My name is Connie and I was born and raised in Michigan.
After marriage, we purchased
seven acres. We soon moved our mobile home on the land and
began to build the barn first, then the house!! Our place
became known as the Four Gee's Ranch where two boys named
Wade and Preston were raised along with my appaloosa
stallion Kilroy and the mares he bred.
Wade graduated and went to
college at DeVry Institute of Technology in Columbus, Ohio.
Wade has made his home in Florida and is employed as a
project manager for a major contracting company. He is proud
father of my two granddaughters who are both wonderful
loving parents to their rescue dogs and cats. He is a
grandpa to a wonderful granddaughter, my
great-granddaughter.
Preston's career
started by enlisting in the National Guard and graduated the
following year. Texas is Preston's home and he has retired
after serving 29 years. Preston is also proud father of my
favorite grandson (my only grandson) who also has his dog
and cat.
Our house included a
mother-in-law apartment and this soon became home for my
mother Margaret until her passing in 2007.
Citizens Insurance
Company, now Allmerica Financial was my place of employment
for over twenty-five years. My career began with rating high
risk auto policies, learning and working many parts of the
company including underwriting and the training of agents in
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana on the new changes. I attended
Lansing Community college.
Retirement from Citizens came
in 2007. I volunteered one day a week in the office at St.
Agnes where I attended church and am still a long distance
member. In a very short time, I became the secretary and had
six wonderful years with my already faith family and where I
taught first through fourth grade CCD for several years.
Now, with my sons and
grandchildren all grown up, all the farm family have crossed
over the rainbow bridge, I decided to move here to Florida
to be near my son Wade in 2012. My very first small dog
Shadow, a part Yorkie came with me. This began my interest
and love of Yorkshire Terriers. This breed is the most fun
loving and gives you so much unconditional love.
Even though my move here is
the best, there is still a place in my heart that misses the
farm where my boys were raised, breeding and raising horses.
These fantastic Yorkie’s have rekindled the spark in my
heart for breeding, filled that void, and has given me a
purpose and made this place a home just like the ranch.
My hope and goal is that each
person that purchases a puppy from Yorkie's of the Forest
will feel that same unconditional love and fill your heart
with so much happiness.