Jesse is coming back!

Jesse is coming back to Barking Brook to help out during the new baby phase!

I am due April 16 and have been struggling to keep up with what I consider to be basic dog care (what others might consider perfectly great care ... I know...) So we are all rejoicing, since we miss him anyway. Hubby bought him an adorable 26 foot camper for his own space and is working on a spot by the barn. Jesse used to use the upper story of the barn as a workshop, so we are hoping he will enjoy the location. Hopefully we can also provide some great, safe play space for Bud and Sikko too, one the snow melts off our pile of fencing. We still have a good foot out in the fields and yards.

So hurray and hallelujah, the dogs will be perfectly cared for and I can spend some time just enjoying the new baby to come and learning how to house break, um, I mean care for a tiny human baby.

Spring Cleaning ... dogs???

The first day of spring has come and many kennels are clearing out dogs. It always makes me sad, all these dogs that are not good enough, fast enough, eat enough, cute enough, young enough, breedable enough, healthy enough.... and the excuses are staggering.

I just hope and pray all the dogs are lucky enough to go to homes that will love them and cherish them and never let them down again.

And to all those of you who stand by your dogs... through thick and thin, young and old, fast or not, PLEASE keep talking about what you do and why... so not everyone entering this sport thinks that dogs are upgradable equipment.

Sweet Yuki

Here are a few photos of Yuki, from Blossom's first litter last summer.
She has two boys of her own, lucky girl! Zack and Jonah.

As you can see....she looks SO MUCH like her dad Smudgie it is not funny! Down to his fancy parti-eye.

10 and 11 week photos of Handsome Wolf

Things are good, though I await an adoptive home.
I live inside and get special toys, sleep in a crate at night and am learning important stuff like to go out the dog door to go to the bathroom, walk on a leash, not chew things that are not mine and which couches are for dogs (only 1!!!). I get to go to the kennel during the day and play with my big sister Tart or my mommy Blossom. I like that ok. I really like to be in the house with my uncle Boomer. He is fun to play with and teaches me a lot of stuff.

This is me snuggling with Blanche. She is nice to me and I am of course, polite and nice to her!

















This is what it looked like before I knew our photos were taken... I was napping. See how big I am getting??? I've grown a lot since my siblings were adopted out.

















I was only about 10 weeks here. I am growing fast.
















Here I am in my favorite spot with a special toy. I understand that this used to be my great-grandfather Ranger's special spot. Boy I wish I could have met him.

















Next to me is the bucket of big dog bowls. I still eat out of a small dish... someday I will b a big dog though!

















Well, that is all for now. You'll have to look for more updates and my cute tiger stripped nose later!
Lots of love,
Wolf

Wolf at 9 Weeks playing with Big Sister Tart

Here is Wolf, a handsome fellow with dramatic markings and adorable ears. His coloring is similar to Moon, but his bone structure is different. He is much more angulated and a tad more fine boned. Wolf is very athletic. He is the pup who leads out the farthest on our walks in the woods. He is also the pup who is the most independent, and not until he is tired do you find him at your ankles.
Wolf has told me his real name is River, so I call him that most of the time.

Wolf was the was shyest of all the pups, but has become mush less shy with his siblings gone, it was almost as if he got lost in their chaos. He still is self entertaining - and prefers to chew a toy versus chew on a person. We'll see how that changes now that he is the only puppy left!!! He already has signs that he gives when he needs to be taken out of the house to go to the bathroom.





This first photo is Wolf playing with a toy, his sister Arwen asleep next to him.












Here he is playing with Tart. Tart is a good big sister.

Blossom Puppy Round Up

The pups turned 9 weeks this past weekend and got their first shot at 8 weeks.
They are ready to go!
Over the next few days some of them will be going to their new homes.
People will be asking - which pups are still available. I will be able to post that information by Thursday night.

Some notes to the brave viewer who wants to look at all the photos below:
Wolf: (available) sable and white male. Really coming out of his shell with his siblings gone, less shy and much more cuddly, sensitive, sweet, likes to explore, becoming more responsive and interactive. Very handsome with his slight tiger striping on his nose.

Arwen: (taken) black and white female. Gentle, big boned, sweet. The perfect snugler. Very pretty.
Aragorn: (taken) buff and grey male. Very friendly and bold, inquisitive and responsive. Likes to cuddle and socialize. Dashing good looks.
Buttercup: (taken) ginger/blond and white female. Very sweet, easy going, cuddly, friendly and fluffy. Pretty girl with adorable nose.
Diesel: (taken) sable and cream male. Gentle, quieter, cuddly and fluffy. Extremely handsome.
Moon: (taken) sable and white male. Active, friendly, cuddly, bold. Handsome and also flashy.

Juniper and Stihl in Vermont

Juniper and Stihl live with the Branchofsky's in Vermont.
They are well loved and very content.
Here are some of the cute photos I've gotten over the years they have been there:

Winter Bliss:











Fall Bliss: