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Amber
I'm Amber Ross. I grew up on a 23 acre farm in Texas and have always had a deep love for animals. I started showing animals when I was 12 years old in 4-H & FFA. I have bred, owned, and shown many animal in my life including horses, cattle, sheep, and rabbits. My previous last name was Schireman and you may see some of my dogs or dog related records in that last name. The dogs are my hobby and my stress relief. I work full time as a registered nurse. I have a wonderful son, Alex who is 10 years old and enjoys showing dogs with us. My family includes six wonderful nieces, three of whom Emily, Ashlyn, and Madison who show with us. Our dogs are our passion and showing them is a family affair.
Alex
I'm Alex Ross and I'm 10 years old. My dog is Miriam she is our foundation for the Strong Water line. Miriam is 9 now and retired except for specialty shows. I am a straight A student and am active in my schools reading programs. Besides showing dogs I am a student at Longview Taekwondo Academy where I have achieved the rank of yellow belt and one day hope to reach my black belt.
Emily
Emily Flores is my niece who start showing dogs with me when she was 9 years old. She was the #2 Junior Handler in the Alaskan Malamute Club of America for three years in a row, 2016, 2015, & 2014. She started out showing Miriam, but on June 29, 2016 her best friend was born. Miriam gave birth to two beautiful boys and Emily kept pick puppy, who is now BISOH MRBISOH GCH CH Strong Water's Double or Nothing AOE call name "Casino". From the moment Casino was born they were inseparable. Through this special bond they developed into quite a team. Casino is a Best in Show, Multiple Reserve in Show NOHS winner. He has earned multiple AKC working group placements and is an AKC Grand Champion. In 2015 Casino qualified in the TOP 10 NOHS in AKC. Casino has been to the AKC National Championship in Orlando, FL twice and was given an Award Of Excellency (AOE) both times. Casino is now retired and Emily has taken a break to peruse her collage career.
Ashlyn
I'm Ashlyn Reeves and I live in Alvin, TX. I graduated from Conroe High School in 2014. I am now Sr. at Sam Houston State University where I major in Victim studies and minor in human services. I was honored on the Dean's List in 2016 & 2017. I will graduate with my BS in Victim Studies in spring 2018 and plan to continue with my masters eventually becoming a counselor specializing in childhood trauma. I started showing dogs when I was 8 years old in 4-H and became active in AKC. I had good mentors in AKC and no so good mentors, you lean equally from both, who you are ,and who want to become vs. who you do not. The breed I started with in 4-H was Pembroke Welsh Corgi and this gave me a good dog to learn with. When I graduated and moved into my own home I decided I wanted to show and breed Australian Shepherds, and am the proud owner of Life Time Kennels. We show in AKC conformation, obedience, rally, and agility, and have titles on our dogs in several of these areas. I also co-own / co-breed the malamutes with my Aunt and Uncle. I enjoy being able to show all different breeds but I do not professional handle currently. I enjoy having by Owner Handler statues and don't want to give that up. In addition with work and school I just don't have the time to dedicate to that.
Madison
I'm Madison Reeves and I graduated from Coldspring High School in 2020, I plan on earning my BSN RN at Sam Houston State University. I started showing animal's when I was 7, my older sister Ashlyn taught me how to show horses and soon started teaching me how to show dogs in 4-H and AKC. As I got older I became more competitive and started showing cattle after I calf scrambled at Montgomery county fair. As a senior in high school I was awarded fair and rodeo queen in San Jacinto county. To this day I still continue working with horses, cattle and dogs, I hope to one day have a kennel and a ranch of my own.
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