What A Day!!!

Jul 232022
 

The 2nd Bichon Frise Club of Puget Sound Specialty was a terrific win for the Absolutely team.  Burrito (Absolutely Affinity Full of Beans) was Best of Breed–beautifully handled by Cheyenne Calvert.  Fiona (Absolutely Affinity Gaelic Princess) was Best of Winners and also received an Award of Merit.  Shae (Absolutely Snowbird Unleash the Shenanigans) was Best of Opposite Sex.  Fiona and Shae were expertly handled by Tasheena.  Thank you Absolutely team for grooming and presenting these dogs–couldn’t have done it without you!!!  And thank you to judge Chris Levy for recognizing our dogs–all 3 dogs are Sassy (CH Absolutely Affinity Take No Lip) pups–Burrito and Shae sired by GCH Absolutely Agape Happy Talk and Fiona sired by CH Absolutely Agape Heartthrob.  Fun day–BIG WINS!!!

Bichon Frise Club of America National Specialty 2022–Fiona and Shae

May 122022
 

Little Fiona was awesome at the National Specialty–she won her class in Sweepstakes and went on to compete for Best in Sweeps.  In Bred-By Exhibitor Fiona was awarded 2nd place in her age group.  In Conformation, Fiona (handled by Tasheena) was awarded Reserve Winner Bitch for a 3 point major and also Best Puppy in show under judge Bill McFadden.   Way to Go Fiona!!!

Shae, again handled by Tasheena did well in Conformation and  received an Award of Merit from judge Bill McFadden.  All of us are so proud of these young girls and we look forward to showing them again at next years National.

The last picture of Tasheena, says it all!!!

New Home, New Adventure, New Playmates

Oct 102021
 

In September, Ari (aka Blue boy), went to his new home with Lily.  Ari has several other Bichons to play with and will hopefully become a show boy–on to lots of new things Ari–we know we’ll get to see you in the future.

Socialization Results

Jul 312021
 

The puppies have “crashed” after having a visitor today.  With Covid there just aren’t as many visitors to see the pups, but today Dina came and the puppies had a new person to meet.  The puppies got tired out and took a nap. (Female on the left, male on the right)

Puppies 5 Weeks Old

Jul 312021
 

The puppies will be 5 weeks old on Sunday (August 1) and over the last 2 weeks there have been many changes (I actually have pictures from when they turned 4 weeks, but had lots of difficulty posting to the blog page, so in frustration I gave up!).Above is the female–eyes wide open, hearing, playing with her littermate and toys and being a puppy.  Hair is growing rapidly (there might be a bath and haircut in the near future) and she has a few teeth starting to show up (the reason for the little bit of staining under her eyes)Above is the male and favorite “play toy” of the female.   The 2 pups wrestle often and play with their toys.  Both pups have started on puppy mousse and soon mashed up kibble.  This little guy is just starting to “cut” teeth.   Both pups are very close in weight–some days one weighs more than the other, but that can change the next day.  Over the last 2 weeks the pups personalities are starting to show–you can really spend a lot of time watching these 2 and not get much done–but it’s worth it!!!

2 Weeks 3 Days and Many Changes

Jul 142021
 

The Sassy/Baron puppies are really starting to change.  Over the last week their eyes have started to open (although they really don’t see much) and their ears have started to open.  The pups are starting to walk, but it is more like a totter that ends with them falling or rolling over.  I think that tomorrow they will have to move into a larger area with some good traction for walking and a way for me to keep them contained–they keep escaping from their crate–seeking their mother.

First picture below is the little male–he has made great strides this week and has almost caught up with his littermate in weight.  Second picture is the little female, the escapee from the crate and the pup with the loudest whine to let you know that she is not happy about something.  Both pups have good pigment around their eyes, nice black noses and they are now getting some black pads on their feet.  Looking forward to seeing what this next week will bring in changes. 

1Week 4 Days

Jul 082021
 

Sorry to be so long in getting pictures of the 2 puppies born to Sassy and Baron July 27.  This is the female pup and as of today both she and her littermate are the same size.  For most of the week and 4 days she has been the biggest of the 2, but today the scale reported the same weight for both.  At this age, not much goes on in the life of the puppies–they are just growing a lot.  Neither pup is very big–today’s weight was 9 ouncesThe puppy boy above had a rather “shaky” start.  Born at 5 3/4 ounces he just couldn’t seem to gain weight–either Sassy didn’t have enough milk or he was just working so hard to nurse that he burned more calories than he took in–anyway a little tube feeding was necessary for a few days, but now he is strong and has steadily gained weight–catching up with his female littermate.  You can see that both pups have a lot of pigment–nice black noses, black mouths, and even some black pigment coming in around their eyes.  Guessing that in another week their eyes will be open and they will be moving around more!

Sassy and Baron Introduce The New Family

Jul 052021
 

Born June 27, 2021 to Sassy and Baron, one male and one female.  This picture was taken when they were about 4 days old.  Life with this small litter has been interesting.  The male has had to be tube fed since he just wasn’t gaining weight–that has definitely changed and he is gaining weight daily and has almost caught up with his littermate sister.  Sassy and the pups are doing well!  Hopefully I’ll get pictures of the pups to post since they are now over a week old.