Welcome to Confucian Shar Pei & Primo Bracco Italiano

About Us

In early 1987 I saw my first Shar Pei & was like many others immediately captivated by their wrinkly charm ~ having had dogs all our lives me with English Springer Spaniels & Mick with Miniature Poodles & Afghan Hounds we decided to learn all about the breed before we considered having one of our own ~ as it happened we took on a rescue male called Frankie who had a wonderful personality & gave us the insight we needed to understand this unique breed.

We ourselves have had moderate success with several of the dogs we have subsequently bred, including the first UK bitch to win her KC Stud Book number. We rarely show Shar Pei these days as we are concentrating more on showing our second breed the Bracco Italiano which we have now owned since January 2006 ~ we decided to acquire a new affix for the Bracchi & we eventually settled on " Primo " which is Latin for First simply because our older girl Diva is the first Bracco Italiano bitch to win her Irish Show Champion title & our boy Rocco the first male to repeat this honour plus Rocco is the first Bracco to win a Puppy Group & to become an Irish Junior Champion...........

In October 2006 we moved from Worcestershire in England to Southern Ireland to give our dogs & us a better quality of life & where they all have a lot more space to run free & enjoy themselves. all of our dogs are first & foremost family members. We have an occasional litter & our primary aim is to do our best to breed for excellent health & temperament. Since moving to Ireland we have made many wonderful new dog showing friends who have given us every reason for staying here ~ Thank you all for making us feel so welcome.

Cathy & Mick Cooper