Ruby's Girls

The puppies are already getting used to family life because of their cozy little home in the living room...

...and they are EXHAUSTED after their first photo shoot:)

Ruby is a great mother and very protective of her babies!

Ruby's Boys

Little puppy eyes are beginning to open....

...and they are growing roly~poly, puppy bellies!

Ruby's March litter of Mini Doodles have arrived!

All day Monday, Ruby was nesting...in the bushes, with blankets, and in a hollow tree-- trying to find the perfect birthing place. At 4 o clock in the morning, Ruby woke me up and told me (in true canine fashion) that she was ready to have her puppies! She delivered her first puppy at about 5:30. Three and a half hours later, Ruby, a tired but much happier dog, was finished bringing her puppies into the world...all 7 of them! Now she is proudly taking care of her babies so they will be PERFECT by the time they are ready for "homecoming day"!

To Our Family Spring Means...

...flip flops...
...geese returning to our pond to have their gosslings...
...flowers sprouting in the gardens...
...picnics...
...fun on the trampoline...
...canoeing...
...buzzards nesting in the barn....
...bike rides and rollerblading...
...BUT BEST OF ALL...
...litters of fluffy puppies...
...filling the house with love!!!

Lizzie and Riley-parents of our upcoming April litter of Mini Doodles...enjoying the winter wonderland!

Teddy Bear outside playing in our first snow of the year!

Trip to Maryland

Last weekend I flew out to Baltimore, Maryland to buy a car and spend time with some dear friends I haven't seen in a long time. One of the highlights of my weekend was a visit to Columbia where Buckeye--one of Lizzie's four year old puppies--lives with Mellie and Chuck and his buddies Brandy, a miniature Goldendoodle, and Lani, a rescued miniature poodle. Mellie and Chuck call Buckeye their "Gentle Giant". He truly is the sweetest...all 105 pounds of him!