Well, I failed at keeping this blog updated, but Emma did have her puppies by Harley – we ended up with five lovely brindle pups, four girls and one boy that we kept here, Potter. More information, weekly pictures, and links to the puppies’ individual pages can be found at the litter page.

After some contemplation (and with Ginger’s full support), we decided not to repeat our breeding of Evie to Abe. Although we only got one puppy from the litter, and would love to see what else the combination could produce, we decided that the missed breeding in 2008 and the singleton in 2009 were signs that, for whatever reason, this breeding was just not meant to be.

We have instead decided to breed Evie to our own Abe son, Hunter. Though Hunter is still a young dog, we already see many of the qualities we liked in his sire, and are especially thrilled with his development over the past couple of months. He and Evie are very similar in type, so we expect puppies that possess the same typey-ness.

We expect Evie to come into season in late May or early June, with puppies due in August. Stay tuned for updates and news as we get closer to the breeding, and as the 2010 health testing results come in for both Evie and Hunter.