At a party in mid-December, a neighbor whose dog died this fall told me that he wasn’t getting another one; he’d rather not break his heart again. As soon as I got home, I searched online for kennels within 300 miles of Durango that bred mid- to large size rough-coated Berners. I called High Country Kennels next morning, and reserved a little girl.
Cookie was bred to Tank, and three weeks ago she had 7 puppies; one of them is mine.
From the photos, I’d choose Miss Cuteness #3… but that’s just on looks.
The kennel is an hour north of Denver, so Sam will drive up to pick out the puppy at five weeks, when their personalities become evident. Bob wants the alpha female, so Sam will be choosing our dog with the breeder’s help. And we’ll take her home on March 17, at eight weeks old.
Let the games begin!
Oh my gosh! I am soooo happy for you and your family. The puppy is BEAUTIFUL! Really, I am so happy for you. We are getting quite a snow fall here all day today. By the way, your previous post photos are gorgeous. thought of you when I saw PW photo postings. Have you been doing lots of skiing? Hi to all your followers. :0
Hi Alice!
To quote mvPat, “I am soooo happy for you and your family” too!!!!! Honestly, this is so wonderful and I am so excited for all of you! And seriously, is there anything more adorable than a Bernese puppy? Cannot wait to see all the pictures! Best wishes to all of you!
p.s. Hi, mvPat!
YAAAAAYYYYYY!!! A Puppy!!!!!!!! Puppy Breath and sweet little puppy grunts….YAAAAAAYYYY!!!!! Congrats!!
A new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.
But the revelation in the book “Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living” by New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale has angered pet owners who feel they are being singled out as troublemakers.
The Vales, specialists in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington, analysed popular brands of pet food and calculated that a medium-sized dog eats around 164 kilos (360 pounds) of meat and 95 kilos of cereal a year.
Combine the land required to generate its food and a “medium” sized dog has an annual footprint of 0.84 hectares (2.07 acres) — around twice the 0.41 hectares required by a 4×4 driving 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles) a year, including energy to build the car.
To confirm the results, the New Scientist magazine asked John Barrett at the Stockholm Environment Institute in York, Britain, to calculate eco-pawprints based on his own data. The results were essentially the same.
“Owning a dog really is quite an extravagance, mainly because of the carbon footprint of meat,” Barrett said.
Maybe you can figure out how to do it for less!
GEEEZ Louise…..geuss ALL pet owners,car owners,home owners should become vegans? Oh, and the pets too (I did notice that there was vegan pet food out there) Did I read Anne’s statement correctly????
What a downer!!!! Please, please, please ignore what some people write (how rude!) and know that the rest of us are soooo happy and sooo excited for you!
Personally, I cannot wait to see pictures!
Interesting study! I looked into it a little, and this is what I found. 1) Dogfood in NZ must be higher in meat content, because in the US the #1 ingredient is usually some kind of cereal–so their 360 lbs. of meat is too high for American dogs. 2) When dogfood says “chicken” on the ingredient list, it’s from ground-up male chicks; when it says “salmon” it’s from fish guts. And that’s when I stopped, because that’s where the caveat lies: dogs don’t get “meat”; they get meat by-products. Dogfood contains animal body parts that people don’t want to eat.
In our household, at least half the dog’s calories are food waste like chicken skin, bone marrow, cartilage and fat, plate scrapings and pans. The dog eats garbage with great joy, and their food is sort of garbage-y too.
So I say to those New Zealanders, you can’t ditch the dog, buy an SUV and save the world because tenderloin ain’t menudo and no matter how you spice it up I still don’t want to eat it.
Great choice, Alice! #3 looks like a winner. I can’t wait to read about the one you finally get…I’m sure she’ll be a beauty! All my best!
Precious puppy Alice, can’t wait to see your photos. Interesting topic too. Anne needs to picket McDonals, Burger King, Wendy’s and every steak house out there! LOL!!
Are you saying the world has gone to the dogs? Ha. Congrats on your soon to be new pup! I can’t imagine life without a dog.
#3 is awfully cute. I’ll bet she’s even cuter in person! Congrats on your new family member!
I would name the new puppy Anne the Carbon Pawprint. You have to put something on those AKC papers.