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Welcome to Bailey Mountain Welsh Terriers! My
name is Ashley Mace and I came up with the idea to breed
Welsh Terriers.
I am a Senior at
Madison High School located in
Madison County North Carolina and I attend California
Creek Baptist Church. I'm currently visiting and applying to colleges and am excited about this new stage in my life. My interests are Biology, Chemistry and Physics and I plan to major in one of these in college. I have lots of interests
including drawing, video games, chatting on internet and growing in my Christian
life but my passion has always been animals.
I have always loved all kinds of animals and
have had many pets over the years. In addition to Welsh
Terriers I currently have a dog, a cat, a goat and a
horse. I have always wanted a pet snake but my dad says "if
a snake moves in I will move
out."
A few years ago
I cared for a baby
rabbit. My dad ran into the rabbit nest while mowing the
horse pasture and only one survived. I cared for him until
he was old enough to release.
When I started High School I became involved
with FFA
(Future Farmers of America) which I think is great. Part
of the FFA program is the Supervised Agricultural Experience
(SAE) Program. The SAE program allows me to design a program
to gain hands-on experience and develop skills in
agricultural career areas that interest me. The project will
go on for my four years at Madison High School and even
beyond. I wanted to do something that was challenging and
fit in with my love for animals, especially dogs!
After a lot of negotiating with my parents
(which was not easy) I convinced them to help me breed dogs.
I never thought they would agree to do it but they did!
My Mom and I spent many hours researching the
breed of dog that we thought would be the best selection for
me to work with. We decided on Welsh Terriers because of
their disposition and size. My Dad is helping me with this
web site and building a dog kennel. The kennel is made from
our old chicken house which had to have lots of improvements
(it was a hog pen before it was a chicken house! My budget
is tight so we have to use
whatever
is available.)
I have had a blast breeding Welsh
Terriers. It has allowed me see new puppies being born, grow
and develop their individual personalities.
I love watching God's great miracle of life
take place right before my eyes. I have also been able to
meet new friends and, hopefully, increase the joy to their
lives when they add one of our 'little friends' to their
family.
Anyway, I hope you like this site. Please
contact me if you want more information or are interested in
Welsh Terriers. I will be happy to get back to you!
Thank you for joining me on this adventure!
Welsh Terriers Rule!
Ashley
updated 06/30/2008
ashley@baileyterrier.com
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