I was one of those children that kept every animal under the sun, much to the dismay of my parents. It was not unusual to find newts in the bathroom sink or that I had volunteered to take care of the school mice for the holidays, all unknown to my Mum and Dad. When I began bringing strange dogs home they had to draw a line somewhere, and they gave into me and Errol a yellow lab was given to me for my thirteenth birthday.

Since then I've never been without one. In 1984 my husband Frank bought our first show dog, a chocolate (Blairburn Athos). He was placed well and we were bitten by the bug. Then the girls arrived, a black followed by a yellow both from the Ramsayville kennels. These beautiful girls form the foundation of our small kennel, with no more than 10 dogs at one time. We have all three colours at the moment and I don't have a preference. Loving them all for their wonderful temprement. We are lucky enough to have five dogs with stud book numbers and one with his J.W. but are always striving to improve.

I have been a serving committee member on general Canine societies as well as the Labrador Club of Scotland for many years. I first judged in 1990 and have judged all over Britain. I am currently on the 'B' list for judging. I am delighted to say that I have met and made many friends, both human and canine, throughout the years.