Well!

So Sparky and Peri are doing their thing. They've done it twice. But that's all they've done it since Wednesday. Once Tuesday and once Wednesday. And even though they've been together twice a day every day since... and have been penned together 24hours a day since Friday night... that's it.

Now, it only takes once. If the timing is right. And that's the key. Without doing expensive progesterone testing, timing is hard to figure out which is why I usually let the dogs get together as long as they WANT to get together. Emy and Boon took advantage of the situation 8 days in a row, and when the attraction was over, it was over. On the other hand, Diamond and Boon did the same thing and the results were... zilch.

So, as usual, everything is out of my control. It's a waiting game.

Em's ultrasound is in another week and Peri's in a month. Fingers crossed!

Feeling his oats!

Zenyatta, Baby Z, Payment Schedule

I'm about to add this to the Article on Pricing and Payment and want to be sure it makes sense to people. Feedback appreciated! Please confine comments to layout and clarity Leave the pricing part alone! ;)

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Diamond or Emerald RESERVED MALES

$100 waiting list fee
+150 balance of reservation fee when list opens
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$250

+250 balance of deposit (1/2 pup's price) by 2 weeks of age
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$500

+500 balance of pup's price by 8 weeks of age
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$1000 total price for Emy or Diamond reserved male


Diamond or Emerald RESERVED FEMALE puppy
and
Peridot or Maggie RESERVED MALES

$100 waiting list fee
+150 balance of reservation fee when list opens
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$250

+350 balance of deposit (1/2 pup's price) by 2 weeks of age
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$600

+600 balance of pup's price by 8 weeks of age
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$1200 total price for Emy or Diamond reserved female and
Peridot or Maggie reserved males


Peridot or Maggie RESERVED FEMALE puppy

$100 waiting list fee
+150 balance of reservation fee when list opens
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$250

+450 balance of deposit (1/2 pup's price) by 2 weeks of age
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$700

+700 balance of pup's price by 8 weeks of age
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$1400 total price for Peridot or Maggie reserved female


Please inquire about pricing on unreserved puppies.

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Zenyatta's baby photo for identification puposes
Queen Z with her Bernardini son This boy has been dubbed "Prince" and "Baby Z" by his mom's fans. His official designation right now is "12 Zenyatta." Whatever his name turns out to be, he already has a huge following (and, hopefully, once he starts racing, his following will include the competition!)

New Arrival

Zenyatta's dark bay COLT made his appearance at 10:10 PM March 8th. Mother and son doing well

Some Updates

The ultimate backseat driver!


These Whoodles think they can do anything! Coco's mom writes:
Hi Sherry! Hope all is well with you. Wanted to give you an
update on coco. She is doing great and she is a very loved part
of the family!! She is so stinkin' cute and so smart. Anyone who
meets her can't believe how calm she is, and if someone holds her
they always say she hugs you like a human baby. It's true! I
think we're creating a whoodle buzz here and I hope it brings you
some future business. They go crazy for her at the vet and i know
she gets extra special attention. I talked my way into getting a
real fence and it went up Friday. Coco loves the running and the
freedom!! Needless to say, she slept very well last night and I
expect the same tonight. She's actually become a very good
nighttime sleeper and is back downstairs in the crate without a
peep at night. She whimpered the first few times in the car and
now enjoys going bye bye and hangs over the seat because she has
to be part of the action. She discovered her bark about 6 weeks ago
and loves to be the 20 pound watchdog!! I think she is very happy
here and she seems attached to us. She is simply the best dog and
we feel so lucky that she is so loving and so smart!!! Thank you!!!!

Coco is from Cotton and Brogue and lives in NC.

Pregnancies
First, in the Thoroughbred world... just hear that Queen Z (Zenyatta) has absorbed the foal, which is sad. I've thought about that baby quite a lot... was hoping for a filly (where everyone else probably wanted a colt.) Hope the second pregnancy goes better. And I still would like to see a gitl!

Cotton... 3 weeks tomorrow, if she took. A few little positive signs, but way too early for any certainty.

Same with Keogh, who may be 4 weeks along as of yesterday. She is REALLY lazy, but she's a pretty laidback gal anyway.

We'll just have to wait and see.

Cold Nights and Blast ABC

Emy's pups have figured out how to get through the night even when Mom decides to take a potty break! (Of course, getting up to fill hot water bottles every 2 hours gets old after a few nights...!)

Zenyatta and the Breeders Cup
So, Zenyatta, the maybe best horse to ever live is running in her last race this Saturday, the Breeders Cup Classic, around 6:45 PM at Churhill Downs. And ABC is broadcasting three Breeders Cup races... all much earlier on the card and not nearly as important. Never mind that Zenyatta has won 19 of the 19 races she's run in, including last year's Classic, the fact that ABC is so... well, uninformed is about as nice as I can get... as to ignore the Classic, ANY Classic, just makes me want to not watch ANYTHING they air ever PERIOD. That means I have to give up Castle and Brothers and Sisters, but so be it. I'm trying to find a place to watch the race on ESPN and may have to drive to the OTB site in Virginia.