Kathryn fell in love with shelties as a child when she saw her first sheltie at Mount Rushmore. From then on she vowed to have a sheltie one day. That dream was realized when she acquired her first sheltie while in graduate school in Dallas. Minos Sweet Caroline was a retired girl and the dam of one champion. She helped Kathryn learn to appreciate a truly beautiful and well-bred sheltie. A marriage, several moves, and raising a family kept Kathryn's dreams of becoming active in the breed at bay for a time, but when daughter Gretchen became interested in the dog world, pursuing AKC conformation became not only a dream but a reality and a family hobby as well.