Puppy love

First pics of Hombre

Linda, the wonderful new "mom" of Jesse, and her friend Bill made the trip to Madison, MS to pick up Hombre & Jesse. She was kind enough to send a few pics of the boys together. This will be the last night the two brothers spend together. I will drive down to Champaign, IL tomorrow to pick up Hombre & bring him home.

Seeing spots

Good News

We got good news today about Shawn's puppy. All 11 puppies in the litter had their hearing test today and all are bilateral. The entire litter beat all the odds! The full report can be found at Madison Dalmatians. Everyone is thrilled with the results. The puppies will be getting their 7 week shots on Friday and will be heading to their new homes after Christmas. Hombre (medium blue ribbon liver boy) will be getting 2 new "brothers" and 2 new "sisters". Many thanks to Kirk & Lana Giessinger at Madison and to Gracie & Bandit, Hombre's mom & dad, for allowing us to welcome our new addition. Will post pics of Hombre when he arrives.

Dog Carols

Jasper's Winter Wonderland

Dog Carols

O Puppy Tree

Dog Carols

Let It Snow

Dog Carols

Dog Ecstacy

Dog Carols

Walkies With You

Dog Carols

The Puppy Sleeps

Dog Carols

Hark! The Joyous Doggies Call

Dog Carols

Tennis Balls

Doggie Carols

Dog White Christmas

Dog Carols

Fill Our Bowls

Dog Christmas Carols

Doggie Smells

My Dals

Kirby joined my family in January 2006. My previous male Dal, Apache, passed away a few days after Christmas. A wonderful woman named Cheryl Weber, a grief counselor at the U. of I., told me about Dal Rescue of Illinois. Cheryl had adopted a Dal named Mickey from them a few years earlier. I contacted Susan Linden and shortly thereafter she made a home visit and brought Kirby with her. I had never seen a liver Dal in person before and immediately fell in love with him. He joined my female Dal, Cheyenne, and my friend Shawn's Dal, Lakota, and we were all one big happy extended Dal family. After a few months it seemed like something was missing. Kirby played with Cheyenne occasionally, but she was almost 9 and didn't always have a lot of patience. He loved going to the dog park and made a lot of doggy friends there, but he always seem depressed when we left. Since I suffer from MDS (Multiple Dalmatian Syndrome) it seemed the only cure was to adopt another one :) So on May 3rd, 2006, Kirby & I went over to the South Suburban Humane Society to meet DASH. The boys clicked immediately and have become fast friends. DASH, aka the Red Headed Stepchild, is a total clown. Kirby is probably the sweetest boy I have ever known. He DOESN'T bark, which is really surprising for a Dal. He will make a few token woofs at squirrels and that's it. Cheyenne, on the other hand, is a motor mouth. She doesn't shut up outside. She will run in circles around the yard and bark as she completes laps. It's almost like she's counting. After a dozen laps or so, she will reverse direction and "unwind" Lakota and her "dad" Shawn visit regularly from Peoria. Shawn is a paraplegic and Lakota is his service dog. It makes for a lot of Dal hair and not much room in the bed since all 4 dogs sleep with me. A new liver puppy will be joining Shawn & Lakota's family shortly after Christmas this year. Shawn will be making a trip to Madison, MS to pick him up. His parent's are Aberdeen's Time Bandit (Bandit) and JVL's Meet Me In Memphis (Gracie) It should make for a lot of fun when we have all 5 dogs together. Guess I will have to get a king sized bed now! :)

The spotted menaces

Cheyenne, Kirby, & DASH will be celebrating the holidays with their spotted "cousin" Lakota. All are doing well and are looking forward to meeting Lakota's new little brother. A new liver boy will be joining the family shortly after Christmas.