Tochka

also known as Cocheperro One for the Road

tochka lived with us for over 14½ years, dying in 2007. She was bred by Maureen and the late Ray Bull.

She was an absolute delight to live with, having the most gentle and loving of temperaments. She also had the sweetest of heads and expressions, coupled with a neck that seemed to go on forever. We were very lucky to have her as a foundation bitch.

She was one of the first dalmatians in the country to have her hearing tested by the BAER method, and she heard in both ears like all our subsequent dalmatians.

She had several wins at championship shows with two really notable firsts. She won at Crufts and also won a reserve Challenge Certificate under Betty Neath at Paignton Championship Show. Remarkably, Tochka had two champion siblings, harry (Ch & Dutch Ch Cocheperro Oreblo of Olbero) and henry (Ch Cocheperro One to Remember)

tocka had one litter in 1996 by Ch Elabri Eagle Owl, having eight pups, all of whom were hearing in both ears. We kept a black dog whom we called xeno