Rainshadow

Welcome to Rainshadow Farm

Welcome to Rainshadow. We live in Reno, NV. We are home to kids, dogs, and horses.

We hope you enjoy your visit. During your tour of our web site, you will learn about two incredible breeds of dogs, the Chinese Crested and the Hairless Dog of Peru. We are blessed to have both of these dogs share our family life. You will also meet our family members and our horses.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Come back often!

How it began - Chinese Cresteds

I got started in CCs in a funny way. I have always had working breeds, Newfs, and we had a PWD. My daughter raised Smooth Fox Terriers and did juniors with her sister. We had two litters of SFTs.
My daughters went away to college, and I am still taking care of two old SFTs. My girlfriend asked me to take home a CC puppy to socialize for her, since we have twin boys who were about 5 at the time. I said sure, the boys would love to play with a puppy for a couple of weeks, HA! I was hooked.

We kept that male, and went home a year later with another male from my friend. My husband thought I was crazy of course!
I got my lovely girl Puff from the Thompson's. Her name is Legends Miss Congeniality.
I hope to get her finished this summer. I would like to add a THL girl to the mix one of these days.

Peruvian Hairless Dog

I am owned by a Hairless Dog of Peru, also known as Perro Sin Pello Del Peru. She entered my family’s life on February 1, 2008. She was delivered to the SF International airport by her incredible breeder Paivi Votkin all the way from Finland. This special little girl is named Wanhan Wuoeren Nuort Kuess. Paivi visited with us for a too short visit and gave me a fantastic education into the world of the Peruvian Hairless.

As my son William and I looked in the international terminal for Paivi and Kuess, I couldn’t help but think back to the long process that brought Kuess to our home and lives. I have been owned by my Chinese Crested Dogs for several years. I am fastinated by the genetics of this hairless breed. I have always had a strong interest in Genetics. It was one of my favorite series of courses in college. I also have a son, Davey, with Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder. I guess it would be natural that I would be drawn to this primitive breed of dog. I am amazed that they have such unique genetics and remain fairly untouched by humans.