. William Truesdale and Ch. Hilane’s Harry Potter, the top-winning Affenpinscher in Canada, owned by Sandra Lex. .

In New Mexico, Patricia Bouldin continues the Balu lineages and added the King’s Royal dogs of the late Kay Wurtz. Bouldin’s Tajar Affenpinschers have made an impact in both England and America. Barbara and Jenna Gresser in Arizona have used and exhibited Tajar dogs and Marilyn Holt’s dogs in Oregon to develop their breeding and display program under the Black Forest name. Among his important dogs is Ch. Black Forest Cookie Monster.