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Four pups all females, and gorgeous! (All reserved)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Uschi is pregnant! Such a relief ;)
Taking a trip out East for "just" a breeding to a fantastic male is not the easiest thing to decide on. Even with progesterone testing, its still nerve wrecking. The cost is over the top too, and luckily I had already paid the owner of the stud over a year and a half ago, and used my free united air miles for my trip. For Uschi I had to pay MORE than it would have been in actual dollars than for myself! The airlines sure know how to suck you dry. They consider dogs traveling as a 'luxury' item, thus when you do, they take you for all they can! I remember paying for Zuni in August of 2000 when he flew from in from Amsterdam including his crate $280 one way. Which included his crate! That price is now $1200!!! (excluding the crate) for one way! 911 sure did a job on that. I suspect that they figured that luxury items would be 'taxed' heavily under the premise, IF you can afford it (a dog) then you get to pay dearly for it... It may be all nice and dandy but it has put a serious dent in people importing (great) and needed dogs for breeding programs as, after all, we want to improve our breed.
I would not have done it had it not been for the free airline miles and the already paid stud fee that long ago. Sure, I could have sent her on her own, but I was right that Uschi was not a happy camper with me there, and she would have been worse had I not been with her. Had we driven, she would have been just fine, as she loves the car. But, unbeknown to me, she HATES flying! So, no more of that for her.
She is pregnant, and now we get to concentrate on those babies :)
Hence the ultra sound images we took on January 6th.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Off to New York State with Uschi!
Tomorrow is the day we are off to New York State to visit VA Zeppo von Arminius for a superb 100% Wienerau highest quality show pairing one can imagine! If it was easy, everyone would be doing it!!! This picture is of Steve and his dogs, of which one is Zeppo ;)
Will update upon our return! and below is Uschi, our free spirit!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A Year Ago Today...
To My Dear Zuni,
I was right, my heart has never been this heavy, and I know that. I see you everywhere, in everything I do, in your progeny I'm so lucky to have. A year ago today, when I lost not only you, but also Dian, I knew this day could never get worse. Its been a rough year, it would not have been had you been alive. The world was a much better and brighter place with you in it. I made better decisions, I listened to my instinct better, I was more goal oriented. I do not mean to dishonor you by letting myself go, I simply have not cared about anything except my dogs since you passed... I have not put up fights the way I used to, I lost my interests. My heart is bleeding, but will it ever stop, I doubt that nor do I care much. In time I will be with you and then all will be well. Living feels like incarceration now. I do not know IF I want to pick myself up, even if I could. It took me several years to recover from the loss of Ferris as well.
When I lost Ferris on August 30th 1995, I never thought another pet could be as great as she was. Ferris, my exceptional ferret. Perhaps she re-incarnated in you, your birthday on August 22nd, 1997 was not so much of a co-incidence maybe...? You arrived in the usa on August 17th 2000... Your great sister Oduscha was born on August 27th 1997. what is it with August...
Why are some dog owners so lucky to have their pets so very long, and I only had you for 8 powerful years? (though you were 11 yrs and 6 weeks old) Thankfully, you and I were able to be together 24/7 making up for the other three years you were growing up in Europe...
Granted, because of you, at least now I do what I love to do, and I promise you, I will not dishonor you by remaining the whimp I've been in the past year. I m back to ruling the world from my couch ...
I was right, my heart has never been this heavy, and I know that. I see you everywhere, in everything I do, in your progeny I'm so lucky to have. A year ago today, when I lost not only you, but also Dian, I knew this day could never get worse. Its been a rough year, it would not have been had you been alive. The world was a much better and brighter place with you in it. I made better decisions, I listened to my instinct better, I was more goal oriented. I do not mean to dishonor you by letting myself go, I simply have not cared about anything except my dogs since you passed... I have not put up fights the way I used to, I lost my interests. My heart is bleeding, but will it ever stop, I doubt that nor do I care much. In time I will be with you and then all will be well. Living feels like incarceration now. I do not know IF I want to pick myself up, even if I could. It took me several years to recover from the loss of Ferris as well.
When I lost Ferris on August 30th 1995, I never thought another pet could be as great as she was. Ferris, my exceptional ferret. Perhaps she re-incarnated in you, your birthday on August 22nd, 1997 was not so much of a co-incidence maybe...? You arrived in the usa on August 17th 2000... Your great sister Oduscha was born on August 27th 1997. what is it with August...
Why are some dog owners so lucky to have their pets so very long, and I only had you for 8 powerful years? (though you were 11 yrs and 6 weeks old) Thankfully, you and I were able to be together 24/7 making up for the other three years you were growing up in Europe...
Granted, because of you, at least now I do what I love to do, and I promise you, I will not dishonor you by remaining the whimp I've been in the past year. I m back to ruling the world from my couch ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Follow Kerschberger german shepherds on live stream
The R litter, Eiko x Uschi, was born on the 21st of July, 09. All stock coats as I suspected and only one female, which, of course, remains here. Roulette is gorgeous and very spunky, just like her Dam Uschi. All boys left to wonderful homes where they will be spoiled rotten, no doubt.
At present I am getting good results with the awareness the website brings about Degenerative Myelopathy. & Finally I may have gotten my German friend Gunter, breeder of vom Ahrainer Schlosserl in Germany, interested in starting to test his dogs. Dieser Link is die Erklarung auf Deutsch. One small step for the German Shepherd Dog. IF I can get Gunter to be the first breeder IN Germany who tests, then it may just trickle slowly but certainly into the rest of the world. Thus hopefully one big step for the big picture of the German Shepherd dog!
The R litter, Eiko x Uschi, was born on the 21st of July, 09. All stock coats as I suspected and only one female, which, of course, remains here. Roulette is gorgeous and very spunky, just like her Dam Uschi. All boys left to wonderful homes where they will be spoiled rotten, no doubt.
At present I am getting good results with the awareness the website brings about Degenerative Myelopathy. & Finally I may have gotten my German friend Gunter, breeder of vom Ahrainer Schlosserl in Germany, interested in starting to test his dogs. Dieser Link is die Erklarung auf Deutsch. One small step for the German Shepherd Dog. IF I can get Gunter to be the first breeder IN Germany who tests, then it may just trickle slowly but certainly into the rest of the world. Thus hopefully one big step for the big picture of the German Shepherd dog!
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