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A journalist by profession I did a story on dog accessories which featured a white Miniature Poodle wearing a designer coat and pushing a pram and I had to have a Poodle. One is never enough and I was truly bitten by the Poodle bug. I opened a Grooming Salon when a friend talked me into it, however, she soon tired of it and so I ended up running it by myself.

I have been actively involved in the breeding and exhibiting of Miniature and Toy Poodles since 1960, my first Poodle was a white Miniature who went oversize. My next Miniature was black - "Ch Cumorah Czar" and my first champion Toy was silver, "Ch Cumorah Silver Lancer".  

I imported seven Miniatures from the UK and was then devastated to find they were all either positive to or carriers of PRA. This put a full stop to my breeding program. I also bought two silver Toys from the UK Kennels which were too big to show here.

I continued with Toys from Mrs Vi Maddox (Cumorah) and had ordered a Miniature bitch from Marsden Kennels, however, due to cross communications I ended up with a Standard bitch "Ch Marsden Nina Simone" who I titled. Nina produced a litter which included three Best In Show winning Champions.

Due to a bad leg from a bout of Polio, showing Standards was too much for me and I decided to concentrate on the Toys.  I could not find any that appealed to me here to continue my breeding program so I imported several from the USA.  I selected dogs who would improve the breed here, however, as usual some breeders who could have and should have benefited from these bloodlines chose not to take the opportunities presented to them. Those who did have been delighted with the results and all my Toy imports have become top producers.

Through a twist of fate I found a pair of Minis from the Daktari Kennels in the USA who appealed to me and imported them and more recently I was sent a dog to mate to their offspring.  Although I do not show the Minis myself, the puppies are being campaigned in three states with wonderful results.

I continue to be actively involved in all facets of the breed as I still maintain my Grooming Salon, I continue to show Toys and I breed both Toys and Minis selectively. I also write for Poodle Review (an USA based magazine with world wide circulation.