News August, 2011

The puppies from Nitza's first litter are doing well in their new homes. She only had two puppies, so they both got plenty of love and attention from their mama and from their human parents. Nitza is is little bit scatter-brained, but she turned out to be a really great mother. It's always amazing to me that the mother dog always seems to know what to do and how to do it without being trained. We're hoping that Nitza will give us more puppies late this year.

The photo below is of Zed, a Berger Picard. (We seem to gravitate toward the unusual breeds, don't we?) The Berger Picard is a French herding breed. It isn't well-known in the United States at all, with only a few hundred in the country. They're a bit more common in Europe, but still are fairly rare. 

We now have a second Berger Picard, Missy, who is going through her terrifying chewing-on-everything puppy stage. We certainly hope that she'll get through that quickly!