Breeding dogs is not for the faint of heart. It’s a tremendous amount of work, but the rewards are worth the effort. Sometimes it’s heartbreaking, sometimes it’s wonderful. I have two girls I want to breed and just by coincidence, they are in season at the same time. I’ve Read more…
Who is Echo? Am/Can Ch Northwind’s Echo of Poetry, Fch, CD, RA, CAV, CGC All of those titles are wonderful, but they don’t really capture the essence of Echo. Echo was sheer joy wrapped up in a whippet body. Life was a party to Echo. She was a delight to Read more…
A friend visited yesterday and we looked at three month old puppies. Breeding dogs is a wonderful thing in some ways. Each litter represents a new beginning – a chance for high hopes. At three months old, they are all Best in Show winners. Once they grow up, you almost Read more…
Echo is joyful in the morning. She is not a mindless dog. Not stupid, not silly, just joyful. If you were to hear Echo’s train of thoughts in the morning when greeting you, they would go something like this: As she runs to you and hits you in the thighs Read more…
I was staying with Sara and had Echo with me. Sara’s puppy Ollie is obnoxious and torments her older bitch Gwennie. He was busy with his usual game of “Bug Gwennie”, pestering her about any toy she may have. Echo looks at Sara, looks at me, and with an obvious Read more…
6-24-2012 I’m a truckin’ rock star! We have a camper. A 30 foot pull behind travel trailer with a slide out. A 30 foot pull behind with a slide out that weighs 10,000 pounds. When we drive down the road, that 30 foot camper is attached to a full size Read more…