People who come to look at my pups comment on their shiny coats. They ask what I feed them.

This is what pups get for the first 3 months: scrambled eggs, with ground beef and cottage cheese over Orijen Puppy Formula. Orijen and ACANA form the base of my nutrition here. ACANA for adults. Orijen for puppies.

Andrea wrote with a 2 year update on her Jett, climbing through the agility ranks and a Top 20 AKC Fast CAT. I am not at all surprised that this youngster excels at capturing the moving bunny. Brother to the famous 3 witches, Gail x Jimmy, produced some AWESOME pups!

The nine 11-week-old Sue x Ormond Mirk pups are not very hungry this hot, sultry July day, when there is a heat advisory in Vermont.

Brian sent some photos of Willow, one of the famous ‘Three Witches’ (Gail x Jimmy), as she turns two years old. What a bright and happy smile!

Willow was not endowed with great confidence in the outside world when she left the farm. Brian gave her the time, security and love to develop it.

10 week old Ash left for her new farm in Cheshire County, NH, with Izzy and Scott. Izzy is veterinary student and part-time vet tech in New Hampshire, a lifelong farmer with a passion for animals. Ash is going to have her own sheep and an entire farm to look after.

Izzy told me that she had been waiting 3 years for a pup of mine …and I gave her pick of the litter. She chose little Ash, whose intensity, smarts and physical prowess are obvious from the photo. And Ash chose Izzy. When Izzy returned to pick Ash up, little Ash left her pack and walked right up to Izzy and sat down next to her. The best matches are always mutual.

Ash is a crack pup from an exceptional litter. A smaller pup who pushed her way to being a force in her litter: no one messed with Ash. Intrepid. Resilient. The entire litter is awesome! Pups this good almost naever hit the market. Congrats Izzy & Ash! My pleasure to sent Ash your way.a

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1 Week Update: appears Ash is going to be called ‘Tulip’

Jazz’s surprise singleton, a female pup born 15-Jun-2026, now 11 days old, appears to be thriving: chubby and content, no competition for resources, beautiful markings. At this age, the pup looks almost like a guinea pig …in fact this is often referred to as the ‘guinea pig stage’ of development. Her eyes will be opening shortly, and he will be mobile. I still don’t know who the sire is, but I have my suspicions (the ‘usual suspect’). These things typically become obvious, however in case they do not, a quick saliva swab will reveal who the perp was.

The special thing about this pup is that she was born without a left leg below the knee. She will adjust and be fully mobile, because all her muscles will develop around three points, not four. And she will think it is perfectly norma.

This beautiful young pup will be offered free of charge, and registered, to the right home. An opportunity for someone who likes my lines but cannot generally afford a pup to get the same exceptional lines in a slightly different package.

Even with a litter I was not expecting, there is likely to be (at least) one keeper pup. This 6 week old female has stolen my heart.

Tony sent an updated photo of 2 year-old Fluff, who lives Down Maine in a coastal town near Bar Harbor / Acadia. Fluff was born cute and adorable –a happy ball of fluff, thus her name. She had working talent …but really needed a person to call her own more than sheep. I turned down more people who wanted Fluff than any other pup …and then Tony, a retired teacher and coach living on the Maine Coast, arrived in the dead of winter. Tony was the person / home Fluff was waiting for. I turned Fluff over to Tony with a full heart, glad I waited. In the photo Tony sent, little Fluff is as pretty and endearing as ever, looking fit and happy and a lot like her dam, Meg.

ChatGPT made me a collage of my top 2 dogs: Peter and Lotti. There is so much special about these two: the eyes, expression and style stand out. Their fantastic temperaments can only be inferred. Someday… I will breed these two stars.