Dog Show 2011

We attended another dog show this year, trying to earn Prominent Champion on Angel. She was one ribbon short. We also took Wagner and he got superior markings on junior puppy. It was a long day but was fun, hopefully next year I can take a few more dogs. Here's me with Dakota's Toy Wagner with a new friend looking on!

Here's me with CH Angel posing with her 2 prominent ribbons.

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Only one puppy left!!!!

These two puppies love sleeping on pillows! They're spoiled rotten and love it! We've decided to keep Wagner (now named Rascal). So we've only got Charlotte for sale. She's a gorgeous red merle female, with a full collar and great personality. She follows me everywhere on the farm, and loves to come in the house and sleep. Here they are taking a snooze on our pillows, watching tv.

Here's Emily with our new breeding female, Donna. She doesn't mind the puppies one bit. In fact we catch her romping around with them in the living room. They like to sleep with each other too. They're all pals (for now):) www.dakotatoyaussies.com

The countdown!!!

We only have 5 puppies left! They're 12 weeks old and need a new forever home. Pepper is still one I would recommend for a family with kids. He loves to play with them and is super good around them. He's so stinkin cute right now too!

The second puppy I'd like to feature is Timber. He's really got unique features. He is so lovable and cuddly. He's got a super even temperament.

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What a summer!!

Where has the time gone??? We only have 7 puppies left. They are 10 weeks old already and full of life! It's been a rainy spring so far and cold. Although the puppies don't mind one bit! In fact, I thought we were going to have a tornado, so we brought all the puppies in. They all crashed on the back bed! What fun we have!
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Sleeping so sound!!

Their eyes are opening!!

It's always so exciting when the puppies start to open their eyes. I think it is for them too, now they can see what's all the noise and fuss is about! These puppies ARE definitely acclimated to noise! The kids drive their cars and scream down in the basement and the puppies keep sleeping. I think it drives the mothers nuts (as I can relate)!

Once again Gidget has produced two little peanuts. The other 4 are so much bigger.

We can't figure out if it's December or April. We woke up to 4 inches of beautiful, white snow. Thankfully that's all gone this afternoon. It's been a long winter and it just doesn't want to go away!

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The New Puppies have arrived!!!

Angel had her puppies on wednesday, and she had 7 healthy babies. Gracie had her puppies on friday, and she had 5 beautiful black tri's. Gidget had her puppies on saturday, and she had 6 tiny babies. I felt like a nurse walking around in the nursery, with the sound of the dehumidifier and a pup now and then. It was so soothing! Here are just a few pics of Angels babies. Awww! So sweet!

It was a busy week last week, hopefully this week isn't so much. School is also getting closer to the end, and I will be so ready for summer. How about you?

Until next time!

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Spring has arrived!!!

We are taking on a new adventure, bottle lambs. So far it's been going pretty good, although I don't care for the early mornings and late nights! Cinch is quite the herdsman. He loves the lambs and will go in with me to feed them and to watch. The lambs like him too until he nips them.

The mamma dogs are sooo ready to have their pups. Hopefully next weekend I can tell of the new litters. Gracie either has a lot of pups or big ones. She waddles when she runs. Most of the time she's too pooped to do that. Angel is getting bigger now, but she's so athletic it takes awhile to see her big belly.

Will post some pics of the lambs with their shepherd and the pregnant mommies!

This is the familiar scene around these parts. Lots and lots of flooding.

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Half way there!!

As a mother myself, the half way point in pregnancy is such a milestone. All the females have hit their halfway point. They're starting to fill out in the midsection and seem to be more tired. I know that feeling all too well and I'm not even pregnant:) Did I say cranky too? Gidget was picking on Cinch this morning (which is unlike her). Poor Cinch, he just wanted to play.

The days are getting warmer, and the snow is almost gone, is it safe to say spring is coming? Until next time.

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PALS!!!

Here's Grover and his pal Bandit. Every morning they greet each other with lots of kisses. Grover is Bandit's big brother. They love to sit on the step and soak in the lovely sunshine!
Bandit and Cinch met Mr. Skunk on Sunday and boy do they stink. The whole yard smelled like skunk, especially the two boys! The girls were smart enough to stay away.

It was really warm last week but now we have a half of inch of ice on everything and it's cold once again. This has got to be the longest winter EVER!!!

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Busy week!!

It's been a busy week for our males. All the females came in heat at the same time. The guys are ecstatic, haven't seen this much action for almost a year!! So hopefully in a couple months we can show some baby pictures!

Some of our babies from last year!

On another note, this week has been brutally cold. This morning was -30 degrees and our roads are quite icy. Things are looking up though, this weekend is supposed to be in the 40's!! Yeah! Thought I would put up some cool pics of better weather.Isn't it serene?

We attended the Dakota Pet Breeders conference last weekend and learned a lot. Especially on tooth care. Are you brushing your dogs teeth? At least you should be examining their teeth and gums. If you suspect some tooth pain or something else, make sure you take them to your vet. A lot of dogs have tartar build up and giving your pets something to chew on (like a raw hide, bones or hooves) really helps. They also had a gal come in and talk about therapy dog training. It was very interesting and we had a great time and won some prizes.

Keep warm until next week!

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Nicknames!!!

When I was walking, I just thought it was funny on how we have to nickname all our dogs. I'm sure everyone has a funny nickname for something, but to do it to all your dogs too?? Let's start with Gidget. We always kid on how she looks like a polar bear, but we call her Pidget, Gidgie poo, Pidge. Now for Angel, she doesn't have as many, but we call her Ange, and that's all I can think of. Cinch we call Pinch, Cinchy Pinchy, and Cinchy poo. Gracie is Gracie Gracie, Tracy (we're really original!). Last, but not least is Bandit. Bandit is referred to as Bandy, and Bandy Bopper.

On another note, sounds like everyone is getting hit by this pesky storm. For two days now, we've had snow and blowing snow. Icy roads, and my poor husband has to drive truck in it. I sit at home with the kids and worry. Hopefully by next week it's better. This weekend we're attending the Dakota Pet Breeders conference. Hopefully we'll learn something fun and interesting!

Is it almost spring yet????

This cold weather is getting tiresome. The cattle water is always froze in the mornings, so I get my exercise walking back and forth with hot water. Bandit is sure to keep the cattle away from me. He heels 650 pounds of steer, they seem to really respect him and he's only 14 pounds!! I went for a moonlight walk and the dogs loved it, it was a little chilly but invigorating. When I take all the dogs I'm not afraid of running into any coyotes! It's hard to believe January is almost done, but I'm so ready for spring. These negative temps are for the Canadians! I was tempted to ride along on the airplane to Florida with my last puppies!

Here's Bandit, wishing he was outside in the snow, silly dog!

Winter Wonderland!

It sure is beautiful with all the white, fluffy snow, but cold! Brrrr!! Travis and I were up at 6:00 a.m., the roads were all drifted shut and we had to get a big semi on the yard. I opened the door to let out the dogs and they look at the snow and lay back down. Having to go the bathroom wasn't that important! But amazingly they love the snow, Angel will tuck in her butt and run like crazy. Bandit loves it too and will stay out as long as possible. So far we've had two snow days from school, so looks like no spring break, I really didn't want to drive them to school anyway!

Here's Bandit posing for the camera!

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