Wow, it has been WAY too long since I added any posts. I have been so pleased to hear about all of the people that have read the blog and have followed us. I had an incredible winter down South. I arrived back in CT the first week of April. Of course I jumped back into work and projects at the kennel. It is Spring in New England, so that means lots of farm work, flowers to plant, lawns to mow, and spring dog training. We have been wonderfully busy.
Cabela's flew me out to Nebraska to their corporate headquarters where I met lots of wonderful people and
We have had many successes already over the past month with competitions. Several clients have run their dogs in Springer Tests (titling in Senior Hunter, congratulation Dave & Cooper!), pointing dog AKC tests and trials, HRC tests, NAVDHA tests and lastly Retriever tests and trials. Great work... we are proud of you all!
In addition, I have passed my third Master hunt test leg with Valley 2 weeks ago. I was proud of her performance. She ran three clean series of marks with no handling required. Great job Valley! I also ran Valley in our first ever field trial with the Colonial FTC in MA last weekend. The weather could not have been more stormy, but as always, Valley stepped up to the plate and made me proud! We made it to the second series and we are eager to enter more!
I also ran Sassy's 2 year old son Flagler in his 3rd Senior test and he passed. One more to go for his title!
My German Shorthair Pointer Elsie is home now too, and I have been using her and another wonderful English Setter, Bella, as brace mates for my clients training for pointing dog competitions. We have dogs at the Junior, Senior and Master level.
I have to admit I got a bad cold when I arrived home here in early April. It turned into Bronchitis and now walking pneumonia. I am trying to take it easy and rest the best I know how. The past 5 weeks had been a whirl wind schedule, and the erratic weather conditions have not helped.
Lastly, we just experienced a bad Bordatella (Canine Cough) pass through the kennel. In talking to a vet today, it is rampant in CT right now. Please be sure that your dogs get Bordatella boosters every 6 months. In addition, we recommend Canine Parainfluenza vaccine. These new virus and bacteria strains are scary, and since they are airborne, exposure can happen anytime, anywhere. We are warning all of our clients now that we have seen this strain. The response has been appreciated and we will continue to care for all of the dogs at our facility like that are our own. Thank you all for your support!