Santa Paws came!

Santa Paws did arrive!

Zsa Zsa did enjoy her first Christmas!

And the pack had loads of fun!

We hope you and yours had a Merry Christmas! We certainly did!

Lost Dog in Florida!

A close relative of our pack has gone missing in Florida, last seen in the Melbourne area. Scary similar to when Eva was lost. FMI please read Amy's new blog.

For photos and info on Fern, please see this page.

Please pray that she is reunited quickly with her family.

Finally!

Here are a couple photos of Luther at the herding trials back in September.

He really does exist!

Smokey, our gray cat that is... He was the kitty sleeping under the tree this morning and I had to take a photo as proof he does exist.

He NEVER comes out for anyone other than Leonard or I. Our nephew has lived at our home for a week at a time and never seen this cat. The only one he ever came out to visit was our dear friend Rose, who passed away in 2007. He knew she was special.

Just 10 days and 4 hours until Christmas!

I was starting to panic this weekend. We had not decorated yet for the holidays as we were busy with the house. Emma's due date is fast approaching and I need to pack up Christmas before puppies come. So yesterday we put up a little bit of Christmas & I feel much better now.

We did not put up our big tree this year. The little fiber-optic tree went up. It has had rotating cats sleeping under it. This is 14 year old Twister taking a snooze. Pearl already attacked it and had it flying across the room. What fun Christmas is with cats.

The mantle got decorated and cards hung around the entry way. That is the extent of the decorating this year. Maybe next year I can go over board. I have always wanted to make my entire house Christmas-y for the month of December with holiday dishes, sheets, towels... the works. I can dream...

Demi and her angel ornament, which will forever stay on my mantle.

More Luther puppies on the way!

Emma is definitely starting to pop! She is due on January 6.

This is Jessie, CH Davenitch Chrome Cowgirl HT PT. She is expecting Luther puppies on January 19! Please visit Davenitch Cardigans for more information.

Theme

I have decided on an "east" theme for Emma's litter. Whether it be the name of an east coast city (in a state or providence that touches the Atlantic ocean) or has "east" in the name.

Some ideas have been:

Visions The East Coast Connection
Visions Upper East Side
Visions Jersey Girl
Visions Halifax
Visions Philadelphia
Visions Boston Tea Party
Visions City of Steel (for Pittsburgh)
Visions Empire State
Visions The Big Apple

Any other ideas?

Brutus' new friends!

A pair of small calico Ryukins! The one on the right is brightly colored, with the left eye black and right eye white. The one on the left is very pale, with silvery and gold tones.

I had such a hard time choosing! We purchased them at the local Petsmart at only $5.99 each! I think they are each the size of Brutus' head.