1 week old Photos!

Courtesy of Courtney (courtneypo.com)
To see more BBabies photos by Courtney, click here.

All of the Beanie Babies got their own STAR collars this week, made especially for them from k9closet.com.  (Stars because they're all sure to be superstars as they grow up!!)  We'll take photos each week as they grow into their collars, and they'll wear them when they travel to their new homes.  They're a wee bit too large for them just yet, but I have a feeling that'll be a short-lived predicament.  I sure had fun during this photo shoot.  Some pups were more cooperative than others, but they are all pretty adorable if I do say so myself.  Each pup also has their own "Beanie Bone" made by Ty, and an accompanying Beanie Baby toy.  How could we resist??

Happy 1st week, my darlings!!

"Where did all these BeanieBabies come from??  Last I counted there were only 6!!"

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* Hot Check*

* Tigger *

* Pogo *

* Bungee *

* Ricochet *

* Trampoline *

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Kisses for Bungee!

Tongue.

These babies really will be 20 years of fun!!

She had me at hello.

Time to weigh in!

Hottie:

Tigger:

(last one to crest a pound!!)

Pogo:

Bungee:

Rikki:

Tramp:

Family Photo!!

Pedigree Research

At the reminder from a friend, I decided to dig into some of the registration #'s in Fil and Neo's pedigrees.  I'll share my findings below.



In Neo's Pedigree

Stetson (out of Tag AIBC 113307 and Fly AIBC 83466)
ABC 59050
DMA Land and Cattle, Leonard, TX
Stetson made the finals two years in a row at the Meeker Sheepdog Classic.  He received checks in over 75% of all trials entered, both Cattledog and Sheepdog trials.  When Stetson was sold by Russell McCord to DMI, he became the first border collie to sell for more than $10,000.00.


Liz 
ABC 102134
red-factored, tri-factored




































Ace of Hearts
NASD64431 


Misty 74732
    ABCA74732




In Fillie's Pedigree

Ken Arrendale's Mactavish(mac) ABC 100456 is an open trial winner, and National Finals qualifier

Zeke ABC 51538 Larry Maggard Pounding Mill, VA L.R. Alexander Marshfield, MO	Patch(Sam) ABC 41099 Wayne Fahsholtz Elko, NV	Buck ABC 28231 L.R. Alexander, Marshfield, MO Kate ABC 16846 James Merritt,
	Meg ABC 26723 Jesse L. Hodges Morehead, KY	Ben NASD 39591 L.R. Alexander, MO Roxie ABC 6223 Randy Divelbiss, Caulfield, MO

Mike Boyd's Streak ABC 172387

red-factored

Dam Xena ABC 162615 Steve McCall Glade Spring, VA	Sire Ipswitch Cap ABC 119314 Steve McCall Glade Spring, VA	Sire Shep (Cap) ABC 36127 Roger Dunagan Murrayville, GA
		Dam Jet ABC 57202 Lisa Marshall Hardaway, AL
	Dam Molly ABC 124545 Steve McCall Glade Spring, VA	Sire IMP Cap I ABC 108051 Morgen Magnuson Reno, NV
		Dam @@ Lib ABC 53048 Robert Counts Meadowview, VA

Okay, it's pretty late.  I might revisit this once the house gets put together and the party's over on Saturday :)

Sunday Funday

A week ago today, we took the pups on a horse trail along Lake Lavon.  It's taken me a week to post these because I had to somehow clean them up a little.  Click through and you'll understand.  

(Remember you can click on any image in this entry to see a larger version)

Puppies aren't gonna slow her down -- she can still get up and GO!!

Still always makin' it to the front!!  Srsly -- fastest dog I've ever seen.  

Even when she's barefoot & pregnant.

Still pretty as ever -- even sopping wet and chunky as can be.

Still intense

Still holdin' that one paw up in anticipation <3

 Still wanting to DIVE into the water

 Even if she doesn't have a dock to jump off of...

 ...she can still levitate out of the water and put on a good show!

 Nothing can hold a good Bean down!

& now...

I present to you  THE DIRTIEST DOG TO EVER LIVE:

So while the other dogs were racing around the lake, and frolicking in the fields...

 Neo spent the entire trip to the lake...

 Trying to hike this huge boat bumper between his legs.

 He made some seriously nasty mud pits in the process!

 Look at the size of that thing -- and he wouldn't leave it behind!

 He was very proud of his find.

 Sometimes he'd hike it into the water and get halfway clean.

 Being clean was unacceptable, though, so he had to re-PigPen himself ASAP.

 That mud was flyin' high!

 He had a lot to say about the situation as well.
"The bumper and I are WAY too clean -- where did all the mud go??"

"Come here, little pretty...."

I apologize in advance to any puppy owners whose pups inherit this PigPen gene.  It's something the likes of which I've never before witnessed.  Neo's propensity to cover himself head-to-toe in mud is nearly beyond comprehension.  You just have to see it to believe it!

As an aside, he sure does make a lovely matching bookend to my porpoise-like Fil'!!

So while they may be covered in mud...these pups will be able to FLY!

"You know, some people pay good money for such an all-over mud treatment.  It's good for the pores."

"I'm handsome anyway, you leave my mud addiction alone!!"

& that's that, folks :)