Bryce, Jayda and I took a day off yesterday and went up to visit Jayda’s Breeder. Of course, since she had TWO litters of 5-6 week old puppies (7 total), a good part of the day was spent playing with the babies.

Here they are having their dinner. Five of the tris are out of Bryce’s lovely half-sister, Effie Lou.

This little bi-blue boy was so funny – he LOVES to sleep in that bed. However he hasn’t quite figured out how to sleep in it without rolling out if it. Once, he started to slide out head first – he caught himself and tried to stay in by biting the edge of the bed to hold on … which worked pretty well until he fell asleep again!

The end result:

Jayda didn’t find the babies amusing – especially when a couple of them decided to scope her out as a possible food source. (She emphatically made it clear that she was nothing of the sort!) Later, she grudgingly admitted that the puppies weren’t SO bad … as long as they were sound asleep!

Jayda did seem very happy to see her human “grandparents” and “Ms Toni” – the tri sheltie girl who nursed and cared for her along with her own 2 pups after Jayda’s real mother got “bored”. Ms. Toni is expecting another litter of her own in a week or so.

Great news – I heard last night that Bryce’s half-brother Greyson (Toven Winter Triumph) finished his Championship – he’s American Champion # 10 for their father (Am/Can Ch Toven Wintertide Can CD, ROMC) making him a ROM (“Register of Merit” – a dog who has produced at least 10 champion offspring)!!!

(Hence making Bryce a “son of a ROM” :)!)

Surely a bittersweet victory for “Timmy’s” breeders, Toni and Steven Mapes, as sadly they lost Timmy last fall, but a happy one nonetheless.

Here’s to you, Timmy, and your wonderful kids and grandkids all around the world! You’ll live on through them, “wow-ing” people in the breed ring, agility ring and countless other venues, for many generations to come!