I
(Saturnino Caluducan) have always loved animals. When my children
were young, they developed a common interest in our animals.
My son and daughter both, with my help, raised and showed rabbits.
However, rabbit showing wasn't as interesting to me as it was for the
children. I knew then it was time for me to find an interest that
I could call my own. I started going to local dog shows and
watched all the handlers in the ring. Outside of the ring, I would
talk to some of the breeders about their dogs. I would note the
good and bad points of the breeds. Finally in 1987, I
narrowed down my decision to two breeds, the Newfoundland and the Great
Pyrenees. I couldn't decide so, I bought one of each. First,
I bought Max a Newf, and Princess a Pyrenees. That was the year
Tycoon Kennels was started. As a new person to the dog show ring,
I learned a lot of things the hard way. I got very frustrated at one
point so I put my dogs with handlers. Soon the dogs
were finished training. I was happy they were finished but I still
didn't have the satisfaction I was looking for. So, I practiced
with my dogs at home, took them to classes and studied the professionals
a little closer. In the mean time, I was still buying dogs in hopes of
improving my breeding stock. I really wanted to finish training my
own dogs. I started showing more often to get myself known in
the ring. I finally finished two of the dogs myself in 1994 with
Meghan and Pearlita, both Great Pyrenees. Contract, Pedigree, and
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