| Taycin Kennels |
| Located in lovely Buellton, California. Part of the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. Also known as "Wine Country". |
TAYCIN
history
how it all began...
In May, 1971, Curtis Taylor was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California. He found a bloody, dirty puppy by the side of the road. He picked it up and tried to discover who had lost the little guy. No one claimed him, so Curt took him to a vet and was told that the dog was an Australian Shepherd. The pup was about 11 months old. As Curt was being discharged on June 4th, he chose that date for the dog’s birthday and named him Chupanako, Greek for "little shepard". About 2 years later, Curt met and married Cindy Perron. Their next door neighbors raised and showed German Shepherds. The neighbor thought that Chuppy was a purebred and further suggested that he should be shown. Chuppy was taken to a fun match and took Best of Breed! Needless to say, that victory was pretty exciting. After a couple of Best of Breed wins, other breeders became interested and we then verified that he was indeed a purebred. Chuppy was registered with the Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA) with an unknown pedigree. Taycin Kennel was born, "Tay" for Taylor and "Cin" for Cindy. Cindy gave her aunt Hugette a Chuppy puppy "Taycin's Country Bumpkin" aka Tuff Stuff, which proved to be too much for her. Jeanine Perron took him to a show to see if anyone might want him. Instead, she entered him in the show, and he took Best of Breed. Guess who was hooked! Ch Taycin’s Country Bumpkin (Tuff Stuff) was by Jeanine's side for 15 years. He was the best, producing many great puppies. Since that humble beginning, we have become a four generation kennel. Jeanine Perron managing the team, Cindy Taylor and her two daughters Karen Keller and Regina Blair and now Jaisa Blair stepping up to the plate. How did the North American Miniature Australian Shepherds get into the picture? Doris Cordova came to a show Jeanine was attending with a very small Aussie, telling people that it was a miniature. Jeanine and Doris quickly started talking about mini's and both thought a place for such a small dog might exist in the dog world. Although Doris did not have the opportunity to pursue this breeding program because of her passing, her dreams were still alive with Jeanine. Jeanine was selected as a Executive Board Member of the newly formed North American Miniature Australian Shepherd Club of the USA as Vice President. After serving on the board and actively encouraging and promoting the sound, responsible breeding practice, Ch Destiny’s Radiant Ruby was born. She quickly became the foundation bitch for Taycin's Miniature Aussies. We have been fortunate enough to have finish well over 40 Miniature Australian Shepherds and numerous Australian Shepherds and hope to continue to add these numbers. |
For more information call: Cynthia Taylor at (805) 688-8398
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