Located on the beautiful high plains of northeastern
Colorado, and nestled right near the Platte River
is the home of Chapleton Whippets. Boasting four
distinct seasons, the Colorado climate affords
our dogs the opportunity to play in both sun
and snow.
Our whippets are first and foremost
wonderful pets, which enjoy their time in the show
ring and on the lure coursing field. I am currently
a member of Greeley
Kennel Club, Rocky Mountain Hound Association
of Colorado, Colorado
Lure Coursing Association, American
Whippet Club, and various professional organizations.
These clubs provide opportunities for our dogs
to locally compete in AKC conformation shows (including
hound specialty), as well as ASFA and AKC lure
coursing trials in addition to their national travels.
| All of my life I have been inspired
by the purebred dog. I began my involvement
in the world of dog shows around the age of
13, when I began attending shows and researching
breeds. I devoured books written by breeder
and dog show greats and would seek the mentorship
of successful breeders/exhibitors in my area.
I found early mentors, first in Siberian Huskies
and later branching out into Giant Schnauzers.
It was through these teachers, in their respective
breeds, that I learned the basics and began
to gain an understanding of what a well-bred
dog was, and of the devotion required to become
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These lessons
formed the groundwork for the true “purist’s” approach
to breeding dogs- in which maintaining the integrity
of your breed was the supreme reason for being
a breeder at all. These ideals have shaped my goals
and intentions throughout my years in dogs.
| After college, I went back to
dogs with the intention of finding the perfect
breed for us. I knew that we wanted a sighthound,
as their athletic beauty and elegance beguile
their true nature as couch potatoes ;-). As
my research continued, I became absolutely
enchanted by the whippet, for not only has
the breed has been kept well intact and relatively
true to their original design in both form
and function, but the whippet is a relatively
healthy breed that is being closely monitored
by dedicated breeders to seek out and eliminate
impending health issues. |
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I also found
that- If you are loved by a whippet, and peer
into those big dark eyes, you just know- that you
have arrived, and that you can never go back.
In recent years under the mentorship of Kathy
Rasmussen (Harmony Whippets), and Karen Gibson
(Andauer Whippets) I was given the opportunity
to acquire my foundation bitch, Ch.
Harmony Field of Poppies JC “K”,
who with the help of her handler, Diana Wilson
was able to compete in the show ring as a top 20
whippet and a competitive lure coursing talent
in 2007.
 Updated
6/18/2008 - Puppies
page: Added "Samantha"
5/22/2008 - New pages: "Flare" & "Pepper";
News.
4/16/2008 - Home page; Puppies
page: 3 month update.
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