Hi there! My name is Kelsi, I'm 19 years old. I live at home with my parents, brother, and 4 dogs while I'm not at school. We own 4 labradors, one 12 year old black lab named Abby who is a little too old and rickety to do anything but be a great pet, her daughter Emma who is 7 who I would really like to start doing agility with, and her 9 month old daughter Maddie, who I would also like to do agility with (but she's very low in confidence, so we'll see), and Cooper, our other 9 month old puppy whom we hope to show in conformation and breed.
I have only recently become interested in doing anything more with our dogs than enjoying them as pets, although we do occassionally breed, and allow me to assure you before you go flaming me, our dogs are very healthy, have all their tests done prior to breeding, our studs are carefully selected, and our litters are extrememly well cared for an carefully placed.
Now, unfortunately, our dogs are not champion show dogs, however I am working my butt off to change that with Cooper! (I don't know that Maddie is breeding quality, heh). I joined this forum to get some helpful contacts and hopefully some advice as I begin my journey into the show world, although it does seem very cruel already, but hopefully I will find some welcome here, unlike everywhere else I have tried. Please understand that I just want to improve my parents' breeding program and no about of tearing me down will stop me from my goal, I am trying my hardest to figure everything out on my own, but it's rather overwhelming.