It's Been Too Long!

Time passes so quickly and before I realize it, many months have passed without an update on our lives with our five aussies.  My apologies...life has definitely gotten in the way!

I'll do a short update for each of our wigglebutts!

Harley Girl!
Harley has had a tough year... Last October she injured her left shoulder and endured a twelve week crate rest in order to heal.  In February, we started working on conditioning so we could get back to playing; however, come spring we were dealing with a new injury, a hyper-extension of the right carpal ligament. So another nine weeks of crate rest... Oh, and did I mention she destroyed two soft crates during her confinement??!! My little girl has NEVER been destructive so I was rather shocked the first time and not happy at all when she destroyed the second one! Harley celebrated the end of her recovery by playing on the beach in Biloxi, Mississippi, so hopefully all was forgiven!! We are once again conditioning with the hope of returning to the ring in October of this year!! She got her first opportunity to play at Happy Dog Ranch this week where she did several low jumps, the weaves and the dogwalk! Thankfully, no lameness afterwards!  WOOHOO!

Chopper Man!
Chopper is doing great other than he misses his Daddy soooo much! After travelling with all the dogs so much this year, staying at home the last couple of weeks has been a little boring for the big boy...so yesterday we headed down to the agility field for a little mowing and swimming in the creek, two of his favorite home activities. By evening, he was wet and smelly, covered in grass with a few nettles and burrs thrown in for good measure, but all in all, a very happy boy! We get to go have fun with all our friends this weekend at the German Shorthair Pointer Agility Trial in Murfreesboro, TN, this weekend so keep your fingers crossed that we can get that much sought after first double Q!

Chevy
Chevy continues to be the clown of our family! She is full of grins and snorts, and loves to crawl backwards on the carpet just to crack us up! She made her official AKC debut earlier this month at the Dalmation Club/Clarksville Kennel Club Agility Trial in Murfreesboro, TN, and earned two Novice Jumper legs! A "Q" in Novice Standard still eludes us, but maybe we will get it together and pull it off this coming weekend! I'd love for us to earn her first title here at home! The beautiful ribbons GSP awards would be icing on the cake!

Dodi
Dodi is our official love bug...she loves everyone! But I believe her most favorite human of all is our four year old grandson Colton...he can do no wrong in her loving eyes. Dodi is quick as lightening but has yet to make her agility debut due to a short attention span! However, after working her a little in the backyard on my novice mini-course this morning and afternoon, she may be getting close to ready! I better pack my best pair of running shoes to keep up with this little speed demon! She is also getting ready to give flyball a look to see if that would be something she would enjoy...I'll let you know how it goes!

Freedom
Ahhh....Freedom...sweet little Freedom...what can I say??!! Well, he definitely lives up to his name, Spring Creek's Skyrocket In Flight, and is still very much a puppy! Sometimes this is good, sometimes not so great! He is in that stage where he is so rambunctious, even goofy boy Chopper finds him obnoxious! He spends more time airborne than he does with his feet on the ground. I swear that boy has kangaroo in him somewhere! I regret that he has not gotten the time and attention he deserves...his training is lacking to say the least...something I am hoping to improve upon over the next couple of months...hopefully, we will be home enough to achieve this goal.

Well, that's about it for now! I'll update again after the show and let you know how Chopper and Chevy do at the German Shorthair Pointer Agility Trial. Looks like we'll have the month of September off in terms of AKC agility, so we may have the opportunity to do a little flyball training with Dodi and possibly some Search and Rescue/Tracking with Chopper!
Wiggles, Grins, and Kisses to All!!

Freedom - 13 Weeks

Freedom is quite the snuggle bug!!  He loves being held like a baby being loved on!!  Caught these pics the other night...he climbed up in my lap for a snuggle and before I knew it he was knocked out!  So much like his Daddy!

Twelve Weeks Old!

Available Boys!!


Revolution and Freedom!!

Ten Weeks Old - Videos & Pictures

The puppies are growing and getting much faster!  Little stinkers!  Took them down to the agility field and creek this weekend for the first time...Revolution is like his Daddy Chopper and LOVES the water and Freedom is like his Granny Harley...water is only good for drinking!  They are both extremely toy motivated even with items that are not "toys"!  Take the broom, for instance...sweeping off the back porch is quite the task when they are outside!  Check out the video below:

Here's a video of Chevy, Revolution and Freedom down at the creek yesterday...Rev's first real "swim" outside of the puppy pool!

Then There Were Two...

Well, four of the six boys have found their forever families!  I have to say that I could not have placed them in better, or more loving homes.  All four of these boys will have children in their lives...it's a wonderful thing to grow up being loved by an Aussie...!

The puppies are nine weeks old now and we have been very busy this past week!  We have worked on crate training, clicker training, getting first real baths, travelling in the truck in a crate, and socializing with kids, babies, and cats! 

They also went on a trip this morning to Happy Dog Ranch to see Dad (Chopper) and Granny (Harley) at work and play!  And what do you know, there was also a 10 week old Great Dane puppy and a 12-week old Lab for the two boys to play with!  Can you say FUN??!!  Our guys thought those were some pretty big puppies though!!!  Should have had the camera with me....UGGGHH!!  Everyone played very nicely together despite the size differences!

The two boys that we have left are Revolution and Freedom...both are really sweet and confident!  Will post pictures of both later today, or tomorrow!, giving details about each...

Have a blessed Aussie day!

Pick Me, Pick Me!

The puppies have grown sooo much!  But, puppy breath is still intact! 

They absolutely love the back yard...puppy pool, dirt to dig, flowers to tromp and pull, and toys everywhere!  Everyone wants to practice climbing the steps to the house...but, as they are on concrete, we have to put an X-pen around them though to prevent any falls... 

Here's a little video of the puppies now that they are eight weeks old and dirty!

And Some Pictures:

Freedom - Available

Revolution -Available                   Justice - SOLD!

Seven Weeks Old! Three Black-Tri Boys Available!

Liberty - SOLD
aka Spring Creek's Indian Outlaw
Call Name:  Choctaw

Revolution - Available

Justice - SOLD!

Freedom - Available