Laura Teichmann, owner and manager of Willow Creek Kennels, is Amarillo born and raised. At a young age Laura knew she wanted to do something with animals. With the help of her father John Beard, Laura worked hard in training as she grew up, and even finished her first AKC title on a beloved collie named "Good Golly Ms. Mollie" at the young age of thirteen. She even graduated from Tascosa High School. In 1994 John and Starla Beard with Laura their daughter as manager purchased Willow Creek Kennels. They began with twenty five dogs staying the night on the 4th of July holiday, and this last year the kennels housed seventy five.