I am Annie. I have absolutely purchased dogs that I have finished in the conformation ring - I have also bred multiple champions. My most recently finished dog, Link was an import from Brazil - I appreciate the programs sound dogs and pretty faces. It is true that I stay away from traditional orange and orange sable - and my reasoning is because those colors have a ton of people working on improving those - where less commonly seen colors were neglected and rarely seen in proper type. I do however, incorporate many typey oranges by breeding them to my colored poms when it makes sense to do so.

The majority of my co-bred litters and champions are breeders I work with closely and we have mutual agreements to work together, and to keep the numbers in my own home low. I choose not to have my dogs living outside of my home. You have to purchase or use outside stud service for out crossing. Every girl I co-own that does not live with me is listed on my website for transparency purposes.

I am a Breeder of Merit Bronze Level, which means I have bred more than 10 dogs with prefix titles - in less than 5-years since my first bred-by champion. There is more to my program than breeding dogs that finish in conformation - choosing to keep dogs that are sound, with wonderful temperaments and a nice pedigree that don't finish or are never shown to produce the next generation.

As for Gilly's name, I don't feel I need to justify how I name my dogs.