GEMSTONE

My greatest accomplishment..

Jennifer
My beautiful daughter has been my sanity, my strength and my reason for existing.

Nothing else I could ever do in my life would give me as much joy and pride.

Thanks Jen for putting up with all the craziness that has been our lives and for helping me find the sanity and reality in it all. You will always be my most cherished gem!

Gemstone Cockers began in 1984 with the purchase of a buff girl from Maribeau Kennels in Michigan. "Sugar" although not a show dog sparked the fire that is now burning.

After a few false starts and many lessons learned I was fortunate enough to obtain a beautiful black dog from the late Darlene Mattas who went on to become Ch. Darling Simon Says. Although most "breeders" start a breeding program based on a female, I began mine with Simon. I purchased a Ch. Jazzman Clap Hands daughter to breed to him and there began my program.

I have had cockers in all varieties and colors but my heart has always belonged to the black and black/tans. To me, there is nothing more beautiful than a graceful black cocker running across the yard or sleeping curled up on the bed. The most important thing to me has always been to breed a dog that I could live with and to show a dog that loves to show.

My goals are not to produce alot of champions but to breed good, sound, sane dogs that are fun to have around.

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