Christine Trudeau
Arnprior, Ontario Canada (near Ottawa)
chris@joandchris.com

My husband Jose and I have owned dogs since we first met over 20 years ago. We both share a love for dogs and often sit in our house and laugh at how goofy our dogs are while we marvel about their strange behavior.  

In addition to our dogs, we have three beautiful sons who were born in 2003, 2005, and 2007. We have had to slow down our breeding and showing during recent years but we are thrilled with our children and hope that they will grow up to share our love of the dogs.
 
We now have 4 Bulldogs that we actively show and breed . We try not to have more than four in the house because any dog who lives with us is an active member of the family and we have learned the hard way that more than 4 dogs (especially with young children) can become chaos.

In addition to the dogs, we have Silly the cat and Ashton the parrot. Silly is a Norwegian Highlander and came to us through Nancy Schultz all the way from Maryland. Everyone who meets him wants one. He is majestic like a cat, plays with the dogs like a puppy, and isn't afraid of a thing. He is just awesome!!! As for Ashton... Well, she speaks constantly and makes it difficult to work from home. Ashton was born in 2000 and has been a constant source of joy since then.
 
Jose and I both have “real jobs” to finance our Bulldog habit. Currently Jose is a Project Manager working for HP. I am a Sales Specialist working for Oracle.

We would like to thank all of the wonderful mentors that we have had over the years. In no particular order, we would like to thanks...
 * Isabelle Ruel for being there all the time for me!!! I'm glad that you like my dogs and am happy that they have been a big part of your breeding program
* Nancy Schultz for all the advice and support...
* Hans Bakker who let me stay with him in 2001, put my hands on his wonderful dogs and helped me buy the Dutch girls and boys
* Susan Mason for helping me show Bravo and taking care of Becks & Hottie for me
* Sandi Beaudoin for helping me take care of “the guys” and train them
* Darcy Jeanson for being a great cousin and finishing Bravo and Peanut for me.
* Kristie Barwick for Madison and all the chats. We have most of the same ideas and that is refreshing.

 
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