Happy Birthday Luther, and litter mates!

Happy 3rd Birthday Dream kids!

Nellie, the Vizsla, taking good care of our wee ones.

L-R: Roxy, Luther, Star, Destiny & Honor-Bug.

Olivia & Luther

Thank you Demi. Your last gift to us still so precious. We miss you.

The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray...

Dear friends of ours have a pair of Cardigans from me. Dylan is a handsome blue male from Sabrina's sister and CH Sno Shu Grizzly Bear ROM. Star, a beautiful black, Luther's littermate, is my pick bitch from that litter. She is the 2nd from the right in my banner.

The plan was for me to show them this year. They (the dogs, not the people) decided they wanted puppies instead. Not exactly planned but It should be a very nice breeding.

Ultrasound counted at least 8. We will have an xray done on Saturday. Then I will bring her home, get her settled in and whelp the litter.

I should have the web cam set up this weekend. Any extra eyes to watch while we wait would be greatly appreciated!

I think I may be back.... and a surprise!

For a little while anyway. Still lurking on email lists, but will try to comment on blogs. We bought a new keyboard so I have something bigger to use than the dinky one on the laptop. We also bought new "ergobead" wrist rests for both the keyboard & the mouse. This does make typing a bit more comfortable.

And the surprise... click here!

My apologies in advance...

It seems that I am in a semi-permanent state of lurk mode. I have been suffering the last few months with what we are assuming to be carpal tunnel and I do not see the surgeon until April.

Due to this I am avoiding replying to my email lists and only replying or sending very short messages when necessary. I will keep my blog posted with the goings on here, but please forgive me if you think I am ignoring you. I can assure you I am not. It is just too uncomfortable to be on the computer any length of time.

Thank you all for understanding.

State Labor Department finds firm owes back wages...

It seems we may have some justice.

http://timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?StoryID=772006&LinkFrom=RSS

This is going in the right direction, for which I am very thankful!

Top Ten Bette!

Visions The Marked Woman OAP OJP CTL4

Congrats to Kris & Frank Jansen on Bette being in the Top Ten (8th) in the CPE Enthusiast Division for 2008!!

Thanks for doing such a great job with the heathen child!! We are so proud of you!!

Sterling! Once single to go.

Luther's son, Sterling, has been a dynamo in the showring!


At 6 months old, he was WD for a 5 point major.


At 10 months old he went down to the Southern Cal Specialty. At the Friday Specialty he was Best Opp in Puppy Sweeps, WD/BOW for another 5 point major!


At the Sunday Supported Show, the same weekend, he again was WD/BOW for a 4 point major! I was told that the bitch major broke from 4 to 5, or else he would have finished with 3 - 5 point majors!

He has one point to go before he is a Champion. Luther & I are very proud of his blue son!

You can see more Luther kids, including Le'o Washburn's beautiful Panda, on my website.

Happy First Birthday Snickers!

Happy Birthday Snickerdoodle!

Time flies! It seems hard to believe that Snickers is a year old already. And, that she is the only blue merle in my house.

She did get a new lime green elephant stuffy as a present, but Chloe snatched it instantly.