The Birthday Celebrations Begin!

Four years ago today Baby Bright Stars arrived.

Such a special litter to me for so many reasons ❤️ My beloved Claire’s only litter and with the Rock Star, Ferguson. Wow. I look forward to catching up with all ten over the next few days.

I am not really surprised that this birthday is a hard one for me, even as I am so grateful to be able to celebrate it. I want to hug every Bright Star right now — as if through them, I will feel Claire again.

I am so glad that she left behind all these beautiful and bright baby stars.

I want to start with this wonderful year in review — in photos! — from Bright Star Suki up in Alaska. (photo captions are from Linda with occasional Editor’s Note from me)

Sue and Gherkin (Editor’s Note: How fun to see a photo of Suki’s BFFs!)

It's 4 degrees out!

Winter Walkies

Guarding the porch

Olympic speed

A beautiful day

Supporting an 89 year old

Not Suki (Editor’s Note: Almost as cute as Suki!)

Mob like activity

Stop working and come play

Autumn

[Editor’s Note: Also not Suki but SO COOL]

Suki and Gherkin

Halloween gargoyle

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Thank you, Linda and Gary, for making space in your hearts for Suki 🩷

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUKI 🎂

(Editor’s Note to Self: Visit Alaska & hug Suki #bucketlist)

Whine? Yes, please.

Between 4:15 am and 4:45 am, the whining starts.

There is no snooze button.

Harper B is a reliable and effective alarm clock.

Pozy and Harper ❤️

You cannot really ignore a whining dog. What if this is the one time she really needs to go out? What if she can’t get up?

This morning the whining started at about 4:30 am.

I did what I always do — I got up.

Happily — and not just because I am a morning person.

Because I know all too well that one day the morning will be silent.

But not today — and isn’t that amazing?! I get to wake up to a 13+ year old Berner — how incredibly fortunate am I?

Happy Thursday, Friend 🩷

Is She?

The time has come to consult the Magic Eight Ball. Is Capella pregnant?

The Magic Eight Ball says…

Hmmmm…

When looking at data, we need to be sure to evaluate our sources. The Magic Eight Ball is a fun — albeit weak — source of data. We need, therefore, additional data to decide if Capella is pregnant or not, and from a source that is more reliable.

An ultrasound.

(Later)

The ultrasound today agreed with the Magic Eight Ball — Capella is not pregnant. Truthfully, that was my prediction as well so I am not surprised.

I will take a minute to be disappointed and then get to work — we have a Specialty in…

And we will try again in May — summer is a great time of year for puppies 🍀

❤️