Lost in Time

I can't believe so much time has passed since I last posted on this blog.  Lots has happened in that time.

First, Lynn had a total ankle replacement on May 15th and he is now part bionic.  Lots of "nursing" care by yours truly took up a lot of time.  We worry that he won't get through HSA screening at the airport without a note from his doctor.  He is now in rehab 3 days a week with no end in sight.  Luckily the rehab hospital is only about 8 miles down route 10.

RJ finished his championship in June and Trouper is doing well needing only 6 more points for his championship.  Sister Abby needs only 3 more points for her Grand Champion title.  We are hoping that she can get those points in Harrisburg next weekend.

And then just last week I took a whirlwind trip to Canada to breed Devon to Brodie.  I'm really excited to see the puppies they will produce.  Brodie is a gorgeous boy with a sweet demeanor.  An ultrasound will be scheduled in 3 weeks...stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed.

WOW !!! National Specialty Show

My friends Margo and Alice (co-owner of Trouper) traveled with me to Denver, CO for the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America National Specialty show and the local GSPC of Colorado Specialty show.  We left on May 2nd and arrived in Denver on May 4th...a very grueling drive, especially through Kansas, but maybe that is my age showing.  I thought Kansas would never end.  Our three young dogs handled the travel like seasoned veterans.  We had rented a house in Denver that had a large fenced backyard so the "kids" had plenty of off leash time to run and play.  That was wonderful for them to blow off steam.

The "kids" made us so proud.  The boys Trouper and RJ (Buck Hollow's Super Trouper and Buck Hollow's Elegant Trifecta v Stelor JH) were in the ribbons every time they walked in the ring.  And sister Abby (CH Buck Hollow's Dancing Queen JH) was awarded Best in Sweepstakes at the National show by breeder judge Renee Lara.  RJ & Abby earned a first place in the Futurity and Trouper was 2nd to RJ.  Finally, in the Best of Breed competition Abby made the first 2 cuts by breeder judge Dan Mack.  Not too shabby for the youngest dog in that level of competition.

Topping off the 6 days of competition, half-sister Diamond, owned by the sweet Barbara VanBlarcum won Best of Breed.  We are so thrilled for Barbara and Dee Stelmach, owner of Roy the sire of these 4 wonderful GSPs.

All of these wonderful accomplishments were brought about by the awesome handling skills of Melissa Foehrkolb and Trish Moore.  What can I say ladies - - - you were GREAT!

Another 3 day drive got us home the evening of May 12th.



Photos to be posted once received.

Packing up

I don't know how he did this, but we think Mr. Green

 is packing his favorite stuff to take to his new home,

but he doesn't have a new home yet.

I'm just a lonely boy...

I'm just a lonely boy
Lonely and blue
I'm all alone
With nothin' to do
...
I've got everything
You could think of
But all I want
Is someone to love

March 28, 2015

Burgundy and Green consoling each other yesterday. 

They are still hoping for their forever homes.

PUPPIES AVAILABLE

We still have 3 puppies available. 
2 girls and 1 boy.
Contact me as soon as possible.

Puppies in their new play area.

After some play and visitors they discovered the beds in the new play area and piled on.  It is now almost 9 PM and they are still piled up.  I think they don't want to go back to the whelping box for overnight.  I may need to "escort" them after the last feeding tonight.

Exploring our new digs.

13 days old.

Tomorrow is 2 weeks.  Time has been flying by and the puppies are growing so fast.  Today I noticed that most have their eyes open.  So soon they will be hearing.  We will start playing some music for them and a CD of common noises to acclimate them to the real world.  We start the sounds soft and over the next few weeks increase the volume.

Some photos from today for you to enjoy.  Doesn't the Orange boy look happy?

One Week Old

The Girls at one week old. Collar colors are Red, Burgundy, Pink, Yellow, White and Purple. Purple is semi-covered up by White.

 

 

The boys at one week old. Collar colors are Black, Blue, Brown, Orange, Green, Tan. One boy has no collar (the pack came with 12 colors so someone had to go nude.)
Blue was camera shy in all the photos that I took.

Aurora's Puppies

Well Aurora has done it again.  13 puppies were born on January 9th.  7 boys and 6 girls.  Lots of great patches. 

AURORA IS EXPECTING !!!

We are very excited here at Buck Hollow.  An ultrasound on December 17th confirmed that Aurora is carrying a litter.  We're not sure how many, but the vet said "lots".

LOTS OF GREAT WINS!

It has been a whirlwind couple of months for two of the puppies from the ABBA litter (Blackie is now RJ and Smudge is now Abby.)  RJ is officially Buck Hollow's Elegant Trifecta v Stelor and co-owned by Lynn & Sunnie Fair and Terry & Cindy Brumbaugh.  Abby is officially Buck Hollow's Dancing Queen and co-owned by Lynn & Sunnie Fair and Julia Carroll.


Both puppies earned their Junior Hunter titles this fall.


Below is their show record to date:


October 10th - Catonsville Kennel Club - judge Col. Jerry Weiss
     Abby - Best of Winners for 3 points
     RJ - Reserve Winners Dog


October 25th - Middleburg Kennel Club / Mason-Dixon GSP Club Specialty
- Sweepstakes judge - Mr. David Gontz
    Abby - 1st in class
    RJ - 1st in class
 - judge Ms. Gretchen Schultz
     Abby - Winners Bitch for 4 points
     RJ - Best of Winners for 5 points


December 7th - Valley Forge Kennel Club / Schuylkill Valley GSP Club Specialty
- Sweepstakes judge - Mr. Jack Secrest
     RJ - Best in Sweeps
     Abby - Best of Opposite Sex in Sweeps
- judge - Ms Ann Savory Bolus
     RJ & Abby - Reserves for both


December 11th - Central Florida Kennel Club - judge Mrs. Vicki Abbott
      RJ - Best of Winners for 3 points
      Abby - Winners Bitch for 3 points


December 12th - German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America Specialty
- Sweepstakes judge - Mr. Gregory Hostetter
     RJ - Best in Sweeps
     Abby - Best of Opposite Sex in Sweeps
- judge Mrs. Karen Rooks Nauer
     Abby - Best of Winners for 4 points
     RJ - Reserve Winners Dog


December 13th - AKC/Eukanuba National Championship show
- judge Mrs. Paula Hartinger
     Abby - Best of Winners for 3 points
     RJ - Reserve Winners Dog


So we end 2014 with a new Champion as Abby won 5 majors totaling 17 points. 
RJ is lagging behind his sister with only 8 points.

Welcome back to me!

I always have so much trouble signing into this blog so I finally got it right and I'm back to give some news.

NEW MASTER HUNTER - Heidi !!!

Buck Hollow & Lynn Fair are proud to announce their 6th Master Hunter. Today Heidi earned her final leg of Master. Quite an accomplishment as she earned all of her qualifiers since whelping a litter on Feb. 20th.

Disappointing News

We were quite disappointed in the results of Aurora's latest ultrasound as this was a breeding that we planned for two years. She is carrying no puppies.

I am so sorry that we are disappointing you too. If you would like help finding a puppy from a reputable breeder please contact me. At this time I know of 2 solid liver females that are 5 months old in New Jersey and several litters that are "in the works". These litters are due within the next 6-8 weeks.

At this time we have no plans to breed in the immediate future. We are considering a breeding in the fall, but that is still only in the consideration stage. If it comes about we will announce it on our website and blog.

Please, please be wary of some websites. You can't believe everything you find on the internet. There are now several website (very nicely done) that specialize in advertising puppies from the Amish farms in Pennsylvania. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

Abby - Blackie - Bunny at 11 weeks

Many thanks to Melissa & Dee for these wonderful photos of Abby (was Smudge), Blackie & Bunny at 11 weeks.  Small wrinkles at the base of their necks are from their collars.

Devon's winning photo

Just received this on Saturday.  Philip showed Devon on April25th to Winners Bitch for 2 points.  I think my little Devonator looks pretty good in this photo.

 

Blackie, Bunny & Abby (Smudge) snuggling.

 

These 3 are best buds except when one has a toy then it's all out get the toy.  It seems the best toy is the one the other puppy has.

Keeping fingers crossed

One week ago we bred Aurora.  We used Timber's frozen semen and did 3 Transcervical Artifical Inseminations.  Now comes the hard part...waiting and hoping that it took.

I think I am seeing a bit of thickening of Aurora's waist, but maybe that is wishful thinking.  On May 7th we will see the vet for an ultrasound to confirm pregnancy.

Keep your fingers crossed for us.