Somebody Can Read!

I get an awful lot of email asking me questions that are answered not just in the ad people are responding to, but usually in greater detail on the website. I know many people don't bother... or maybe they don't know how... to click on links in ads or or webpages, but "No Puppies Available" seems pretty clear so I really don't know why I get "Do you have any pups right now?" just about every day of the week. However, today I got an email that shows SOME folks DO follow the links and read... and understand... what is on the site. For proof, I've cut and pasted:

On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:45:34 -0600,
vicki@aaa---.com said:
>
>
> If it is important for you to see where your puppy comes from, like all
> the
> books and articles say, I have no problem with you getting your pup
> elsewhere
>
> OK
>

I guess Miss Vicki won't be getting back in touch! (Please note, I've truncated her address so no webcrawlers can use it!)

Are You a Natural Blond?

Remember when Jack Eliot was RED?

More Montana Vacation Pix

Before
and
after

Happy Birthday X 8!

Hard to believe... Emy and Sparky's 2010 kids are 4 months old today. JUST 4 months! Seems like they've been here forever!

Diamond and Brogue
Having consummated their long standing relationship several times last week, Di and Brogue are now in the "wait and see" stage of puppy production. Will keep you posted!

Emy, Cotton
These two girls are BOTH in season. I liked it SOOO much better when they spread it out over several months time.

Visitors
Got a call from California the other day, from a young lady who wanted to come meet my Whoodles. Turns out she is the student of a lady who has a 2 year old Cotton/Brogue puppy and she and her mom are driving cross country, taking her back to school. So the girls (Em and Cotton) and I went into town to meet them. Very nice folks and I was tickled with the stories about Susan's... let's call it affection... for Bode. (He's the one running in the snow.) Em and daughter, after their initial shock at my wanting them to let strangers touch them, settled down and watched the people coming and going in the parking lot. I enjoyed the time out greatly... too much, in fact. As some of you know, I have PAD and standing still is not a good thing from my legs' point of view. I could barely walk the next day! But it was worth it!

And Finally...
In the matter of references... a nice young couple got in touch last week and asked for some contacts. I sent them the list, with a couple new additions. Several of you emailed me, some with copies of your replies to their inquiries, and I'm still blushing over all the nice things you had to say about the pups. It makes me feel good to know so many people are so favorably impressed! And I appreciate YOUR feedback. In this particular case, MY impression of the couple was very positive as it was with everyone I heard from. There have been times when I've gotten negative reports about the inquirers. It's always been with people I already have doubts about which makes it easy to scratch them off my puppy list. Folks, I appreciate ALL your help! Thanks.

Heat's Gone!

Summer has finally arrived! For the last week our temps have been in the low to middle 80s and it has been heavenly! Before the current cold front came through, we set a new ALL TIME record for number of days of 90 or above in June/July/August. As long as they've been keeping track, the most was 47 and we're at 49. Since it's predicted to stay like this through the weekend and into next week, it doesn't look like the number is going to rise any. Which is fine with me!


Jack Elliott pix

Here's Caren's cutie pie, obviously well settled in to his new home and totally in control! He weighed in at 20 pounds at the last vet visit.

All Gone

Spider left Friday evening and is on her way to Connecticut. She weighed just over 13 pounds at the vet's on Wednesday and is no longer the smallest in the litter. I'm looking forward to seeing photos of her... and everybody else!... and getting updates in the future. This was an incredibly nice litter!

Diamond
Apparently Diamond's headache was nothing serious... she and Brogue have been getting along marvellously! Now the countdown has begun.

News Flash!

Breaking news...
Diamond is in heat!
For the last week or so, Brogue has been telling me she's in season but my checks have shown he was getting doty in his old age. Just goes to show: always trust your dog! Brogue was right. Of course, right now SHE's telling him she has a headache...!

I'm planning to keep a female from this litter, which practically guarantees it will be all male. And since I want a color other than wheaten, they'll all be blond. But I can dream, can't I?!

If things go according to plan (Brogue's and my plan) pups will be due in mid to late October, ready for their new homes in mid January 2011.

Another Photo

This is Koda in Colorado. He's from Di and Brogue's Fall '09 litter. AND he looks a lot like his full older sister, Emy.