Happy Thanksgiving

Marc, the girls, and I wish each one of you a happy day of celebration with family and friends. 

Captured this photo from John O'Boyle of Jasper telling everyone that he was disappointed he wasn't given any table scraps for Thanksgiving!! 

Happy 8th Birthday, Paloma (Marley X Kirby Pups)

Dear Loki, Crawford, Jasper, Ziggy, Patriot and Paloma ~ 

Tomorrow is your day ~  Happy 8th Birthday!  Congratulations!

Even though you act like pups, you are a year into your senior years. 

Your Mom just turned 13 and we hope you will reach her age and beyond. 

Make sure to keep your teeth clean. You're going to need your "chompers" as time goes by. 

We wish you an upcoming year of good health (no more MCT dxs or VF setbacks) and continued enjoyment of the activities you have come to share and love with your owners. 

Sending lots of snuggles and love . . . .

Happy 13th Birthday, Marley!

Today we celebrate Marley's 13th birthday! Each day is a gift with her and she's goofy as ever.  She is doing well healthwise but she has a little cough when she's sleeping on her back and sometimes runs into things on her blindside. All to be expected but she's gets so excited she seriously bonks her head hard.  I worry about her knocking herself out one day!  She'll get a treat for dinner later on and will celebrate with her sisters!  Happy Birthday, Marley!! We love you!!

Happy 15th Birthday, Hannah!!

Although she isn't technically a Catch A Fire Vizsla, she is part of the family and the reason we continued in the breed.  We celebrated Hannah's 15th birthday on September 5th with much fanfare and gratefulness.  Last weekend we were able to get her photo with her birthday sister and best buddy, our daughter, Bree.  They have celebrated their birthdays together since 2002 when Hannah turned 1!

Dock Diving

Sparrow tried dock diving with her new friends, Savannah and Kora. Sparrow did a few jumps into the pool but spent most of her time swimming while chasing a dragonfly. She had a blast!! Only once did she need to be wrangled out of the water; the other time, just touching the pool sent her back on the deck!!

If your dog likes to swim, give dock diving a try.  You never know, you might have a dock diving star in the making!! 

Enjoy this recent photo of Lily playing golf on one of the courses in Bend, OR.

TEVCO Specialty at Mt Bachelor Kennel Club Dog Show

Marc, the girls and I drove to Redmond, OR again this year for TEVCO's Summer Specialty. This is the third summer the club has held this show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in conjunction with the Mt Bachelor Kennel Club.  We began our journey at 8am and arrived at the hotel about 12 hours later. We hit traffic in Fairfield, CA and again at the north crossing of Lake Shasta where they are putting in a new bridge.

Our tax dollars at work. They were building this bridge when we moved from Oregon three years ago. 

Sitting in traffic in 103* heat.

All construction projects have a flag but being this is July 4th weekend, it took on new meaning.

Sparrow was handled by Renee Cooper both days.  She placed 4th in her class at Specialty under Judge Dana Cline. She did not place on Sunday under Judge Jay Richardson.  No points and we are still in pursuit of her majors.  She sits at 10 points - she needs 15 including two majors. 

Marc, David, Daniel and Michele played gold at Brasada after Saturday's show.  Michele drove the cart and took photos. The girls and I hung around camp and visited with friends.  The drive home was uneventful and we were home by 7pm.  The weather over the weekend was much nicer, about 20* cooler.  We had a much better time this year. 

   

Arizona and Woofstock

The girls and I drove out to Arizona for Cullen's birthday and Josh's homecoming from deployment.  While I was there, we took Patriot and Battle to the vet. Unfortunately, Patriot's titre has gone up. Initially it was 1:32, went down at 6 month check up to 1.16 and now a year later, it has gone to 1:32.  We learned that since Patriot's Valley Fever is in his bone that he may never come off his treatment.  Battle's nose continues to be an issue; it is super dry and has split in the area between his two nostrils.  Bree continues to moisturize and some days it looks really good. His thyroid was low normal so we retested. The results were better than last time so the dryness isn't related to his thyroid.  Maybe it's just living in the desert. The vet has a different opinion but finding out involves a biopsy and/or a specific treatment to see if it helps. We will visit the matter again in November.  Hannah handled traveling and the heat well.  I worry about her as she's getting up in age. She'll be 15 in September, God willing. 

We came home from Arizona with a rest day in between arriving and driving to Vallejo for this year's Woofstock shows.  Carri Beaver showed Sparrow; she was 3rd on Saturday and 4th on Sunday in her class.  No points and we are still in search of those two majors.  She sits at 10 points. 

Enjoy these photos from May

Hannah, Sparrow, Marley and Paloma

Sparrow

Paloma

Sparrow

Marley