As you know Shadow is a little artist that was piouretting in the snow last winter. Now he has found a new interesting activity -- to juggle the ball on his nose. Unfortunately it does not work so well yet, but we hope Shadi keeps on with practicing
Despite the fuss about our current I-litter we don’t want to forget that there are also some gorgeous doggis that we have bred in previous litters. Recently we got some new photos and e-mails from their families for which we say Thank You and so we were able to update the websites of:
Yesterday, on August 24th, our Jane got her puppies. It was an incredibly exciting day and we had to gain some new experience that we never had so far.
Altogether there are five puppies: three boys and two girls. All of them have a weight between 400 and 500 grams. One male is white and the other two ones are dark with white markings. One girl is brown and the other one is dark with white markings, too.
Last week we went on holiday to the Baltic Sea and Jane was able to join us.
We had booked a nice holiday apartment in Kühlungsborn and although there are a lot of tourists, hotels, cafes and restaurants in this area, dogs are welcome wherever you go.
Meanwhile we are sure that Jane is pregnant and you can still see that she is expecting puppies. She spent the main part of the time sleeping or lying next to us. Swimming in the Baltic Sea was not one of her favourites but she especially liked the smell of delicoius fried fish rising out of the many restaurants.
However, Jane was calm and lovely to all the other doggies and people that we met and talked to and we did not get tired explaining what breed she belongs to. Well, American Akita, of course.
Stefan and Sandra visited us again in their summer holidays together with Goya and a 7 month-old female Hannah, that actually lives with Sandra's mum.
We were excited if Shadow will like to two girlies but unfortunately we had to accept that he does not want any other dogs in HIS garden.
After tea we went for a walk through the Luchsenburg wood and that was great for our doggies Shadi and Jane as well as Goya and Hannah. Goya showed us how noisily she can spy deer. And in the restaurant Forsthaus zur Luchsenburg we had some very well-behaved doggies.
Aditional some photos of this nice afternoon.
Exercise for a prospective show visit: Shadi has to show his teeth to Stefan without grumbling.
Hachiko – A Dog’s Story: Official film start in Germany 15th October 2009
Actor Richard Gere's interest in Asia is not limited to Buddhism and to the Dalai Lama: he's also been touched by the story of Hachiko, a dog of breed Akita who lived in Japan more than half a century ago and who rose to fam. because of his unconditional love for his owner. Gere has been so moved that he's been pushing for an American movie adaptation of the story.
Director Lasse Hallstrom has been hired to helm the film.
Plot: A college professor (Richard Gere) takes in an abandoned dog, Hachi, and they form an unbreakable bond. After the professor dies while away from home, the dog keeps vigil waiting for his master for nearly a decade.
