Bluegrass Seiger

This past weekend was the 2009 Bluegrass Sieger in Lexington, KY. Yoshi did well, and I am very proud of him. I can't wait for him to mature and he'll do great in the ring!

He did win BOB puppy in Show 2, and got second in group, show 2.

Memorial Day Show - Ohio

Yoshi, Sadie(mom), Scout(littermate) and Storm(dad)
Yoshi and Moose playing

Yoshi and Scout, brothers

Yoshi and Scout in the ring together

Basco, Sydney and Yoshi in their x-pen
Yoshi hanging out in the x-pen

8 months old, 86 pounds and 27.25"

7 months and 86 pounds of pure puppy

7 months and 85 lbs

April Showers

Yoshi broke his toe about two weeks ago while he was playing. He did a 180 and then fell, and ran back to safety (his mom!). We saw an ortho surgeon who recommended a splint for 4 weeks. We tried our hardest, but we got two weeks with it. He started chewing it a few days ago so I put an ecollar on him, that bent his ears so I bought an inflateable one, which didn't do the trick and he ate it again. He also stopped eating (or eating a very small amount) and losing weight (85lbs to 81 lbs). So with advice from other doctors I am trying to see if it heals on its own since he's such a young dog. His attitude has gone back to normal, and he is starting to eat again. I am still restricting his exercise and not allowing him to full out run on it. Yoshi has also been going to work with me to help keep him calm. Basco I think is enjoying his alone time while Yoshi is at work with me, but definately is very excited to see him when I get home at night. So it was a very nice day so I took some pictures. The first four pictures are from my phone's camera.

He's back up to 85 lbs, but hasnt gained any height in about a month.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Mindyrvt/April22009#

Happy 6 month Birthday

Happy half birthday to Yoshi, Scout and Shadow the Storm/Sadie litter!

Today I just decided on Yoshi's registered name (headline at the top) and also decided to name my Kennel Name - Echo ISSR Shilohs.

Yoshi and Basco came to work with me today and one of the critical care specialists fell in LOVE with him. She wants her next dog to be a Shiloh. He said he's "perfect!" which is a huge compliment coming from a vet. I told her my plans of breeding him (pending health testing) and she fully supports it. Most vet's don't support breeding, especially where I work.