Caber Feidh Scottish Deerhounds is owned by Christie Keith and her mother, Kathleen McKenzie.

Christie recently returned to San Francisco after 16 years of living in the country with her dogs. Christie is a contributing editor for Universal Press Syndicate's Pet Connection, editor and director of community services for PetHobbyist.com, the pet columnist for the website of the San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate.com, and a contributor to a number of pet publications including Bark Magazine, Fetch, and more. She is the past Director of the Pet Care Forum on America Online, as well as the Veterinary Information Network's pet care website, former editor of VeterinaryPartner.com, and past editor-in-chief and currently a contributing editor at CoastViews Magazine in Half Moon Bay, CA. She is also a member of the Dog Writers Association of America and Sisters in Crime. She is the past president, past and current vice-president, and past secretary of the Northern California Deerhound Club; served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Scottish Deerhound Club of America; and is past vice-president of the Golden State Deerhound Club.

Kathleen was been in the antiques business for almost thirty years. She is a native San Franciscan (as is Christie), and exploring and preserving San Francisco's rich past is a passion of hers. She grew up in a labor union family and describes herself as a "yellow dog Democrat" (although she is perfectly happy to have only grey dogs herself). She has two grown children other than Christie, both sons, who unbelievably have no dogs at all, and three grandsons, who would like nothing better than to have dogs and are relying on Kathleen and Christie to help them work that out with their parents. Kathleen lives in San Francisco after dividing her time between the city and country for 16 years.

In January 1986, on a trip to New York, Christie and Kathleen were browsing the bookshelves in a Manhattan pet supply store. Christie picked up Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, a book which changed the way we raised and cared for our animals. The holistic breeding program used by Caber Feidh grew out of that transformation.

Since then, we have been committed to natural and holistic methods of raising and caring for our dogs and the preservation and improvement of the Scottish Deerhound. We show our dogs in conformation and field events, and are the proud breeders of show and field champions, including dogs who have won and placed in Groups, field champions (including dual champions), and DC Caber Feidh Fraser MacDuff, FCh, LCM1, the first Lure Courser of Merit Deerhound on the West Coast (owned by Karin Shainman). In 1993, Caber Feidh Scottish Deerhounds launched the first Scottish Deerhound breed site on the Web. In 1999, we moved to our own domain, Caberfeidh.com.

About our Kennel Name
The cabarfeidh, or deer antler, is one of the symbols of Clan Mackenzie. It seemed a fitting choice as a kennel name, both for its family connection and also its evocation of the ancient prey of the Deerhound, the Highland Stag.

Contact Us
You can contact Christie or Kathleen via the Code of Ethics Dog Breeder Registry Contact Form HERE.