7 months

Thumper is starting to give me an idea of what he'll look like as an adult now. I don't think he will be very big (about 36 pounds now and about 19.5" at the shoulder). He has the most wonderful, confident and biddable personality, truly the puppy I always wanted.

I saw Lila for the first time since she left home in March and she looks very good too. Didn't get great photos but here she is; I will get better ones next time, some stack and portrait shots.

Sammy is looking great too, progressing well with his mom as he trains toward a great Obedience career. Thanks Donna for all the wonderful work you are putting in to him!






















Tache is having the perfect life with Janie in Virginia Beach. He gets a lot of playdates with Banner, who lives in the neighboring city of Norfolk.


Tache and Banner are joining Thumper and their mother Ribbon, along with Teddy from the first litter, at Camp Gone to the Dogs in less than 2 weeks and we cannot WAIT! The invasion of the Inkwell Aussies will be unprecedented in the history of the camp!!!

Haven't any really recent photos of Syd but this one says it all.

Thumper is 6 months old now, the age of majority!

Ducktail top line on this humid day but wanted his monthly photo so I got his monthly photo. At least he is clean.

Glamour shots

Took advantage  of a clean dog and a helper to get a couple of  5.5 month shots of Thumper. Boy, they grow up fast.

5 months old.

Thumper at about 5 months now on the first really warm day of spring last week.

Moving

Smoochie.

Thumper at about 5 months. Love this puppy's head.







His Group win at the Mason-Dixon "B"match a couple of weeks ago. He was a good boy.

Growing Up

Thumper is 20 weeks old now. Would post some playing outdoor shots but it has been 3 days of heavy rain and it will have to wait until things dry out a little.

Banner demonstrates in this photo just what rain does to 4.5 month old puppies.  He sends this from his home in Norfolk VA.

Lila goes to the beach!

Took the puppies along on a business trip to New Jersey and gave them their first ocean experience. Alas I did not carry my camera when I took all 3 puppies to the beach, but after rounding them back up I got my camera and Lila and we just walked the sand flats around the Wildwood boardwalk and amusement park. I love places like these out of season when there is NOBODY around and nothing open (though a little seafood shack would have been a welcome exception).

A boy and his dog...

Wahoo!

Cute Butt

A first win picture for Thumper!

Thumper was BOBP and won a group placement in his first competition, a small match put on by Northeast Maryland Kennel Club in January. He was a good little boy.

Happy Birthday babies!

For any really responsible dog owner or breeder, there is nothing more important than finding good loving and permanent homes for our puppies, as new members of great families. Today is the 2nd birthday of my first litter (Ribbon x Bayshore's Paparazzi) and I am forever grateful to those wonderful people who give 6 puppies the greatest homes I could ever wish for. Thanks Stephanie (Gabby), Mary (Teddy), Jill (Gracie), Debbie (Mandi), Bev (Painter) and Christine (my firstborn Uno). Happy birthday, kids!!!

From the current litter, I just got this photo sent to me by Syd's mom which prompted my mention of great homes.   This is a beautiful picture on every level.

27" plus 27" is......

Oops, poor ear set on that one.
An awful lot of snow in my yard, on my roof, my deck, my dog paths, etc.  Sun is out now and I am doing some clearing but it is all a bit overwhelming. I need to get new photos but these will suffice for now, when there was a mere 27" on the ground rather than 50+.