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- Dea Freiheit -
Barclay Bobtails Since 1979, Joins SnowDowne in 2005

COLLEEN: “Dea has a good eye for conformation points, a background in Science (wonderful for genetics discussions), and a true love for the breed. I’m so pleased to now be sharing the SnowDowne prefix with Dea. Hopefully, through her efforts, the SnowDowne kennels will continue and thrive for many years after my eventual retirement. Together, we hope to breed the very best OES possible – while promoting and protecting the breed.”

DEA: We own a ranch in Eastern Washington and a condo on Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington. I spend most of my time at our ranch, on Banks Lake, in sunny Eastern Washington with all of my OES and our SnowDowne mascot, Favor, a Havanese.

Like both of his parents, our son Andrew graduated from the University of Washington.
He recently graduated from Law School at Valparaiso School of Law. He passed the Washington State Bar on the first go-round and is now an attorney in Washington, D.C.


				To the left is one of Andrew’s High School graduation pictures. With him is his best buddy, Cody, our Australian Shepherd. Cody recently passed away, at 15 years of age. We got Cody when he was 6 years old from the Humane Society. He had been there for a month and his days were numbered. We miss Cody very much, but know he had a good life with us.




		Bob is taking a ride on one of our horses, Marshall. If Marshall seems like a big horse, he is. He is an 18 hand Shire. This makes Marshall 62” at the shoulder! He is a big boy!

When I was 9 years old, I talked my parents into taking me to the Seattle Kennel Club show to see the sheepdogs. I saw sheepdogs from Cheerio, Cotswold and Squarecote, and even then I appreciated their quality.

I wanted to get a sheepdog, but I had to earn the money myself. Between ironing my dad’s shirts and baby sitting, I finally had saved enough money. My dad and I went to see a litter but the puppies were being kept in rabbit hutches! I new enough even at 13 years of age to know that I wanted to wait and get a “real” sheepdog.

I finally got my first sheepdog from Colleen in 1979. Her name was Ch. SnowDowne Old Fashioned Girl, but we just called her Molly.

I groomed and handled Molly to her championship in 1980. It has been a love affair ever since.

I showed several dogs under our old kennel prefix “Barclay” but at the start of 2006, I decided to join Colleen at SnowDowne. All of my litters will be registered under that name from now on.

Professional Dog Affiliations:

I have been a member of the Old English Sheepdog Club of Greater Seattle since 1979.
I have served as President and Secretary. I also served as the Editor of the Raggedy Ramblings, OESCGS’ magazine, from 2005 - 2009.

I also am a long time member of the Old English Sheepdog Club of America (1981). I was awarded 2006 OESCA Member of the Year, which was a huge honor for me. This was due to the work I did as the Editor of OESCA’s 2002-2005 Yearbook. I also am the chair of OESCA’s Health & Research Committee. Recently I was elected to judge the OESCA Annual Match in Syracuse, NY at the 2010 National Specialty.

I previously have been a member of the all breed club Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, although I am no longer a member. I have decided to concentrate on our local and national breed clubs instead. When I was a member of PVDF, I served as Secretary and also as a Board Member.

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- Dea Freiheit - Barclay Bobtails Since 1979, Joins SnowDowne in 2005

- Dea Freiheit -
Barclay Bobtails Since 1979, Joins SnowDowne in 2005