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Rae Anne Kennels

We are a small kennel operation, with all puppies and dogs raised in our home. We will purchase a male shortly and go forward with our breeding program.

I purchased my first Wire Fox Terrier Gracie in May of 2005 from Pat Garling and co-owned our male Harley with Darle Heck. Darle was a great source of information and advice as we bred and whelped 4 litters of puppies. Gracie and Harley have since retired from the show ring, both finishing in the top 10 in Canada in 2006. They love retirement, agility, obedience training and our acreage home where

they chase the ball and bathe in the sun most days. I have decided not to continue with the terrier breed and have chosen to move forward with Papillions. I have personally shown and finished Nicomen’s Annie Get Your Gun, and will continue to show Nicomen’s Black Diamond. As always, my intention is to breed an excellent quality dog that could be both a family pet and show dog. My main focus is on health and health testing to ensure each puppy is healthy when they leave my care and go to their forever home.

07/27/2024

Thank you, XXander Scriverfor taking such excellent care of Tommy and Ella! Congratulations on Tommy's BIS again tonight! Way to go!!!

05/27/2024

Spring has sprung. The grass has rizz!

03/23/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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01/03/2024

Do I have any friends in the San Francisco area?

01/01/2024

My year with Tommy has had it's ups and downs. Throughout, Tommy took it all in stride. As I look at the year in review I am proud to have the #2 Papillon All Breed, but even prouder to have the #1 Breed Point Papillon and #1 in both Alberta and BC! This is no small accomplishment. This boy never fails to impress no matter who is on the end of the leash! Thank you, Xander! You and Tommy make a great team!!

12/23/2023

Go Team!

12/16/2023

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I am blessed to have such a rewarding hobby. We are a small kennel operation, with all puppies and dogs raised in our home.

I love the puppies as much as I love my dogs. Breeding allows me to travel, research and look at how I can better the breed. I choose my breeding pairs carefully to ensure I am doing what is best for the unborn pups and what will give them the best chance through their parentage. I love training in conformation, agility and obedience. Most of all I love my dogs.

Training starts at an early age with house training and the different textures and sounds around the house. We introduce them to guests visiting our home, so they are always meeting new people. We move on to crate training and car rides after they have had all their shots. We socialize them in our home and later with other trips out. Once they are old enough to do stairs then we start the outside training. We work on recall and boundaries, as we live on 5 acres. When it is time for my babies to go to new homes they are very happy and confident little ones.