My name is
Kathy Burgess and I have
owned/bred dogs for 30 years. We are a
family of six who are very involved with dogs. We are located in
Nicholasville, near Lexington, KY. We
believe that sound temperament, rock
solid
health, and correct structure are the most important foundation on
which all
other accomplishments are built. We
keep
only the best-tempered adult
dogs and Volhart test pups before they go to
homes. To produce excellent lifetime
health, we do extensive health testing
on all breeding dogs and select only
those with excellent histories. In order
to produce correct structure
that will age gracefully, we choose dogs with
correct structure and champion
pedigrees. We have purchased semen
from top lines from the
United States, Canada
and England. We have flown to Ireland to
hand-carry puppies back from top lines to add to our program.
We believe
that well-bred pups can
achieve amazing things when given the opportunity.
We have worked our dogs with search and rescue,
agility, obedience, conformation and in Junior handling.
We have too many accomplishments to list. A few of of them are:
*We have had the top-scoring dog in our state
that was exclusively trained by our then 10 year old daughter.
*Our dogs have been used in newspaper ads and advertising.
*We have had one of the top 25 dogs
in
conformation in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in the United
States.
*Our golden boy defeated the #1
golden retriever in the USA his second weekend out showing.
*We have attended the Westminster and Eukenuba Classic dog shows.
*Our
daughter, Beth, was invited to show in the English Springer Spaniel
Field Trial
Association (ESSFTA) in September 2003. She went and not only won
her
novice Jr. class but defeated all the other Jr. classes including the
#1 Jr.
handler in the USA. She became the 2003 Jr. handler
for the ESSFTA.
It is believed that this is the first time a novice Jr. has won the
title. If this is true then she is the youngest
Jr. ever to achieve
this title.
*Our daughter, Beth, was the #1 Junior handler in the USA in
her breed.
*Becky when she was
11
years old put two
International Championships on GoldenQuest
dogs.
*Beth when she was 9 years old put a
National Championship on a
dog we
produced.
*Becky and Beth have put
CGC (Canine Good
Citizens) and
TDI (Therapy Dog International) on their
dogs.
*Beth has put a
CD (Companion Dog) title on her
dog.
We make regular visits to the nursing home with our therapy dogs.
Our
GoldenQuest dogs have done great
things.
We believe in
community
service. We frequently donate dogs as
service dogs. We have dogs that are
serving the physically handicapped, the blind, the deaf and as social
service
dogs. We have an autistic-calming dog
and a seizure-alert dog with a young child. We
donated a dog that was used in research to see
whether a dog could be
trained to sniff peanuts to protect its owner from accidental allergy
exposure. Our first donated dog was
Kansas Dog of the Year. Many
service dog
organizations have contacted us for either service dogs or dogs to add
to their
breeding program. We know we can only do a little
but we believe that we should do our part to make the world a better
place.
Our
puppies are raised underfoot and are socialized
with children and a variety of animals. Puppies are temperament
tested,
tattooed,
microchip, wormed, vet checked, and have their first shots. Puppies
come with a written
contract and a health guarantee
.
We
hope GoldenQuest dogs can help make the
world a better
place one dog at a time...
