boy- unnamed right now. Girl- I am calling her Techla right now. This one reminds me of Liza as a puppy. I sure hope I am right. boy- I am calling him Tristan. I think he and Techla look very similar. Girl- this girl I am calling Trestle. I really like this whole litter. They have a lot of growing and changing to do- but at 6 wks., I am very please.
Read more...These puppies are 6 weeks old. Today was a beautiful fall day, warm and sunny, so we decided to take a short trip to an under-used park. My friend Linda and I were planning our trip, but as you can see, a few additional people saw the puppies and asked if they could visit them as well. Of Course!!
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I have been SO FORTUNATE to have been asked by Kim and Pete of Laureate Shelties to show a few of their girls.. I started off with Laureate Meiomi (MeMe). She was AMAZING! She "moved right in" to my house and when we went to the shows together, this girl was On Fire! I only showed her 1 long weekend (Wednesday-Sunday) and she Won every day expect Thursday. Luckily for me it finished her championship as well. 1 "work week" of showing..... and done! WOW! Meme was a dream to show and live with. The Laureate team called me a "rock star"..... but in a later post, you will see that perhaps I am a "one hit wonder".
In 2017 when Mike and I were moving to Idaho, I was contacted by a fabulous couple that already had a sheltie from us and was looking for another- an adult. I didn't think I could part with Cassia, but I also knew that we were moving, so everyone's life was going to be up-ended, and we were bringing quite a few dogs with us on our journey. If Cassia was going to move anyway, I knew that Nancy and Dale were a great place to land. I was confident they were going to love Cassia as much as I did, so I let her go with them.
On June 2 they contacted me to say that Cassia had departed this world and they were heart-broken. Me too. I will continue to look for her in her off-spring and be thankful for her time in my life. She added a lot.
Cassia
Grand Champion in the ring
Grand Champion in our hearts
It has taken too many days to write this tribute
Because our tears were too fresh
And our love for Cassia... ever present
And Cassia was, and is, an example
Of perfection
Joy... love... fun... beauty... our pup
Nana in Peter Pan
And yet she was independence personified
We are, today, so lucky
To have Cassia’s daughter at our side
Keeper... a keeper... a piece of Cassia
When you lose a dog
The world tilts
And steals a bit of your soul
Cassia... you were more than a “bit”
You shared our lives You stole our hearts... forever
When I looked at the 2 pictures together, I like Carrie's more- and although if you look at the "Carrie" label, you will see it here on the blog, I am not going to put them in the same post. Just suffice to say, when I saw this picture, I saw Carrie- and it made sentimental about all of the dogs in this family, how much they have meant to me, and how each has had an impact on my life. I am so blessed.
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I noticed that Jerry was wearing this Champion shirt and I said- how fortuitous!
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