[Kathryn_V]

Hello everyone...

You all may have read a couple of my posts.. My name is Kathryn, I live in Petaluma. I am 30, my husband is 43 and my daughter is 10, we live in a three bedroom townhouse. I had two yorkies about 10 years ago (one male who I loved dearly and one female who was stolen from me) and am awaiting the arrival of my new lil girl. She will be an only dog for a while, but I am planning on adding to the family.. That is where you all come in.

I almost did not post due to the other "Show Quality" post, but here it goes.

I will be looking for a "show Quality" female... I do have reasonable expectations... I know that there are no guarantees that a pup will finish, but I want the odds on my side by starting out with a good example of the breed standard.

I am going to start private lessons with Pixie ( the pup we are getting on Jan 10th )and hopefully she will do well with my 10 year old daughter, Katie, as her handler. She is very interested in Junior Handling! I am very excited to have this sport/passion to share with eachother. I know that Pixie is not "Show Quality" That really was not my focus when I found her. She will be perfect for Katie to work with though, as its really not the dog they are looking at. I just wanted a companion really, and while I knew that I wanted to show someday, I never knew my daughter would show such an interest! I thought that this would be years off.. But I have decided that I would like to stop waiting for someday to come and start living the dream now... Which means lots of hard work! I can't wait!

I don't expect to find this dog tonight, this week, or even this month... What I am hoping to find is a breeder who shows and can help me find the right girl! Even if it is not one of theirs. I would like to work with someone who is willing to take the time to communicate with me and keep me updated on the progress of any pups that are being looked at as prospects. I want a breeder who currently shows and is "in the know" as I am just starting out and won't benefit from 10 year old show talk... things change fast! and its easy to loose touch, I hope I am not offending anyone with that last comment. My grandmother showed as did my Mom, she was a junior handler with AKC back in the day.. She loved it! But a lot has changed since their day in the ring!

I am willing to travel to spend time with the right breeder. I would be blessed to find someone local, but of the people I have visited around here... Yikes! I will gladly go out of state!

I don't expect to have a new puppy and fully expect a young adult. I am not in any hurry! I will open up my home for inspection at any time to any who wish to view it as part of their decision making process.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post... I hope that the breeders on here will take me seriously and really think about helping me find this special girl.