As sole owner and trainer of Great Plains K-9 School for 20+ years, I enjoyed providing care for all kinds of dogs. Grooming and boarding for dogs and occasionally cats occupied most of my time and home.
What started as a hobby turned into a full time business. My desire to show my own Irish Terrier in AKC confirmation shows and obedience trials required entry fees, so my hobby turned into a neighborhood grooming business, then the grooming added group training classes, individual training classes and training other people's dogs.
Invitations arrived to visit the Exchange Club, library, schools, Grundy County Speedway, and senior care homes (laughing, the least number of seniors fell asleep during our program). Please remember, this was the late 1960s, therapy dogs were unheard of at this time.
Now I am into genealogy for 30+ years, Selma Kampe Shutt Blackmon aka Roots Drigger
