This will be everything you never wanted to know about us and our Dogs. We started raising dogs 14 years ago, with our German Shorthairs. We are Fred and Barbara, our two Children, Chris and Jessica (now grown) were our partners in helping with the dogs. We decided around 1998 to expand into some other breeds. We have always been Frederika Kennels, we have no intention of changing our name to be "politically correct". We have been placing puppies in homes for over 15years. We know the current information out there is "don't buy a puppy from a kennel", we are still the same as we have always been. We have shown many of our dogs and have several Champions which can be seen on our Champions page.
Seems the only that is constant is change...LOL...we now are the proud grandparents of 5, Robert and Elizabeth came to us by "default", their great Dad, Jason is married to our daughter Jessica. Then Jessica and Jason presented us with Joyra Jacqueline who is an absolute doll. We are still very proud of our other 2 grand daughters, Emma and Hannah who have their own page, but we will have to update that and change it so we can now include everyone...
Me, Fred and the dogs now all manage to co-exist in one residence in Illinois, thanks to the help of "Doc" who was instrumental in getting all of us here, without her help we couldn't have managed it. We are starting to think about getting a little smaller as we aren't getting any younger. We hope to get back to the show ring sometime soon. Thanks for following along with us.
May God in his ultimate wisdom bless you, keep you and give you peace. Just keep in mind, you never know what His Plan for you might be. When He closes a door...He Opens a Window.
How the Cockers Began
These are my first two cockers, on the left, Sadie who now lives at Rainbow Bridge and waits for me there, and Alex, who still is with us and as handsome as ever. Sadie was the Princess of the House and continued to be Mom's "Princess Face" until she left us. She hated getting her face clipped, but loved getting her back rubbed.
How the Poms Began
On the left is one of our "special needs" kids, Bug-A-Boo and our first female Pom, Dev. Bug came to us as a tiny baby, only 5 weeks of age. He was actually given to us by a breeder who didn't have time to care for him, he was all of 6 ounces. I stuck him in my shirt and brought him home. Once he was treated for his pneumonia and ear infection (which left him with a permanent balance problem) my children gave me Dev for Mother's Day. Bug has been neutered but Dev is still being a Mom from time to time
How the Eskies Began
Gabs, Zeke and Zena, from the beginning these 3 were so smart it was scary. They continue to be with us and smarter than ever...LOL
