I designed the mating machine ( The Iron Maiden ) in the mid 60s.
Leo Gleeson who had the Noseelg Kennels had imported a dog from England,
Booksale Bardolf, we had a bitch that would suit him, we traveled down
to Geelong for the mating, Leo tied the bitches collar to one of the
veranda posts and Bardolf mated the bitch, I was impressed with the ease
of the mating, it crossed my mind that if the rear of the bitch could be
supported and raised or lowered to suit the dog it would make mating a
difficult bitch easier. Arriving home I quickly put the first Iron
Maiden together from scrap in my shed, It was not long before there were
a lot of people copying my design, I still have the original one.
One of the breeders in those days was a man named Nankervis, he named it
the Iron Maiden, the name stuck.
Wayne Dunnick of Kennel Calypso in the USA was visiting, he watched me
mating a bitch on my original machine then suggested that he had framing
at home that would make the adjustments easier, after he arrived home he
generously sent us the framing system.
The photo`s below are of the new improved version.
The Iron Maiden (above)
Jeanie & Ruben with Dennis (above)
The Iron Maiden (above)
