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tan and Jane Flowers have beenhandling
dogs professionally together since
1982.
They are both members of the
Dog Handler’s Guild, Inc., which was
established in 1963, with Stan being
one of the founding members. They also belong
to the American Boxer Club, the Bulldog Club of
America, the Weimaraner Club of America and
the French Bulldog Club of America.
They conduct their handling business from
their home and private kennel named Evergreen.
It is located on eighteen acres in the country
in Buffalo, Minnesota, which is about thirty
miles west of Minneapolis/St Paul. They travel
to shows with fifteen to twenty dogs in their
Prevost coach. Each year they attend about 130
shows with a variety of breeds.
Stan has devoted his entire professional
career to handling dogs. He began showing
dogs as a youngster and was awarded Best
Junior Handler at the Chicago International
Dog Show in 1952. He apprenticed for well-
known professional handler Larry Downey for
many years, where he learned to care for and
present all breeds of dogs. Stan has shown dogs
in all seven groups to Best In Show wins.
Jane began her involvement with purebred
dogs in 1972, when she acquired her first boxer.
Since then over sixty Evergreen boxers have
completed their championships, several of which
are group and Best In Show winners.
Jane and Stan have been showing and breeding
English bulldogs since 1985. They have bred over
thirty champions, including seven group winners
and six Best In Show winners.
The Flowers began showing French bulldogs
in 1990, and since then have shown eight
Frenchies to Best In Show wins. They have
finished championships on over 75 Frenchies.
They began breeding Frenchies in 2001 and have
bred several champions and a group winner.
Other breeds inwhich theyhave a long standing
reputation for winning include Weimaraners and
American Foxhounds. They have shown many to
Best In Show wins.
Together Stan and Jane have devoted twenty-
seven years to providing superior care and
professional presentation of many breeds. They
are happy to assist newcomers who are interested
in participating in this great sport.
ContaCt InformatIon
Call or e-mail Stan or Jane
anytime at the numbers below
Cell phone
612-747-5770
emaIl
jsevrgrn@aol.com
tberesford@meltel.net
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