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The cream-coloured bitch "ARD RI Anoona", *19.05.1978 (Erindale Lorimar x Erindale Kelly of Sunningdale) was the first selfbred bitch with Theo and Marion Marpe  continued their breeding.

For the first litter with Anoona they chose the cream-coloured male "D Ch Shamrock Bloody-Bastard", *20.01.1978 (Royden Finnegan x Royden Erika) from the kennel "Shamrock" of Burkhard Beine. In this litter was only one bitch, „ARD RI Daffy”, *14. 06. 1980. For the second litter of Anoona they took the own male „Int D L Ch ARD RI Gillie“. This was the ARD RI J-litter,*27.01.1983, with three puppies, under it the successful bitch "Int D Ch ARD RI Jody".

"ARD RI Anoona" was not a show dog. In her single exhibition she became an Verbandsjugendsieger DWZRV under breed judge Jürgen Papenfuss, kennel Oelmühle.

The sister "D Ch ARD RI Artara" went to the German kennel Grand Size. She was used there to the breeding with the male „Royden Seamus “, *20.10.1979 (Royden Finnegan x Royden Lorna) what brought, however, only one puppy.

Family Marpe took her for one litter back in the kennel and bred her to „Int D L Ch ARD RI Gillie“. This ARD RI N-litter was born on the 04.04.1984 and contained four puppies

The most spectacular dog in the ARD RI A-litter was without doubt the Multichampion "Int D B L Ch ARD RI Aloha", *19. 05. 1978 (Erindale Lorimar x Erindale Kelly of Sunningdale). He attained numerous exhibition titles, under it German, international, Belgian and Luxembourgian Champion, Bundessieger in 1981 and 1982, Verbandssieger and BIS 1982, Winner UICL in 1981 and 1982, Clubwinner IERDIE and BIS 1981 under judge Noreen Twyman (sister to Ruth Jenkins, Eaglescrag), kennel Nendrum England. To the World Dog Show 1980 in Verona Theo Marpe wanted to take him not really. Only under the pressure of Marion Marpe he was however taken and became in Verona World Winner 1980 BOB and BOG 3. Not counted his countless Landessieger titles on different exhibitions in Germany.

Aloha was used eighteen times to the breeding. Under it five times in the kennel ARD RI. Three champions "D Ch ARD RI Esha" and "D Ch ARD RI E'Lorna" and "D Ch ARD RI Eela" arose from his first litter with „Erindale of Sadie“ with 7 puppies. In the litter with “ARD RI Daffy “ the bitch „A Ch ARD RI Iona“ was on, whom became Worldwinner in Vienna. His son "DK Ch Bang-P's Cool-Connery", *18. 06. 1983 became Wolfhound of The Year in 1987 in Denmark. Among his 88 offsprings were a total of seven champions. In the combination with bitches from the B-litter he decisively contributed to the success of the young kennels "Fangorn's" of D. + W. Dierick  and  „von den Eichelwiesen” from Ingrid Huber.

The bitch "Int D L Ch ARD RI Boogie", *12.06.1979 remained in the kennel. For her first litter they took "Erindale Lorimar". In this litter, the ARD RI G-litter, *17.09.1981 were seven puppies. Under it  the three Champions „Int D L Ch ARD Gillie“, „D Ch ARD RI Gigi“ and "Int D Ch ARD RI Gwendolen". In her two litters with "ARD RI Aloha" was in the first only one puppy. The male "ARD RI Kimba" and in the second, the O-litter only two puppies. One decided on her two other litters for the Polish male „PL Ch Halny Sagittarius“*17.01.1982 (Pl Ch Erindale Fella Milton x Pl Ch Arabeska Santana z Hubertowy Drow) to integrate blood around some Erindale again. This dog was kindly given for two years to family Marpe of Barbara Strzalkowska (kennel Sagittarius) for the breeding.

"ARD RI Boogie" became an international, German and Luxembourgian champion, Winner UICL in 1983 and European Winner VDH in 1983 and Best Bitch on the club show IERDIE 1982

 With "D Ch ARD RI Beaulah", *12. 06. 1979 Ingrid Huber, kennel „von den Eichelwiesen“ bred. Also she used  "ARD RI Aloha" for Beaulah's first litter. With a bitch from this D-litter „Danu von den Eichelwiesen“ Ingrid Huber himself further bred. The littersister „Damhnait von den Eichelwiesen“ went to the kennel "Beddgelerts" and became there the mother of "Int D A VDH Ch Beddgelert's Bubu the Second". The litter brother to Danu and Damhnait, „D Ch Drummond von den Eichelwiesen“ became the father of three champions „D A Ch Niall von den Eichelwiesen“, "Int D VDH Ch Norrigu von den Eichelwiesen" and „Int D Dk VDH Ch Daffodil vom Ursenbach“, a daughter of "ARD Ri Finlora".

"D Ch ARD RI Breagah", *12.06.1979 became the foundation bitch in the Irish Wolfhound kennel "Fangorn's" of Dagmar and Werner Dierick. She was bred  there twice with "ARD RI Aloha". In her first litter the champion's bitch "D Ch Fangorn's Ard Amity" arose from.

„ARD RI Daffy“ was bred in her single litter to "ARD RI Aloha" . In this litter were eight puppies. Under it the Champion bitch „A Ch ARD RI Iona“.

On the 20. 10. 1980 the ARD RI E-litter from the combination "ARD RI Aloha" and „Erindale of Sadie“ was born. Under it the champions "D Ch ARD RI E'Lorna", "D Ch ARD RI Esha" and "D Ch ARD RI Eela"

The siblings "ARD RI Eiloan" and "ARD RI Equerry" went to the kennel Daerupt to Belgium and were used there in the years 1982 and 1983 to the breeding. The male Equerry in six different kennels.

„D Ch ARD I E'Lorna“ went to the kennel "Rednock" of Christiane Lindenberg and became there the foundation bitch.

The bitch "D Ch ARD RI Eela" *20. 10. 1980, went to the kennel „Maol Cu“ from Martina Ulbrich

The bitch "D Ch ARD RI Esha" went to the kennel „vom Othetal“ of Günther and Marion vom Lehn. This couple generosly  borrowed Esha two times to family Marpe  for a litter. Esha was bred twice to „ARD Ri Gillie“. Once for the B-litter, *25. 06. 1983 in the kennel „vom Othetal“ and once for the P-litter, *02. 05. 1985 in the kennel ARD RI. Because both litters contained only few puppies, they decided to breed Esha again with "ARD RI Kimba". In the kennel "vom Othetal" it arose from it  "Int D VDH Ch Finghinn vom Othetal". In the kennel ARD RI she brought with Kimba the

Z-litter , *09. 08. 1988 with three puppies.