First the earthquake, then all the aftershocks and Iwas already shocked by the original earthquake. did not like it at all. My house rumbled like a freight train was coming thru. Then the aftershocks started. Wake me up in the middle of the night -very unsettling. Then a ridiculous tstorm with high winfs, guess getting us ready for Irene. Geez… So of course with a hurricane coming over a weekend, PJ is getting close to being ready to breed. So, I get Dino’s semen shipped for today even tho could be early. Oh well, better not to be too late, I hope. And Mondo thought it was a good day –

I know I’m nuts.  But my last litter was over six months ago and I hate that long of a stretch without puppies.  PJ has just come into heat — I think.  Should know for sure but don’t.  These girls can fool you.  Mondo has been “practicing” with PJ  for a few days and I checked  but there was no evidence of her coming into heat.  Last night, he seemed to not take no for an answer so I checked again, and voila!!  So, off to the vet’s for a progesterone test today hoping the number I get back tomorrow morning is such that I have not missed her.  Dino, get ready!!!  Here is a picture of my darling girl and the daddy to be (I hope) — this will be their second litter together.   Isn’t she beautiful?  Really, so much like her Momma Peri & Gramma Lulu – breakes my heart. And this boy — aptly named — Ch Luminary Extreme Dynamite!!!  (If I say so myself – lol)

 Mondo is home for about a month growing into his new long legs. He has been enjoying himself out back playing with his Momma Velvet and his Aunties PJ and Merry.  Sometimes his Great Granny Annie is out there too.  She however, doesn’t play so much as keeps trying to teach him manners!!!  Same for Auntie Spirit — although she is funny — she alternates between teasing him and teaching him.  She gets him going then slaps him down – LOL. So, here he is freshly bathed after taking a mud bath earlier.  He and Merry came in dripping mud.  Well, his show coat won out and he got the bath.  Merry got a bit of brushing after it dried and is in the tub tomorrow.  Always something…

Well, after driving the whole way to Salem on Saturday to see neither puppy do anything, Mondo wins on Sunday. He got a three point major, so now has both majors. Yay!!! Go Mondo!!!

Nope, nothing much new here.  That’s a change from my norm.  I took my other two Velvet puppies to the handler today.  This always leaves me with show-breeder’s remorse — my term for how I feel sending off my babies to “charm school” to start their show careers.  Its part of this game I’m in and I really do feel it almost necessary since I have such gorgeous/wonderful babies but I always feel a bit sad sending them off.  They adjust fine, and come home fine, its me really… oh well.  And today neither Mondo nor Ruby did much at the show.  Mondo is smack in the middle of a big growth spurt and rather gangly at the moment and his legs are all over the place when he moves — but still looks great — so pretty… Ruby doing a bit of that but the boys always seem to do it worse guess because they have more growing to do to get bigger. Ruby took Reserve Winners Bitch today, no points but showed well except for monkeying up a bit — she is still a baby — they all are, of course, just turned nine months old yesterday.  And I am on puppy withdrawal anyway here having no new puppies on the ground or enroute!!!  Come on girls, someone come into heat!!!!!!!!!!!!