My husband, Dave, and I share our lives with our Labrador Retrievers, cats and horses. We enjoy our home in the countryside located between Danville and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, which is in the middle Susquehanna Valley region. We are a non-commercial "hobby" breeder; however, breeding is an endeavor we take very seriously. All of our dogs are AKC registered. Our pet puppies are placed with approved homes only and on AKC Limited Registration.
Our first Labrador was Kalei. Kalei passed her certification test and became a therapy dog through Therapy Dogs International (TDI). Our volunteer work as a therapy dog/handler "team" included taking part in "bite prevention" demonstrations at the local elementary school and regular visits to the children's hospital to spend time with the young patients and their families. Kalei was with us almost 15 years, into late Spring of 2005... she is greatly missed now.
Next came our black boy, Ranger. Ranger earned his CGC at just under seven months old after completing a beginner's obedience course. I then joined the Central Pennsylvania Dog Training Club out of Selinsgrove, PA. Although I've never pursued competitive obedience beyond doing a few matches and Show and Go's, Ranger and I still enjoyed training with the club. Over the years I have volunteered in such positions as newsletter editor, publicity coordinator for the club Show and Go, and also helped in organizing the club's first fun breed match. We had 13 wonderful years with Ranger in our life... he will always be remembered as our "buddy boy".
Since I had enjoyed showing one of our Quarter Horses in halter classes years ago, I thought I might like showing dogs in conformation. And so, our beautiful Mirrabelle came into our lives. I attended my first handling classes with Mirrabelle and entered my first shows... Mirrabelle loved to go to shows and we had so much fun, and it was a special time because we were learning together. Mirrabelle is now spayed. She continues to bring us so much joy... and no one else can role you out of bed in the morning the way Mirrabelle does!
