I really am back to birthdays!
I have sent gentle reminders so that we can hopefully honor every single Bright Star and Moonshadow on the occasion of completing two amazing years of life ❤️ I will post as I get them.
Two years is also when we get the official OFA x-rays for hips and elbows — this is a contractual agreement made with every puppy owner. These will be getting done over the next month or two — I need to update the Litter Summary page, I know. I am working through such things ✔️
That reminds me: Three Cheers to the Wildflowers families for getting those films done 🎆 Another 100% litter — we are 100% on 100% Litters. THANK YOU!
I recently made a quick trip to Boise for the following: 1) Get hugs from these two…
2) Visit Kira and Jay (doing GREAT!). Capella was particularly happy to see her brother, Atlas…
3) Have Capella’s hips and elbows done and we already have results — Capella was rated with Good Hips and Normal Elbows. 🙏🏽
I am happy to report that training for the warm California Specialty is going well…
That is Claire with her occasional BFF, Sundance. They are entered as a Brace and will also each be entered in Open Draft as well. As you can see, winter is being persistent this year. I literally cannot walk down my driveway…
It is like an ice moat! Very inconvenient.
Luckily, our nearby dog walking road is clear…
Claire
…and so that is where obedience practice happens…
And speaking of obedience — Claire is the BMDCA’s Top Novice B Dog for 2022, and her littermate, Kiri, is the BMDCA’s Top Open B Dog for 2022. Congratulations Alison and Kiri — and WOO HOO.
And speaking of training, check out the progress I have made with my feral kittens…
Nikki Summer Dawn
They are still skittish but I can pet both of them and they are integrated into the family now. It turns out that string cheese works with training cats as well — who knew?!
Finally, how perfectly lucky for the Specialty are these socks that my sister knitted?!
Lucky Socks on Steroids. I cannot wait.
Happy Sunday to you!