Mason looking forward to some birthday cake!
Good boy Mason! I'm sure that it was quite tempting for him to wait until after the photo op to eat his cake.
Mia-belle in her party hat
Very pretty cake
Mia-belle was lucky to have a real birthday party at class to celebrate turning one.
We've received fabulous reports of the Bravo litter pups settling into their new homes. Yesterday, three of the local pups, Savi, Treynor and Memphis, had their first puppy class with dog trainer and friend, Kathy Santo. These pups are already showing what great performance dogs they will grow into. We worked on building control, sit and some basic manners. The pups and owners even have homework! Above, Memphis strutting his stuff in the our backyard after class.
Room for three to share this big branch.
Savi & Treynor...grrrr!
New BFF's Jam and Savi
and Bravo with big brother, CH Chips out in California
With a sparkle in her eye and a what's next attitude...
Savi is our keeper from the Trixie-Clay litter and boy do we have big plans for her.
Like big her big sister, Jam, Savi will compete in conformation, obedience, agility and hunt tests.
Whitmore, Grayhart's Millionaire Matchmaker, aka Mr. Black
Savi, Grayhart's Shear Genius aka Miss Raspberry
Logan, Grayhart's Watch What Happens, aka Mr. Green
Memphis, Grayhart's Million Dollar Listing, aka Mr. Orange
Treynor, Grayhart's Workout, aka Mr. Red
Tallulah, Grayhart's Top Design, aka Miss Purple
Bliss, Grayhart's Launch My Line, aka Miss Pink
Bravo, Grayhart Crescent's Bravo, aka Mr. Blue
Bravo, Grayhart Crescent's Bravo, aka Mr. Blue, with owner J Logan
Bravo, out of "Clay" BIS/BISS CH Bzyfeet American Idol, BROM x "Trixie" CH GraytSky's I'm Not Really A Waitress, CD, RN,NA,NAJ, V, was the first to leave and flew off on a plane to his new home in California. We look forward to seeing Bravo in the show ring and on beach runs with J's husband Ron and their other dogs.
What leaf?
It's amazing that the Bravo litter turned eight weeks old today. These sweet little pups are full of spit and vinegar and love nothing better than to play and wrestle with each other. For a special treat, I gave them bully sticks to enjoy on the deck and it turned into a massive game of keep away and tug of war, with some chew time thrown in.
Clever black boy hid the bully stick under his body with only the end sticking out.
Orange boy found the tunnel a great place to hide with the bully stick.
Two can tug...
or maybe a threesome...
Run puppies run!
Tunnelvision
Yesterday, the pups went for their temperament testing and were wiped out after the long day of testing and found my friend's daughter's lap to be the perfect place to crash. My good friend and dog trainer, Kathy Santo, administered Sheila Booth's Positive Puppy Preview. This tests the puppy's temperament, birdiness, biddability, if a pup's drive can overcome stress, as well as toy, food and prey drive. This litter was deemed a working/performance litter full of birdy, confident, little retrieving machines.
Today, our friend Sara came to visit and take professional photos of the pups and our adult dogs.
A good photographer always gets to know their models and build a connection.
The peeks that I saw on her digital camera were amazing and I can't wait to see all of the terrific shots she took.
Tag you're it!
Let's get ready to rumble! 
The Holey Roller ball is a favorite
We were blessed with another winner of a day today - gorgeous weather and good friends. The day started with coffee for me and a romp on the deck for the pups.
All of these pups love to retrieve and play tug of war.
Who's that doggy in the window?
Luke, one of the most adorable and engaging babies, came with proud parents, Patrick and Veronica, Ranger's owners.
Veronika, smitten with the pups.
Patrick playing with the pups.
Ranger got lots of attention from us but could not play with his littermate Jam, who is in season.
Monty's family also came by for a visit...had to see the pups before they went to their new homes.
