Busy Life

Busy is probably an understatement.

My grandmother (mom's mom) went into the hospital I work at for a quadruple bypass four days after my brother's wedding. She was released today and all is going well after a very rocky post-sugery experience. What a relief!

Dayl came by with the puppies for the eval since I was playing hostess to my mom's family during grandma's hospital stay. What a NICE distraction puppies are during times of crisis.

Hunter and Celestine Blue

Trichrome and Celestine in a hole that Celestine created

Hunter got de-barked. We got a nasty note in the mail from neighbors saying he was barking non-stop. However, the times/days they said it was him he wasnt outside (we have a neighbor dog who sounds a lot like him) but since he was getting targeted as the culprit I just had it done. He does do his fair share of barking, and he is loud. I dont like leaving bark collars on all day when I am not home. Scares me to death. I really dont need a fine from the city. So far it sounds like the de-bark worked.
Jesse has been practicing with a new band for the last month, staying out really late and often, but they had their first gig this past Friday - which was AWESOME. I was so proud of him. He plays rhythm guitar in a band called Sugarbush.

Jesse playing rhythm guitar

Sugarbush

I had an appointment for consultation for my heart issues. Uck. Talk about anxiety. I have an electrical pathway that gets screwed up sometimes and causes extreme tachycardia (fast heartbeats) that ends up putting me in the ER. I am working on getting it fixed.
And then we were in Dayton, WA for All Wheels Weekend which is a car show/demolition derby/cruise weekend. Jesse drove in the demo, my EP cardiologist told me no, I couldn't drive this year. My past demo experience is on a past blog entry.

Jesse in the 23 car

The puppy evaluation went well. Once I figure out what puppy I will be getting I will post pictures ;) - Deciding between Celestine (blue girl) and Trichrome (black boy) for different reasons...

My Brother's Wedding

My little (yet much taller at 6'5") brother was married Saturday. He and Nikki's wedding was absolutely delightful, beautiful, original, fun, and heart-warming. It was so much fun. Here are some pictures of the photo op pre-wedding and pre-rain.

Nikki and Brian Wedding and Pictures at Camp Wooten, Pomeroy, WA

My Brother Brian and Husband Jesse

Alicia, John B, Nikki, Brian, Cristie, Marshall and Grace the flower-girl

Brian and Groomsmen on-deck after Nikki and bridesmaids

Grace the-flower-girl (my cousin), Matron-of-Honor Cristie and Bridesmaid AliciaJustin, Alicia, John B, Nikki, Brian, Cristie, Marshall, Me, Our Dad John

John (my dad), Nikki and Brian

Brian and Nikki Smith

Pups Growing

The puppies are 4 1/2 weeks in this picture.

I cant wait until they can 'pose' for some side/front/rear shots!

Lynden Show Sunday

Judge D. Richards:

BOB- Am/Can Ch. Aurigan Dunes National Treasure 'Hunter'
BOS - Am/Int Ch. Aurigan Mantle Out Of Thin Air 'Beatrys'
WB - Int Ch. Kennebec Dunes Limited Edition 'LE'

YEAH! LE got some more points. She is up to 8 now, one major. Hunter and Bea swapped places today for Breed. Katie was RWB today and Paula's Star was RWB yesterday. I am quite proud of Hunter. He can hang with the more mature dogs in the specials ring, even tho he isnt quite 18 months.

We all stayed at Dayl's place last night and had a fantastic BBQ. ;) The weather was lovely, which is always nice.

Hunter's PRA results: PRA Unaffected by DNA

A little puppy breath

Here are some pictures of the puppies first outing ;) Enjoy!

"Cresyl Violet" and "Steiner" - blue girl and black boy

"Weigert and Steiner" - two of the black boys

"Celestine Blue" Loves Jesse - a blue and tan pt female

"Trichrome", "Pentachrome", "Celestine Blue" - black boy, blue boy, blue girl

"Pentachrome" and "Trichrome" - blue boy and black boy

"Auramine" - the black girl

Almost all of them - Group picture 3.5 weeks old

BTW: This is our 'histology' litter. Dayl and I co-own the litter and both work as Histology Technicians. All of the names are from dyes or stains that we use in our job. Yes, we know they are 'different'...

Lynden Show Saturday

And back to the show ring we go...

Judge P. Mowbray-Morgan:
BOB- Am/Int Ch. Aurigan Mantle Out Of Thin Air 'Beatrys'
BOS - Am/Can Ch. Aurigan Dunes National Treasure 'Hunter'
WB - Chelstar-Mantle Jewel V The Nile 'Katie'

It was a fun day. ;)

Fluff Test/More

Good news: Hunter is DNA Fluff Coat Length N/N!

I have been traveling quite a bit and have not had time to update the blog about anything. So, this is the quick version: Sally puppies are doing very well. I saw them at 3 days old and I am totally smitten with a couple of them. Ok, maybe its more like all of them! Dayl has updated the website www.aurigan.com . And, Terry of Tailbrite Cardigans just had a litter of 6 puppies. 2 girls and 4 boys, all brindle out of Kolby and Halle. Her website is www.tailbrite.com . Feels like spring with all the babies popping up!

Is anyone going to the Yakima, WA shows the end of May? I can only go Saturday, but want to know if anyone else is going...