WHERE MY LOVE OF COCKERS CAME FROM |
| About Our Family We are a small family kennel in Northeastern Colorado specializing in cocker spaniels in all of the beautiful color varieties of sable, chocolate, black and buff. I have lived with cockers all of my life and decided to bring that joy to others while trying to improve their breed characteristics with our high standards. Our dogs are pets and family first and are raised in our home! We participate in small-scale conformation shows & have now finished : 12 APRI CHAMPIONS & 1 PROMINENT CHAMPION! |
| WE LOVE OUR PUPPIES AND YOU WILL TOO! WE LOVE OUR PUPPIES AND YOU WILL TOO! WE LOVE OUR PUPPIES AND YOU WILL TOO! |
| We love our puppies and you will too! We strive to breed & raise QUALITY, colorful, merry pups with great dispositions and bubbly personalities. All of our cockers are a part of our family, & every litter is well-planned. When you buy a puppy from us, you know that you are getting a great addition to your family, & are becoming a member of ours! We try to breed beautiful cockers with medium to full silky coats & size ranging from 18-28 lbs. We also breed for correct conformation & conformity, long ears, apple heads, & correct ear & tail sets. We strive to make sure that our cockers LOOK like cockers! We are always trying new things to improve our cockers' style, coat, size & wonderful temperament! Our cockers' personalities are very important & we strive to breed and raise happy & merry pups! |
| EVER SINCE I WAS LITTLE, MY FAMILY HAS HAD A COCKER SPANIEL. MY FIRST COCKER SPANIEL THAT I CAN REMEMBER WAS A BUFF NAMED HONEY. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD THAT WAS PROTECTIVE OVER ALL OF US KIDS AND WOULD GO FROM ROOM TO ROOM AT NIGHT TO CHECK ON US...THAT WOULD BE HER. LOOKING BACK, SHE WAS A TYPICAL COCKER SPANIEL WITH THAT SPECIAL FAMILY-LOVING TRAIT. IN 1992, MY DAD BROUGHT HOME A LITTLE BLACK AND WHITE COCKER SPANIEL NAMED MAX. HE HAD BEEN GIVEN UP DUE TO ALLERGIES AND CAME TO LIVE WITH US. I HAD NEVER BEFORE SEEN A DOG SO IN LOVE WITH A TENNIS BALL LIKE HE WAS. YOU NEVER SAW HIM WITHOUT ONE! HE EVEN LEARNED HOW TO OPEN UP MY SISTER'S NEW TENNIS BALL CANS...MAYBE HE JUST LOVED THE SMELL OF A NEW ONE! HE WAS A GREAT DOG. AS HE GOT OLDER, WE REALIZED THAT HE HAD CATARACTS AND BY THE TIME HE WAS 10, HE WAS MOSTLY BLIND. THE NEATEST THING ABOUT HIM, WAS THAT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS OLD AND BLIND, HE COULD STILL FETCH BETTER THAN ANY OF OUR OTHER DOGS. HE HAD THAT NATURAL HUNTING ABILITY OF SCENT PATTERN SEARCHING. WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD, HE LET US KNOW THAT IT WAS HIS TIME & WE TOOK THE SAD TRIP TO THE VET'S OFFICE. IN 1999, MY PARENTS SEARCHED ALL OVER AND FOUND A LITTLE BLACK COCKER OUT OF KANSAS. MY DAD HAD ORIGINALLY WENT THERE TO LOOK AT ANOTHER PUPPY, BUT WHEN HE GOT THERE, DIXIE JUST STOOD OUT AND THAT IS WHO HE BROUGHT HOME. SHE WAS THE FUNNIEST LITTLE DOG AND HAD HE QUIRKS. SHE LOVED TO SIT IN MY MOM'S LAP AND CUDDLE, AND EVEN LEARNED HOW TO "SING" ON COMMAND! SADLY, WHEN SHE WAS THREE, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPH NODAL CANCER. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE CANCER TO TAKE OVER. TAKING HER TO THE VET FOR THE LAST TIME WAS HEARTBREAKING, BUT WE KNOW THAT SHE PASSED OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE AND IS NOW PROBABLY CHASING AROUND MAX AND PULLING ON HIS EARS LIKE SHE DID WHEN SHE WAS A PUPPY! ALL OF MY PAST EXPERIENCES WITH OUR BELOVED COCKERS FUELED MY PASSION TO BREED THE BEST COCKERS THAT I CAN- GREAT FAMILY PETS WITH GREAT HEALTH, BEAUTY, AND THE NATURAL ABILITY TO EXCEED IN WHATEVER THEIR AND THEIR OWNERS' PASSIONS MAY BE. |
| TONY & I MET IN MY SECOND YEAR IN COLLEGE. BY THEN, I HAD MY FIRST PAIR OF COCKER SPANIELS. HE HAD NEVER HAD PEDIGREED "HOUSE-PETS" BEFORE & IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO GET HIM USED TO IT. NOW HE LOVES THEM AS MUCH AS I DO, & AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES, THEY LOVE HIM TOO! WE GOT MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 & NOW HAVE 9 BEAUTIFUL "COCKER KIDS". WE LIVE ON A BEAUTIFUL FARM IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO & STAY BUSY ALL YEAR ROUND! Our kennel name "AM's" comes from ANTHONY and MIRANDA- as this is a passion for both of us. It also makes an easy search for all of those other cocker spaniel lovers looking for their newest addition. |
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| THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE! |
| This is our kennel. Only about half of our kids stay here at one time. Since our house is small, they have to take turns being inside! It is heated and air-conditioned, insulated, and spacious! Each dog gets their own 3x3 pen on the inside and a 4x15 pen on the outside where they can enjoy their own toys and treats. |
| Not only do they have a big fenced yard to play in, but we also take them on group walks around the farm. |