Gangsters - almost 7 weeks!

 Just a few pics of the pups inside & out.  LOTS of climbing, jumping, sniffing and exploring going on, as the pups have ventured off the deck and into the yard.

We've got a bunch of huge logs down for erosion control and they had a blast using them as a makeshift, natural jungle gym.

Miss Independent, Bonnie, was impossible to catch until she finally tired out.

Bonnie - posing for the camera, even when she's sleepy.

All the blues had already put themselves to bed in their pen.

Lineup of everyone but Twist.  
(From back:  Opal, Nelson, Bonnie, Floyd)

Opal & Lyla

Bonnie - "I eat this vine."

Nelson

Sniffy Nelson

So busy!

Twist - exploring the log parkour course.

Pretty Boy Floyd

Opal checking out Uncle Chewy's favorite tire toy and Nelson - still sniffing away!

Nelson - getting ready to try out log parkour.

Twist!

Floyd

Nelson - back to sniffies.

Busiest nose in the bunch.

Great Aunt Theo, Old Man Fermi, Nelson & Floyd

Floyd

Grandma Trinity

Mama Lyla's checking out the parkour course.

Floyd

Nelson - yep...still sniffing.

Twist, nibbling some bark.

Bonnie - flashing by!

Nelson & Floyd striking a pose.

Bonnie - queen of the hill.

Twist & his pinecone.

Nelson & Twist

Floyd & Nelson

Twist

Bonnie - under the picnic table...and about to LAUNCH at the camera!

Gangsters - 6.5 weeks old

"No, babies...You can't come out to play.  It's time to go to sleep!"

Floyd & Nelson

Twist & Opal

Bonnie

Floyd & Nelson again

Opal & Twist

Celebrating Feynman

 It is with a heavy heart that I write that our boy, Feynman (HT-Runrig Feynman, OTR, SR, RN), crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Monday, April 15th, 2024.  Feynman, and his brother Fermi, who is still with us, had just turned 14 years old on Saturday the 13th.

Feynman was from our very first litter (Divo x Penelope), and is the first pup who was born here in our home to pass, bringing an extra layer of grief.  Due to either a brain or spinal issue, he had deteriorated rapidly and it was time to say goodbye.  While it is a blessing he did not have to linger with a long decline, and we are grateful to have had so many wonderful years with him, it is never long enough.

Feynman was a quirky, silly boy who was keen on the lure and did well in the showring.  He was a rattlesnake bite survivor, and had his share of typical whippet mishaps, but always took things in stride.  He and his brother were best buddies and we often called them 'The Two-Headed Monster' - they slept together, ate together, and just generally hung out as a team.  He will be missed by us all.

Goodnight, Sweet Prince.

Feynman and mama Penelope.

Four weeks old

Six months old

First lure coursing fun run

1 year old

11 years old

The two headed monster

Silly sleepy boy