About Us
We invite you to look and browse our american cocker spaniels, or cocker spaniels if you are visiting from the USA. They are our passion and love... since 1984!Meaning of the word "Kebec"
KEBEC is an old indian name meaning "where the river is very narrow", in reference to the St-Lawrence River and the city of Québec, Canada. It was the way to write it back in the 1600's. We choose this name, as it indicates where our dogs come from. All new puppies bred by us have this name (prefix) and KEBEC is permanently registered with the Canadian Kennel Club, owned by Pierre Talbot & Jean Delisle.
History of Kebec's Cockers
Pierre has been involved with dogs all his life. In 1984 he purchased his first dog from the USA, and requested Show Quality, as he wanted to have a good foundation to start. The bitch was a very poor subject of the breed (in terms of conformation... she was really a pet) and the poor bitch was diagnosed at 1 year of age has having cataract in both eyes. Of course she wasn't bred. That wasn't a nice welcome to the breed.
It was a hard way to face the genetic problems in Cockers, but made Pierre seriously aware of them. Later, Pierre did go to a National Summer Specialty (1985?), and purchased a new bitch, and that was a more successful begining, learning to know the "game" of Dog Show.
Pierre did have the name Kebec's to be Permanently Registered with the CKC, having enough champions under his prefix. In 1991, Pierre met Jean, and it was a new start for Kebec's. Since then, we have had a few litters, and many Canadian and American champions. We keep in touch with the puppies we have sold, and we enjoy hearing about their wins in the Show Ring or on the Sofa!. Winning isn't everything in life. Now we enjoy finding good homes for puppies, meeting fellow exhibitors at Dog Shows.
1997 was an exceptional year for us, seeing Am/Can Ch. Kebec's Black Ashley (shown by Marilyn O'Neil -Larmaro Cockers-) winning the Canadian National Specialty. Also for 1997 we had 4 US champions under the Kebec's prefix.
In 1998, BIS Am/Can Ch. Kebec's The Tuxedo In Blue was #2 Cocker in Canada, with 76 Best of Breeds, 49 Group Placements and one Best in Show. Woof is the Sire of many Champions in Canada, USA and Europe, continuing the tradition of Show Dogs at Kebec's.
In 2001 we had Pedro going to Brazil and in 2003 he was the Top Cocker in his new country.
In 2003 Calif won WD at the famous American Spaniel Club competition from the Bred-By Class at the age of 8 months old. He later won 2 Best in Show in Specialty in the USA as well as winning in 2004 the Canadian National and the American AOM National. In 2004, Calif's brother James, is the Top in his Group in Italy.
In 2005, Calif won the AKC Invitational National Championship for the ASCOB Cocker Spaniel in Tampa, Florida and in 2006 he won an All Breed Best in Show.
Over 20 years later... our puppies are all over the world from Japan to Bristish Columbia to Europe and to Central America and South America.
