From a very young age Anastasia was obsessed with animals. Horses were her favorite type, but there was no living creature she didn’t want to study and she faithfully visited her school library to do so. In her youth she had many pets including cats, dogs, mice, birds, rabbits, aquarium fish, lizards, turtles, horses, goats, pigs, lambs, chickens, and for two years in high school a black widow spider in a mason jar. She was a very active member of her school ffa chapter, and served as a chapter officer for four years while Maintaining a variety of project animals and competing throughout the state in different capacities. Her studies of ag science were very diverse and she earned awards for livestock production as well as livestock proficiency in several areas. Her favorite way to pass the time was conditioning and “fitting” (grooming) her projects. Having a well trained and beautifully presented animal to exhibit was very important to her. She also enjoyed researching pedigrees and had successful breeding programs to produce her own market projects.

After high school fate stepped in and she purchased her first AKC Registered dog, for the purposes of breaking ground in the world of dog shows. She quickly learned that unfortunately this particular dog was not meant to be a show dog, but she soon located one that was. This was 1993, and the beginning of what would become a successful breeding program that today is known around the world.

her animal husbandry skills grew over the years, as did her experience with grooming and maintaining dogs of all shapes and sizes. To be a good groomer, a person must not cut corners… and to groom properly you should take your time and cover every inch of the animal to insure that you aren’t missing wounds or skin issues, parasites or anything that needs to be addressed.

after 30 plus years of caring for client dogs and providing care to a number of her own dogs on a daily basis out of her home, the opportunity arose to move to Moorcroft and establish the kennel of her dreams.