I bred my first litter at the age of 12. I rode my bicycle to an elderly couple's home and asked to borrow their collie, Duke.  Led him home, bred him to my Cindy Girl Evans II and two months later she whelped a litter of 8 on quilts on the garage floor with her head in my lap.  This began a love for breeding that has lasted all my life. 

I have bred champions in Shelties and Pomeranians and my son carried on with my kennel name to produce smooth collies.  After losing my last 2 shelties, a new marriage and major changes in my life, I purchased a black and tan wire bitch from Criscross Kennels in Tennessee and made a wonderful new friend, Cris Natali.  I owe her so much............From the beginning I was interested in piebalds and Cris arranged to breed CH Criscross Cinder v Haywire to the beautiful piebald Ch Duchwood's Red Alert.  Who would have believed a first litter could be so successful? 

In addition to my activities in the conformation ring I was very active in obedience and gave obedience lesson for 3 years.  I worked as a veterinary technician for 12 years  Part of that time was spent working with a zoo veterinarian specializing in birds and exotic pets.  It was very interesting and rewarding. 

We are now working hard to produce excellent dachshunds in both solid and piebald.