Nigel and I have been involved in competitive dog sports since the purchase of our first Australian Shepherd, Bonnie.  We have enjoyed trialling in obedience, conformation, Rally O, and Nigel's great love, agility.  

Over the past 16 years, the dogs have given us great joy and excitement, tempered by the sorrow of losing special friends over time.  

We may have one litter of puppies a year, and when we do, we both work very hard to handle and socialize the puppies in order to prepare them for a bigger world.  Our resident dogs enjoy daily runs through the woods, chasing chipmunks, squirrels, or chasing those elusive butterflies in summer.  

They are all housedogs—no kennel for them—that's the way we like it!