Minarets started in 1968,  Gus was working for the USFS at the Minarets Ranger Station in central California. We added a GSD to our family.  We moved to Oregon and added a second GSD  to our family.  We started training and showing in AKC obedience.  We added 2 sons, some cats, horses, goats and rabbits to the family.  The next move was to northern Idaho.  I rode with the mounted drill team in Coeur d'Alene.

      We sold a pony to a family and were gifted with a toy poodle for our kids.   Rikki was not show quality...She was amazing and convince us that we wanted poodles.

     We moved back to Oregon working on a ranch that had been purchased as a tree farm.  I found a litter of black standard poodles and picked a female pup. Showing her in breed and obedience was fun.  Learning to groom her was interesting. Looking for help I met Janet Blannin from Palmares Kennels {reg} at a show and asked for her help. She had started her kennel in the 1940's and had multiple champions in all three sizes of poodles.  When I met her she was working to get the red color in the standards.  She used Palmares E Pluribus Unum, a red mini to breed to her apricot standards.

     I continued showing in obedience and when rally was introduced by AKC I started showing in rally.  I have shown 5 of my males to RM/RAE titles and I'm working on the sixth. I have a TD tracking title and took another boy to herding instinct.  I continued showing in obedience also.

     We moved to Wheatland WY in 2017 and I show in rally. I have put RM, RAE titles on five standards.  I'm workng with our youngest male Pady.  He had earned his RN, RI, and RA.  Excellent is next.  We have had a few litters since we moved here but age is slowing us down.  I love training and playing with the dogs.  I'm involved with dog 4-H. I have done visitations with my dogs.  I try to stay involved with what poodles and poodle people are doing maintaining friendships that help me located well bred litters.  

 

 

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