Welcome to ZielonGora PONs!

We are a small show and breeding kennel located in rural Connecticut. We have been owned by our Polish Lowland Sheepdogs (“PONs”) for the past 11 years. All of our foundation dogs have been imported from Poland and France. We are active on the show circuit in New England and have put championships on all of our show dogs. Please come out and see us! If you can't get to one of the shows, please do contact us with any questions you have about the breed. I am always ready to "talk dogs"!

Our kennel currently has four Polish Lowland Sheepdogs and one Labrador Retriever. You can see pictures of the Polish Lowlands under the "My PONs" page. Oscar was our first Polish Lowland Sheepdog and he is our senior member. While Oscar never was able to show, he plays an important role in socializing the puppies in the house and teaching them the rules of the road! Our next Polish Lowland Sheepdog was ARBA, AKC, Westminster BOS, CH Molly Dziechcinek coming from the now famous kennel Dziechcinek, located in Poland. Dziechcinek has produced a number of champions and Westminster winners. Molly is retired from her showing and breeding career and resides in a wonderful home in Massachusetts where she receives lots of love and attention.

Our breeding male Polish Lowland Sheepdog is BOS Westminister, AKC CH Zarys Ama Canem from the kennel Ama Canem. Ama Canem is a relatively new kennel in Poland that is breeding quality Polish Lowland Sheepdogs. We hope to produce some great PONs from his lines. Our newest female is Balkyss D'Aknar Denebola from France. Balkyss is a very rare, all black, non-fading Polish Lowland Sheepdog. Balkyss and Zarys have produced Polish Lowland puppies of outstanding temperament with black coats and white/cream markings. We have kept one of those puppies, Dottie, to continue these wonderful lines.

Lastly we have our Lab "Rhythm". Rhythm was a Seeing Eye dog that we raised as a puppy for Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, NY. We now have Rhythm back in his retirement years. He assists Oscar in socializing the puppies and just being a good buddy. If you have ever had an inkling to help with raising guide puppies, do check out Guiding Eyes for the Blind (http://www.geb.org) or the guiding organization in your area. It has been very rewarding for use to raise Rhythm (and two other labs) and watch him graduate into a wonderful companion that provides a valuable service. Guiding Eyes for the Blind was the source for the first two labs used to start the "Angel on a Leash" program sponsored by the Westminster Kennel Club.

Please wander the website and check us out. Hope to get to know you soon!
– Chris Gibson