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Never having ever been the your
average "girly" girl, I grew up in the garden part of
New Jersey, hunting and fishing with my father.
When I was 16 years old, we got my first Labrador, a
black male named Rasputin. "Raz" was my best
friend and went everywhere with me. He was the
beginning of my passion for the breed, the first dog I
ever trained and he taught me about the faithfulness of
a good dog's love.
After Raz died, I was dog-less for a
few years while I was doing commercial fishing.
Then I got another Labrador from a "back-yard" breeder.
Unfortunately, she escaped from the house when she was
about 1 year old and ended up killed on the road.
After that experience, I did some
research and found a reputable breeder and purchased a
show prospect female. "Austin" got some ribbons at
all-breed shows but ended up not quite being a show dog.
About that time, in 1992, I was
working for professional show handlers. I also was
managing and doing obedience training at Top Of The Bay
Pet Lodge (owned by Greg and Kim Strong), in Easton,
Maryland. Greg taught me a lot, developed my love
of dog training, and I have been training dogs for a
living every since.
 Then
I found Jeannine Biddle of Kai Den Labradors. She
had a show prospect that she was willing to send me and
this was the true beginning of my passion with
Labradors. That bitch was "Belle", my love and the
foundation of everything I am currently doing. She
turned me on to field work, hunt tests and conformation
showing, and she excelled at all. Belle became
BISS Ch. Kai Den's Sight To Sea, JH. She was Best
in Specialty Show at the 1999 Raleigh Durham Labrador
Retriever Club and also took Winners Bitch and Best of
Winners at the 1998 National Labrador Specialty.
I am striving to produce Labrador
Retrievers that look like they're supposed to
look, have a nice congenial temperament and are
enthusiastic hunting dogs. All of my breeding
stock is at least started on birds, meaning they have
had birds shot over them and will retrieve the birds.
My dogs are started out on Chukar partridge or pheasant
in an upland hunting situation. Beyond that, the
individual dog's strengths are accessed and will
determine what direction to go ... hunt tests,
conformation and/or field work.
I am now located in Dover, Delaware.
I am the Kennel & Inn Manager for the Marshtown Hunting
Preserve (www.marshtown.net) and
Delmar Waterfowl Club(www.delmarwaterfowl.com).
I am available for training retrievers, flushing dogs
and pointing dogs for the field, and also will train ALL
breeds for obedience. See the training page for
more info.
Feel free to contact me via phone or
e-mail if you'd like to talk.
With some of my dogs
Ready in the duck blind
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