Pips First Point~ 13wks old- 12.31.11

Wow, the end of 2011 was good!  This morning, I spent some time with each pup working on ‘Kennel’.  I tell ya, that little Pip is a smart little cookie!  Smalls still isn’t too fond of the kennel though- he still cries and cries every time he has to go in there.  But he’s only had one accident in there, so that’s good.

After Josh got home, we had to do some running around, then he and I went in the backyard with the pups for some bird time.  For Smalls, he has very limited experience with pigeons, so we were careful not to let the birds get too crazy around him.  He seemed to like them alright, but wasn’t too sure about them. 

Pip on the other hand has been around them a bit more and she just LOVES them!  Josh and I were very proud to see her on so many strong points today- her tail wasn’t as high as we’ll want it to be, but today wasn’t the day to critique her.  It was just for fun and boy did she have some fun!

Here are a few pictures from today!

(Oops, I see I didn’t post when we got Smalls!!  We picked him up in Ohio on the 23^rd- right in time for Christmas!  It’s definitely been an adjustment with two pups, but we’re starting to find a system that works for us.)

An Update on Smalls

Mason's a bit under the weather today so Josh came home.  As he was snuggling with Mason, Josh says, 'babe, please get on FB'.  He was excited to pount out the new pictures of Smalls from Monkeyshine Kennels (Dan & April).  AWWWWWW!   

Dan & April are in Georgia for quite a while and it certainly looks warmer down there than here (*jealous*).  Anyway, it looks like Smalls and his siblings are getting socialized nicely and are getting lots of exercise.

Here's Smalls!  He's a little over 4 weeks old today!!

Thanks Dan & April for the new pictures!

Bella, Small's Dam (mom)

Welcome to our blog!!

Well folks, we're jumping into this new adventure of dog breeding!!!  Last night, my husband and I decided that we are going to give this a go and start taking the steps to learn how to properly breed our favorite breed of dog- German Shorthair Pointers.  After a bit of discussion, Aspen Leaf Kennels was born, a domain name was purchased (http://www.aspenleafkennels.com/), and our first member of the Kennel Club was named- Aspen Leaf Nuttin' Special.  We're going to call her Pip (a Synonym of Nut which is what Josh wanted to call her). 

She is the beautiful baby from Cash {Blue Briar's Johnny Cash}  and Bella {Bindy and Crosswinds Truckin Fritz} from Blue Briar Kennels.

We get to go pick her up next weekend and we are sooo excited!  Bringing her home really does kickoff this adventure and we invite you to 'Follow' our blog, 'Like' us on Facebook, and get to know who we are as a family, and as a Kennel.

Again, welcome to our blog!