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It is our goal to produce dogs that excel in Breed type, structure & soundness combined with solid temperments. Our track record of breeding and showing National class winners, multiple Specialty winners generation after generation have resulted in dogs that we are extremely proud to be associated with. |
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Skyward Shelties has bred/owned 8 Champions to date, with many more major ptd. We have also shown to finish or assisted with finishing numerous other Champions. |
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Laurie Kron and Vickie Knepper were both successful Sheltie breeder/exhibitors before joining forces in 1993. |
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Laurie has been Skyward Shelties since 1983. |
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She is the brain behind the breedings here at |
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Skyward. Her foresight to see how 2 dogs |
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will compliment each other has served her |
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well producing multiple champions, most |
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of them specialty winners. She is also the groomer behind the dogs at Skyward. Laurie is happy to watch the dogs from ringside. She is in the process of completing her requirements to become a licensed judge, needing only to finish the paperwork and apply. Laurie loves to shoot photos for us and others. |
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Prior to 1993, Vickie had been known as Jackpot Shelties. Starting in Shelties in 1978, she was very succesful at handling Shelties during this time. Her handling efforts were awarded with several champions and pointing/major pointing others for clients during this period. Her friendliness, comedic nature and good sportmanship best describe her in and around the show ring. She is just starting to fulfill the requirements of becoming a licensed judge. |
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Our partnership has worked out very well. We have combined our talents and have come up with some exciting results. Laurie enjoys the grooming aspect of the shows, making them look spectacular while Vickie has always enjoyed the competative nature of showing the dogs. We are both members of the American Shetland Sheepdog Association. Skyward Shelties is located in southeastern Iowa. We show our dogs primarily in the midwestern US, but on occasion travel to other areas. We never miss an opportunity to learn from others and share our knowledge. We always enjoy meeting other breeders on our travels and have made some wonderful freindships along the way. We look forward to meeting you in the future. |
