Welcome to MapleGlo Goldens. We are located in central NJ right on the shore, about an hour east of Philadelphia and also an hour south of NYC. 

I have been around animals most of my life. Growing up, we always had dogs, and pet birds.  I also had two horses in high school that I showed in hunter/equitation classes at local shows. I attended St Francis College, PA where I concentrated in biology and business courses. I graduated from Morven Park Equestrian Institute in Leesburg, VA where I was exposed to dressage & three day eventing. I moved onto jobs on the thoroughbred race tracks, grooming and exercising the racehorses. That is where I met my husband, Mark.

While raising our three children, I managed a thoroughbred breeding farm on the north shore of Long Island for 7 years prior to moving back to NJ. It was while on Long Island that my son, Josh, and I started to breed and exhibit cockatiels. That was back in 1991. We moved back to NJ in 1995 and since then I have worked in the medical field while also raising our birds and children. Josh & I went to shows all over the east coast, south to GA and AL and north to NH. Josh has flown out to WA and CA with our birds to exhibit them on the west coast. We have attended several National Cage Bird Shows where our birds held their own and where Josh's Lutino went Best Cockatiel In Show in 2005! Breeding and hand feeding the babies was a great experience and labor of love. We were continually among the top 20 exhibitors of the year for several years, along with being listed in the Top 25 Exhibitors of All Time! I have raised several champions and grand champions from our line of cockatiels. I am very proud of what we have been able to achieve with the birds. I also raised parrotlets and lineolated parakeets who are wonderful little parrots. Please visit my cockatiel site Cockatiel Cottage or Josh's Mapleleaf Aviaries to see some of our birds.

In 2005, I was getting ready to have an "empty nest" with our last child getting ready to go off to college, I knew it was going to be a tough transition from being so busy with the kids and the birds to having not much at home to keep me busy. Josh was getting ready to move to NC himself and take his flock with him. I would be left with my own breeding stock of birds but without my son to share the enjoyment, I decided to sell most of the birds and keep just a few pets.

Since 2005, I have had the privilege to be owned by three special goldens. Spicy is a registered therapy dog and she loves to visit people in the local rehab facilities along with kids on the pediatric floor at the local hospital. Kelly is a UKC champion and I am currently working on obedience and agility with her. In 2006,  Trisha joined our household. She has already earned her RN along with her CGC & TDI. She is currently busy growing up and pursuing her career in obedience, agility, tracking, rally & conformation after she is matures.

Feel free to browse my site and if you have any questions please contact me. I have made every effort to make it as informative as possible. Please check back for updates.