Visitors!

My friends Sam and Leslie visited this evening. They brought their boy Corbin. We had dinner and played Scrabble, but first we had to pet the dogs. Corbin wanted to see Winston and the puppies, who he had met once before.

See See is getting love from Leslie
Corbin is hugging Clyde
Winston’s toy rolled under Leslie’s chair
Clyde is talking to Sam. Winston is in the background watching from the other room with his toy
Winston and Corbin are checking each other out
Sam is giving See See some love
Corbin is slightly intimidated by three big dogs milling around
Corbin leaned against the wall to stay out of their way
Then Corbin just sat in the floor and Clyde and See See investigated
Corbin’s comfort level increased around the dogs after a few minutes
He was surrounded!

Clyde and See See went to Three Lakes Park

It was beautiful day today with temps in the high 60’s. My friend Sharon and I met at the park just to walk and talk.

Three Lakes Park in Henrico, VA has fishing areas, trails, and a nature center with native wildlife. There’s a place inside where the fish in the lake can be seen through glass like a big wild aquarium. Very cool for grown ups and kids.

Clyde and See See got to see geese and ducks, and they got petted a lot by kids there.

Happy Birthday to Winston

I spend a lot of time with the puppies, and sometimes Winston feels left out. Today, Winston is 3 years old. So to celebrate I took just him with me when I went out to run errands.

I spent a long time at T Mobile, so Winston had to find ways to make himself comfortable.

Then I waited in the car for a takeout order from Zorba’s. Yum, love their moussaka!

When I got home, Clyde and See See had dragged their bedding out if their crates. Winston was glad to see them.

Clyde and See See go to PetSmart

Continued socialization is so important! So hard to get good video though. During this trip we met a multi-generational family, and both puppies got lots of attention and petting by all.

I love this PetSmart near Virginia Center Commons because staff and management are so friendly. There are other dogs on leashes and people who have pets in the store, so it’s a perfect environment for socializing and learning good manners.

This video is rather boring! But look at what they are NOT doing. They are not pulling wildly on the leash, barking, or being otherwise disruptive. Just being calm and walking through the store.

Clyde and See See at PetSmart

Well-loved puppies

Here are some pics and a video from Jane’s last litter, born one year ago on 2/6/2021. I posted birthday pics of Clyde and See See on their birthday. Thank you to everyone who sent pics! I love that they all get along with other dogs in the household and are members of the families who chose them. They are all well taken care of and loved. I could not be happier that they are all so well loved this Valentines Day.

Cooper with his ”sister”
Cooper, formerly known as Quarterhorse
Loosy got a doggie birthday cake!
Loosy looks beautiful!
Chief with his best friend Roxy
Chief, formerly Mustang
Connemara watching for family out the window
Ranger, formerly Maverick, playing with his bowling ball

Clyde at dog class

Clydesdale Out of Sight 1yr old male GSD

Thank you Michael for shooting this great pic and your efforts with video. I could not get the Clyde videos to load! It’s such a small room that it’s hard to gait a German Shepherd and make it look as good as Michael did. I did want to post it, because he looks so relaxed and happy, which is half the battle. Clyde does look great in this still shot.

The Virginia Kennel Club has these handling classes in Goochland County on Wednesdays. Thank you Barbara, for getting us a location for classes! Their website is https://thevirginiakennelclub.com/ for more info.

Birthdays are coming up!

One year ago on February 6th, 11 puppies were born… I kept Clyde and See See. The other 9 are out there in loving homes. Some I hear from more often than others.

If you have one of Jane’s puppies from her litter born February 6, 2021, please send a pic I can post for all to enjoy on their birthday. I sure would like to have pics of all of them!

Jane at 8 years old, living the good retired life on the pink chaise lounge.
How does she squinch up like that?

Johnny retrieving his ball

Johnny, Jane’s brother, loves to retrieve. Today was not as cold, a good day for the dogs to get exercise.

You can see in this video that he is persistent, and he has a complete natural retrieve. The very first time I threw a ball for Johnny when he was a baby, he brought it back and dropped it in my hand.

Fun fact: A complete natural retrieving instinct is the highest correlating characteristic for successful guide dog training.

Johnny is an 8 year old AKC Champion GSD. He is a littermate to Jane, dam of Shepherd Sight’s most recent litter. He is DM clear, with OFA Good hips and clear elbows. He is available for stud service. High quality frozen semen is available.

I have not bred Johnny because my females have been too closely related to Johnny for breeding, and I don’t have room for another breeding female. But someday I will, which is why I had his semen stored, as is his sire’s.

If you are interested in a Johnny breeding with your own female or a future Shepherd Sight breeding, please contact me at morganshep@aol.com