THANK YOU VERA SYMONDS for your patience and wisdom!
Go to the puppies page for updates and more information. https://shepherdsight.com/puppies/
Woo hoo! See See was bred today!
Happy 10th birthday to Johnny and Jane
I can’t believe how warm the weather was today. It got up to 85 at least. The dogs got hot, so we had to keep going back to the car for fresh water. Lots of nice wading to do, and we will have to go back. At 10 years old, the dogs can’t take the heat like they used to.
Johnny and Jane are Nellie’s puppies, from a litter of 10, born 10/30/2013. Jane is the dam of See See, who I will be breeding next.
See See fetching at the beach
The last time I took See See to the beach, she lacked the confidence to go in the water on her own. Last Thursday was a different story! After a few minutes, she decided she loved the water. Fetching a ball was the perfect incentive.
She’s not swimming yet, but she will get there! I love this dog. I can’t wait to breed her. She should produce lovely and loving puppies. She will be coming into heat any day now.
See See got a bath as soon as we got home. Somehow, she smelled like dead fish! Her coat is coming back in nicely after shedding out for the season. Shiny and thick!
Johnny got his last qualifier for his CD today!
Johnny will be 10 years old on the 30th of this month. He is glad to be done with obedience performance. I will not be pursuing any more titles with Johnny, but I will be training with Winston in higher levels of obedience, and eventually with Clyde and See See.
I am a firm believer in obedience training. You can’t have a really large dog and not have decent obedience skills. Johnny has always known basic obedience, but I didn’t pursue getting a title on him until recently. He has a lackadaisical attitude that doesn’t do well in the obedience ring, as far as high scores go. But he really does want to please me, and you can tell he does the obedience stuff just for me because he loves me. And I love him beyond all reason.
Yay Johnny!!!!!
See See got to go to York River Beach!
We had a good time looking at the water and boats. People petted her, and she always likes that. She needs to go more often to get used to the water and wave sounds.
Clyde goes to Buckroe Beach and to a seafood restaurant
Clyde was not too happy with the waves but liked the coolness of the water. He was a perfect gentleman at the restaurant where we sat on the shady deck. We’ve been practicing show stacking everywhere to condition him to new environments.
Ranger, formerly Maverick
Ranger is one of Clyde and See See’s littermates. Doesn’t he have great ears? They didn’t need any tape! I think he is very handsome. He belongs to Tammy, who sent me these great pics. Thank you, Tammy!
Winston goes to the Beach
Last Monday, Winston got to go to Sandbridge, the Virginia portion of the Outerbanks. The sand was soft, the sky was blue, and Winston got to fetch a stick out of the water. He had a blast and slept good that night!
My friend Claudia, the warrior, still fighting the fight, with Jet
Claudia got Jet from a breeder out of state, a friend of a friend of mine, about a year ago. He was a potential show prospect, but he didn’t mature as the breeder had hoped. So Claudia got picked for his new home to be a pet. Her two beloved German Shepherds had recently passed away, and she was ready to give her love to a new young dog. Claudia has always had German Shepherds, and she couldn’t do without one for long, even during her persistent illness. I got these pics during her visit today, when she brought condolences due to my loss of Nellie.
Johnny and Jane out for a walk in the neighborhood
Johnny and Jane are my old dogs now. They will be 10 in October. Jane is See See’s dam, who I will be breeding soon. Johnny and Jane are littermates. So, these pics are of the grandma and great uncle of my next litter.
Shepherd Sight 