Kerrie Reeder has been involved with the dog world since she was a young child, commencing when her family purchased a Staffordshire Bull terrier in 1967.  This bitch was campaigned to her title, provided a foundation for the very successful Gamester prefix and helped put the breed on the map in Australia where Staffords were still a minority breed.

Encouraged by winning the junior handlers class at the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Society of NSW Inc’s 1969 Championship Show, Kerrie became involved with a breed and a club which would become the dedication of the Reeder family for over three decades.

Kerrie has held such positions as Secretary of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Society of NSW Inc, to which she was elected at the age of 18, as well as Assistant Treasurer, Editor of ‘The Stafford News’ and club Vice-President for the past 9 years and now with the passing of her mother, Yvonne Reeder, President.  

Kerrie has worked extensively within the dog world at large, helping to establish the Junior Kennel Club of NSW in 1980 and working for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW and the Spring Fair Dog Show.  Kerrie was also a committee member of the North of the Harbour All Breeds Dog Club for several years during the 1980’s.  

Above: Kerrie awards Dog CC and Best of Breed at Darlington Championship Show (U.K) to new Ch Spentoft Sandman

One of Kerrie’s most significant achievements in the administration side of the dog world was working with the late great Dr Harry Spira in the formation of the Australian Breeds Dog Club – bringing together the Australian Terrier, Australian Silky Terrier, Australian Cattle Dog, the Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog and the Border Collie.  Kerrie also developed and organised several breed specialist seminars for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Inc, most notably A Night With Richard Beauchamp – The Bichon Frise.  

Kerrie is also actively involved with the RNSWCC Judges Training Scheme, assisting aspirant judges with their interpretation of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed standard and is now an accredited Judges Training Assessor for the Australian National Kennel Council.  She is also a Committee member of the Business Development and Finance Committee of the Royal NSW Canine Council and a member of the Breeds Standard Committee.  

Kerrie has been actively involved with breeding and exhibiting some of Australia’s top winning Staffordshire Bull Terriers, with the Gamester prefix responsible for over 70 champions of record since 1967.  Some of the most notable winners to have come from the kennel include Ch Gamester Vagabond, Ch Gamester The Chainmaker, Ch Gamester Roland Garros, Ch Gamester Londonderry Red, Ch Gamester Tapestry, Ch Gamester Harmony and Ch Gamester London Fire, Ch Gamester Londonderry Red, Ch Gamester Kiss Me,  NZ/Aust Ch Gamester Chesterton, NZ Ch Gamester Here at Titoki to name only a few. Also involved with such imports as Eng/Aust/NZ Ch Buccaneer Shoemaker (UK) Aust Ch Ashstock Mad Hatter and Aust Ch Ashstock Colonial Force and recently Eng/Ir/Aust Grand Ch Cumhill Little Mischief to name only a few of the many imports at Gamester.

Kerrie obtained her licence to judge Staffordshire Bull Terriers in 1981, going on to obtain approval for all Terrier breeds and group specials in 1993.  Kerrie’s judging experiences have taken her all around the globe, including:

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Society of NSW Inc’s 1989 Championship Show, The Sporting Terrier Club of Queensland Championship Show (obtaining a record breed entry with Best of Breed going on to take Best in Show), the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of Queensland Inc Championship Show, the prestigious Frankston and Penninsula Kennel Club in Victoria, Rotorua Kennel Club in New Zealand and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of Natal 1996 Championship Show in South Africa, Darlington Dog Show Society (England) Championship Show (Stafford dogs & bitches) 2005 and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club Inc (USA) 2005 National Specialty Championship Show, World Terrier Show Sweden 2008.

Having visited many countries around the world to appreciate Staffords, Kerrie has had the great fortune of visiting top breeders in the U.K., the U.S.A., and in Europe.  Kerrie has visited with and discussed the breed with Stafford experts and pioneers, including Horace Priest, Gerald Dudley (Wychbury), Alec Waters (Ashstock), Doris Hughes-Williams (Linksbury) and Judi Daniels (Starzend).  In 1978, Kerrie stewarded for Eddie Williams (Weneva) at the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show.  

Kerrie is one of three generations of Stafford specialist judges and along with her family has imported many U.K. and New Zealand Staffords that have become legends in the breed, as well as pioneering the use of imported frozen semen in the breed in this country.  Kerrie has dedicated almost her lifetime to the betterment and protection of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.