TRAINING THE PUPS!!!

 The two pups that I am growing out are doing very well. They have learned lets go out and they follow me right to the side door and out into the little pen. They are pretty smart little ones. Although Angus is growing like a weed. I hope that he does not get too big to be my next stud dog. It is iffy right now but I should know more by six months. If he is oversize then he will most likely be over as an adult. I will have to find him a nice home if that happens. If his growth slows down between 4 and 6 months then he may stay in size. His sister Maisie is well in size and being a girl she will be fine. They learned sit very quickly and pop right down when I ask them. Next is the leash training. With this weather we will have to do the training in the living room. Actually it is the room where the pups are born and there is plenty of room for training. They are all excited when they come in from going potty they are very excited and do zoomies around the room So fun to watch them.House training in this weather is not fun at all and sometimes when it is below zero in the morning no one wants to go out. These two are so brave and go right out and take care of things. I am so pleased with these two pups, they are so pretty and so smart. Their pedigree is one I have wanted to incorporate in my line for a long time. I wish this winter could have been a little milder so they could have some outside time, but just too cold. In fact all the dogs need more exercise. They do play some in the fenced yard off the house but the snow makes it difficult, although they love the snow.

I am ready for spring, as I sit here and watch the snow blowing around. Fingers crossed that I don't lose power. I do have a generator but it is not easy to start. Although I do always get it going. Don't leave your dogs out too long, it is way too cold.

Everyone be safe and warm.

Angus and Maisie

SOMETIMES THINGS GO WELL AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T

 This past Sunday was one of those days when things went wrong. Rosie started to have seizures and I have no idea what brought them on. My dogs have never had a seizure so I had no idea what we were in for. They  started out mildly and progressed to the grand mal seizure. Rosie was terrified and so was I. I kept thinking that they would stop  and after the last one at 11:30 pm she did stop. But that was the worst one. I don't ever want to see a seizure like that again.

First thing in the morning I called my vet and she got us right in before appointments started. Thankfully Rosie did not have another seizure after the one at 11:30. She definitely was disoriented and not herself, and exhausted. I was exhausted also.The vet did some neurological testing and thankfully that was normal. So she was put on medication. I hate the thought of using phenobarbital but it does keep her from having seizures. Rosie is with me every minute, still a little disoriented but seems ok as long as she can stay with me.

What a miserable and scary day. In all my years of raising dogs I have never been through anything like this. Nor have any of my dogs. 

Rosie and I are resting today. She is still a little wobbly but doing ok. We are going to take a nap this afternoon. Rosies body has been through a lot. And she seems to know it. For seizures to start in a 10 year old dog is a bit unusual. 

The dogs can only go out today to potty and come right back in. It is so cold out there that it hurts to breathe. And their feet start to freeze if outside too long. So quick in and out. Right now at almost noon time it is zero out there.

I am raising two pups, a brother and sister, they are now 12 weeks old and keep me very busy. They are house training pretty  well. Just the cold makes it too hard, but they just run and play. Angus brought in a huge icicle. He was having so much fun. He brought it in with him and it was so funny to watch him as it melted. Since my Walter has gone sterile, I have hopes that Angus will take over as our stud dog. He has a beautiful pedigree. I have high hopes but we have to see how he grows. 

Hopefully 2022 goes better than it started out.

                   Angus with my granddaughter, she is a huge dog lover!

ROSIE IS DOING BETTER!!

 Rosie was very much her old self this morning. After two days of medication she feels better. She does not seem to be wobbly at all. I am so thankful that the medication worked for her. It was eight below this morning at 5am. Skye is the only dog who does not mind the bitter cold. She loves to play catch me if you can. Her feet don't seem to get cold the way the others do. Even the 12 week old pups, run out and do what they have to and are back at the door very quickly. Not even picking up icicles enticed them. They are so smart. I can see that we really need to work on come. Usually I can say front which Skye does very well and she will come and sit front. But not this morning. She was running and teasing me and get just close enough that I could not grab her. Finally a handful of kibble lured her in. We are starting her training course with Susan Garrett and COME will be the very first thing that we will work on. Skye enjoys working so I think the course will be very successful. She is a very different little dog with her nurturing of Rosie after she had a seizure. She just wanted to take care of Rosie. I am thinking that she may be a good mother some day. The others would just stare at Rosie and knew that something was wrong and could not figure out what was happening.  Since we were up before 5 this morning, breakfast is finished and everyone has been out and now back in and sleeping in their favorite spots. I am going to organize and clean the office today, especially as it is the favorite sleeping place for most of the dogs.  A very quiet, unexciting day will be welcome here. If it could warm up just a little, I would be very happy. We have had enough excitement to last for us for quite awhile.      

                                           

                                                  SKYE