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About Us
We
live in Coppercliff(Sudbury), Ontario in Canada. My husband
Mike is an undeground miner and musician on the side. I am a certified
pet groomer and I own my own grooming salon called PuppyLove Pet Salon
& Spa. We are very proud of our Irish heritage which is why we
chose the name Boru. The last name O'Brien mean of Boru . Brian Boru
was the last high king of Ireland . Boruuuuu..... is also the sound
that bloodhounds make , so we thought this was the perfect name.
I have always wanted a bloodhound. I come from a
long line of animal lovers. My grandfather Ken was a horseman having
numerous horses come and unfortunately go through his hands, his
favourite breeds were the Percheron and the French Canadian. My mom was
also a dog groomer that grew up with many different breeds of dogs and
actually showed poodles long before I was born. I grew up being taught
proper "dog ethics" and also knew someday I would find the breed for
"me". I thought long and hard about the bloodhound for almost 10 years
and the more I red ,the more I was interested in the breed. I knew they
required a lot of patience, determination and time so I thought about
following in my mother's footsteps. The reason I chose to be self
employed was to be able to take my dogs to work everyday and be one on
one with them as often as I could. I made sure our life was secure and
ready before we brought a dog into our lives. My first bloodhound Odin
was purchased in 2006.Odin's breeder taught me many things such as;
make sure you buy from a reputable breeder. Luckily for myself Odin has
been a wonderful introduction to the breed. I wanted to be able to show
Odin but looking at his pedigree and the bloodhound standard, I decided
to have him neutered and not start off on the wrong foot. I purchased
my second bloodhound Anya in Jan 2007 from our friends Patrina
& Dave McBride of Cufola kennels. I am currently
showing Anya towards her Canadian Championship, I am told we
are quite the team, so far it has been very fun and exciting for both
of us. I cannot tell you how fun and rewarding it is to show your dog,
even if you are a novice. One of the best parts of showing is meeting
others bloodhounds and their owners.
In the futur I hope to further my knowlegde of the breed
and be a part in producing bloodhounds that will be an asset to
the
breed in showing, mantrailing and companionship.
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