See See’s Win Photo

I can’t believe how great See See looks in this picture! I’m so proud of her! I’m also proud of the fact that I put all the points on her myself, which is hard to do with all the really good competition and professionals out there. But I had a lot of support from myContinue reading “See See’s Win Photo”

See See is a champion! And her daughters are winning too!

We had two four-day dog show weekends in a row in Doswell, Virginia. The first weekend we did not do well at all. But we hung in there, and it paid off big time! The second weekend we could not have done better. I entered all three of my girls again, and each one gotContinue reading “See See is a champion! And her daughters are winning too!”

Happy birthday to Winston!

Ch. Sir Winston Churchill Out of Sight, BCAT, CD is 6 years old today. When he was born, he had a big fat head. My husband thought he looked like Winston Churchill. After his nose grew out, he didn’t look so much like his namesake, but he still has that same air of importance. HereContinue reading “Happy birthday to Winston!”

Happy birthday to Jane’s puppies born February 6th, 2021!

Four year old pic: Missing are current pics from Pony, Appaloosa, Filly, Quarterhorse, Dressage, and Percheron! As you can tell from the names, this was my “horse” litter. The last I heard, they were all doing well, and most new owners ended up changing their names. I’d love to know they are living their bestContinue reading “Happy birthday to Jane’s puppies born February 6th, 2021!”

What is it like to prep for a dog show?

I got up at 3:00 a.m…. well, I actually hadn’t been to sleep. I let the dogs out to relieve and got dressed. I started loading up the van and realized that the third crate that I keep at the bottom of the driveway was frozen to the ground with a layer of ice onContinue reading “What is it like to prep for a dog show?”

11 Month Birthdays

We went to Virginia Kennel Club handling class today, which happened to be Roz and Daphne’s 11 month birthday. Once they are grown, it will be nice to look back and see what stages they have gone through as they have matured. I’m not looking for perfection here, just practicing getting gone over by aContinue reading “11 Month Birthdays”

Recovery from Fibrocartilaginous embolism of the spine, one year later, 11 year old German Shepherd

If you have a dog with FCE, please read this. Videos are from beginning of recovery and one year post FCE. On Thanksgiving Day in 2023, my sweet baby Jane was fine in the morning before Thanksgiving preparations, and then after dinner, I found her completely down in the rear, unable to get up atContinue reading “Recovery from Fibrocartilaginous embolism of the spine, one year later, 11 year old German Shepherd”