Hi!  My name is Debbie.  I grew up in on a small farm with my two sisters about 75 miles from the Canadian boarder in Hibbing MN.  I've always have had a great fondness of almost any kind of animal.  At the age of 16 I started working on a horse farm training trail horses.  I loved the challenge and still do.  Since then I have raised Long Horns and other exotic animals and birds.
My great love for cockers came about when my daughter purchased and brought one home.  Well you know, Mom gets to care for the new puppy, which was fine with me since I fell in love with her the minute I saw her.  Sadly when my daughter moved away, the puppy went with her.
Heartbroken along with a little of the "Empty Nest Syndrome", I scanned the papers and found an ad for a cocker puppy for sale.  After Shadow, I rescued another young dog that was heading to the pound.  The rest is all history.
After meeting my husband, we re-located to Peoria, Illinois.  I work along side my husband installing floor coverings at his business.
Like most people just starting out, I've had my run in with back yard breeders.  A hard and expensive lesson to learn, but I've since then met some very helpful breeders that have given me an enormous amount of information regarding raising and showing cockers.  With their guidance I started showing cockers in 2003.  My first home bred champion finished in 2005.
As you cruise through the site, visit the show hopefuls page for my next generation of upcoming champions.
I'd like the give a special thank you to John and Glenda Swank for entrusting me with their young specials dog Ch. Swank's Little Black Sambo.  It is such a rare opportunity for any new person in the show ring to be given such a special young dog.  Thank You John and Glenda!

Contact me

Debbie Swearinger
trlrunr99@insightbb.com