BPIS Picture of Gambler

We just received this picture yesterday from proud owner Dany Therrien of Melodaly Shelties in Quebec.
We are very proud of this boy indeed, he was awarded BPIS on June 5th by Elaine Whitney and WD and BOW by judge Butch MacDonald the following day, for a total of 9 points, all at 6 months old and his first time in the ring..........introducing Linspan's Melodaly Gambler, out of Am/Can Ch. Grandgables O Henry and Ch. Willowgates Impressamea.
Sorry about the sideways view, I could not figure out how to turn it on my blog......

Best Puppy In Show in Quebec

I received a call from some very happy owners of one of my puppies from my last litter, he started his show career with a big bang, first time in the ring at just 6 months old, Linspan's Melodaly Gambler was awarded Best Puppy In Show at Beauport Quebec, judged by Elaine Whitney, on Saturday June 5th, handled by Natalie Clement...........wow we have been so excited, the sire of this litter is Ch. Can/Am Grandgables O Henry and the dam is my girl Ch. Willowgates Impressamea..........we are all still dancing, and it gets better, he got Winners Dog and BOW on Sunday at the same show for a total of 9 points first weekend out, not a bad start.........can't sleep at all now......OMG.......I will post the show picture as soon as I receive it. The very proud owner of this striking O Henry son is Dany Therrien of St. Leonard D'Aston Quebec........and I heard that there was another O Henry daughter that also got a BPIS win at Erie Shores all in the same weekend......wow what a weekend for the O Henry kids.............where is Sweet Marie.............lol

Money Tree

I have not been on the blogger for a while, and this one is not about a dog, its about a plant, a braided Money Tree. It is thought by the Chinese that it bestows good luck to its owners. This plant/tree I purchased for my son for his Birthday one year ago, and it was doing OK at his place, until the cat started swiping at it and they all loved this plant so much everyone started watering it, so it was in real bad shape and my son Tim asked me to take it home and put my green thumb to work, when we carried the pot to my car it was really heavy and was so full of water, from the kindness of all. At my house in front of my kitchen window, after a couple of weeks of drying out, it started dropping all the leaves and looked really dead, I was going to pitch it out in the garbage, but I decided to cut it all off and see if it would grow again, I waited for weeks and in the hot weather we recently had, it started to grow again, it was literally growing new leafs every day. Once I remember how to re-size my images I will post the picture of this beautiful tree. more to come.

Memorial To Dad

This is a memorial to my dad, who passed away 5 years ago. January 1th is his Birthday. Dad is missed by all his 9 children and his many grandchildren, and great grandchildren, but he left a legacy behind for all of us, his sense of humour, he always told us, to keep your chin up and smile. He always had a joke to tell everyone, he touched so many lives with his sense of humour. We know how proud he would have been of all his children. This is a poem our family keeps close at heart when thinking about our Dad.

Miss Me But Let Me Go

When I come to the end of the road and the sun has set for me, I hope that you will realize my pain at last is free.

Miss me a little - but not for too long, and not with your head bowed low. Remember the love we once shared Miss me - But let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take, and each must go alone. Its all a part of a master plan, a step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart, go to the friends we know, and bury your sorrows in doing good deeds, Miss Me But Let Me Go.

Fun with Ayden and the Puppies.

We had a very busy Christmas and Ayden and I were trying to decide which pictures we would put on our Blog of the puppies who are now 7 weeks old. Santa was good to us and gave us a new camera, so here are a couple of the first pic's we took of the puppies with the new camera, nothing professional, but I know as time goes by we will get better.

Hey did Mom just go by................

Yes I think she went that way...........