I founded Gunoush Kennels in early 2004, when I moved to South Australia from Lancefield Victoria.

Dog shows have always been part of my life, whether it be through my grandmother’s, (Marjorie Fisher) kennel AGRAVANZO, my Mothers FOIRFIGH Cocker Spaniels or even GUNLOCH Kennels, owned by my Father & his partner Jan Olsen. My life was never going to be far from a show ring.

My father was not involved in dogs, until he married into the family. He was responsible for the addition of English Pointers to Agravanzo.

I was given my first Cocker by Jan in January 2001. She was a wriggly naughty buddle of fun, and has now become my pride and joy, as well as my foundation bitch, Aust CH Gunloch Stratoscu (Sienna).

2005 & 2006 saw the arrival of a Blue Roan and Tan dog from Spain, Portuguese Champion Secorcan Dinarama Winds of Change and also our first solid coloured Cocker. "Bliss" aka "Choc Ice Some Kind of Bliss (imp Swd). These two outstanding cockers will certainly add a new dimension to Cocker breeding in Australia.

We have also been fortunate enough to acquire some lovely dogs to start off our own more complex breeding program, from kennels such as Lehearn Kennels (owned by Edna & Syd Flynn) and Gunwise Kennels (Carol Lee Dawon) we have bred some lovely cockers since breeding the first GUNOUSH Litter in August 2005.

After assessing my life in many ways, it was time for a change, and ZENSU KENNELS was born.

In 2005 I was taken in a new direction with the acquisition of an English Pointer. My father had many years ago introduced these wonderful dogs to my life, and I had always known that they would share my future in some way.

So a stunning boy came to me from Steve & Jackie Wraith and he has certainly proved to be a force in the show ring here in Adelaide. Ryan (Aust CH Beautelle Bee Ware) has had much success in since his debut, despite a break of almost 18months. He was No. 1 Pointer in South Australia in both 2006 & 2007 (DogzOnline).

Ryan is now well on the way to his Grand Championship, and we look forward to what the future holds for this exuberant boy.

Since Ryan’s arrival we have been lucky to have a few more exceptional boys join our team.

BIS Aust/ NZ Ch Robwyn Mr. Bojangles (Imp NZ), or Magnum as he is known. Came to us in joint ownership with Steve & Jackie Wraith and also his breeder Paul Robinson (Robwyn – NZ), after much success in the ring on both sides of the Tasman.

The team of Ben (my husband) & Magnum have certainly proved to be a successful combination, taking out too many wins to list. We look forward to letting this handsome boy spend the rest of his life here at Zensu.

The next boy to join our team was Wesley (Chesterhope My Foreign Envoy). Wesley is an outstanding combination of his MULTI BEST IN SHOW winning parents. We are more than excited about this young boy’s future, and cannot wait to see what heights he can reach in the next few years.

He has already begun to follow in the illustrious pawprints of his parents winning his first RUNNER UP IN SHOW at only 18months under the guidance of Steve & Jackie Wraith.

Of course no breeding program can begin without the addition of some fabulous girls to our line-up.

So Aust Ch Beautelle Bizzy Bee joined our family, once again from Steve & Jackie Wraith. Once again, Jorja combines some lovely lines that we believe will provide us with a solid foundation for the future. Jorja is now retired form the ring, and we are excited about what she can bring to our future.

To ensure variety and growth in our breeding program have joined forces with Ambition Kennels in NSW, owned by James Lumsden & Alicia Shoesmith.

This partnership will represent a new opportunity; to work alongside like minded people that we can call friends. By working together both Zensu & Ambition will be able to achieve bigger and better things. We look forward to this venture and cannot wait to see what the future holds.

Rhyll Toe to Toe is the first to be owned in this new alliance. Islay’s pedigree ads a new dimension to our breeding program with the addition of Atsira and Freebreeze. We look forward to seeing what this Little Miss will achieve both in and out of the ring.

The latest member to join our team is, Beautelle Sweet Chilli. Chilli is a repeat of Jorja, and we are looking forward to having lots of fun with her in the ring. She is co-owned with her breeders, Steve & Jackie Wraith.

Our dogs are only a tribute the quality their pedigree provides, and for this we sincerely thank Steve & Jackie Wraith, Diane O'Neill, Paul Robinson and Jan James.

Ben & I are extremely excited about our future and hope with our journey far from complete, keep an eye out for some exciting additions set to join our team very shortly.