Getting there...

Lots to share!  First I got to a dog show! I got reserve ( second one) with Luna, which is fine, it was only her 3rd show for an 'in repair' dog and few and far in between outings for her. I can finally get away some with David here now...YES!  David is here for good!  He's been here for 2 and 1/2 weeks.  There is a lot we have had to organize and catch up on since he arrived.  We also celebrated our 25th ANNIVERSARY!

As you know, my camera died.  David looked into getting it repaired and there was a pretty certain  diagnosis which would have cost about $82.  The camera years ago...was waaay expensive compared to what is available today, SO, he has ordered me a new one!  Photos again! Yea!  I have so missed my camera!  Hope it gets here soon.

No puppies coming here yet...  I plan on breeding though, very soon.  BUT I do have a 12 week old puppy coming to me!...More on her later.

Been working on fence building-wow! Hard work.  We are putting in square wood posts and 'Red Brand' 4x4 field fence.  It is a loooong process with only me and 1 fence man.  We may be done by spring-HA!

One sad note:  Flash is now over the bridge.  I don't really want to talk about it since the (avoidable) health issue is something that has hit me hard.

Hopefully the next post will have photos- lots of them. Of: Sasha and the new pup (if she gets here by then) and maybe some of my whole crew, which, with the new puppy will be 6 dogs.  So, that means I have 5 dogs right now!  I cannot recall when I last had only 5 dogs!

SMILES!

a month!?

Wow, where does the time go?  It has been a month since I posted with a Sasha update.  She is doing GREAT!  I adore this dog...and the feeling is mutual.  It's a good thing that LUNA loves her too because Luna and I also adore each other and Luna can be jelous of me.

Sasha has come in season, a first time at 9 months.  That's good since almost all of my girls in the past have come in at 9 to 10 months of age.  I'd rather have that than earlier. Cardi girls that come in season at 6-8 months are still' babies' to me. 

There is so much about Sasha that reminds me of my Peeker who is now 11 years old.  I never kept a show puppy from Peeker and I have kicked myself for that many times.  I DID place my BEST show pups with others though.  Some people have frowned at me for that I'm sure BUT I can't/couldn't do the dogs justice in time, training,showing and care without sharing with other responsible fanciers.  That way, I am still putting my best in the ring.  I do have connections with two of the best males from Peeker though and I think Sasha is who God has blessed me with as an adopted/surrogate Peeker daughter to move forward with.

Still no camera but there will be photos to come.

Xsasha update

I decided to take Sasha out the front and asked Hannah to bring her I-pod (still no fixed camera).

We did a little training.  She is willing but not confident yet.  However you can see she sure has a happy tail in the pose.  Sasha is such a sweetie and she fit into the household very easily.

                               I am so happy to have the opportunity to own this great moving tri girl.
                                         Thank you Paul. More and better pics to follow-promise!

Xsasha is here

Here is a quick snap shot.  Hannah took this with her I-Pod and e-mailed it to me...it appears that my Kodak that I so dearly enjoyed, is on the fritz. 

Xsasha is very laid back and a real sweetie.

This was taken within the first couple hours here.  When I sit on the dog bed she crawls right up and snuggles.

...icing on the cake?  ..she has freckles!

She's coming tomorrow

I suppose I am a bit excited<grin>  Given all my dissappointments over the last year and a half, this unexpected surprise is welcome.  I could not let a tri girl with that movement get away.  She is 8 months old and Lord willing, I pick her up tomorrow in Huntsville!

Linda said I don't have photos of myself on my blog so here I am looking at the camera with my welcoming committee ... let's hope they welcome our new girl.     ...ok, ok, she is coming from Paul Chen (Afara) in WA.  This is an 'X' litter and  I got to name her ...oh joy!  Don't we all want to try to come up with an X name!?   She will be Afara Xsasha.  Kind of pretty X name after all.  Pronounced Sasha and maybe with a zee sound like zasha.

...yes, I still have Izzee the other tri girl here from Lynn.  So that will make 3 tris in the house- wow!  BUT I still will ONLY have 7 dogs....with one almost 13 and 2 at 11 yrs.  I am planning on puppies too, will plan to keep something from each  AND expect to still keep my number at 7....maybe 8.

Cheers!!  Here's hoping for fun dog activities and puppies sometime before the year ends.

summer update/visitor day

Finally, for Jill (grin), here is a shot of 3 Speckled Sussex.  I have 6 and they are my favorite breed so far.  They should start laying this month but the heat has really taken a lot out of the older hens and they are not laying much.

 Here is the proverbial dog in the pool cooling off in this awful heat.  This is Luna.  Fig will not go in the pool...big chicken,silly dog.

You would think he would go in the pool with Luna after running around like this!

 ...and this....

 Shady spot is good...

 I think they'd be attached at the hip if they could...

 Linda visited today!  She just *had* to meet FIG since she has been following Fig's Dad, Nugget and that first litter where Fig came from.  We had a great visit!  Corgi lovers rock!

 I LOVE this 'almost' candid shot.  Luna is listening to me and Fig is behind her  saying "what ever Luna says is good with me"

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We will not be having puppies... the Vet palpated and said yes, I saw begining signs...??... This is the oddest series of occurrences ever! I can only come to one conclusion and the common denominator is my neighbor spraying chemicals. I have asked him to please call me when he is going to spray, but he doesn't. Of course the dogs see him and go running straight to where he is!

I will be impeccably cautious and never let a bred or to be bred girl even have the opportunity go near the fence line. I have done everything I know how (been doing this 21 years) so I have to consider outside the box here. The extended  problems I have been having have only been here at our new AL home, so it must be something here.

 I am not giving up!