Zia Kennels

Zia Kennels breeds AKC-registered standard poodles, Newfoundlands, and Great Danes in Deming, New Mexico, a high-desert community in the southwestern corner of the state, roughly an hour northwest of El Paso, Texas. The kennel was founded by Dr. Debra Megonigle, DVM, and Stephanie Mathers, CVT, whose combined veterinary backgrounds span decades of owning and operating animal hospitals in Colorado and Texas before they relocated to New Mexico.

The roots of the program run deep. Stephanie began breeding Newfoundlands in the 1970s while attending the University of New Mexico, working with dogs imported directly from Newfoundland, and Dr. Deb's early show experience was with bearded collies. Their entry into standard poodles came through a close friend whose dogs competed and won at Westminster, and that connection shaped the direction of the poodle side of the program.

Zia describes itself as a boutique kennel with an intentional focus on a small number of litters each year. Breeding stock was sourced from established breeders who breed to type and standard, and parents are health tested. The kennel facility includes multiple buildings, covered turn-outs, and heated concrete kennel flooring, reflecting the hands-on veterinary care both founders bring to the operation. Families searching for standard poodle puppies in New Mexico or Newfoundland breeders in the Southwest will find a program grounded in long personal histories with both breeds.

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