About

Hi, my name is Denise, I am the owner of Northstar’s Kennel. I have always had a love for animals especially dogs, and horses. As a teenager into my young adult years I raised quarter horses, and always had a fur kid by my side. As a very young kid I was given the name “dog” by kids in neighborhood, and school. It seemed that every stray dog found me, and I would make sure to find their families or a family for them. There was a special stray that stayed, a mixed medium breed dog, I named Cocoa, and she became my shadow and went with me everywhere for eight years until I left for college. I married, had children, and became active on the side as head adoptions for our local animal shelter, and adopted a couple puppies that would end up changing my direction in career. These puppies that I adopted caught the eyes of a dog show handler that tuned me onto the dog show world, and from there over the years I worked with a couple Veterinarian clinics, became a breeder, dog trainer, dog show handler, and groomer. I raise & show Bernese Mountain dogs, and Tibetan Mastiffs. Many of my dogs are, and continue to be in the top five for Westminster, and top ten for Royal Canin. It has been a very exciting adventure that has led to adding boarding, and grooming.
This is a new chapter that I am very much looking forward to meeting you, and caring your fur kid(s)!