Greetings Fellow Aussie Lover!

Here is a condensed autobiography (boring stuff hopefully left out!)

Okay, I can't believe I'm 53 years old, but my brain still thinks...no, no, no, I'm only 25. I moved to Topeka, Kansas in August, 2007 and live in "THE MONEY PIT!" Feel free to poke around and see how one person can lose over a quarter of a million dollars trying to create a masterpiece.
But by golly, there's magic in the house!

I've worked for the FAA (Federal Aviation Admin) since 1991 and work in Olathe, KS. It's a heck of a commute in bad weather, but at least they pay me the BIG BUCKS to deal with an incredibly high stress job and that allows me to continue working on "The Pit". Although there have been days when I wondered if I'd be happier being a homeless person.

I live with handsome Fyre and beautiful Abby. They keep me inline and grounded to reality. They also make me laugh. Miss Poppy is out on the campaign trail with Valerie Nunes-Atkinson. Watch for her at Eukanuba and Westminster 2010.

I have one lovely and talented daughter, Tara. . She is still living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with her handsome fiance, Chris. In May 2010, we are going to celebrate their wedding in Orange County - California. Woohoo!

Since my daughter left the nest, I have had a lot more time to myself, so I've added a few more hobbies.

Besides raising and showing aussies, my other hobbies are:
WRITING (hope to get a book published in the not too distant future, and NO, it won't be one of those boring technical manuals I used to have to write/edit.)
TRAVELING - Western Caribbean - 2005, Alaska - 2006, Ireland - 2009 Did you know that Kansas is half way to anywhere? I can get a direct flight to Ft. Lauderdale or San Diego and it only takes about 3 hours.
PHOTOGRAPHY - I love my Nikon D300
READING - this is how I stay sane. I actually listen to audio books while I commute, but the library in my house is overflowing, too.
I also enjoy playing World of Warcraft, internet surfing, listening to music (IPOD rocks),
and of course, my most expensive hobby, the renovation of my home.

I've raised and shown registered Aussies since 1982 and am permanently registered as Aladdin with ASCA and AKC. Prior to "going to the dogs", I raised and showed Morgan horses in Southern California.

The old history bio: I was born in San Francisco, CA and have been in love with animals my whole life. Many times, sometimes to the dismay of my parents, I would bring home various creatures that I found around our home. Both my parents worked for Fluor Engineers, but it was through my father that we moved to far off and exotic lands (NOT California) My 5th and 6th grades were spent in Kuwait, 7th and 8th grades were in Puerto Rico, 9th grade at an all girls school in Louisiana. So you can just imagine the kind of animals I was able to bring home. :-) In 10th grade, we moved back to California, where I finished high school (1st half of 10th grade - Rancho Cotati High, Rohnert Park, CA; 2nd half of 10th - Garden Grove High; 11th & 12th - Katella High, Anaheim, CA).
I joined the Air Force the same year I graduated and spent 4 years in Biloxi, MS on a 100 acre horse ranch and teaching electronics to military personnel. I chose to leave the Air Force after a string of tragedies rocked my world. I moved back to California, with a short 1 year stay in Colorado (where I bought my first Morgan Horse, Holly). I lived in Southern California from 1979 - 2007.

I strive to produce a truly beautiful, versatile, healthy and intelligent (goes without saying, since it's an Aussie!) companion. My personal goal is: That every Aladdin dog that goes to a new owner(s), will be remembered years from now, by family members, friends and relatives, as the "BEST DOG" they ever knew.

Visitors are always welcome to stop on by and visit. :-) I have truly enjoyed my years spent as part of the Aussie Fancy. I hope that I never forget where I started or lose sight of where I want to go, in promoting, showing, breeding and loving these exceptional "bobtailed" dogs.