Here is Zippy aka Solstice the Flying Farmer, what a handsome farm boy he is growing up to be. Thanks to Sharrie and Jake for giving him such a great home at Highridge.
Archive for September, 2009
Going to a dog show
Finally! I haven’t been to a show with my dogs since the 1st of June. We have 3 of the 4 class dogs and the Flea to show. It will be Bailey, Charlie and Sienna’s 1st show. We have 4 days in Alamogordo, NM and then we move to Los Lunas, NM for 4 more days. The Flea shows at the Toy group shows in Los Lunas and then we have a supported Cardi entry on Saturday. We only have 2 points at the supported entry which was disappointing but people are not traveling as much so not many of our non NM Cardi folks are entered. These will be my only shows for the fall and I’ll be staying home over the winter.
Visit to Arylan
I’m back from my visit to Arylan, I left Lindy with Harry to be bred to the handsome young Kiefer. We got one breeding done while I was there and Lindy will spend the next 10 days with Harry and then I’ll pick her up when we are in NM for the Valencia Valley KC dog shows.
Kiefer – Arylan Tribute to Liberty (JamiexAddy)
Rob and Nancy, Kiefer’s people were very nice to let him come and stay with Harry too, I’m sure he is “enjoying” his time there.
I was happy to see how Bonnie is growing, a pretty girl!
Bonnie, Arylan Flight From Justice (PJxLindy)
I guess she must have her Daddy PJ’s appetite since looks like she is enjoying that leafy branch.
Of course this one isn’t related to PJ but apparently he too will eat anything! He was so proud of his find before mean auntie Jinnie took it away.
Otto (Juneau x Ali)
So will things go smoothly and as planned (knock on wood) we should have puppies around Thanksgiving.
Let’s talk Turkey!
Ok, not really, we are talking about puppies. I’m getting ready to leave to take Lindy up for her “date” with Kiefer at Arylan and if the breeding takes puppies will be due around Thanksgiving time.
Arylan Flying Start (Lindy)
Arylan Tribute to Liberty (aka Kiefer)
(Ch. Paradiddle Warrior Poet of Blackduck x Ch. Rhys Sweet Adeline)
This is a bit of an unorthodox breeding since Kiefer is young and “fluffy” but his pedigree and conformation were so pretty that I really wanted him. Harry had his hips prelimed and the Xrays look good and Lindy is DNA fluffy free so there won’t be any fluffy kids.
I’m looking for a special girl out of this litter and if anyone is interested in a puppy out of this litter please let me know so I can keep you informed. I don’t take deposits but I do keep a list of interested parties.
Back to our regularly scheduled program
While I was out of town Miss Lindy came is season so we are making plans to take her to meet her intended. He is a very nice boy with a pretty pedigree. Oscar is Arylan Tribute to Liberty and black and white fluffy boy.
More news as it happens.
The last few days in New England
We spent the last few days enjoying the nice weather. Thursday we went to Hull and the beach at Nantaskat. The beach is where Linda and Kevin like to go. Hull is a historic harbor town founding in 1644. We stopped by to see some CUTE Boston Terrier puppies belonging to Linda’s friend Ginny O’Connell. Then spent an hour or so walking along the beach, I tried to save clams from the seagulls by tossing them back into the water. I think the seagulls won.
Linda and the cute Boston puppy
More cuteness
View of Hull from Ft Revere
mine! mine! mine!
I saved this one, more clams for me!
Saturday we went to the Oxbridge KC dog show Kevin was judging so Linda and I went along just for fun. It was a beautiful New England day in Connecticut and we saw some nice dogs and I even ran into people I knew! The show site was along a pretty river and it was a small show that made me imagine what old time dog shows might have been like.
Watching Crew from the dog show
Kevin Flynn - Judge
Jude and Valentine
A pretty view on the way home
Our last day we went shopping at Bass Pro Shop, this place is crazy, an amusement park for sportsmen/women! Lots and Lots and Lots of things. Plus a nature trail out back, a restaurant and bar and snack bar a shooting gallery. Like I said crazy!
Kevin attacks with a rabid stuffed fox while Moose looks on
Linda's secret dream!
Are we fashion forward?
There were real live trout in that pond
Don't eat me!
This is the view from the nature trail behind the store
Geese
No pictures please, I'm sunning on the Bass Pro porch!
It was a great trip and I’m lucky to have such good friends show me such a fun time. And a nice Mommy who took care of the kids at home.
Boston day 11 and probably 12 too
AM/CAN Ch Lena, MH @ almost 13
Lena demos how we spent today and how we might spend tomorrow. We have been on the go since I got here and what is a vacation without a little down time.
Lena is my beloved Woo’s littermate and she has been my bed buddy since I got here. She is a bed hog too, must be genetic.
Boston Day 10 – Red Sox at Fenway Park
The Green Monster!
Ok, I fell in love with Fenway and I guess now I’m a Sox fan. What a cool park!
Most of these photos were taken from my seat in Right Field.
Me outside Fenway at the Ted Williams statue
Kevin - No other caption needed
Angels bull pen
Dice-K warming up
The Fenway Faithful
Once again we had great weather and the Sox won 4-1.
Boston Day 9 Pilmouth Plantation
Monday’s weather on a scale of 1 – 10 was a 10.5 a wonderful late summer day in New England. Linda was at the AKC delegates meeting in New York so Kevin and I spent the morning doing chores and then went down to Plymouth to tour the Pilmouth plantation www.pilmouth.org. It is a recreation of the Wampanoag Homesite and the 1627 English Village of the pilgrams.
Wampanoag homesite
Eel River
The view from the top of the village
a goodwife
After our day at the plantation we went back to Plymouth to the harbor and ate clams at Woods fishmarket on the dock. We watched fisherman unloading their catch and then ate ice cream and walked along the harbor, a really enjoyable day!
Back from Cape Cod
We arrived on the Cape on Wednesday and it was a nice cool day and the set up went well. This is a four day cluster Thursday – Sunday. Thursday and Sunday are the Cape Cod KC shows and Friday and Saturday are the South Shore KC shows. These shows average 1100 or 1100 hundred dogs I think. A nice size show with a couple of specialities and this year hosted the Otterhound Club of America Nationals. I had the pleasure of stewarding for the Otterhounds both Thursday and for their Nationals on Saturday. As a rare breed you don’t get to see them often so it was a treat to see 50 of them in one place.
This dog Ch Scentasia’s Shake Rattle N Roll won the Nationals and I believe also won the group one day too.
Thursday after the show my friend Heidi picked me up and took me to her home in Brewster. We had a great dinner!
I met Heidi back in El Paso years ago when she was my first Shorthair, Snert’s vet. We have stayed in touch through the years and I was thrilled to be able to spend a little time with her. I got to meet her animals, her Coonhound Frito even slept with me 
Heidi’s turkeys are famous, they have even made the Cape Cod Times newspaper.
Friday and Saturday were Linda’s shows and it was unfortunate the lovely weather didn’t hold…
The weather cleared for Sunday’s show and even with the bad weather the New England exhibitors made the best of it. I saw some very nice dogs and some great handling. The Show committees really go all out with the Hospitaliy. The food was great and they really take care of their people and it is always great to work with the folks from both clubs. A job well done! I can’t wait to come again.
