The family and its champion dogs

Kristie (center) grew up on a farm between Verdi and Elkton. For those of you who do not know where Verdi is, well, Verdi is part of the Tri-city area: Elkton, Verdi, and Ward. I believe Elkton is the only one of the three with a post office, so that makes Kristie a real country girl.

Kristie tells me that her mother, Kathy (on the right), started working with dogs as a young girl and raised collies. Both Kristie and her daughter Bailey (on the left) have continued the tradition. Recently, Bailey's dogs have been making headlines. Bailey's younger brother Lane (in front of Kathy) loves dogs, too.