Merry Christmas!

I can't believe it is Christmas Day already! Amazing how quickly you lose track of time with a litter of nine energetic puppies at home. Joey, Dixie, Dylan and Sara are off to "winter camp" in Georgia now. Phoebe and Misty are helping me keep watch over Dixie's brood. This week puppies start going to new homes. It will be quiet around here once again before long.

As if taking care of a litter isn't enough work, we hosted our club's (Old Dominion Vizsla Club) fall field trial this month. It was a lot of work, but with some help from everyone at the trial, we pulled it off. And our "team" brought home some ribbons, too. Dave took third in the Open All Age stake with Mason. He won the Open Limited Gun Dog stake with Colonel. Daisy, Dave's pointer, won the Open Gun Dog stake, and Sara won the Open Derby. I brought home third in Amateur Limited Gun Dog with Colonel, and Dylan won the Amateur Walking Derby stake.

Puppy update

Pups are now 4 weeks old. They are growing fast, eating well, playing with each other, and starting to show their individual personalities. Mama Dixie developed a rather nasty case of mastitis (infection in the mammary gland), so pups were weaned a bit earlier than normal to allow Dixie to heal. She is doing much better now.