This year I was thrilled to be able to participate in Nigerian Dwarf history when I had the chance to attend the 2010 ADGA National Show in Louisville, KY. I just had to attend the inaugural Nigerian Dwarf show at the ADGA Nationals. I had a wonderful time and had the chance to meet breeders from all over the country. I spent many hours browsing the barns looking at all the beautiful Nigerians from all over the country. I did very well for my very first National Show. 8 out of the 10 goats I took made it into the top 7 in their class! I had one 2nd , one 3rd, two 4ths, a 5th, a 6th and two 7th place goats!

All kids are removed at birth and raised on a strict CAE prevention program of heat treated colostrum and pasteurized milk. All does are vaccinated with CD&T one month prior to kidding and kids receive CD&T shots at 4, 8 and 12 weeks old. I have based my Alpine herd on many wonderful goats out of the Mamm-Key herd and would like to thank Tina and Duane Antes for letting me bring such beautiful animals into my herd.  In 2008 I added Nigerians to my breeding program and am very excited to work with this breed. I would like to thank Debbie Gesick of Velvet Acres for allowing me to bring these wonderful little animals into my herd.

Elmwood Acres started on July 4th 2003 when I purchased my first goat, an American Alpine named Mamm-Key Mango's Tangie. I joined a 4-H club later that year that focused on Dairy Goats in order to learn more about these wonderful animals. The first time I attended the county fair I caught the “show bug” and I fear I may never recover! I attended my first ADGA sanctioned show in 2005 when I participated in the Colorado State Fair. I had a wonderful time and was warmly welcomed by all the breeders there. Thus began my showing journey.

In 2008 I participated in LA for the first time. At that session the appraiser took time to walk me through the process, and used Tangie to show me how all the scores were determined. Imagine my surprise when he announced that her final score was 92 EEEE, at nine years old! Later that day two of Tangie's daughters went 89 and 90. I was beyond happy that I would get scores this high at my very first appraisal!