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About Us |
I live in Indianola, Iowa, which is a small community about 20 minutes south of Des Moines. I am originally from Pennsylvania, but moved out to Iowa to attend Iowa State's animal science program and continued on to their veterinary college. I found that I enjoyed Iowa, and decided to stay. I am a practicing veterinarian at a small animal hospital in Indianola. I became interested in Aussies in 2002 through Denise Walters of Dreamstreet Aussies. At the time, I was just getting involved in a dogsport called flyball, but I did not have my own dog. I asked to train and compete her dog Tye. This was the beginning of my love for the breed. I acquired my own Aussie in May 2003. Conner was an excellent first dog and he continues to teach and inspire me. In 2004 we added our second Aussie, Ripley. In 2006 I was lucky to find the female Aussie that I had been looking for in Delta. Since then the fun has continued with a corgi mix rescue, and English pointer, a Cardigan corgi, another Aussie, and a Swedish Vallhund. I try to stay involved in many aspects of training and competing with my dogs. I actively compete in conformation, obedience, and flyball. I have also done some limited work in herding and agility. All of my dogs have there canine good citizen title (CGC) and are therapy dog certified (TDI) when old enough. |
