The year 2009 is over and I am sitting next to the whelping box writing, while I constantly watch over Bliss and her puppies. In the next room Frida is sleeping with her puppies. So peaceful.
This year has been very very busy since we startet the pension for dogs and cats. All work with the pension has been done in addition to our ordinary jobs and taking care of own dogs. In 2010 I will have to make a change in my working situation. We got a new breed this year thanks to the pension, two volpino italiano females stayed in pension for a very long period and we decided to keep them when we got the offer.
The dogs have had great success in shows. The top memory is Ciachi winning best male in the Sweedish specialty and Bliss second best female, only beaten by her most beautiful half sister which is also a daughter of our Cachemire. The same thing has happend in Norje Boke before, Ciachi best male, Bonnie 2nd best female only beaten by her half sister!
I made a debut in the showring with a volpino! What a difference there is, showing pyrs and volpinos... Qyriah startet her first shows ever and gained two CAC in 3 shows. A wish for 2010 is to get Qyriah her champion title, but first she is expecting her first litter!
Ciachi came home from his stud stay in Belgium and he has got beautiful offspring in France, Belgium and Switzerland and I am so proud that so many breeders in Europe has kept and bought his offspring for future breeding. On my visit in Belgium I was so lucky to see some of his offspring. Yesterday he became father again to the 8 puppies of Bliss, they all have the markings of their father! Two puppies were lost, there was a total of 10 puppies like I expected! These puppies are line bred my foundation female Jolie (Ch Sayot's Jaunty Japonica) who had the beautiful dark blaireau markings. We sadly lost Jolie in the beginning of the year, she was 11 years old and healthy all her life. Inloc Kaptain in Jolie's pedigree had the most beautiful markings and I obviosly managed to double the gene.
In March Cristal had her puppies from the beautiful French import Clermont da Serra do Mar. Only 5 puppies in our J-litter, but very beautiful heads! It was again a very sad day when Jolene passed away only 6 months old, I will never forget her.
Later in 2010 we also plan to breed the beautiful Belgian princess Gavarnie, that is if she comes to heat in the spring, I want no more winter puppies! Gavarnie is engaged to Ciachi, and later to Igor.
Health results have again been excellent this year as before, all pyr hips A/A and Qyriah eye checked all clear. I hope this continues, at least I will do my best to get excellent health results in my breeding.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
