ABOUT US

Hello!  Thanks for visiting our site.  My husband and I live in northeast Alabama, near Rome, GA.  Our journey with AKC registered Kuvaszok and Bulldogs began in the 1990’s.  We bred several litters under the kennel name of Wildwood, but we are no longer active in breeding.  Our first Bulldog (1996) and our first Kuvasz (1998) instilled in us deep love, respect and commitment to these very different, but equally wondrous breeds.  As Preservation breeders, our endeavors have been aimed at maintenance/improvement in quality & health, and the overall betterment of these purebreds in soundness of body & mind, appropriate temperament, correct conformation, and demonstration of performance abilities.  We have also owned other dog breeds & mixes, cats & horses over the years.  They are shown on the page Other Pets Past or Present.  The passing of our last Kuvasz in 2017 brought our years in that breed to an end as part of our desire to downsize heading into retirement.  We still have Bulldogs and in 2020, we added a Papillon and a French Bulldog.

Clay enjoys all the dogs on a companionship level, and the dogs relish being in his company.  He has a big hand in helping to exercise, train & care for them, but mainly prefers to just spoil them!  Like Clay, I adore the constant company of our dogs.  I’ve expanded that love into a passion for training & showing them in a variety of events.  Our dogs have earned titles in the Sports of Conformation (AKC & UKC), Obedience (AKC & UKC), AKC Agility, AKC Rally, AKC Coursing Ability & FAST CAT, as well as Parkour & Barn Hunt.  Our dogs have also titled in the Civic Activities of Canine Good Citizen, Farm Dog Certification, Temperament Testing, Trick Dog, Stunt Dog and have been certified for Therapy Dog visits. 

Clay & I are so proud of and grateful to our dogs for giving so much of themselves and contributing to outstanding Kuvasz and Bulldog achievements, particularly in the sports & venues where these breeds are seldom seen.  To have multiple Bulldogs & Kuvasz inducted into our AKC parent breed clubs’ Halls of Fame for their excellence in multiple categories is a gift from our dogs that we shall always cherish.  We are also extremely thankful for all that our fellow Kuvasz & Bulldog lovers do as breeders, owners, trainers & exhibitors to preserve & enhance the image & status of our beloved breeds.  We would be remiss if we did not pay special homage to our dear friends & mentors, Connie Townsend & Lynn Brady of Szumeria Kuvasz, who welcomed us as breeding partners and put us on the path to success in the show & breeding world.  My fervor for Performance and my appreciation & respect for accomplishments by all Bulldogs & Kuvaszok (not just my own) compelled me to start gathering data on both breeds.  I created breed-wide Bulldog & Kuvasz databases for titles & other notable achivements in companion/performance events & civic activities (incorporating Ed Scully’s Bulldog records thru 2013).  I continue to stay current with & maintain those databases for Bulldogs and they are posted on this website.

Background:  Clay graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor’s degree in business & major in marketing.  Upon graduation, he entered the United States Marine Corps and proudly served our great nation for three years on active duty, followed by a stint in the Reserves.  He attained the rank of Captain and was a highly decorated Viet Nam war platoon leader and logistics officer.  In civilian life, he became a businessman who built a solid foundation in sales rep work, then went on to own multiple companies.  Initially, he was involved in medical products.  Most recently, he owned & ran an aluminum fabricating business that specialized in ornamental fencing, railing & estate gates, but he is now happily retired.  I have a Bachelor’s degree in communicative disorders from the University of Central Florida, and a Master’s degree in business administration from FTU.  My time is currently devoted to my husband, our home, our dogs (care, training & exhibiting) and volunteer work for the Bulldog Club of America and the breed in general.  My employment history includes the fields of education, disability claims adjudication, and business management. 

Dog Club involvement: Members in good standing of the AKC parent club for the Kuvasz for the 20 years we were active in the breed.  I served the Kuvasz Club of America as: Executive Board Member, AKC Gazette Breed Columnist, Performance Columnist for the Kuvasz Quarterly, AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator at multiple KCA Specialties, KCA Titles Reporter, Chair/member of the Awards Committee, member of the Performance Committee & chair/member of multiple Nominating Committees for Board Elections.  The KCA bestowed upon me its Service Award in 2005 and its AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award in 2009.  We also belong to the AKC parent club for the Bulldog (Bulldog Club of America – BCA).  I am on the staff of the BCA’s official publication – The Bulldogger.  I spearheaded the effort to have a Performance Committee added to BCA (drew up a mission statement & secured others to serve along with me) and the committee was approved and went into action in 2018.  As a member of the BCA Performance Committee, I created a Versatility Awards program that launched in 2019.  I also currently serve as a member of the BCA Hall of Fame/Gallery Committee.  In 2008, I initiated getting agility added to the Performance HOF program (that previously only included obedience & tracking) and in more recent years, I facilitated the addition of Rally & Scent Work.  I have administered AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluations & Trick Dog testing at multiple BCA National Specialties.  BCA honored me in 2021 with AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.  Clay & I have been recognized by the American Kennel Club as Breeders of Merit for meeting & abiding by the specified criteria for Kuvaszok & Bulldogs.  During our years as active breeders, both parent breed clubs listed Wildwood in their Breeder Referral Directories.

We hope you enjoy the photos & biographies of our dogs, as well as the breed-wide Bulldog databases, that we share here on our website.

AKC Breeders of Merit for Kuvaszok & Bulldogs