BIOGRAPHY

The last 50 years of my life have been dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. Even as young child, I realized how incredibly fortunate I was to grow up in a family that bred, showed and loved Old English Sheepdogs. With our first OES, from a backyard breeder, we made all the mistakes a first-time puppy buyer can make. We did have the wisdom to join our local OES club after the fact and quickly learned Alfie was NOT show quality, and with his health and temperament issues, he sadly was not even companion quality. But we learned from this, and were were bitten by "the bug." A few years later we acquired a beautiful female Old English Sheepdog we named Mimsy, who would ultimately become the foundation of London Fog OES.
became my Mom's right hand and her student, sharing the responsibility of exhibiting, breeding and caring for our dogs. I had my first "big win" at age 8 with Tiffany (Ch. London Fog's Touch of Class, left), going on to compete seriously in both the junior showmanship and breed conformation rings, while volunteering for our local club in Pittsburgh, PA, and assisting with the breeding and raising of about fifteen litters of puppies. From my Mom, I learned the importance of carefully screening puppy buyers, and that temperament and health should never take a back seat to what might win in a show ring.
I was always a studious kid, but the dogs were my life and my passion. And they were even instrumental in helping me get into Princeton University. When my counselor called to the various schools to whom I'd applied, just to "check up on my status," at the mention of my name she would usually hear something like "Ah yes! The girl who wrote all about her dogs!"
became my Mom's right hand and her student, sharing the responsibility of exhibiting, breeding and caring for our dogs. I had my first "big win" at age 8 with Tiffany (Ch. London Fog's Touch of Class, left), going on to compete seriously in both the junior showmanship and breed conformation rings, while volunteering for our local club in Pittsburgh, PA, and assisting with the breeding and raising of about fifteen litters of puppies. From my Mom, I learned the importance of carefully screening puppy buyers, and that temperament and health should never take a back seat to what might win in a show ring.
I was always a studious kid, but the dogs were my life and my passion. And they were even instrumental in helping me get into Princeton University. When my counselor called to the various schools to whom I'd applied, just to "check up on my status," at the mention of my name she would usually hear something like "Ah yes! The girl who wrote all about her dogs!"