April is almost over

Sheyenne

It is hard to believe April is almost over. It has been an unseasonably warm April for ND too. I actually was able to get onions, garlic, peas, lettuce, broccoli and spinach started in the garden. In the 14 summers here I have had to wait till end of May or first of June!

I am waiting to put in the corn, beans, tomatoes and peppers though since we could easily have a frost or even snow. We are finally to get some rain starting tonight and through the week end. We do need the rain, very dry here and a fire danger, but with the rain it meets muddy dogs! Many of the dogs have had their baths to get the old coat out. But I still a number of them to do yet but will get them done over the next few weeks.

Sheyenne sitting pretty so I can take her picture.

Sheyenne is growing--very long legs and she is moving nicely. She now has enough muscle and strength in the rear end to jump up on the platforms in the play area and of course on the couch now:) She is spunky and Callie is trying to keep her in line. She has no issues being around 10 adult dogs at once and just joins into the playing. She does not realize she is the small one. Sheyenne considering to help Flint and Logan in their play

Nice side gait of Sheyenne. Hoping to see this get stronger as she matures. Flat topline too which is very important!

Her coloring is changing too which is interesting since I am used to Samoyed that are basically white with biscuit/cream in there. But in her face she is getting a lot of white hairs and the joke here is that she plays and rubs up against the Samoyeds so much they are rubbing off on her:)
Her main guard hairs are black with red or some white tips--interesting.

Eve--who is still in Norway

Eve, Eventyrer av Vinterskogen, our pup from Norway will be coming to the Prairie Isle just after the 4th of July. Bob is taking Tolinka to Sweden in late June and he will go with Margareta to Norway to pick up Eve. She will have her pre-flight physical in Sweden at Margareta's vet office. What an adventure (eventyrer means adventurer in Norwegian) this Samoyed pup is going to have. Since there are embargos by the airlines for dogs traveling to Europe right now and over the summer, Bob will travel to Chicago to do a nonstop flight on SAS airlines which will allow Tolinka in the baggage area. We are getting all the needed exams, shots, waiting for titer results, etc. for Tolinka. It is not easy to take a dog to Sweden! It is much easier to bring a dog back to the USA though--thank goodness.

Trek is starting to slim down and has a nice build. He will be built I think very similar to his sire Hudson. Fall will be fun with 3 young ones learning to work in harness: Trek, Sheyenne and Eve.

We have a new grandson on the way! Eric and Francesca are expecting their second child around July 12. I will make a trip to visit them in the early fall to see this new bundle of joy.

Heart hugs