I started in Shelties in 1999 after my Lab of 11 years passed from cancer and I swore I would never own another animal. At that time I had a 55 gal fish tank, a cat, 4 cockatiels, my dog, my daughters had hamsters, rabbits, and guenie pigs. After awhile I got lonely without a dog. Mark wanted a collie and I wanted a lap dog so we settled on a sheltie. From there we went to the Cleveland Crown Classic and pretty much decided that showing would be a fun little hobby. I have been actively showing since 2000