Faerytails ECS

And here's a photo of Dusty ringside. Me handling. Also, check out the Tia x Hank puppies, as I've uploaded 9 week photos there. thanks for reading.

Flash! Lucky, now Oliver, was WD in Concord last weekend for a major at his second show!! Congratulations to co-owner Linda Bland and co-breeder Ann Cantrell. Oliver's registered name is Faerytails Pawsitively Southern. His brother Dusty made his debut too on Friday and Sat, winning his class both days. We were so proud of our boys! Here is Oliver ringside on Sat. Floor was slippery, so he's a little scrunched in back. Evan Threlfall is handling.

Tia x Hank puppy update

We are now 5 weeks old and got our first haircuts yesterday. It was an exhausting experience, but boy are we cute!! It was our first stacking session too. Nothing to write home about, but maybe we'll be able to stand in a couple of weeks when it counts. You can see our new photos in our album. Here is mom's favorite, the only girl. Ziva:

Lucky Oliver update - new home!

Lucky is now Oliver and living on St Simons Island in GA. He's such a good boy - we will miss him, but I know he's got a great new life. Here is a photo of him with Linda, his new mom:

Video of puppies

Divina posted this video of the puppies. A few different times, taken from 3 to 4 weeks old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJCg9nJ6SXE

Tia x Hank puppies - born 1/28/11

The puppies are here and are doing very well. They are now 4 weeks old, and all are eating on there own. We had 4 boys (2 blue roan and tan, 2 blue roan) and 1 girl (blue roan and tan). Of course, I have my eye on the girl. They are being raised by Tia's owner in Charlotte, Divina, and her family is doing an awesome job. These pups are getting lots of attention and socializing. I wasn't able to go last weekend, and couldn't believe how much they have grown in two weeks. We had a beautiful day down here, and they had their first outing on the grass, although I didn't get any photos of that. I have created an album for Tia x Hank puppies, which you can see on the left side.

New photos in the Pumpkin x Hank folder....
The 3 amigos are doing well. We hope to see a growth spurt by tomorrow.

And then there were 3 :-(

We lost our beautiful little girl this morning. Apparently, it just wasn't mean to be, but it doesn't make it any easier. We have 3 boys, and at this time they are nursing and appear to be doing well. The little famly needs lots of good thoughts and prayers.

Hug your dog today,

Mindy

New puppies!!

On the way home from the Heart of Michigan shows, we stopped to pick up Pumpkin from Ann and Dan, and take her home to whelp her puppies. Her temp dropped early yesterday morning, but she didn't start having puppies until 5:45am today (Sept 15). First came a pretty blue roan and tan girl at 11oz. 5 minutes later, before we had a chance to clean her up totally, out popped two more together: a blue boy and a blue and tan boy. Then we waited again for 2 hours, and out came number 4, a blue and tan boy. So we have 3 boys and 1 girl. I kind of hoped it would be the other way around, but we'll love them anyway ;-).

Pumpkin is being a wonderful mom and all the puppies are eating and seem to be doing well. I started a new album in the album section, so go check them out.

We think the theme will be "Southern", since daddy is Ch. Windsor's Southern Fury. Some of the names we've come up with are Southern Belle, Southern Comfort, Southern Accent, Pawsitively Southern, Southern Influence and several more. I'll have to look more closely when I'm more awake tomorrow.

I also have written down some southern call names, so will name them, maybe tomorrow.

It has been a long day, so signing off for now,

Mindy

Well, it's been a long time. We've been doing lots of fixing and changing around the house, and that has kept me occupied. I'll post an album with the progress if anyone is interested.
In the dog world, we said goodbye to our dear Roxy on June 5. I still can't believe that she is gone, and it still is very hard. It was time, but part of me feels like maybe it wasn't yet. I'll never know for sure, but I do know that now she can see again and is running on the beach straight out to her heart's content.

Horatio and Whitney, from our Adam x Quest litter, are growing up and doing great. They both need some grooming, and I hope to get some photos this weekend that I'll add to their album.

Augie and Savannah are both doing well too. Augie is up to 5 points and Savannah has 2. Vanna is entered next weekend at the Greenville shows - big majors, so wish us luck!

Yahtzee and Bri are both hanging in there. Bri has a minor stricture on her esophagus after her emergency spay/ruptured closed pyometra, so she and Yahtzee are on the same mushy diet. How on earth can one person end up with 2 dogs with the same odd condition?? But they are doing well considering.

Heading to Savannah, GA to pick up Pumpkin this weekend. We're hoping for puppies by Anita Phillips' Hank around Sept 15. I'll keep the blog posted if she gets pregnant.

That's it for now, Mindy