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Finding Peace
KC has done so much maturing over the past few months and becoming a mother is what I attribute to the changes She is more confident, more playful with the other dogs and more tolerant of puppies. She has never really cared for puppies until she had her own and now,...
Bolt’s New Forever Buddy
Today was always the day that Bolt was going to his new forever family. We just had to work around a hurricane reschedule. We were supposed to be in Arcadia for a dog show this weekend but it got canceled because of the storm. The new plan was to meet at my home,...
Matthew? Who’s Matthew?
I love when we have litters of puppies sin the summer because that allows us the chance to expose them to thunderstorms and other crappy weather. Lightening and thunder throw our winter dogs into anxiety ridden knots. Our current litters got to experience a Hurricane!...
Breathing New Life
We have collected more dog toys than I know what to do with over the years. Holiday clearance deals as well as gifts, toys for tiny puppies, toys of dogs that love to chew and toys that are just too adorable NOT to get have been tossed onto a basket on our fireplace...
Time For Puppy Play
Mr. Tino has fit right in with his nieces and nephews now that he has been with them full time and outside of being the only long coat you'd never know he wasn't part of the litter. They are a rambunctious bunch that has become more and more confident every day. This...
Meet Breeze
While at the dog show over the weekend, we were approached with the idea of Alexis working with a Whippet as a junior dog. The loss of Boomer has been enormous and the possibility of having more than one dog to show in juniors is ideal. Breeze stayed with us Saturday...
She Needs More Help
The last 24 hours have been tough for little Flirt. Her mother KC has been at her side as she has become more more disoriented and scared. Clearly the pressure from the swelling in her brain is effecting her sight and her ability to find her food dish and water. It...
Wowzer Georgie!
We battled the extreme heat yesterday but today seemed to have blown records. Seriously! I had to but the dogs the car to keep them cool this afternoon and the gauge read 106 degrees! CRAZY HOT! Waiting it out in the car while Alexis continued to assist Renée today...
Amazing Day – ALL THE WAY AROUND!
So I started today thinking "we'll just go with it". You see, This is Georgie's second weekend of "move up" entries and just as with last week I planned to just go through the motions because I already paid the entry fees. In my mind he still has a ways to go in the...
A Day Early
This weekend there are dog shows up in Ocala and it's also Alexis second full weekend workmen with Renee. We headed up a day early so that we can help with setup and so that we can be at the show site at the crack of dawn. This was our first time traveling with Pryia...
Vaccine Time
We headed out to The Villages to day to see Doc - six puppies in one carrier in the back seat and one riding shotgun with me. Flirt is just too fragile to be cooped up with such rambunctious puppies. She and her mommy KC have been rathe inseparable while I have taken...
8 Weeks Old
The pups are officially and will be going to get their vaccines this week. A very healthy bunch, these puppies are a trip. Each individually their own yet also a lot alike! They are full of energy and spunk! All of the puppies in this litter except Rio will be placed...
Tons of Figgy Photo Booth Fun
After Georgie and I went and got our second Gimme Op Sex ribbon, we heard back to the main building and set up the Photo Booth for a day of fun at the show! Cathy and Mark asked if I would bring it today for their club ad of course I said yes! The booth has become...
Margi is a Champion!
We started the weekend in tears of sadness with these two amazing friends and we ended it in tear of joy! Margie is now officially a Champion and Hans Solo earned his second major towards his title! We met up Friday night at our go-to-location - Ruby Tuesdays - for...
Trying Out A Weekend Job
In addition to meeting ringside with the owner of Magic so that Alexis can show her the weekend, she is also trying out working for Renee as on of her assistance. She helps walk and tend to the dogs, insures they have water and bring the to and from the ring. In...
Milly Is Coming Along
We came home tonight from the Specialty and got Milly cleared up for her big day tomorrow. The last time she came to a dog show it was to this very show site but back when she was 5 months old. She came along to get some show site socialization and evaluations....
Our First Herding Specialty
With Pryia now a member of the Figgy crew, we get to expand our world of dog shows as we entered our very first Herding Specialty. Last weekend was the Toy Specialty that we have always entered so today we spent the day with herding breed dogs at the Sunshine State...
Keep Me Busy
YOU GOT IT! That was Alexis' request after getting home from the vet where we dropped off Boomer to be cremated. She begged me to keep her busy so that she wouldn't have to think. It's already a work day but it is also prep day before a three day show weekend....
Devastated!
If we had known today was going to be the day, I know we would have done things completely different. We knew that with him being brachycephalic, we had to watch out for a lot to things, specifically heat and over exertion. When he was put under for his dental...
Specialty Loot
I almost forgot to share! As I mentioned before, breed Specialties usually include awesome trophies in addition to the ribbons and rosettes. Georgie's awesome wins got us some fabulous trophies to help us always remember that amazing day. A portable timer, Chris...