Birthday Time!

ONE YEAR OLD!!! How can it be that these sweet babies are now a year old?!?! They are growing into such handsome/beautiful doggies and their families are doing such great things with them! We love seeing updates about them and it is rewarding to know how cherished and well cared for they are. Happy birthday to our Vivaro X Ivana litter!!!! Here are some updated pictures of most of them.

Rocco Reddington Bunker Von Snow Springs: REDD

Regulus Maximus Van Leeuwen Von Snow Springs: GUS

Natasha Mae Von Snow Springs: NATASHA

Kona Von Snow Springs: KONA

Black Bartholomew Von Snow Springs: BART

Anya Rose Von Snow Springs: ANYA

Knolly Von Snow Springs: KNOLLY 

Breeding Update #2

We had a follow-up ultrasound for Ivana last Thursday. The 2nd ultrasound unfortunately also showed no puppies present. :o( We are very disappointed at this news, but will try again with her next heat cycle in January.  15% of all breeding attempts result in no pregnancy.  We are sad that this time around we are in the 15% instead of the 85% which are successful.  But on the bright side... spring born puppies are far more enjoyable to potty train when the weather is nice than in the winter when it is cold and yucky!  Also, we know both Ivana and Bismarck are fertile, so their future chances are still great for a successful breeding.  Gotta look at all the positives we can.  :o)

We'll keep facebook and the site updated as things develop down the road.  Thanks for being patient and we are sad to have to share this disappointing news.

Breeding Update

We took Ivana to the reproductive vet this morning for an ultrasound.  The vet was unable to confirm pregnancy at this time.  We did the ultrasound a few days early, due to the vet's office being closed tomorrow and over the weekend for a state holiday.  We have scheduled another ultrasound for next Thursday, July 30.  We are disappointed but will continue to keep our fingers crossed that the puppies were just a tad early for detection at this stage. We'll keep everyone posted.

Breeding & Stud Announcement

Our pretty girl Ivana, "Ana," is in heat about 4 weeks earlier than anticipated!!!!  We came home from 10 days of vacation to that joyful surprise!  We are excited and pleased.  She has been tired and a little mopey, which is typical for her when she's in heat, but she's doing well. Luckily, we already had everything arranged with the stud owner for the breeding.  Whew!  So, I guess it is time to share with everyone which stud we have decided on for this litter!

His name is INT CH Bismarck Von Pressilla--BH, ZTP, V1, IPO1, IPO2, HD-A, CACIB, WSCH, Junior Winner. 

Visit our STUDS page for more information on this handsome guy!

Puppy Family Reunion

We had a really fun litter family reunion last month!  Not everyone could come, but we had a wonderful time with the ones who were there.  We also had one of the puppies there from the litter prior to this recent one.  It was a wonderful day filled with lots of chasing, playing, and reconnecting.  All the puppies were especially excited to see their mom.  We look forward to having another one in the future.  Here are some pictures from our fun day for you to enjoy.

6 Months Old

Our Litter B puppies celebrated their half birthday on Sunday.  6 months old already, how can this be? They are all turning out to be such great little doggies! We love the updates we've gotten from their families. Sounds like they are all intelligent, happy, fun-loving, very affectionate, playful babies. Here are a few recent pics of each of them.  Happy half birthday, babies!

Dante Plays Frisbee

Dante (litter A) has been learning how to play Frisbee.  Here is a quick video of him when he makes his first catch ever.  He's a boy who loves to play, especially at the park. We love to see updates from our babies!