Camuka was established in 1991. Jane has been involved with Goldens  since 1982, initially in her home country of New Zealand where she owned & showed her first Golden, and now here in Australia. Her first golden Emma can be seen here. Jane worked for 5 years as a vet t nurse, with Ballarat Family Pet Care Clinic, she recently resigned to concentrate on her art., and is now studying part time back at Ballarat University in Business (Marketing)

A small & select kennel we have been breeding and showing Goldens here in Australia since 1991, when we purchased and titled our first golden CH Strathraer Hyland Brae from Strathraer kennels, Stroy quickly gained his title with some notable wins. After several years of breeding and a few hiccups along the way, we decided to change direction and in 1998 brought in Oaklodge Juliana from Oaklodge Kennels in NSW. Although not a show girl Ana has given us some lovely sound progeny, including CH Camuka Monarch ofthe Glen. Ana is behind much of our current stock. We also brought in CH Kaparla Hows That. "Bridie" came from the renowned Kaparla Kennels in Tasmania and brought with her some of the UK's top bloodlines. Her sire was the top Australian Golden, Grand Ch Chaleur Acclaim to Fame. Bridie's litter brother Flynn won BIS at the 2002 National. In more recent years we have introduced some more UK/Swedish bloodlines with the use of Ch. Strathraer Nordic Star, and others.

In 2004 we purchased Chaleur High n Mighty from Chaleur kennels in WA. Oskar is a delightful young boy, whose first progeny are really starting to make an impression in the ring. They all have his great character & soundness. Oskar himself is not that fond of the ring, so is only shown at selected shows.

Due to family & work commitments - plus the ever increasing costs of dogs shows, we do not show nearly as much as we used too, but do still attend as many specialty shows as we can, as believe it is important to stay in touch and compete with our dogs, which can hold their own in top company.

We do not follow "fashions" and carefully select suitable sires based on how they fit in with our breeding program. They must have out standing temperaments, and soundness which are our priorities. We always look towards the future and continue to strive to produce quality dogs, which  exhibit true Golden temperament & display true breed Hallmarks . We will only breed from dogs with below average Hip scores , X-Rayed and scored Elbows , Clear Eye and Heart Certificates.

As a small kennel we aim to produce quality not quantity, and only have 2 or 3 litters per year. Our puppies are well socialized, and grow up in a family environment. We occasionally have puppies for sale to approved homes, our puppies are often well booked in advance.

Jane with the boys, Oskar & Archie

Visit our puppy page for future litters.

We like to meet all prospective puppy owners at least once, to make sure they meet our requirements, and keep a friendly contact with all puppy owners so we can see how their new puppies develop and so we can help with any problems.

Jane is also an artist, specialising in Golden art, her passion, you can see more of her art work on her art page.

We are members of the Golden Retriever Club of Victoria and Jane is a committee member. Mark designed their web site,  you can visit it here. 

We are also members of the Victorian Canine Association,  Golden Retriever Club of NSW and UK Golden Retriever Club

If you are considering adding a Golden to your family we suggest you read the following article on the GRCNSW site. Click below

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PURCHASING A GOLDEN RETRIEVER  

Gardens  at Camuka (now a fond memory due to 12 years of drought!)

Past & Present Camuka Family

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JANE & MARK HODGES 
PO BOX 620
BALLARAT VIC 3353
PH. 03 5332 7003
E-mail: Jane@camuka.com