My husband and I have six children and raised swine for fourteen years on our ten-acre farm north of Baldwin City, Kansas. The market for swine suffered dramatically. Our family was forced to make the decision to either move from the country living that we have always known or find another way to supplement our income. We held a family meeting and decided to begin raising puppies. I believe it was my oldest daughter, Angela’s idea. We all love dogs and agreed that having a puppy farm would be fun. My husband Jim has always raised hunting dogs but now we would begin purchasing dogs that appealed to our family. We started with Miniature Schnauzers and Miniature Pinschers. We enjoyed raising these breeds so much that we soon expanded and grew from two breeds to eleven breeds.

Two of our children are grown and moved away but, the remaining four are involved in helping my husband and me raise and care for our adult dogs and puppies. We feel very blessed that our family can still afford to live in our modest home and enjoy raising our puppies.

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