Enclave shelties was started in 1988 by Hector Hector. It is a small hobby kennel located in Davie, FL. Hector's love of dogs began with Collies and he has raised them as well as breeding Labrador Retrievers prior to discovering Shelties. He has owned a number of breed champions and bred Ch. Enclave Legend's Night Echoes - see dogs shared page.  Some of his favorite dogs, including Ch. Jade Mist Enclave Electra, have come from friend and mentor Carol Howell and go back to her incomparable sire
 Ch. Jade Mist Beyond Tradition, ROM, ROMC

Hector has been a member of the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Southeast Florida (SSCSEF) for over 20 years.  He is a current board member and a past President of the club and he has been the SSCSEF show chair for the past 5 years.  In 2009 he assisted with show planning and equipment at the 2009 American Shetland Sheepdog Association (ASSA) National. 

Meredith is currently the President of SSCSEF.  Meredith (formerly Maust, now Hector) has always had shelties. Her mother, Julie Desy, founded Ilemist in the 1960's and breeds and handles under that prefix to this day. Meredith handles occasionally, and has successfully campaigned many client dogs to their championships. She has served on the board of the ASSA and as Chair of the Junior Showmanship Committee. In 2004 she had the honor of judging Futurity at the ASSA National Specialty in Ogden, Utah.

In addition to the SSCSEF, we are both members of the ASSA and the Palm Beach Dog Fanciers Association.  We enjoy judging sweepstakes assignments at specialty shows throughout the country and are pursuing our judging licenses.

We were married November 20, 2004. Together, we strive to breed and retain shelties of exceptional breed type and expression and therefore produce only one or two select breedings each year. Our dogs are our family members, not kennel dogs. Show prospects and companions alike are guaranteed for temperament and against genetic defects. We both are strong believers in breed education and aspire to learn all we can through the experiences and knowledge of the breeders who have had a positive and lasting impact on the breed.