Rex's pack

Here’s a couple of pictures of Rex (Orange) Kobi, and Cassie.  He weighed in at 23 lbs last Tuesday getting his booster vaccine.  He’s a very smart puppy learning from his other house mates quickly.  He’s healthy, playful, and full of personality.  We are enjoying him a bunch. ~Chad & Paulyn

Pictures of Katie

Here are some pictures that were taken in june. I will send more up to date pictures in the next couple weeks. Cheryl fell and broke her hip last week. As you can tell from this that things are very busy at the moment. I took Katie to the vet's this week and she is 16 inches at the shoulder and weighs 23.2 lbs She has learned to sit,shake and stay, thanks ~ Mike

Ranger's happy voice

We actually heard his "voice" tonite. Kind of a howl. I don't know, maybe a sad howl for you guys? Does the howl mean something particular? He just did it once. But he settled down into his bed. He is asleep now :). I had to put Sids bed next to him. So they would not argue over whose bed was whose! They are my cute "boys"! ~Becky

Ranger's New Adventure

Ranger moved into his new home tonight. He's now living with an approximatly 25lb cutie named Sid. Here's a note from his new mom: Hi Debbie, well we came inside and Ranger and Sid are getting acquainted! Sid is initiating play! That is not his usual behavior with dogs. So that is good news. Sid is pretty happy. Ranger is looking for you :( but he is getting loved on and he will be ok. He is still wagging his tail! I will keep you posted! Take care new friends! ~Becky

Fun day for JR

Short video of JR running through the field near our house. He also recently took to swimming. Tina

Looking good in Canada

I've attached a few "stacked" pictures. I'll use the term lightly heehee. I had no idea how hard they are to take with puppies! We must have taken a 100 photos before we had a few we were relatively happy with. She looks like a rocking horse in the one lol. We are starting handling classes August 1st so hopefully they will improve after that. Can't believe they are almost 3 months! She is maturing more and more everyday. If only she could master the housetraining thing lol! Talk soon, Amy

Black Diamond Mint Julep ~ 12 Weeks old

Zoey at 12 weeks of age

Zoey is Black Diamond Front Runner - my pick of the litter. She looks and acts SOOO much like her mom Jazz, I couldn't resist keeping her! She has more spots than I like, but I LOVE everything else about her.

Terrible day for Waverley

Waverley is doing great. We started puppy kindergarten on Wednesday and she was a pro. She is a saucy girl and doesn't like sitting still, but is catching on to commands and the house training thing. She already sleeps through the night and is fitting in with the pack here. Her favorite friend is my Sphynx cat Peach. They wrestle on the floor and chase each other around the living room. We had a couple of bumps earlier in the week. While out for a walk she was ran over by my other dog and started limping. I crated her for the night, but when it wasn't better by the next morning I brought her into my work to see if they'd want to do an xray. The vet moved her leg through it's full range of motion and said it's most likely she just brusied her shoulder. Thank goodness, I felt sick to my stomach bringing her in but didn't want to do the whole "wait and see" thing I would normally do with my other dogs. Since we were there anyways, and got the go ahead, I had her vaccinated. Unfortunately she ended up having a vaccine reaction and her left hip ended up swelling with a bump the size of a large egg and was very sore. Poor girl had a terrible day. Luckily puppies bounce back and she is 99% back to normal already. We will split up her last set of vaccines, pre-treat with benedryl and hopefully avoid another reaction. Never a dull moment around here!

JR and his girls

Here are some pictures of JR with our youngest, Lucy and my niece, Emily. ~ Tina

JR Update

JR is continuing to do very well! We started a dog training class last night and he did quite well. We are working with him daily. Today he got to go to the dog park and meet one of his new girl friends, a 10 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback. They ran around and got pretty worn out. We are working hard on socializing him with other dogs. He is doing quite well when they are off leash. It is a bit more of a challenge on leash. The dog class should help.  I will send a picture of him soon. ~Tina

Well balanced Mickey

Thank you so much for being such an awesome breeder! Because of the wobble board (I assume) he doesn't even flinch about unstable surfaces.

~ Lisa
P.S. He got up there, himself.

Run For The Roses = Nora

Sorry I haven't been in touch, Nora and I have been very busy! She loves her new home and all her new friends and is already a huge Portland Timbers fan as you can see! She's been surprisingly very good with all her trainings and she can now come, sit, lay down, (stay)off, understands no and ouch, likes her kennel and is getting very good at being on a leash. potty training is finally making sense to her and has gone 3 days now without any accidents in doors! She also met her Vet yesterday and got her latest round of shots. Shes very healthy and weighs 11 pounds. Hope all is well! ~ Jeremiah

Dog Power

Here is our “Little Lexie Doo-Bug”

This is what she does every single time Pat take her for a ride around the neighborhood. He takes her all over town: trails, old town and to the dog park. There isn’t a square mile he hasn’t covered around town. She sounds like those sled dogs when he is getting ready to take off. Funny thing is he wouldn’t even have to peddle the first 1-2 miles b/c she runs so damn fast, but of course he does. Enjoy ~ Lori

Cinder goes Farwest

Hey Deb just wanted to share a picture of Cinder and my husband taking a break at the farwest morgan regional horse show in redmond. We are here for five full days and cinder is doing great as you can see. She has been the best puppy. We have been staying at a hotel and not a peep out of her. If you tell her to go to bed off she goes. She really likes our horses especially my palomino. They like to walk side be side together. Talk to you later ~ Karen

Brotherly Love

Out of all the dogs in our house, Romeo and Ranger have become the best of friends. They play together all day long, then share a bed to take a nap! Romeo and Ranger are both from our very first litter; their mom is Jazz and father was Radar. Ranger moved away at 8 weeks of age and lived in Reno with their other brother Tonto.  Recently Ranger moved back in with us so we could find him a better suited home for him to live out the rest of his life with. Meanwhile, Romeo is pretty happy about having his brother living with us again.

Waverley made it to Candada!

It was a long trip but definately worth it. Waverley did great and was a trooper on the 12 hour drive home. Only needed to stop a few times and whining was minimal. Once we were home we went on a long walk, she had a bath, and is now sleeping at my feet. I'm already in love! We promise to keep in touch. Thank you so much for this amazing little girl!  Talk soon, Amy

Potty training Mickey

ACTUALLY we had a major breakthrough, today! The backdoor is open which leads into the garage and an open man door into the backyard. MICKEY TOOK HIMSELF OUTSIDE! Did you get that? Let me repeat, myself; MICKEY TOOK HIMSELF OUTSIDE! Later, I had company and the door was closed. He cried to go out! Oh I am so happy I could just piddle on the floor.
Aside from the housebreaking our only troubles have come from that mouth of his.  No back talk, just his desire to use it to “feel” me with it!  He likes pulling at the blanket over the sofa, as well.  I keep replacing my body or the blanket with the bully stick or his rope but it doesn’t seem nearly as interesting.  I’m looking forward to him outgrowing this little phase.  Of course he has performed the obligatory toilet paper train, once.  ~ Lisa

Last day together

Today is the final day for these four to play together. In the morning Trifecta (pink collar) will be moving to Canada and Sure Thing (navy blue collar) will be moving to Spokane. Looks like they decided to make the most of the day they have together!

Black Diamond Trifecta - 8 Weeks old