Puppy Diary
Name the puppies
Sara arrives to see the puppies. She owns Norris, the sire of the litter. Sara was entered in dog shows in late July when the breeding needed to take place. The only way to go to the shows and accomplish Read more…
Puppy Diary
Dither babies arrive
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 Read more…
General thoughts on dogs
Tribute to Echo
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 Read more…
General thoughts on dogs
Puppy Daydreams
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 Read more…
General thoughts on dogs
Joyful morning
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 Read more…
What whippets teach us
Don’t hold a grudge
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 Read more…
Stories
Come Hell or High Water, Scary Camper and All
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, Read more…