I first became interested in purebred dogs in 1959 when my husband, Don, and I began a search for a hunting companion. The English Springer Spaniel most closely fit what we were looking for and we purchased a male puppy in 1960. Realizing that in order to train the dog for hunting we needed some obedience training we enrolled in an obedience class. This eventually led to an interest in competing in obedience and we entered the dog show world in the mid 1960’s. Soon after, we discovered the breed ring and developed an interest in showing in conformation also. We purchased our first show dog in 1966. Since that time we have finished numerous champions under the kennel name of Donahan. We have also had many obedience titled dogs and a handful of Highs in Trial, agility titles and one Junior Hunter title.

I began judging obedience in 1977 and am presently approved to judge all obedience classes. I began judging conformation in 1980 and am approved to judge Springer Spaniels, Brittanys and Junior Showmanship.

Springer Spaniels have been our only breed for 45 years and I find it hard to imagine being without one.