User talk:Annette Courtney

Annette Courtney was born in 1966 in Bedfordshire UK, in the village of Milton Ernest,Annette is best known for her work with labradoodles in the UK, Annette started breeding labradoodles in 1989 when she moved to the village of Felmersham in the Ouse Valley, Annette was the first person in the Uk to breed miniature labradoodles and also the first person to infuse spaniel into the labradoodle mix. In 2004 two of Annettes larger labradoodles went to the Charity Canine Partners to work with a disabled person and also to be a demo dog with the cheif executive Terry Knott. Sinse this time there have been eight more dogs which have gone on to be with the charity, Annette has studied animal behaviour at Moulten Collage and has been the first person in the Uk to put on an antenatel class for her new puppy owners. Annette has been able to write articles a great deal on the British labradoodle,mainly for Dogs today magazine and also a helpful hints page for crossbreed dog owners. In 2011 Annette was diagnosed with breast cancer and after a long haul of 18 months of treatment is now breeding her beloved dogs again and moving the labradoodle forward in the UK, Annette has recently set up the Labradoodle Club of Great Britain and is trying to get the breeders of these lovely dogs to be responsible and to wipe out puppy farmers by trying to get the UK Kennel Club to allow breeders of crossbreeds to join the assured breeders scheme which is open to all pedigree breeders in the UK

Annettes websites are www.annetteslabradoodles.co.uk                       www.labradoodlestuddogs.co.uk Annette Courtney (talk) 17:44, 17 December 2013 (UTC)