Stella update

Hi there,

I enjoy following through your blog and reading about all the wonderful pups!
Thought I’d send an update of Stella - from a litter of Pat and Storm spring 2014. She’s fantastic, So intelligent and well mannered. The best dog we ever could have imagined for our family!

All the best,
Jennifer

Congratulations to Puck winning the St. John Ambulance Holiday Card Contest!

St John Ambulance NS/PEI:

"Congratulations to Puck who has received the most LIKES on his photo during our Holiday Card Contest! Thank you to all of our Therapy Dog handlers for submitting their photos and for the generous work they do in our communities each day. For more information on how you can get involved or contribute to the Therapy Dog program, please visit www.sjatherapydog.ca !"

Tig's Pups as 12 Hours

RIP Jake ♥️

RIP my sweet jake you will always be in our hearts ♥️

Bernadine

More Pictures of Jake (Bella/Storm Progeny)

Rocky (pic)

Good evening , just wanted to share this perfect boy 🐾 he brings much happiness to our family 💙

Debbie

Caper's First Hunt w/Dee (Video)

The pup’s name is Caper, the adult is his mother DEE. Caper is 3 mos old and very bold. We didn’t get any pheasants but we all had a great day

Don

Isla at 9 months

Oban at 10 weeks

We can’t get over how much he has grown since we brought him home!

He’s doing really well with commands like sit and come and he stops biting when we say ‘ouch’.

After talking to you on Tuesday, we became extra vigilant with him outside.  I can say with confidence that he ate very little non-food stuff outside, if any.  He has had only kibbles (as treats) and rice and chicken to eat.   His appetite is excellent, he sleeps well, and has lots of energy for walks and playing.  

He is a very sweet dog and we’re very happy with him, albeit very tired from the middle-of-the-night baths.  

Take care.

Erin 

Butch is doing awesome

Butch is doing awesome, he’s an absolutely fantastic addition to our family.

Sean

Dee/Lindt Pup

Steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis in Dogs

From PedMD:

Steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis describes the combined conditions of inflammation of the protective membranes covering the spinal cord and brain (meninges), and inflammation of the walls of the arteries. It causes changes in the blood vessels of the heart, liver, kidney, and gastrointestinal system.

https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/neurological/c_dg_steroid_responsive_meningitis

Willow & Brandy

My mom was dog-sitting and snapped these pictures of Willow and Brandy with her iPad while they were outside with her and I thought I would share them with with you 😊  Willow is now just about 9 months old, and Brandy is almost 7 months old 🐾  They're both great dogs! 🐶

~ Dana

Flint and Tarn

Hi Don.

Just a quick update and a couple of photos. Tarn is still doing great, he’s a smart little guy, with lots of personality....Which we love about him. Flint and Tarn are very  good buddies now that Flint has helped Tarn learn his puppy manners.
Hope you like the photos.

Gill.

Rose's Granddaughter Annalou free stacks at the National Specialty Show

Judge Richard Stafford’s written critique on Annalou after he gave her 2^nd place in Field Dog at the LRCC National Specialty Show:

2nd GHC Driftwood’s Annalou Marie DD CDX BDD JH RE WCI, chocolate neat and compact, feminine expression, well placed shoulders, enough bone and good feet, super quarters and moved well

Rose's Granddaughter Annalou free stacks at the National Specialty Show

Cargo at 9 months

Good Morning Don

Here Cargo at 9 months, he is a beautiful addition to your family. Cargo is extremely smart and without standing temperament.

Thank you so much for this beautiful puppy from Lu and Winston

Doug & Natalie

Brandy’s 1st Halloween!

Less than impressed Brandy, as Winnie the Pooh 🎃

Willow and Brandy showing their Halloween spirit 🎃

Willow and Brandy proudly showing their festive Halloween spirit 🎃 They make pretty cute models, don't ya think? 😉 lol

~ Dana

Nya’s first night

Off to a great start!

James

A Fall Morning With Isla

Hi Don,

 What a beautiful morning it was today. Here’s Isla taking a break. No retrieving work today, just a lovely walk through a local provincial park on a crisp fall day. She’s doing so well I don’t want to overdo it!

Cheers

Bruce

Happy Fall from Willow

Hi Don & Pierrette,

Happy Fall from Willow 🐾  She is now 8 months old and weighs in at 47 lbs. 🐶  She's always so patient whenever she's getting her picture taken 😊

~ Dana

Pictures from the Windsor pumpkin festival

My daughter Brenda took these pictures today at the Windsor pumpkin festival. 

Don

 

Picture of Cargo (Winston/lu pup)

Some days it sunny some days it’s rainy today...rainy

Isla's first time in the ring

Hi Don,

 

Isla and I had a lot of fun at the Cobequid Dog Club confirmation. A new experience for both of us, especially since we spend nearly all of our training/fun time in the bush or on the lakes in the Bowater Mersey area.

Isla did her best, despite my complete lack of understanding regarding the confirmation ring. Definitely brought a lot of humor to the proceedings. The point was to expose Isla to something completely different and she handled herself quite well (reasonably calm while ring-side for 30+ minutes) and toward the end of the night SHE figured out how to “trot” in the ring (good thing as I was clueless). Attended (without Isla) the Rally and Obedience event today and really liked what I saw in terms of the course and training that would be involved in some of the more advanced classes. Pretty cool.

The most experiences the better!

Cheers,

Bruce

 

Brandy Update

Attached is a recent picture of Brandy (just taken this evening) that I thought you might like to see.  She's a nice lookin' dog and continues to keep my Dad on his toes - she's still pretty busy and has what seems like an endless amount of energy! lol  PS:  I think she'd make a real good tracking dog cause her nose is somethin' else!!!!!

~ Dana

Ilsa Flying

Hi Don,

Here’s a nice clear photo of Isla launching for a water retrieve. It’s a good thing she only had a 4’ run at it before launching off the rock into the lake… any more and she confuse herself and think she was a bird! HA!

Cheers,

 

Bruce

Hello from the Thompson’s!

Hi Don,

Not sure if you remember us but we fell behind in sending pictures! We are loving every minute with our Maggie girl and had a new addition to our family last November- a baby girl named Isabelle. Her first words were “good girl” to the dog ;). Here are a few pictures...

Robyn