John,Ariel, Heather, Sterling & Kenzie at the fair.                                        Sterling conked out after a long day!!!!

Well, it's fair time & this year we took my 5 neices/nephews to the fair for some fun!!!! They had a blast & it was good to spend some time with all of them! We never realized how much money kids are, we spend so much in just a couple of hours, but it was worth it! I can't believe Ariel is already in Middle School. They are all growing up soooo fast!

Anyway, we have been free running the dogs a couple of times a week & everytime it seems harder & harder, as hunting season has opened & hunters are everywhere. We had to put signs up I made them look like Bear sighting signs so people would pay attention to them. There hasn't been a problem & I don't think there will be, but with hunters you never know! Its crazy though because it seems like everywhere is becoming so populated, I guess that's what happens though.

We have 3 groups this year free running, 48 dogs total, but we are having some trouble with some of the dogs wanted to chase so we made a little group for the "slow" guys with Bengt, Capri, Sausage, Curt, Scream & Adam. It seems to be helping having them in a separate group. The other 2 groups are super fast, the 2 females we bred to Egil/Helens Timmie & Ruby last year are all very fast & focused on running, very focused, I am excited to race them the next couple of years!!!

All 17 pups are doing great! Zora's 12 are little pistols who already know how to dig out of the fenced in area & are very smart. They are very freindly & mellow, but you take them on a walk & they change into mischeivious little non listeners. I guess they are going through the stageof curiousity it seems like all puppies go through, but we are working on it because I hate to take them on walks when we have to go pick up all 12 1 by 1 until we get them all back in... Lille's 5 are now 2 1/2 weeks old & have their eyes open & are moving about the dog house! We have picked out their names ( I think) Madison is the girl, Marshall, Otis, Axel & Tobie. I named 3 of them, John got 1 & we let John's Aunt Sandie name one. She picked the weirdest names, but finally she settled on Tobie for the country singer Toby Keith.