IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE A DOG FROM EACH CKC/AKC “GROUP,” WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY?
(excluding your own breeds)

Group 1- Sporting
Group 2- Hound
Group 3- Working
Group 4- Terriers
Group 5- Toys
Group 6- Non Sporting
Group 7 - Herding

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Pedigree: Audrey

Pedigree for Audrey

Field Spaniel Female Liver

Sire
CH NAUTICA'S SKYLAR DEL PRADO TD
Sire
CH TRISTAN DEL PRADO VCD1 RN OA NAP
Sire
CH LYDEMOOR LINCOLN CD

Dam
CH CALICO'S DULCINEA DEL PRADO CDX TD NA

Dam
CH WATERFIELD'S LADY IN RED
Sire
CH WATERFIELDS FALLING STAR

Dam
CH C'ROSE FLYING HIGH AT WATERFIELD

Dam
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In a moment of utter dog breed genius, a bar-goer asked if Audrey was a Boykin Spaniel.
I nearly fainted from shock.

The fourth Boykin Spaniel on that page looks more like Audrey than her sister does:
http://www.akc.org/breeds/boykin_spaniel/photos.cfm

One of the greatest days/moments of my life:


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My new favorite picture of April:


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The absolute cutest thing she did tonight was I left her while she was sniffing something on the ground and I walked almost clear across the field. Once I turned around I called her "MACKENZIE COME!" And she took off full speed, ears back, mouth open, and her short little legs working as hard as they could. I knew she was coming too fast for a ( Read more... )

My favorite picture of our two minutes of kayaking:


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This is the exact look April gave me that very first day I met her, bleach-burned, coughing, and needing a forever home in her tiny cage at PetSmart.


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Spencer's 4th birthday party is tomorrow (his actual bday is Thursday). I printed out a picture of what I wanted printed on Spence's cake and Dad took it to HEB this afternoon. Apparently the cake-printing-machine is broken at like every HEB in the state of Texas (or at least in the Edinburg/McAllen area) so instead it will just say "happy 4th ( Read more... )