It is about time! but the Sun Diary is now up! click HERE to go to page One!
UPDATED 10-12-07

The Sun litter is here!
8-2-07
6 males 4 females!

The breeding between Banner and Promise was NOT an OOPS breeding. It is a breeding I had thought long and hard about, as it was my feeling that Banner was an exceptional puppy from an outstanding litter, my desire to follow through with this breeding continued to grow as Banner and his wonderful littermates started to grow up. I had been looking for the right Duc grandson to breed to Promise for a long time, and I feel far and away Banner is the best choice.

So why not wait until Banner is over 24 months? Promise turned 8 in April of 07 and had come off the Wild litter in fantastic shape. I decided to go ahead and submit prelim Hip and Elbow xrays on Banner late in March and continue to decide what I would do (He prelimed Hips Excellent and Elbows normal, his OFA Thyroid as well as CERF was also normal). When Promise came into season mid in May I was still wavering back and forth. I know there will be people that do not approve of a breeding on Prelims and this did weigh on me. However, I felt Banner was an exceptional choice and the dog I wanted to use. If I had waited for Promise's following season when Banner would be 24 months, Promise would be weaning her puppies as she turned 9 yrs old. I felt this is just too much to ask of her. I felt that 8 yrs old was the absolute limit in breeding her so it was now or never.

So what do I expect Banner and Promise to produce?
***Update at 4 weeks. I KNOW They are only baby puppies but I'm getting very excited, they are ALL tugging and most with deep full bites, they are very focused on their toys, even now trying keep them from their littermates. They are also all trotting vs. puppy bunny hopping, in the past this has been a great indication of good structure. I'm sort of amazed to see how body aware and how well they they trot around the yard. In short I'm VERY excited. I also see pups that are going to be A LOT of DOG. I expect there are going to be several puppies that would be very suitable for working sport homes. In short? I think at this point I may be getting exactly what I hoped for on a line breeding of Duc, but maybe even a bit MORE! It also apears that I may have at least 1 Terv puppy in this litter I should know for sure between 5-6 weeks of age.

I am very interested in prospective performance homes that will also show dogs of quality in the breed ring. My goal is to have loving companion homes where suitable pups have titles on both ends of their name! (Breed Championship and performance titles) I am also looking for a few co-ownerships for this litter if you are interested in terms and expectations please do ask. I will be keeping breeding options on a few of the pups.

I would prefer that potential buyers travel out to me to pick up their puppies either by air or by car. In addition, given the recent trouble with airlines and cargo services shipping dogs I expect it will be rare that I will continue to ship puppies. I will do my best to accommodate out of town travelers as it means a lot to me for you to come pick up your pup. Over the years many buyers have flown out to pick up their puppies and the puppy has flown back in the cabin of the plane with their new owner with out incident.