ALMOST ANOTHER MONTH, NOT BAD BUT NOT SO SOOD.

 WITH ALL THE SNOW PILING UP  THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH TO DO. SHOVELING SNOW ALONG THE INSIDE PERIMETER OF THE FENCE. SO THE DOGS DO NOT THINK ABOUT GOING OVER. I PUT SAVINGS OVER THE ICE IN THE SMALLER DOG YARD. IT HELPS THEM NOT TO SLIDE AROUND AND IT ALSO HELPS KEEP THEIR FEET WARM. KIT  IS 31 DAYS ALONG AND ANOTHER 30 TO GO, IT IS SO HARD TO WAIT.SHE SLEEPS ALOT AND IS OFF HER FOOD. WHICH IS A VERY GOOD SIGN. SHE GETS TWO OR THREE NAPS A DAY AND SLEEPS SOUNDLY.I JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT, BUT IT IS SO HARD. MAYBE IN ANOTHER WEEK SHE WILL BE LOOSING HER WAIST LINE. THAT WILL BE A WONDERFUL SIGN. 

TOMORROW I WILL WORK ON THE TAXES, THAT WILL PASS THE DAY.EMMA NEEDS HER EARS SET AND A GOOD BRUSHING SO TOMORROW WILL BE A BUSY DAY. OF COURSE WITH SHAVINGS IN THE PEN I HAVE TO BRUSH EACH DOG TO GET THE SHAVINGS OFF. SHAVINGS STICK LIKE GLUE.THEN THEY GET ALL OVER THE HOUSE AND IT TAKES A COUPLE OF HOURS TO VACUUM THEM ALL UP. NEXT YEAR I NEED TO DO SOMETHING BETTER. MAYBE SOME DECKING PANELS. EASY TO SHOVEL AND KEEP THE ICE OFF.

I HAVE A BABY MONITOR FOR WHEN THE PUPS ARRIVE. IT WORKS REALLY WELL, YOU HEAR EVERY LITTLE SOUND.  BUT THAT MEANS GETTING UP AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS EATING AND DOING WELL AND THE LITTLE ONES NOT PUSHED AWAY. PANDA THE CAT WAKES ME UP MOST MORNINGS AROUND 5 AM. I HAVE BEEN GETTING USED TO THESE EARLY HOURS. SOMETIMES 3:30 TO 4 AM.

I LOVE THE PUPS WHEN THEY START TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND EARS AND LISTEN TO ALL THE SOUNDS AND WHEN THEY FIRST LOOK YOU IN THE FACE.

I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM.I WILL BE SURE TO POST PICTURES WHEN THEY ARE ONLY A WEEK OR SO OLD. IT IS AN EXCITING TME. HERE IS A PICTURE OF A PAST LITTER, SO LITTLE AND IT REALLY IS A MIRACLE. THE MIRACLE OF LIFE IS REALLY SOMETHING TO WATCH.

 

AN EXAMPLE OF TWO WEEK OLD PUPS

 

 

NOT QUITE A MONTH SO NOT TOO BAD

 This morning it was 10 below zero and the dogs sure hated to go out to potty. But they braved it and we came back in really quick. We will be making trips all day in and out quick. 

We finally decided on how to breed Kit. She came into heat early and has gone to Conbrio Kennels in Vermont to be bred to one of their Champion dogs. This litter will be all sable and we are so looking forward to it. The tentative due date is March 20th.

We hope to breed Reva mid February and that would put her due date up to mid-April. All pups ready to go home in the good weather.

It has been more than a year since I have had a litter of pups and I am really looking forward to these puppies.

Lots of work but also lots of Joy.

I will post pictures when the pups are born. 

                                                     KIT

                                                    

                                                                              ANSER                                                               

                            Here are the parents of the first litter.

I will post Revea when we decide how to breed her.  She is our blue 

blue merle girl.

AVA

 Ava has found a wonderful home and she is doing so well!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND A RESOLUTION TO KEEP UP THE BLOG WEEKLY!! SURE HOPE I CAN!!

Plans for the New Year are to hopefully have two litter of pups. One will be an all sable litter and the other litter will have blue, maybe tri and I hope bi black and maybe a sable. I am hoping for a couple of show quality pups and several pups that will be outstanding family companions. Or sport dogs that are willing to compete in any venue that you both will enjoy together. 

Sure has been cold so far this winter, I wonder how January will do? 

Thankfully the pups will be born in April and we won't have to worry about losing power and keeping pups super warm. 

I will be wrapping up Sheltie Heart this winter. It has been a long time coming but I am ready for editing and for illustrations. I hope my grandson who is very talented will do the illustrations for me. I am shooting for the end of January to work with a self publisher. It is about the early Sheltie and how life was then, there are several short stories that you will enjoy. Some of the stories are about real Shelties and some are fictional.  January will be a very busy month, editing and illustrating the book. But I am very hopeful that we can finish it by the end of the month. I know some of you have been waiting for years for this book. It has been a long process but it has been fun to write.

Some of the Sheltie stories are true stories about my Shelties and some of the Shelties are fictional. Shelties have a huge heart and I needed to write about them. They are smart and intuitive. They can amaze you at how they think and they do think things out. They can be therapy dogs, sport dogs, conformation show dogs, obedience and agility dogs and working farm dogs. Many have fantastic herding ability. I am going to do my best for it to be published in February.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and give your Sheltie a big hug.

 

                                                   

                                                Life is good.
 

Once again I am late with my news.

  I am breeding two of my girls in February, hopefully. I am trying to decide on the sires. I will probably use Flash, my tri boy to my sable girl Kit. And since she is pure for sable the pups should all be sable. 

And my blue girl Reva I will breed to a bi factored sable and we should have a variety of color. Hopefully I will have some very nice companion pups available. Hopefully the pups will be ready late April and early May. A good time of year for house-training pups. 

I love having pups and watching them develop and helping them get used to becoming the wonderful companions. 

The dogs really do not like the cold wind. It really is brutal!Out long enough to just go potty. Then we all run in.I think I am going to get a dog treadmill so they can exercise inside. It will be good for Reva as she needs to lose a little weight. Especially before she is bred.  I don't need to stand in the cold while they play chase. They do love fresh snow. In love to watch them do zoomies in the snow. They are having a blast and go as fast as they can. I really should take a video of them zooming around. 

Once again I will try to keep up the blog. At such a busy time of year it is hard.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday and a happy and healthy new year.