RdoubleD Dexters

RdoubleD Dexters

It is our goal to breed a true dual purpose Dexter. One that has good udder attachment, excellent feet and correct leg structure and provide high quality beef and carcass yields.

RdoubleD Acres is located in Monroe Washington, about an hours drive north east of Seattle. Originally T Bar K Ranch that raised champion Pony of Americas and Polled Hereford Cattle.

Cattle have always been part of my life. We started by raising a few cows for beef from the local auction house. That taught me a lot! After a few crazy’s from the auction house, we thought it best to breed our own commercial type cattle. Using our Hereford Guernsey milk cow as our base, we tried Simmental, Limousine, Black Angus, Red Angus, Beef Masters, and Charolais, just to name a few. My father then decided to get into raising Polled Herefords. His first purchase was a 3 in one package. A Polled Hereford cow that had won a few Grand Championships with a bull calf at her side and was bred back. When he unloaded her from the trailer I could not believe how big she was. She was gentle and that was good thing, because she was bigger then any of my horses had ever been. And so it was, Milkshake, was the start of our Polled Hereford herd. My father continued to raise the Herefords for about 15 years until he sold the family farm. That's when it turned from T Bar K Ranch to RdoubleD Acres, my husband and I, having no desire to raise those huge Herefords of my fathers, sold the majority of the stock.

After several years of mowing the pasture's my horses could not keep up with, I decided to look into purchasing a few smaller cattle that would be easier for me to handle by myself. Dexter’s seemed like a perfect fit. Not only are they a size I can manage, but because of their great name. Yes my last name is Dexter; no I did not change it to fit the breed.

Now Dexter cattle are a business and a huge part of my life. I promote these cattle at fairs in exhibitions and shows all over the states. In the beginning I was only showing so that people could see that not all cattle are huge, like my dad's Polled Herefords were. That people who own smaller pieces of land can have a milk cow or raise their own beef. Now, after years in the show ring, I can see how Dexter cattle compare to the other breeds. I know in which traits our little breed can improve and I strive to breed that true dual purpose Dexter.

	RdoubleD Acres "One of the Premier Dexter Breeders in the Northwest" Monroe, WA
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