Some of you may remember that we bred our Cassidy several weeks ago to a lovely boy from Wisconsin. Well, despite the use of some special extender and transcervical implant, she didn't get pregnant. She was delighted; we were less so. With that and Rowdy's declining health, we were in a bit of a funk here in Orlando. Then, one week after we learned about Cassidy, we found out her daughter, Juneau, was in heat.

Juneau recently finished her championship, she has all her health clearances and she's just 2.5 years old (Sundance's sister) so we and her owners have decided to breed her. Based on Progesterone tests, she'll be bred next Tuesday and Thursday to a lovely boy from West Palm Beach whose name is Presley (Ch Acosta's Blue Suede Shoes). So, to get us in the mood and to get some good vibes going, I wanted to post some pics of Juneau and Sundance when they were puppies (not all that long ago)!!

First, Juneau (Red Ribbon) and Sundance (Green Ribbon) at 2 weeks of age just before their eyes opened. You will note that both had tremendous Agility potential even at this young age .





Here they are at 5 weeks of age.





And at 8 weeks.





The entire puppy pile at 6 weeks.



And Sundance at 5 weeks being held by Linda. The look in that photo -- confidently and directly into her eyes -- is the reason we chose Sundance to stay in our family.



And Sundance today: if you look closely, the eyes are the same.



And Juneau, that sleepy little ball of fur, is now this lovely young Rottweiler Champion.





We are looking forward to this litter. Juneau will be whelped here in our home where she was born. This is the first time we will whelp a litter out of a girl we ourselves have whelped so it's a very exciting time for us. And, we intend to keep a girl who will be a Rowdy great granddaughter. That would mean so very much to us.

So, expect puppy pics in about 65 days.

Jim