Cecily had a wonderful first Halloween. The weather was glorious and she played outside all afternoon with her friends Charlie and Yogi. She didn’t mind her great pumpkin bow too much and unlike Linus, she didn’t have to wait all night for the Great Pumpkin to come. Two great pumpkins came to her doorstep. She bit the stem off one and demolished it pretty quickly and then went in for some serious pumpkin licking. She also went in for some serious barking at the trick-or- treaters but she’s well known in the neighborhood and didn’t manage to scare anyone. Her greatest moment was when she got her nose in a neighbor’s glass of warm apple cider – even tastier than the pumpkin.
Cecily has started a course in agility training and loves it. There are about seven dogs in the class and so far they have learnt four skills – UP ( running up and down a steep board), WALK (running up a steep board, across a long narrow board and down another steep board), TUNNEL (running through a wind tunnel) and JUMP (jumping over three jump obstacles). Cecily’s favorite is WALK. She surprised the trainer by running over the entire WALK board all by herself! We are excited to see Cecily learning new skills and looking forward to finding out what new challenges are set each week.
Cecily is now seven months and she is beautiful. Her coloring is lovely and the hair on her ears is crimped into little locks. Her black earrings are growing longer and her tail is a feather plume. Cecily is always busy. Her almond eyes are full of mischief. She is the quintessential nature girl, happiest when she is running like the wind, scrambling up rocks, chasing birds and squirrels and digging holes.
In this year’s summer heat wave in Atlanta there’s nothing that Cecily likes better than simply messing about in the creek. Cecily is a water baby. A few times a day she finds her own way to the creek that runs below our house to cool down and do some doggy paddling. She loves to have sticks or pebbles thrown for her to chase and show off her swimming prowess. And the great thing about her coat is that it’s drip-dry – a few shakes to make sure the humans got wet too, a roll in the grass, and a good brush down and she’s good to go.
The party is over, the house is empty, the farewells have been said and the tears have been cried. The laundry room is empty: no more ragged old towels litter the floor, the puppy toys are stashed, the bowls washed and the washing machine and dryer silent after their heroic efforts to supply the puppies with clean bedding each day. Continue reading Jorie’s Dog Blog-Puppies Leaving
UKC CH I-Ron Ravenswood vom Wichtelhaus
DOB 18 Sept. 2007
Sire: Whisper Knut v.h. Runxputtehof
S: Racy Tigger v.h. Runxputtehof
S: Nyarr Scooter Urjette v. Muskyteira
D: Floortje v.d. Stam Dolerna
D: Pearly Antje v.h. Runxputtehof
S: Nino Noika v. Dyjadin
D: Lucky Leentje v.h. Runxputtehof
Dam: Dagira Renskje van Eenthuis
S: Matthijs Tommie v.d. Horsteberghe
S: Taga's Glynnan
D: Princess Sjera v.d'oude Graef
D: Antje's Renskje v. Hasenschreck
S: Ingmar
D: Bonnie-Anka v.t'Keijzersland
I-Ron was brought to the U.S. from the von Wichtelhaus kennel in Switzerland. He belongs to Rod and Marta Beckstead, owners of Ravenswood, and lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Smaller than Bianca, and a handsome dog, Iron has a sweet, open expression and courteous temperament.
On January 16, 2010, I-Ron of Ravenswood kennels finished the requirements for a United Kennel Club Championship. He now will be addressed as UKC CH I-Ron Ravenswood Von Wichtelhaus. He also received a Group 3 Placement on the same day.
The great pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, he will make a fool of himself too.
– Samuel Butler
Personally, I would not give a fig for any man's religion whose horse, cat and dog do not feel its benefits. Life in any form is our perpetual responsibility.
- S. Parkes Cadman
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
- Groucho Marx
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
- Aldous Huxley
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring—it was peace.
- Milan Kundera
Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
