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October 2005 Pom
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Right off the top we would like to thank Sharon and
Benson for allowing us this opportunity to tell our
story. We are feeling rather un-worthy of this as of
yet as we have so far to go for our dreams to come to
fruition. We are very proud of what we have learned so
far and are just now getting to the point of seeing our
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We just love to hear the stories of how people got involved in Poms, the trials and the triumphs. Our story is actually three stories in one. The story of Gemini n' Beaver Creek Poms has to start with the stories of Gemini Poms and Beaver Creek Poms as we are as much separate entities as we are partners. |
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| I soon became interested in knowing more about the breed and began looking for a Pom Club to join. I got the feeling that a newcomer was not welcome so I stopped looking and decided to make a go of breeding on my own. I was very lucky through this time as I never did run into the many | |||||||||||||||||
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problems that can happen. During this time I received a call from Lora Heil-Frone who was on a quest for a white girl. We hit it off right away and became friends. When she found a litter with two white girls she called me ecstatically and insisted we get these sisters. We were off to bring home Xena and Sakari. I promised my husband that I wouldn't bring home "another dog" unless she was perfect. Of course, she was... Sakari, with her modest pedigree, has become my foundation. I like that she passes on her exuberance for life; she never meets a stranger. At that time I didn't realize she has great quality as well. | ||||||||||||||||
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All of our puppies are socialized with ours, and the
neighborhood children, and are raised with our family.
Once they have their vaccinations, they get to go to
school for "Show and Share" with the kids. That is a
huge thrill for the little classmates and the puppies
always LOVE the new faces they get to kiss! I disagree
wholeheartedly that Poms are not a dog suitable for a
home with children. I believe that children just need
to be taught how to treat them. Our dogs are first and
foremost our pets. They run around our home, come with
us to friends houses and accompany us on our family
outings; camping (that's a hoot!), beach trips and
visits to family's houses. My family and friends know
that where the Inman�s are... there are the Poms. After
years of Poms in tow, I have even gotten my best friend,
Michelle McGillivary, interested in showing. She has
enjoyed coming to shows with us and handles a Pom or two
of ours until she has her own bred-by to show. It is so
great to have this to share with her, along with our
family traditions and our children.
All of my decisions about who and when to breed revolve around showing and producing a solid and sound foundation of Poms for myself. I breed Poms with the standard as my guide, trying to get show potential Gemini puppies for myself and my close-knit network of friends. I must thank my friends and co-breeders in this endeavor as they have helped me come a long way in getting where I am. A great debt of gratitude for my friend and partner, Christy, without her this journey wouldn't be the same! My friends in Poms have helped me produce quality dogs, by sharing dogs, experiences, tears and laughter. I am always thinking at least a generation ahead with each breeding and how it will impact my line of Poms in the future. Breeding a quality and sound line of Poms is always a work in progress. I strive to couple the best sire and dam pair that will emulate the lines I admire and that will compliment the lines I strive to improve. Every generation I must set for myself a �quality line�, and pups which fall below that line I must not breed. Every generation my �quality line� must be raised higher. A quote that has become meaningful to me comes from Percy Roberts- "A Breed Standard is a blueprint, The Breeder is the builder and the Judge is the inspector."
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During Thanksgiving of 2001 after three days of fighting
for her life, I lost Gypsy. I believe now that had I
known more about hypoglycemia, and how to treat it, I
may have been able to save her or at least given her a
better chance at life. This is why it is so important
to me that people are educated about the health issues
that are part of small breed dogs. Whenever I place a
pet puppy, the new parent gets all the information that
I can provide on this and other issues found in our
breed.
After loosing Gypsy, it only took a few days to come to
the conclusion that I needed another Pom in my life and
by Christmas I had found Xena's Silver Mojo "Mojo" with
Lora Heil-Frone. Mojo saved me, he loved me and I loved
him immediately. I had thought that Gypsy was
wonderful, but Mojo had it all, personality, coat and
the �look�. I knew then that I was right in not
breeding Gypsy. At that point I also decided that I was
going to do what I had always dreamed. I was going to
get a few dogs and be a Pom Breeder. I told my husband,
only three or four.... What a naive little thought that
was... I started off on my search for a couple of girls
to breed Mojo to. |
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When l went looking for Mojo I was just looking for a pet with the thought in the back of my mind that I might do just a bit of breeding. I hadn't given a second thought to the quality of a dog, whether they should be bred, what kind of health issues are in the lines, let alone structure, type and movement. I got lucky in that Mojo has turned into a wonderful boy with a great personality, structure and movement. We now have the roughest part of his points done with both majors in the bank and closing in on his Championship. I owe Roxann Mellem and Lori Solomon so much for their never ending encouragement and for putting Mojo�s International title on him as well as his first AKC Major (while I was on vacation, even�). |
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| yet to be seen. BCPoms Lacy bit o' Tuff "Bitsie" and BCPoms Tough Leather n' Lace "Leather" are the girls. We are waiting on pins and needles to see how these three hold together. I am so thankful for Ann and the home that she has given Bogey and will always cherish the friendship that has developed. Not only does this breeding give me great potential at show type they are also a bonus to my Parti program. Lacy is parti factor and these girls give me great promise for my Tango breeding�s and since Tango is proven to throw Tri's... oh the anticipation... | |||||||||||||||||
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program. A lofty one to be sure, not only working to
combine the best in genetics for a clear color, but
adding into it the parti and exotic coloring.
This is a challenge even to those who have been doing
this for many more years than I. I look to the parti's
of Finches, Beau James, and others to see the "type" I
am looking for. By studying the pedigrees of those dogs
I see what I need to incorporate into my breeding
program. I have changed my opinions many times, over
many things and have found that I had a lot of opinions
based totally in ignorance. I have learned that there
is no end to the learning experiences and I take joy in
that evolution of learning. I am never afraid to change
those opinions when I am wrong, to admit when I learn
something new, or that I am certain that there is much
more waiting to learn. |
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Now for the story of the union of Gemini n' Beaver Creek Poms. We share so much in our evolution as breeders and show enthusiasts. We have common goals and shared values, and have worked to develop a strong relationship that is rare and precious. We started out with a friendship, then combined our efforts to tutor a friend, continuing to help place a few puppies for her. From those activities our partnership has grown. We have shared hotel rooms or a trailer at too many shows to count; always leaving the last more eager than ever before for the next show. We now have four co-owns and are always anxious for a shared showing experience. Our two boys, Stealer and Thriller, we expect to make their mark in the show ring (no, not literally...) over the next year. We are not �moons and stars� fanatics, but we stumbled across a reading where Astrology signs were matched up. We were tickled by the descriptions of our combined personalities because it totally fits us. "When two Gemini�s partner off, it really is like four people coming together (Gemini is represented by the Twins). This relationship can never be dull, which is a good thing -- these two can get bored easily! Since they have the same need for intellectual stimulation and nearly-constant chatter, they serve very well as one another's sounding boards off which to bounce new ideas and theories. Gemini is all about freedom and variety of expression, and two Gemini�s together will enjoy this to the fullest. Others enjoy two Gemini�s as a partnership as well -- they're sure to be the life of every party with their sharp wit and well-honed entertainment routine." The best aspect of the Gemini-Gemini partnership is "The enormous amount of intellectual energy and stimulation they provide one another. They are able to save one another from leading a mundane existence. Together they can entertain the world and accomplish more than either could alone." Anyone who knows us at all will relate to how true this is. We can talk way into the night, then start out the day talking some more. Going a million miles an hour changing topics mid stream, sometimes leaving our baffled friends wondering where they got lost in the conversation. Our husbands sometimes get annoyed when we spend the entire weekend together, just to call each other the same day because there is still something more to share. We love challenging what we think we know with theories on how things could be, continually asking "what if...".
The combination of our resources has allowed us to increase our gene pool and broaden our programs while still maintaining the low numbers in our homes. It is important to us that our dogs remain our pets. They are in our home, under foot, on the couch and in the bed. Neither of us wants to get to the point where we are not able to spend the time with them that they deserve. We spend much time in the socialization of our puppies and we do our best to provide them the best chance for a great start. In searching for a foundation we saw the need to share the knowledge we were finding so exciting. In discovering this whole new world of quality we felt the need to tell other breeders what we were learning. We learned to evaluate, to see a good moving dog and that even a good breeder, who had be doing this work for decades, may not be aware of the subtle differences that make a show dog. In sharing with others we are able to teach a bit of what we are in the continual process of learning. All fluffy puppies are cute, but not all are meant to be show dogs. It has been an ongoing adventure to discover why that dog moves the way it does and why that movement is so important. We are continually excited about what is just around the next corner. Most of the people who have been important to us as individuals have also been important to our partnership. Some of the people mentioned here are so modest; they have no idea what they have done for us. We owe Dorothy, our mentor, so much for her patience in teaching us the ropes, all of the grooming hours and great chats. Robin is such an important part of our lives. Great friends like Michele Arvanites, who even though she lives far away (Vegas) has managed to maintain a very close relationship and shared showing experiences long distance. We have developed a reciprocal relationship with her and value her deeply. When someone shares the life of a dog, whether through purchase, gift, breeding or something else, they become our family. We make it our goal to not pass up the opportunity to make a friend in this journey and take the time that was once so generously given to us. We can all be a student, mentor, teacher or friend for someone. We have gained many friendships as we follow our path. Some of those include Linda Tindle, who was pivotal by taking her leap to start showing and in turn introduced us to our new passion of exhibiting the dogs we love. Never forgetting friends like Jesse Klein, Roxann Mellem, Lori Solomon, Naomi Bryant, Randy Buske, Shelley Martin, Lori Cole, Cindy Sickler, Lori Drew, Vicki Roarke, Teresa White, Shelley Martin, Barbara Raymond and many others (there are just to many too name them all) for their unending support and encouragement. Also to experienced exhibitors in the fancy, like Kelly Smith and Tish Cannon, who took the time to lend some knowledge to a couple of �newbie�s�. They presented us with some great pointers in getting started. Thank you all for taking the time. Even though we still have a long road to travel, we have come a long way already. We can share bits of advice from our learning and a friendly smile of encouragement. Rest assured, we will never forget that the journey is never done.
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