My love for poms started many years ago in l964 with a little black bitch puppy that I got in exchange for work I did to pay for her. I have had poms off and on ever since.

My serious pursuit of the breed began approximately 15 years ago when I purchased two white bitches from breeder, Sue White, of White Haven Kennels. It was agreed that she would keep and breed the bitches then return them to me. Though white was not what I wanted at the time, it was all I was able to find available for purchase. One white bitch I sold, but the other, Macey, I kept and used in a breeding program. Quite a few of my dogs now can be traced back to her, including one of my foundation bitches, Heartland's Almost An Angel.

A little later I would purchase an orange sable bitch from Sue named Wee Heart's High Society. She was to become another one of my foundation bitches and a great producer. While being bred at Fran Stoll's, I took her daughter from a previous breeding for Fran to see. Fran was quite impressed with her and encouraged me to show her. I had no interest to do so, but an agreement was reached between Fran and I and she was left at Fran's to be shown. That was the beginning of Heartland Pomeranians.

I needed a very special name for the hobby I was putting so much of my love, time, work and efforts into. It was definitely where my heart was and what I loved doing, hence the name, Heartland.