Karen lives on five acres in Redmond, Oregon (Central Oregon). Karen enjoys going to UKC shows, working with her poodles and her family's poodles. Teens in the area and her daughter in law all help out and some of the teens earn high school credit or 4-H credit for their work with Karen and the poodles. It is a hobby, social outlet, opportunity to camp in various parts of the Northwest, and a passion all in one.

She is a retired educator and currently has her own private practice counseling clientele and a non profit outpatient treatment program for youth at risk and their families. See www.mynewpriorities.com for information on her work with the non profit program. All members of the family have their own poodles as do many of her children and grandchildren who live in other parts of Oregon, Washington, and California.

She is active in her church and as a volunteer in the community. She is not able to spend as much time with her grown children, grandchildren, and great grandkids as she would like, but when they come for a visit, they enjoy playing with the poodles and helping to care for them. Karen enjoys going to UKC shows, working with her poodles and her family's poodles. She hopes to try agility with Her grandchildren, teens in the area, and her daughter in law. They all help out and some of the teens earn high school credit or 4-H credit for their work with Karen and the poodles. It is a hobby, social outlet, opportunity to camp in various parts of the Northwest, and a passion all in one.