Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day brought a mostly clear, cold morning to Benton County, Oregon.  So for the first time in years, Joan and I decided to take all five dogs for a walk at the same time.  The old boys, Rogue and Rocky, mostly just followed the the interesting scents around the field.  Knife wanted Joan to keep throwing his frisbee while Sharpy just wanted to chase Knife.  Heart tugged with Joan, hunted for voles, and enjoyed a rare break from her puppies.

Thank you Laura Hilton, Peggy Richter, Connie Batsford, Gunnel Johanssen, Terry Hendricks, and all the breeders who have been caring for the generations of Groenendael ancestors that made our dogs the wonderful companions that they are.

Obsidian B Litter Arrives!

Obsidian B Litter: Blue and RedWe are very happy to announce that our Heart whelped two male and three female puppies on November 4.  Unfortunately, we lost little Pink Girl a few days later due to a heart defect.  The remaining four are vigorous and growing by leaps and bounds.  Heart is a wonderful mother.  If dogs are capable of having pride, then Heart’s big smile whenever we enter the whelping room certainly shows a lot of satisfaction in what she has produced (with a little help from Sota).Color Bands

We will be streaming video from the whelping box for the next couple weeks. The camera is usually on from about 8 am to 8 pm Pacific time.  The live video feed can be viewed at: http://www.ustream.tv/search?q=obsidian+b+litter.

The sire and dam of the B Litter are CH Isengard’s Tall Sippin’ Sota RN MX MXJ XF and Kaponomana’s Heart of Obsidian TDX MX MXJ PT.