In 1975, I had not been involved in Poms long, but had a dream to visit the famous Millamor Poms, of Ken and Eleanor Miller. I had written to Eleanor, introducing myself and asking if I could buy a puppy, but I didn’t get an answer. That was the beginning of the story…it was through a strange set of coincidences that I eventually got to meet and became life long friends with Eleanor and got to own Ch. Millamor’s Rock Medallion.

My then boyfriend, John, was showing dogs in New York State and met a fellow Corgi Breeder. He mentioned that he wanted to watch Poms at the show and she said, “Oh I will come with you, one of my friends is a Pom breeder”. In their discussion, it turned out that Carol was a friend of Eleanor Miller and they traveled to shows together. Later that year we drove to Ohio, stayed with Carol and got a personal invitation to drop by and visit with the Millers. When we arrived, lying on her kitchen table, was the answer to my letter I had sent to Eleanor Miller, one year earlier.

The Millers were so kind when we arrived at their house. We spent a lot of time there that first visit and got to see Ch. Millamor’s Moon Rock and Ch. Millamor’s Mark of Dixieland, who at the time were the top sires in the breed and dogs that I had only seen in pictures. I was in heaven! We also saw a beautiful young male, Ch. Millamor’s Rock Montegram, who was winning Groups for the Millers. He was sired by Moon Rock and out of a Mark daughter, the perfect pedigree. Before we left for home, we asked if we could reserve a repeat breeding of him.

The next year (1977) we again made the trip from Nova Scotia to Ohio. Instead of a diamond that year, I got a puppy, as my engagement present. But this was not just any puppy. This was Millamor’s Rock Medallion and that was how he came to live with us in Canada. He was a dream come true for me, his pedigree and the dog himself, were amazing.

Medallion was our house dog, constant companion for 12 years. He was a dog who taught me so much. At the time, I had only one female, a bitch called Millamor’s Dancette, so breeding was not going to be the main purpose for having him. In fact at this point, I had been involved in Poms for 7 years and had not even whelped a litter. I had already bought and finished several Poms, but none were good enough to keep as my foundation. But now I had the dog of my dreams! I wanted to show and campaign this one!

We showed and finished Medallion, first in Canada, then in Bermuda and the US. Medallion won groups and Best In Shows in Canada and the next year, became Top Pom. The following year he became the Number 2 Toy in the country. All my dreams were realized over those first few years, all because of Medallion.