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About Us
We
live in Coppercliff(Sudbury), Ontario in Canada. My Fiancé
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.
We are owned by two wonderful bloodhounds (Anya
&
Odin). We plan on being owned by more when we finish building our home
on the farm. My father and his wife have a beautiful peice of
paradise 40mins out of town. There is 250acres and we our fortunate
that they are giving us a small peice. Although my Father has alot of
space, he only has 30 head of catttle and 2 dogs!
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
one
day be a part in producing bloodhounds that will be an asset to the
breed in showing, mantrailing and companionship. I hope to become more
involved in tracking with Odin. Breeding is a long term goal, I have
spent the last few years reading pedigrees, OFA clearances, and
following certain bloodlines, I hope to continue on my learning journey
so that when the day comes I can make an educated and informed decision
about breeding my first litter. Everyone starts somewhere Mike and I
realize we are in this for life, so we are in no hurry. We have great
mentors helping us along the way. As years progress I'm sure this page
will have more information an stories to share!
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