Happy Birthday :)

We just got word that Birdee has some brand new half siblings out in California!!! Frieda (Ch/UKC Ch. Winter Creek's A Spec Naughty, JH) whelped 11 puppies today. 6 girls & 5 boys. Sire is Birdee's dad, Bo. This litter was bred by Kevin & Lisa Gaede of Edelmarke GSPs.

Great News!

We just received email notification from OFA - Birdee Hips GOOD and Elbows NORMAL. This should be reflected on the OFA Database any day now.

Month's End

And still no progress on Birdee... She is running like a dog possessed in the cooler weather. They all are! Very delighted that Autumn has arrived. Although I do not think anyones's pleased with the abreviated swimming sessions as the water cools. :-)

Mid-week update

Birdee is ruling the roost as usual and showing no indication to spring into season, but we expect it any day now. We're looking forward to our trip to the beautiful Pacific northwest to visit Teak! :-)

Slipstream Stuff

Our weekend was blissfully uneventful, mid 80s and beautiful. Birdee, still not in season, is making the most of these last warm days of summer by spending as much time as possible in the swimming pool. :-)

Had a brief visit with our friends Heather and Jamie who are on their way to the US Eventing Championships in North Carolina. They have been on the road for 3 days, driving from Albuquerque with their horses Blarney & Tramp. We wish them the best of luck in this tough competition!

XRays!

Well the xrays went off without a hitch, no sedation necessary and we were out of there within an hour. The XRays look awesome, very clean. My Birdee is one tightly built little stinker. If she were a horse, I'd say we're shooting for Advanced. But since she's a dog, we'll have to shoot for MACH.

Thank you Wendi for turning me onto this wonderful [and bonus that he is local] orthopedic surgeon. The girl at the front desk just went on and on about Wendi's beautiful Aussies :-)

Go, Binger!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl

Birdee spent her birthday getting muddy in the yard and trying to taunt Mom into throwing the ball in the pool for her, despite the rain.

Count-down to Birdee's birthday!

1 day to Bird-day and she has not come in season yet! This is good news ... we hope she waits long enough to get OFA squared away.

Bird-day

Welcome to my blog. It seems like a cool thing to do, we'll just see how well I keep up with it. I think it will be quite handy when the puppies arrive.

Birdee's 2nd birthday is 2 short days away. We're scheduled with the doctor for OFA xrays on Thursday morning, first thing after her birthday.