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Maggie's 2014 Litter Day 17
Wow, these first two weeks have flown by. We were a little stressed by the puppies arrival in the world. This was the first time for our...
Pat
Oct 5, 20142 min read
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The Litter Arrives
So they say every litter is different, and we can now attest that it is very true. After a natural mating, we were all prepared to settle...
Pat
Sep 21, 20142 min read
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The X-ray
Grace, settle down, you are going to be the auntie! We are all very excited....not an exact count....but there are certainly five puppies...
Pat
Sep 13, 20141 min read
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PUPPIES!
Maggie had her ultrasound on Monday. Poor girl had to get her tummy shaved, so of course the weather has turned cooler. Â Peter Lawson of...
Pat
Aug 20, 20142 min read
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Getting excited
So we are trying not to get too excited before Monday and the puppies are confirmed. Â But Maggie is changing and we think it means she...
Pat
Aug 18, 20143 min read
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A Month to Remember
Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to be in three different states during the month of July doing three completely different things....
Pat
Jul 26, 20142 min read
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Anticipation
The tests are all done. She has excellent  test results. She has an excellent pedigree. She is as healthy as regular exercise, health...
Pat
May 19, 20141 min read
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When is the end time?
We never set out to have a 15 year old dog. We had heard that large dogs die young but that labs could live to 12. Â When Koko had cancer...
Pat
Apr 27, 20142 min read
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Opportunities
Well the disappointing end of the 2013 batch of puppies was accompanied by an unexpected incident. In March we were contacted by the...
Pat
Jun 17, 20133 min read
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Ending of the 2013 Litter
So it has been a week for us to absorb the fact that Kassey did not catch this time. All the anxious new puppy families have been...
Pat
Apr 9, 20131 min read
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The Beginning of the 2013 Litter
Well Kassey went into season a month earlier than my earliest estimate. That meant that Blindfaith's Bustin a Move was not available for...
Pat
Mar 1, 20133 min read
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Endings and Beginnings
Wow, hard to believe it has been several months since Koko had her third operation for Mast cell cancer. She is doing great for a...
Pat
Jan 26, 20131 min read
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Old Age
The average life expectancy of a Labrador Retriever is 12 yrs. At least that was the number I came up with a few years ago when we were...
Pat
Nov 27, 20122 min read
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The Test results
Dr. Nowle called on Monday with Koko's test results. Â The lump on her side was indeed a Mast cell tumour (her third such cancer growth)....
Pat
Oct 31, 20121 min read
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The Dilemma
Well Koko went for her bi-annual wellness visit the week before last. She had a great check-up for a 13.5 yr old Lab. Dr. Cindy thought...
Pat
Oct 21, 20121 min read
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THANKSGIVING
Once in awhile, I need to take time to say some really positive things about our girls. This Thanksgiving, I am giving thanks that all...
Pat
Oct 8, 20121 min read
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Another disaster!
OH NO, not another accident. While we were out on Thursday, April 12, Kassey got her tail stuck in the screen door. (She and Maggie...
Pat
Apr 14, 20121 min read
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OUR KASSEY"S CHOCOLATE CLAN PUPPIES ARE ONE!
Hard to believe that it has been a year since Kassey's puppies were born! What a night that was. Kassey started labour at midnight and...
Pat
Mar 4, 20122 min read
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WHAT A CRAZY PUPPY!!!!
Okay I admit it. I knew that I had not selected the sweetest puppy from our clan, Pink, because we already had Kassey, and she is just...
Pat
Feb 1, 20121 min read
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Fall 2011
What a busy fall we have had. Sarah and I completed introductory flyball with Maggie and Kassey. Sarah and Maggie are naturals at that...
Pat
Dec 27, 20111 min read
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