Let me tell you a little bit about myself, what I do, and where we live.Kaleidoscope Fields reside in a suberb of Rochester, New York. We overlook a bay of Lake Ontario. The winters here can be a tad on the harsh side, but all that does is give all the dogs more fun stuff to play in. Of course, that means I'm also cleaning up alot of snow, and in the Spring alot of mud, but I wouldn't have it any other way.I am a designer at Kodak. Most of the time it's fun for me, but I am always eager to get home to my dogs at the end of the day. When I have time, I like to dabble in sculpting, mostly Field Spaniels of course.When I go to dog shows, all of my kids usually come with me. It's like taking 5 kids along on any trip, so you can imagine how hectic it can be at times...oh, did I mention I have 5 dogs living here at the moment.The only time I generally have to leave any of my guys at home is when I go on my annual camping trips with my sister who happens to be a veterinarian and also shows and breeds Bloodhounds. We both like primitive style camping, so we always go into the Adirondack wilderness areas where we canoe our hearts out, swim, fish, and generally forget the real world. Since Zoe was my first Feild Spaniel, she was the one who learned how to ride in a canoe and kayak and she absolutely loves it. Since I can only handle one dog at a time in a canoe, it's always Zoe who comes along to protect me from the bear and coyote.Of course, Zoe is a bit of a southern belle at heart and isn't necessarily fond of swimming unless there are some interesting things out in the water, like ducks...then, watch out!...she's off and swimming.