Christmas!
As most of you know, that is Sparkle above. She is a spectacular girl, the daughter of Zoey and Fil, a Russian dog who was in the US for a few convenient months almost eight years ago.
A Fil son named Rawlins caught my eye when he went High in Trial at the National Specialty. Like his half-sister, Sparkle, I knew he was something special.
I spotted a Rawlins son in Boise when he was a puppy and LOVED him — tons of attitude, great movement, pretty, and an outstandingly awesome temperament.
Like with Claire’s husband, Ferguson, I have waited and watched as this young Rawlins’s son, aka Pippin, grew older and started getting his health clearances.
I am so pleased that his co-owners, Mary Dowski and Tara Jennings, allowed Pippin to be bred to Daisy. This combination has some similarities to the breeding that produced the iPups (Zoey and Fil)…
So many outstanding dogs in both sides of this pedigree.
And guess what? It worked.
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Merry Christmas indeed.