Grey's Antilleans opens our breeding program with three foundational dogs. More may be imported as time goes by. Each of our dogs was imported from Hispaniola, from geographically separate areas on the southern coastline near Jacmel, Haiti. We now have one male and two young females:
Grey's Ti-Koupa Little Cutter of Jacmel
Grey's Ti-Choune Darling Girl of Jacmel
Grey's Ti-Zombi Little Soul of Jacmel
\We are proud to introduce our dogs to you. We are hoping for our first litters in 2009, God willing, and if you would like to register on our waiting list, you are welcome to contact us.
Grey’s Ti-Koupa Little Cutter of Jacmel
Call Name: “Ti-Koupa”
Sex: Male Color: Tricolor - black, brown and white
Date of Birth: June 30, 2003
Date of importation to the U.S.A.: February 5, 2005
Area discovered: Southwest coast of Hispaniola near Jacmel in the Republic of Haiti
Sire: Papa Koupa
Dam: Ti-Chyen Wouj (feral)
Breeder: Wild bred Importer: Kathy S. Grey
Health testing and history: all vaccinations current.
Comments: Ms. Kathy S. Grey, M. S., is a former United Nations Human Rights Observer and an educator. While living in the “Aviation” area of Jacmel on the south-west coast of Hispaniola, she was given her first Antillean puppy as a gift, by herbalist Jean-Louis Prince. Ti-Koupa had been left behind by his mother, a feral red-and-white bitch known as Ti-Chyen Wouj, at two weeks of age, when she moved her litter from a vetiver hedge. His sire, who became known as “Papa Koupa” as Ti-Koupa later gained fame, worked as a guard dog and companion at an outdoor restaurant, and looked almost exactly like Ti-Koupa in both form and markings.
Herbalist Jean-Louis Prince was able to keep the tiny puppy alive, and he thrived until he was given to Ms. Grey at the age of four weeks. From then on he grew and developed, exhibiting the hardihood of the breed. Because he was vaccinated, regularly wormed, and well fed, he became a fine example of the Antillean dog. In his first two years, Ti-Koupa was a working dog, helping Ms. Grey as a herd dog with her cows, goats, and horses. Many anecdotes of his intelligence and speed are recorded by Ms. Grey. At the age of one year, he was clocked on the Jacmel airfield at 35 mph, which he maintained for a half-mile, paced by a motorcycle.
While in Haiti, Ti-Koupa sired at least one male offspring with a feral bitch. The young puppy was marked exactly like Ti-Koupa, showing the potency of this line. The male puppy was stolen by a local child and died of neglect.
Ti-Koupa was taken overland from Jacmel to Port-au-Prince and shipped through American Airlines to Boston via Miami, where he passed Customs on February 5, 2005. He has since lived in Massachusetts.
Reflecting the heritage of the breed, Ti-Koupa and other Antilleans have a wide range of vocalizations. They bark, and they also whistle and yodel like Basenjis. They enunciate sounds one usually does not hear from dogs, and string those sounds together in ways that are unusual to say the least. Like all Antilleans, Ti-Koupa is physically quite strong, loves to run, and is highly intelligent and trainable.
Ti-Koupa is a fine example of the Antillean breed. He has a magnificent head with the tri-color “four eyed” markings so prized in the indigenous range of the Antillean dog. He has a beautiful natural stance, a good top line, a perfect tail with the ideal two-inch white tip, and attractive tri-color markings in a short, flat, smooth coat. His ears are large and erect. As he is now five years old, he is not quite so “tucked up” under the belly as he used to be, but his speed is undiminished. Here in Massachusetts he has demonstrated his ability to scent-track, and loves to flush wild turkeys from the brush.
The temperament of this dog is remarkable - courageous and intelligent, yet delicately affectionate. A face-licking from this dog consists of a tiny, sensitive touch of his tongue-tip. He loves to snuggle, to play tug-of-war and find-the-ball, and to his owner he is the most tightly-bonded animal imaginable. Click here to see more photos of Ti-Koupa.
Grey’s Ti-Choune Little Darling Girl of Jacmel
Call Name: “Ti-Choune”
Sex: Female Color: Yellow/white markings
Date of Birth: May 1, 2007
Date of importation to the U.S.A.: August 1, 2007
Area discovered: Southwest coast of Hispaniola near Les Orangiers in the Republic of Haiti
Sire: Unknown
Dam: Griffen's Yellow
Breeder: Wild bred Importer: Kathy S. Grey
Health testing and history: all vaccinations current.
Comments: This dog was imported by Kathy S. Grey after a trip to Haiti in the summer of 2007. She was wild-bred and raised by a Haitian agricultural family. Her mother was owned by a local veterinarian and was well cared for. Because one member of this family is a meat merchant, Ti-Choune got rather more than the usual amount of meat, and grew very nicely.
Ti-Choune was taken by water from Jacmel to Anse-a-Pitres, Dominican Republic, and overland to Santo Domingo. She was then shipped through American Airlines to Boston via Miami, where she passed US Customs on August 1, 2007. She has since lived in Massachusetts.
Ti-Choune is a very fine example of a female Antillean. She is lithe, slender, and athletic, with a very typical head. Her large ears, her black "eyeliner" and her white tail-tip are highly characteristic. She is a very sweet, feminine, affectionate do, highly trainable, with a good temperament. Highly intelligent, she can open refrigerators and select her favorite foods, and even open a purse, take out the wallet, open the wallet, remove the highest-denomination bill, and eat it.
We expect a litter of puppies from Ti-Choune in the summer of 2009, God willing - register early for a puppy! Click here to see more photos of Ti-Choune.
Grey’s Ti-Zombi Little Soul of Jacmel
Call Name: “Ti-Zombi”
Sex: Female Color: Grey brindle/white markings
Date of Birth: July 1, 2007
Date of importation to the U.S.A.: August 1, 2007
Area discovered: Southwest coast of Hispaniola near Demontreuille in the Republic of Haiti
Sire: Unknown
Dam: Ophanes' Sorciere
Breeder: Wild bred Importer: Kathy S. Grey
Health testing and history: all vaccinations current.
Comments: This dog was imported by Kathy S. Grey after a trip to Haiti in the summer of 2007. She was wild-bred and raised by a Haitian agricultural family. Ti-Zombi's mother bit a man when Ti-Zombi was still unweaned, and the man killed the mother dog. Ti-Zombi was raised by Kathy S. Grey "by hand" on milk and cooked pureed ground meat until she was old enough to take regular food.
Ti-Zombi was taken by water from Jacmel to Anse-a-Pitres, Dominican Republic, and overland to Santo Domingo. She was then shipped through American Airlines to Boston via Miami, where she passed US Customs on August 1, 2007. She has since lived in Massachusetts.
Ti-Zombi is more compact than most Antilleans. She is very strong, with excellent quarters. Her ears are slightly smaller than average, but her black "eyeliner" and her white tail-tip are highly characteristic. She is feisty, dominating, and sometimes grumpy. She loves to snuggle, and her favorite place to be is completely under the bed covers pressed tight against her owner.
Click here to see more photos of Ti-Zombi.
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