Why should you purchase a Corbett Creek pup?Corbett Creek labs and weims are the pride of twenty-two years of quality breeding practices. Our dogs are lovingly raised in our farm kitchen on blankets. They are held, loved, and allowed to experience the outdoors as soon as they are able. Weather permitting, they romp in the grassy fields, learn that chickens do peck and that wading in the creek is fun.The parents of the pups enjoy lounging by the fire on a cold night, walks in the woods, and a tremendous amount of love. They all have hip and eye clearances, and in some of them this goes back five generations. We participate in agility and obedience classes, the show ring and pet therapy.We are members of the breed organizations and support rescue work. We volunteer our time helping to place dogs in need of a good home. We are also proud to occasionally donate our puppies to charitable causes such as Search and Rescue, and fundraisers to cure cancer.The puppies that we bring into this world are our lifelong responsibility from the time that they are born, to the eight weeks of caring and training, to the delivery to the wonderful new families who purchase the puppies. We stand behind our pups and pride ourselves that your family has a happy, healthy, loving addition to your family.Each pup comes with a written health guarantee.
About Mary
Ever since I was a child I have loved animals. My mother said as a three year old all I wanted to do was to take a walk and see the cows and horses or to go to Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence. I joined 4-H at the age of 10 and had sheep and dogs as my projects with my brothers Pat & Rich. Going to the fairs and showing both was my passion. I worked on the neighborhood turkey/pig farm for ten years and attended Norfold County Agricultural High School where I was in my glory with all the opportunities to work with more animals and Future Farmers of America. I knew as a freshman that I wanted to work with children and animals so I set my goals to become a vocational agricultural teacher.
I went to Texas A & M and majored in Animal Science and Agricultural Education. Upon graduation I taught science and adult education for five years in the Juvenile Prison facility in Rhode Island and then ten years I taught animal and environmental science in Bost at West Roxbury High School. I loved my students and what I did, but then years ago I was diagnosed with non-hodkins lymphoma and left teaching. I tried to return after battling and recovering from "the enemy"but as everyone knows cancer changes you.
I am blessed to be able to do what I love to do -I breed beautiful, healthy, and loving dogs and make people happy. Last summer I had three couples visit one day and two couples gave me a wondeful compliment. They said, "Mary, you have so much passion for what you do." That was very inspiring for me, especially on those days when you fell like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day! But I do feel blessed and grateful to do what I love to do and not to have to drive in that Boston traffic.
I want to thank people in my life who have helped and supported me. To my breeder friends, George & Joan, Justine, Christine and Claudia, thank you for your love and support. To my Uncle Linus and Dad who are in heaven with the angels, thank you for teaching me that there is nothing a woman can't do. Thank you to my wonderful family. Aunt Joan, who has bred the top brittany's in the country, thanks for onstantly being an inspiration to me and all the people around you. Finally, a special thanks to my best friend, Peter, who keeps me going with his care and wisdom and unique sense of humor.To Dereck, who has my heart".
Most of all, thanks to my puppy families who love and care for my "children." I always say, its the dog who chooses the owner, and in my thirty years of doing what I love, I feel blessed to have such wonderful owners and friends.
Mary in the kitchen