intro

       Namaste makes it's home in a small
   town outside Phoenix,Arizona .
       The weather here is near as perfect
   as it can get.
       Yes we do have a couple of months of
   temperatures over 100 degrees must most
   of the year is awesome.

Lorelei has been a long time lover of

animals

starting

the

age of 3

with

her

first pony ride. From

then on

animals

have

been her

life

and

work. With

background in

showing and

training

Quarter and

Paint

horses,

Her

areers in

animals

included Vet

Tech,

Grooming,

owning a

oarding Kennel

and

couple of

grooming

salon

She

also

worked for

Dept of

Agriculture U.S.D.A

AV..I.S

vet tech

in the bird

quarantine

stations.

Lorelei started

showing dogs in the 70's

with

her first

papillon

and

continued with

Australian Shepherds

and

Whippets.

Lorelei

owned

Top 20 Whippet in 1996.

Lorelei

decided to get back

into

Papillons

and

got her

first one from Chie Ejima of

Queen

Bless

Papillons

Japan.

That papillon was the

beautiful Am

Can Ch

Astrea

Green

Partner

JP,

who was in the Top 5

2002

and

2003. "

Elle " had

made Lorelei so

interested in

showing

papillons that she

started handling

for clients.

Now she

and her

Husband Dan,

Professional Handle

limited breeds

on a

full

time

basis

under the

name

Team Namaste.

Dan got into the showdogs after meeting

Lorelei and

has been his

passion ever since.

He now co owns several

Miniature Pinschers

with

Aztex Min

Lorelei and Daniel Bayless