Rudy Winning at Cleveland in December

RUDY GIVES HIMSELF A CHRISTMAS PRESENT!

Rudy's idea of Christmas this year was to win a major with his co-breeder Jeanne Buente showing him, at our biggest show of the year, the Western Reserve Kennel Club show. He waited until Sunday to do this, as he spent the other day warming up.

As you can see in the picture he also is rolling his coat out. He went home from the show with Heather Myers. Heather is his new owner, with Debbie Lynch, she showed him a few weeks later to finish him. They make a very nice pair in the ring and you will be seeing them soon "Up East".

So, he is now Ch. Foxfair Rudy Valentino, but we don't think it will go to his head. He is the same wonderful Rudy who likes to drink out of the water spray bottle. He does however, have a new skill, Heather taught him to lay on his side to be groomed!

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HARDY ON HIS WAY TO BREED WINS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO

HARDY ENJOYS STRETCHING HIS LEGS!

Here he is at the shows in Columbus, Ohio where he took at very nice breed win with Jeanne piloting him. This photo shows him in very nice coat. One of the wonderful things about Hardy, other than his personality, is his beautiful silver color with exceptional contrast.

He has not been shown for a while, but he was in such nice coat that Jeanne couldn't resist bringing him out.

He even decided to use his ears - not always a consistent thing with him. We think he just figures that the judge should notice his quality and he shouldn't have to work for it and do something so pedestrian as put up his ears!

The Puppy Girls Turn 12 Weeks

GINNY AND JO RELAXING ON A SUNDAY!

This morning Michael, Ryan and Connor all worked together to finish staining the deck. I am so lucky to have the support of these wonderful young men! (That includes you too Michael!) They worked so well together with Mike in the supervisor role and seemed to have fun doing it. I think their Dad and Grandfather would be very proud of them for so many reasons.

Anyway in the afternoon, Jeanne came over to see the puppy girls, Ginny and Jo. It is sooo hard to chose between them. They are both so nice and each one is just a little bit different than the other. Ginny is incredibly athletic and compact. Jo is a little bigger with lovely neck, both have very nice temperaments. Jo resembles her aunt Lillian a great deal. Ginny is her own unique little self though she puts both of us in mind of her Grandfather "Andy" in her head and coloring. They had a fun day playing with Jeanne and I and then took a break to wrestle with "Tigger" our Maine Coon.

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Rudy x April Puppies 8 weeks old

GINNY AND JO AT 8 WEEKS

So, William decided to take a swim in the water hole rather than have his picture taken. We will post more of him later!

These were taken the weekend of Grand River on Sunday after three days of dogs shows. I must say these puppies are like father like daughter as they both resemble Rudy in outline and head type.

First is Ginny posing with the cherry tomato plant. The next two are Jo who wouldn't come down the steps and so we had an opportunity to take some pics of her. last is a head study of Ginny. She is a little smaller than Jo, but full of spice and has accomplished running up and down the steps very quickly. She never really practiced, just ran down them the first time, tripped, got up and kept on going!

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CANADIAN TREASURES - The Hardy Boys!

Cabot Takes Three Group Placements at St. John's Including a GROUP ONE!

Here is Cabot, Foxfair North Wind, taking his first Group One, along with two other group placings at the Newfoundland Kennel Club show. Although he did not have breed competition he took on other breeds to gain his group placements. Cabot is from the second litter of Ch. Vandaban Wessex (Eng. Imp.), and Ch. Nightwind Foxfair Trillium. He is owned,shown, groomed and trained by AnneMarie MacKenzie and Alan MacKenzie. We think he is very handsome, stacks beautifully and represents his accomplished parents very well!

Skipper Finishes His Canadian Championship

Skipper MacVicar is shown here finishing his Canadian Championship, he is a full brother to Cabot and Am. Ch. Foxfair Essex. In fact he is from the first breeding and is a litter mate to Essex.

Skipper took a break from showing to let his grow back in and then came out with his owner, handler and his personal full time cook and trainer, Mary MacVicar. He is a lovely dog, with beautiful color and bone, that enjoys everything he does with Mary. Much thanks to Glady Gates for helping Mary and Skipper get introduced to the dog show world - in fact she is off camera in this picture holding the lead, while Mary gets Skipper's attention!

We are soooo proud of AnneMarie and Mary - who with no previous showing experience - showed and trained both of their dogs successfully and really enjoyed the experience. Of course it didn't hurt that these guys seem to be show offs!

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The Puppies View

SUMMER DAYS

For all of the complaining we do about the weather in north east Ohio during the winter - we should also talk about the summers here. In short they are spectacular. Very green, Cleveland was once and sometimes still is called the "forest city". Flying in to Cleveland people often remark about the trees that surround the city like an "emerald necklace."

The skies are clear blue with light clouds. At night the temps fall into the 60's and the in morning the grass is damp and clears up in a few hours.

The puppies, of course, are the beneficiaries of this weather. They go out after the grass is dry and stay out most of the day now that they are older. The view from their spot under the maple tree is of the gardens. The roses in front of the deck, and the herb garden that has a bird bath and day lillies shown in the picture.

I am not sure the Keeshond pupies notice the flowers that much but they do notice the birds and wildlife that they attract. They watch the bird bath and feeders and look up in the tree if they hear something in the leaves.

Their favorite "toy" however is Ryan. When they see him they start to bark because they are hoping, and they are usually right, that he

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Three Little Ones

HAVING FUN OUTSIDE

The puppies are six weeks old now and old enough to really enjoy their time outside. One of the features of being outside is running around on the grass with Ryan. When he takes off they follow at first huffing and puffing and soon they will over take him and grab his pant leg - but not yet!

Here they are laying down - because they are tired after several trips up and down the meadow chasing Ryan. Joan is first, followed by Gina and brother William (soon to be Marty) in the back (he is very cute!) It seems like the only way to get a picture of all three staying still is to get them tired first!

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Puppies Playing Outside

Puppies Playing Outside

April and the puppies by Rudy are now five weeks old and spend a good part of the day outside under large maple tree. April likes being in with them also, but only so long as I am there reading a book or working.

They have toys, water, dry food and three times a day warm baby cereal with milk and a bit of Karo Syrup. Not a bad life. One of their favorite games is running around the tree trunk and playing peek a boo with each other. Another is "Who can annoy Mom the most?" They climb on top of her and play King of the Mountain. Then once in a while one gets very cheeky and jumps up and nips her muzzle. She is oblivious to all of this, but if they get a little too out of hand she will put them in line.

They are getting to really enjoy their toys, as you can see in this picture.

Ryan has been taking them out for runs down the meadow and they can't quite keep up with him. There will come a day just a few weeks away when they will zoom ahead of him!

The weather has been beautiful and perfect for them being outside. We will be having rain a few days of the weekend but we need it for the garden.

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