Hi! Welcome to my site where you'll hopefully learn a bit about me
and this wonderful breed. My name is Gloria
Beaudin. My husband, Wayne and I have 3
children that have grown up way to fast, Colin,
Jenna and Eric. Our home is shared with Daisy
our cat, and 4 Finnish Lapphunds, Gracie, Skyla,
Oakley and Teemu. We live on 2 acres just
outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in
Headingley.
When we started looking for a dog we kind of knew size and
temperament that would fit our home.
I started looking on the internet and for about 2 months read about
every dog that even looked or sounded like what
we wanted. I kept going back to the Finnish
Lapphund and everyone in the family thought the
breed fit
Now finding a breeder was not going to be as
easy as we thought. Out of all the dogs we
looked at we choose one that is still quite rare
in North America. We ended up finding a
wonderful breeder but she lived in Memphis
Tennesse. Linda Marden has/is doing wonderful
things for the Finnish Lapphunds. After she
checked us out we were put on the waiting list
for a puppy.
The emails started in February 2003 and by
August 2003 we were on our way to Tennesse to
pick up our bouncing girl puppy (GRACIE). We
made a family vacation out of the drive. and
after 8 days of vacationing we went to Linda's
to pick up Gracie and her brother Chade. Chade
was coming home with us and his owner picked him
up for the ride back to Edmonton, Alberta CDA.
Going to Linda's was a real treat. We got to
meet all the Finnish Lapphund's, Gracie's mom
Tipper, grandmother Jessica.... We knew we had
made the right choice when every single dog was
so friendly.
I enrolled her in a puppy class, then another.
Her first summer we joined an agility class. Now
this is fun! I wasn't sure if I'd like dog shows
but after going to the FL gathering in Wisconsin
Aug 2003 I knew I was hooked. Gracie competed to
become a UKC Champion. We then started taking
agility classes and I really enjoyed watching
the dogs have fun plus getting some exercise
too.
They
say "Finnish Lapphunds are like potatoes chips,
you can't stop at one". "They" are right. A
quick trip to Memphis and we got a second
Finnish Lapphund, Skyla. She is full of fun and
loves to play agility.
The story continues on the
Our Dogs link of the webiste. I hope you
enjoy visiting and enjoy our dogs as much as we
do everyday!
My passion is to breed sound, happy, healthy
pups who will enrich the lives of their loving
owners. I strive to produce puppies who have
the type and conformation to win in the show
ring as well as the athletic ability to succeed
in herding, agility, or any other dog sport
they'd like to try.
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