Happy Monday Morning
So this weekend got out to the ottawa dogs shows, Sweet Dreams (the Dream litters daddy) took BOB on Saturday at the shows, and Grima Gloa (half sister by the same mother as the Dream litter) took BOB on Sunday and made the cut in group but no ribbons..
However in Related Show ISD news, Gold Rush in Valhalla owned by Llie in B.C. won his first Group placement a Group 3rd under CKC Judge Leslie Rogers! Way to go to this wondeful team, I was thrilled to have been sent photos of their ring time the weekend before this win and all I can say is that it was SO clear to me that they have such a loving bond. Congrat out to his co-owner and breeder Maragret at Valhalla Kennels in Washington.
So little Provocative in Pearls was out playing in the yard and found a little duck poo to roll in..yuck and so she got her first full bath and blowdry and I snapped a little photo of her, looking all puffy and sparkly, sorry that its dusky, and I didn't use the flash so a little dark.
The puppies are amazing to me, they are all up to their four meals a day and eating very well, and that means I am washing floors all the time and spend a great deal of time moving them in and out for bathroom/outside time.
Their develop is wonderful to see.. they are starting to play with their toys, and interact with with everything, the two litters got introduced together this weekend and at first the bigger older litter was a little bossy but then the younger litter seemed to figure out that numbers count LOL and they got a little bossy by ganging up, but now everyone is great friends, Minnie Pearl is heaven, finally all these friendly playmates just her size!
I was able to visit with fellow ISD owners at the Ottawa show and we introduced two females that had not seen each other for about eight months and it was so nice, they just loved each other like long lost friends, so nice to see the dogs meet and greet new dogs with such openness.
I was thrilled to be able to visit and introduce the breed to a number of AKC judges who were up for the shows, and they were able to have a hands on mini Judging seminar on the breed both days of the show, they were quite interested as the breed is moving over in AKC on July 1st and all the judges at the show have applied to be able to judge the breed, this was the first time that many of them had got to see the breed in person, a few had been to breed seminars in the states but still were interested in learning about the Canadian Dogs. I was pleased to hear so many nice comments from the judges on the quality of the dogs they got to meet this weekend, its so important to get that non-breed related feedback in regards to your breeding program.
Well the newly washed floor is dry now so on to more morning chores, have a great day..
