Our Adventures

Jefferson

2010-08-27T13:50:00.000-04:00

The pups are 8 weeks old today

2010-08-27T13:37:00.000-04:00

Lovely Kate

2010-08-14T16:14:00.000-04:00

RK's XTerra's Killing Me Softly

2010-08-14T16:11:00.000-04:00

Sultry or Sleepy

2010-08-14T16:10:00.001-04:00

Nice Tailset

2010-08-14T16:10:00.000-04:00

Madison 5 weeks

2010-08-14T16:08:00.001-04:00

Madison and Hamilton

2010-08-14T16:08:00.000-04:00

Dinner ????

2010-08-14T16:07:00.000-04:00

Kris and Madison Sculpture

2010-08-14T16:06:00.000-04:00

Sweet Jefferson

2010-08-14T15:58:00.000-04:00

Franklin and Hamilton

2010-08-14T15:57:00.001-04:00

Through a puppies eye

2010-08-14T15:57:00.000-04:00

Goats milk all around

2010-08-14T15:56:00.000-04:00

Hamilton Gaiting

2010-08-14T15:55:00.000-04:00

Puppy Update

2010-08-13T07:29:00.002-04:00

The pups are 6 weeks old today. It's so hard to believe. Time really flies. I have to admit, it's going to be really hard to let them go in 2 weeks. They came into my life at a perfect time. I just finished my schooling, got a job, and am embarking on a new career (starting soon).

The puppies hearing test (B.A.E.R) was conducted yesterday and they all have Bilateral Normal hearing. That means that all 5 can hear in both ears. Yeah! The other good news is that all but Jay (the under ear patched boy) are show quality, we can not fault anyone. We decided to keep Madison (RK's XTerra's Killing Me Softly).

The liver boy, Franklin, is looking for a home. He is real sweet and I've labeled him the mountain climber. He likes to get on top of everything. Here's a picture...wow, looking at this picture, I don't care if he sticks around for a bit :)

Franklin

2010-08-11T02:22:00.000-04:00

The liver spotted male dog. Fun loving, smart and

much more

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Jay

2010-08-10T23:34:00.000-04:00

Jay the black spotted patch boy....
Oh, how I wish he didn't have an under ear patch... I love this dog and am tempted top keep him, however he is going to have an awesome life on the farm in upsate NY

Franklin

2010-08-10T23:31:00.000-04:00

Out liver male puppy Franklin
WARNING: Extreme climber

Hamilton Gait.wmv

2010-08-07T13:30:00.002-04:00

Franklin Gait.wmv

2010-08-07T13:30:00.001-04:00

Jefferson gaiting.wmv

2010-08-07T13:30:00.000-04:00

Jay Gaiting.wmv

2010-08-07T13:29:00.000-04:00

All Pups Gaiting.wmv

2010-08-07T13:28:00.000-04:00

Madison Gait.wmv

2010-08-07T13:26:00.000-04:00

Introducing Madison - 5 weeks

Riley x Disney

Cody earns a four point Major in OHio

2010-08-07T09:41:00.000-04:00

Cody earns a 4 pointer from the puppy class. Great weekend for RK's & XTerra Dalmatians.

Indy Finishes in OHio

2010-08-07T09:39:00.000-04:00

New Champion...Indy
Ch RK's N XTerra's National Treasure

Daddy's Birthday Present...Meeting his pups

2010-07-31T18:57:00.001-04:00

The pups went outside to their newly set up lanai to relax, eat and nap.
Daddy decided the best birthday present ever would be to spend it with mom and the kids.

Ch RK's XTerra's Makin' Whoopee.wmv

2010-07-28T16:43:00.000-04:00

Ch RK's N XTerra's Into the Groove.wmv

2010-07-28T08:57:00.000-04:00

The Founding Fathers are 3 weeks old now

2010-07-26T21:26:00.000-04:00

The other 2 - 3 weeks

2010-07-26T13:49:00.000-04:00

3 weeks

2010-07-26T13:47:00.000-04:00

Video Clip of the Kids

2010-07-17T15:59:00.000-04:00

Puppy video

Hey - We're little dogs now

2010-07-17T13:01:00.001-04:00

Riley and Disney's puppies are growing everyday. Lots of changes have occurred this last week. The puppies have spots, open eyes, and opening ears. They're toddling around, barking and howling too. They seem to be amazed that they can bark. I'll link a video shortly, but here are some pictures.

Puppies: week one

2010-07-11T10:28:00.000-04:00

I can't believe the pups are a week old already. Their eyes and ears are starting to open and I can see spots coming through. Remember, with a Dalmatian puppy, at birth the spotting pattern is present on the skin, but the fur they grow is snow white. A patched puppy is born with pigmented fur at birth. Patched puppies make lovely pets and performance dogs but cannot be shown in conformation events. Jay was born with patches under both ears. At about 9-12 days the baby coat sheds and a new "more colorful" coat takes its place. Black or Liver spots appear (oh please, not black and liver on the same dog!). It's an exciting time because their eyes and ears open too. Plus they start toddling around!! I'll post a video of that in the next few days. Below are some pictures...somehow, Jay did not make a showing in this batch of pictures...I'll capture him in film later :)

The Founding Fathers

2010-07-04T20:37:00.000-04:00

Puppy Love

2010-07-04T20:30:00.000-04:00

The Puppies are here! Riley and Disney Present...

2010-07-03T11:20:00.000-04:00

Cody gets his second championship point today!

2010-06-24T16:30:00.002-04:00

Yeah Cody.

Seger and Player Thunderstorm Project

2010-06-24T16:29:00.000-04:00

Weekend Results for RK's & XTerra Dalmatians

2010-06-07T21:02:00.000-04:00

The major wins eluded us this weekend but we did pick up 2 reserve wins. We should feel great about it, but the truth is WE WANT THE POINTS. Indy needs a major to finish. We can almost taste it :) Both Cody and Indy showed awesome in Wrentham. We're very proud of both of these dogs.

So here goes...Saturday 6/5, RWD went to RK's N XTerra's National Treasure "Indy"
on Sunday 6/6, RWD went to RKSNXTERRAS Leave You With a Smile at Twilight "Cody".

I'm still working on how to blog from my phone. I thought I sent a few pictures to this blog but apparently there lost in cellular land. Anyway, here's a picture of Bella. My favorite puppy from the Indy x Mia litter.

Off to Wrentham, MA this weekend

2010-06-04T10:54:00.000-04:00

Show time is 9:00 AM on Saturday and 2:00PM on Sunday

Charlie will be there

Our latest litter Ritchie x Andie

2010-06-04T10:52:00.000-04:00

Nicole finishes down in Virginia

2010-06-04T10:02:00.002-04:00

Nicole Ch RK's N XTerra's Joie de Vivre finisher her AKS Championship under Breeder Judge Lina Lewin.

Happy Birthday Sid - 9 weeks

2009-06-10T10:35:00.001-04:00

Time to play-Who's Your Daddy?

2009-06-05T15:54:00.005-04:00

Riley winning the Breed at Ladies last weekend.

Riley posing for his Best of Winners (Specialty) at 7 months old.

The DNA is back and it's confirmed, all 8 puppies are Riley's. Kris and I love Riley...he's out on a specials career as we speak...but are disappointed that Hana didn't have Dylan pups too :(.

Don't worry Dylan, you did your job 110%...as confirmed by the microscope. Your shear numbers and vigor wowed the office! I hope we can try again and this time we'll go intrauterine.

Whole lotta chewing goin' on

2009-05-25T22:06:00.002-04:00

Ozzy Stack

2009-05-20T22:15:00.002-04:00

James Stack

2009-05-20T22:14:00.001-04:00

Alice Stacks

2009-05-20T22:13:00.003-04:00

Sid Stacks

2009-05-20T22:12:00.002-04:00

Eppe Stacks

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Mel Stacks

2009-05-20T22:06:00.002-04:00

Hammett Stacks

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Mags Stacks

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Sid and Ozzy

2009-05-20T16:36:00.000-04:00

We hope to get some stacked pictures soon...

Life is Good

2009-05-19T20:06:00.006-04:00

BAER Test Results

2009-05-19T07:04:00.004-04:00

Hi Everyone-

The pups did great at the neurologist yesterday. They had a wonderful nap while we were enjoying breakfast afterward, then serenaded us for an hour. I'm surprised the windshield didn't crack :). Anyway, the results are: 7 pups with bilaterally normal hearing and one unilateral hearing (i.e right ear hearing only). We're pleased with results (although of course would prefer 8 bi's).

It exam week for me but we hope to have some stacked pictures shortly.

WOW...the pups are 5 weeks old...

2009-05-15T22:14:00.007-04:00

More Puppy Playtime

2009-05-12T21:34:00.007-04:00

Umm frog legs...great prepared with butter and garlic or shall I go Cajun...hummm?

"Feels good on little teefers"

"And they're off"...Mel has the Duck and she's off and running...

Where's Waldo?

2009-05-11T08:19:00.002-04:00

UmmUmm Good!

2009-05-09T19:08:00.003-04:00

Poor Hana was having a hard time keeping up with these hungry puppies. She was eating at least 9 cups of food and 3 buckets of water a day. So we decided to introduce a meal of dog chow and yogurt. Not a morsel was left! In the first picture you can see Alice trying to hoard the gruel by laying across it. Pretty creative.

Puppy Playtime Pix

2009-05-02T08:28:00.010-04:00

These guys really like to play hard and sleep hard :)

I decided to throw in some toys for fun, even though they made more of an obstacle course than play things at this point. The pups weren't really sure what to make of the big red ball.

Chewing on each others tails and legs seems to be the desired game. Hana was going crazy b/c she wanted all the toys. The one picture of the group looking left was when mom sqeaked one of her toys. The pups all had to check out what the excitement was.

Two funny things...

One...the pups started experimenting with barking, and when they bark, they move backward...almost like the bark itself is propelling them backward...really cute.

Two...when I got home from work the other day, Hana was at the door of the whelping box and a pup was directly behind her. The rest of the gang was sleeping in the corner. Hana was of course excited to see me (or quite possibly just excited that she was about to be fed), but at any rate, her tail was wagging a mile a minute. Well, this tail was smacking the puppy behind her to the left to the right and back again and again and again. The fiesty little puppy would fall down then get back up growling, only to be knocked down again. She'd try to pounce on the tail, growling, barking etc. Sounds mean, but it was actually very funny b/c the pup just kept going back for more...like she was bound and determined to stop that tail.

Here's a bunch of cute shots

2009-04-30T19:38:00.010-04:00

Hey, I have a pointy head

2009-04-29T10:25:00.003-04:00

It looks as though all the puppies can hear....whew! Official tests (B.A.E.R) are scheduled for May 18. At that point we will have a better idea of which pup(s) will be available for "show".

Squash

2009-04-29T10:22:00.003-04:00

The pups are becoming little dogs now. Romping around, barking, jumping on each other. They're a whole lot of fun! Hammet is actually yawning in this shot, but it looks like he's being squashed by James.

Introducing Ozzy

2009-04-26T15:48:00.001-04:00

Black Spotted Male-Red Collar

Introducing James

2009-04-26T15:47:00.002-04:00

Black Spotted Male-Green Collar

Introducing Hammett

2009-04-26T15:46:00.001-04:00

Liver Spotted Male

Introducing Sid

2009-04-26T15:44:00.000-04:00

Black Spotted Male-Blue Collar

Introducing Eppe

2009-04-26T15:43:00.002-04:00

No she's not a little piggy...

Eppe-Black Spotted Female-Yellow Collar

Introducing Mags

2009-04-26T15:40:00.001-04:00

Black Spotted Female-Purple Collar

Introducing Alice

2009-04-26T15:38:00.002-04:00

Liver spotted female

Introducing Mel

2009-04-26T15:36:00.001-04:00

Black Spotted Female-Pink Collar

We can see!

2009-04-19T11:08:00.000-04:00

I'm back from vacation just in time...the puppies eyes are opening and they are loosing their baby coat. You know what that means....the spots are coming.

Spots will be coming soon

2009-04-15T20:57:00.000-04:00

Cuddle muffins

2009-04-15T20:54:00.000-04:00

Sweet dreams young pup, dream big.

Eat, sleep, repeat - what a life :)

2009-04-13T09:47:00.000-04:00

Puppies sure sleep a lot. Hana says, "They eat a lot too!"

The "Puppy Pile" days have begun

2009-04-13T09:40:00.001-04:00

Notice that the eye, nose and ear pigment comes in first. Soon we'll be noticing color on the rest of the pups body. FACTOID-Pigmentation continues throughout the life of a Dalmatian. Spots may expand slightly and new spots may appear.

Hana's settling in just nicely

2009-04-12T11:05:00.000-04:00

Kathy sends her greetings from sunny California while Kris is manning the fort back home. Hana and the pups are doing GREAT. Pretty soon the spots on the pups will be coming out and their eyes and ears will start opening. That's always an exciting time.

My hunch is the markings are going to be gorgeous on these pups! Can't wait!!!

Awww!!!!!!!

2009-04-09T18:05:00.000-04:00

Day 2

2009-04-09T18:02:00.001-04:00

Everyone's doing great! Hana's such a good mom.

A Day of Rest

2009-04-08T16:36:00.000-04:00

Hana's looking good here, but boy is she tired. What a night! All pups are doing wonderfully as is their tired mom.

2 more puppies...

2009-04-08T09:53:00.000-04:00

Hana had 2 more puppies this AM. I think (kinda hope) she's done. She went outside for a nano-second then raced back in to her brood. Looks like 4 boys and 4 girls, but don't quote me on it...I'm a little sleep deprived. All pups appear healthy and are nursing like crazy. I'll snap a picture when all calms down.

Puppies!! Puppies!! Puppies!!

2009-04-08T07:11:00.000-04:00

Guess what?

PUPPIES!! x 6 Maybe more...

Hana had her first pup, a boy, around 12:45 AM.

She waited an agonizing 5 hours to have pups 2,3 &4.

Then she took and hour break and had pups 5 & 6.

I haven't checked the sexes of the others yet.

They were all so peacefully nursing I didn't want to disturb them.

Check for an update later on this AM.

No pups yet

2009-04-07T07:13:00.000-04:00

No puppies yet, but Hana didn't want her kibble this AM, even with the free range chicken broth added (usually a big hit). Maybe today or night could be the day?!

Rumor has it these "puppies to be's" half-brother won the DCA National futurity competition yesterday. If so, congrat's to Rebok!

The profile says it all

2009-04-06T16:14:00.001-04:00

The camera doesn't lie :))

Hana hides her belly

2009-04-06T15:57:00.000-04:00

It's hard to tell from this picture...hana hides her belly very well. I'll try to get a profile at feeding time.

Hana

2009-04-06T12:50:00.000-04:00

This is Hana, Ch XTerra N Erin's Moonlight Sonata. Boy, her belly has undergone some serious change since this picture was taken. I'll try to catch a picture of her ever expanding waistline

Dylan

2009-04-06T12:40:00.000-04:00

Hana and Dylan are expecting puppies...

This is a picture of Dad, "Dylan". His registered name is Am/Can Ch Cranbrooke Special Delivery.

Today is Monday and Dylan and Hana are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their puppies. Her due date is Thursday. We had an xray done on Friday and at least 6 pups were confirmed :).