Whoodles and Double Doodles

This sweet little girl is Coco Kennedy who is living in NC since leaving Cotton and Brogue. She loves people and other dogs and her favorite place is the backyard.

Two of the New Jersey pups live close enough to each other to introduce their families and set up a play date. I've been promised pictures of the first get together.

Double Doodles
As yesterday's post suggest, I don't know whether to laugh or cry about Wombat's impending litter. The pups are bound to be gorgeous, but TWO litters of 'doodles at one time is a bit much. It didn't used to be but I'm older and wiser... and tired... now! Still, it's kind of exciting. Keogh is due next week and Wombat a week or two after that.

Good News/Bad News

Wombat's pregnant.

Everyone Here is Fine

I, all the dogs and everyone I'm close to in Tennessee survived the horrific storms last night. None of us even had any major damage. However, the current count is 17 dead in the Tri-Cities and several times that injured. People who have lived here 30-40 years are saying they've never seen anything like it. I've been here 11 years and if you put all the bad weather we've had during that time into one big storm, it wouldn't even come close to what happened last night. The national weather service center here issued 70 different tornado warnings. (It covers from Chattanooga to about a hundred miles into VA.) We had "spiked" hail... instead of being round, it had spines sticking out all over... which I had never heard of before. Several times during the 5+ hours Mother Nature was yelling at us, the dogs yelled back... usually they are pretty quiet during bad weather. Last night they were upset. And when it was over, just like that, it was over.

Happy Birthday!



From Emy and Sparky's April 2010 litter, this is Tucker. He has his family well trained and is quite proud of all they have accomplished in just a year's time! Tucker weighs 30 pounds.

Hot Hot Hot

This IS still April, right? So why is it so hot? Like mid 80s. Our normal high this time of year is high 60s... a warm day is 72-73. Obviously, I'm not a fan of summer or heat. I moved to this area to get away from all that. This is the 3rd year in a row that summer has started months earlier than usual... which would maybe influence my "what global warming" argument EXCEPT each of the last 3 winters has gotten colder and more snowy/sleety as well. My REAL problem with hot weather is the dogs... they want to go out EARLY in the morning, sleep all day and then go back out after dark. Which would be fine, except they want to romp and play... and make noise (LOUD noise)... at those times. Before the guy who owns all the land around me started selling bits and pieces of it, that was fine. But now there are neighbors within barking distance... and they probably moved out here to the middle of nowhere for the peace and quiet. And it's a long time until the cooler weather moves back in.

More Photos

In Maryland, these young ladies are ready for bed. Luna is from Emy and Shadow and weighs in around 20 pounds.


And in New Orleans, the beautiful Di/Brogue daughter, Maggie, is staying small (maybe 20 pounds) and keeping her red sabling.

Thanks for the Pics

In Virginia, this is Phoebe. Her mom says this is her favorite place in the whole world. She is a Cotton/Brogue daughter and weighs 27 pounds.

Kudos for the great photos
I don't do much web surfing... I have to spend so much time just answering email, I pretty much want to do that, make adjustments to my website and then go outside to play. But there is one forum I visit every time I'm on the 'net... non dog although there is a thread for pets... and I've been posting your pictures on there. One of the members asked if all my puppy people were professional photographers and if I required inquirers to submit a portfolio of their most recent pictures before agreeing to place a pup with them. You guys are GREAT! I love the pictures. And the stories about the pups' favorite things to do, places to be and objects to sniff!
Thanks, MANY thanks!

Loss

A friend of mine died a couple days ago. It was unexpected. Word of his passing has reached and dismayed people all over the world. We met Cecil when the kids and I were on Ringling Brothers Circus. He was such a joy to be around that more than 30 years later we still share happy stories about him and his antics. We have had limited direct contact over the years. Usually it would be “Cecil says hi” coming from someone who had seen or spoken with him and every time one of us talked with someone who might eventually be in touch with him, it was “Tell Cecil hi.” Not a lot, but it invoked memories and kept us feeling connected. Now he’s gone. We’ll still tell the stories and hold him in our hearts. But we won’t be able to send him messages. Or get them from him. Rest in peace, dear Cecil.

Another State Heard From & Correction

From the great state of Florida (and Emy and Shadow,) we have Cooper Jacobsen, weighing in at 23 pounds


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Correction
Yesterday, I posted the weights backwards on the two black pups. Mine is 30 pounds and Jennifer's is 32.
And little Ms Peri (the Di/Brogue girl I'm keeping... for the time being) weighed right at 15 pounds this afternoon. Her older full sister, Emy, is double that.