Today we celebrate the Second Birthday of our young boy, Scampy (Annihaus RJM Scampi Fra Diavolo). Scampy is out of the last litter we bred two years ago -- which may end up being the last litter we breed. We are of an age where the amount of work to raise a litter of puppies is just 8 weeks of really hard work interspersed with 8 weeks of joyous puppy love. We're simply not sure we'll breed again. But, we'll see . . .

In the meantime, here's a picture I took of the Birthday Boy on Monday. He's growing up to be a very handsome guy. Tomorrow, we head off to our show vet to get his OFA exams done: hips, elbows, heart and eyes. Wish us luck. In a few weeks, he'll head off to Michigan to spend some time with our favorite handler and try to finish his AKC Championship. So, here's Scampy at 2 years old.



Jim