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Happy 5th Birthday

Today the Gia/Jigs litter turns five years old. Happy Birthday gang! Here is a short scrap book of Gage celebrating his birthday with his friends at the home.

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Patrick

Who wouldn't want to cuddle up with this sweet brown boy? I was thrilled to hear from Frank & Dana about their boy Patrick and know that he is so well loved. Patrick is out of the Gia/Tolliver litter and has grown into a very handsome fellow.

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

Or perhaps I will just sit up and sleep.

Road Dog In Training

Among Jazz's other accomplishments in agility, rally and obedience, she is now in training to compete for her road dog title. Here are just a few pictures of Jazz with owner/handler Lisa as they train with different horses in different situations. How very proud we here at Kingdom Dalmatians are
of this great team. To follow along with Jazz and her sister Tess as they train and compete, check out their blog at:
http://www.tessandjazz.blogspot.com/

Champion Daddy

This handsome guy is Tolliver. While I am not his breeder, I did breed him to my girl Gia for her last litter. The two of them produced ten lovely puppies that are now two years old. I also had the pleasure to show this sweet dog on several occasions and was thrilled to be at the end of the lead this week as he earned his AKC championship. Tolliver is co-owned by Nanci Good and Barb Allison. Barb was also his co-breeder. Congratulations to all concerned! Especially to CH. Rim Rock N Siobahn Have A Ball.

More Pet Therapy Fun

What fun to have Gia joined by her son Peet and daughter Jazz for a pet therapy session at the home today. These are three dogs to be very proud of. Not only were the residents amazed by how well they all behaved, I think we owners were just as impressed. These three wonderful dogs shared their time, talents and love to bring smiles and entertainment to this large group.



Gia receives a massage from one of the staff. How wonderful to see this once shy dog so readily accept strangers.

Jazz demonstrates her balancing ability. What an amazing girl!

Some of the residents chose to have their pictures taken with the dogs. All three dogs were very patient during the photo session.

The last photo is of one of the new residents. She is 93 years old and just loves the dogs.

Therapy Dog Extraordinaire

Gage brought so many smiles today as he shared his time and tricks with his old friends. Of course they all think he is the prettiest and smartest dog that was ever born. I am so very proud of this very sweet and loving dog.

March Madness

As you can see, my dogs are a little less than thrilled with my idea of celebrating the month of March by the wearing of the green. They are good sports though.

Fun In The Snow

While some of us may feel that a large amount of snow is a big pain, some dogs find it most delightful. Here Gage shows how much fun snow can be.

Tolliver Look Alike

They say, like father, like son. Here is a good example of that. This is Ryan. He is a Gia /Tolliver son. I was so pleased to get some pictures and know that he is doing well. I hear he likes to watch sports on TV and has a favorite chair. If someone sits in his chair, he just sits in their lap. Charlie and Michelle are doing a wonderful job with this sweet boy.

Jazz Spreads The Joy

Jazz joined us today for some pet therapy. This little girl brought so many smiles and brightened up a rather dreary day for the folks at the home. How well behaved and well trained she is. Lisa has done a super job with her. I was so proud to share them both with my old friends.

Zoe Does Pet Therapy

Zoe had the opportunity to bring some joy to the folks at Green Meadows today. She doesn't go often but always brings smiles to many faces as she moves from person to person to be petted. I am not sure who enjoys that more, Zoe or the people. They love that though she is 14 in dog years, she is their age in human years. They say that they understand about not hearing or seeing as well and having to pee more often. That just makes them love her more. Good girl Zoe!

Cassidy

This sweet girl is Cassidy. She is from our first litter here at Kingdom Dalmatian's. Cassidy will be eleven years old next month and is doing well. She is a Zoe/Turbo daughter. She is very much loved by her family.

New Camera

Santa brought me a new camera for Christmas and I have been having a grand time learning how to use it. The dogs have made great subjects for me to practice on. They see me take the lens cover off and look at each other and roll their eyes--- they know what's coming. Here are shots that I took today of Gia and Gage, to transfer onto a canvas bag. I will use the bag to carry treats to share with the residents at the home where we do pet therapy.

Another Gia/Tolliver Son

What a thrill to receive some photos of Louie. This was the big puppy from the Gia/Tolliver litter born two years ago. What a handsome young dog he is. His owners tell me that people remark everywhere he goes about how beautiful he is. I can see why.

Gia?

Nope. This is Gia's daughter Gabby. I am always blown away by the resemblance between these two sweet dogs. Here is what Christine had to say about Gabby:

We have received so many compliments on how pretty Gabby is... Yes she is a beauty... We celebrated her birthday with an Ice cream cone and dog treats.. Brenden and Morgan could not wait for the day.

Steeler Dog Stikes Again

Not only did Steeler qualify this past weekend for an APDT Rally leg, he earned three in one day. Here is what Jenn had to say about it.
Steeler earned his RL-1 (APDT RALLY Level 1) title in three straight trials on Saturday Dec 19th at the Monadnock Humane Society in Keene, NH. He got progressively better with each run earning scores of 189, 200, and 195! A perfect score is 200.

Nice job guys. You two make a great team!

Star Gazer

Jennifer sent this great picture of Steeler as he gazes out the window. You may notice the big heart on his shoulder. I think that heart belongs to Jenn, as I know this dog has stolen her heart. I love that Jenn keeps him in such a good weight and in great condition.
These two are a wonderful team and spend a lot of quality time training together.

Christmas Cards

Oh how I love receiving Christmas cards from my puppy people. It is even better when they include a picture of my "spotted babies". Here are a couple from this week that I thought I would share. Jazz and her big sister Tess always have such great shots. I think they should be on greeting cards. Thank you Lisa for always sharing your girls with me.

Here is just one of the many JoAnna shared with me of her best buddy Geno. What a sweet, handsome and she says a bit spoiled boy he is. JoAnna says he is her very best friend in the world.

3 Of 12

Here are some recent shots of three of the dogs from the Twelve days off Christmas litter. The first is of the very handsome Luka. Luka was the biggest puppy in the litter. He went to live with Steve & Kim. Even though they thought they wanted a girl at the time, they took one look at his beautiful face and fell in love.
























The next picture is of Mugsy. He was the quiet puppy in the litter that liked to sit back and watch as his littermates tormented each other. He is the very much loved and maybe a little spoiled dog of John & Libby.



























This last picture is of Pager. Pager was the first champion from this litter and always showed her heart out for owner Melissa. Melissa owns three Dalmatian's, the youngest being a puppy of Pager's. Here is what she says about Christmas at their house.

Pager, Bugle and the newest brat Kindle are counting the days till Christmas. I know they are excited because Bugle has already piddled
on the tree, Pager is hiding from Kindle behind it and Kindle has tried to climb it, twice. We so love the holidays! -Best wishes, Melissa.

Happy Birthday to the 12 Days Litter

A very happy fourth birthday today to our Twelve Days of Christmas litter. This was the litter that my Gage came from so they are very special to me. They were born in December and there were twelve of them. Their co breeder Barb Allison suggested that they be named for the 12 days of Christmas and so they became:
A partridge in a pear tree. Party-- now Eden
Two turtle doves. Dove--now Arrow

Three french hens. Frenchy--now Rudy

Four colly birds. Bird--now Mugsy
Five gold rings. Goldy--now Gambit

Six geese laying. Goose--Steeler
Seven swans swimming. Swanny--now Asher

Eight maids milking. Maiden--now Piper

Nine drummers drumming. Drummer--now Luka

Ten pipers piping. Piper--now Pepper

Eleven ladies dancing. Dancer--now Pager

Twelve lords leaping. Leaper--now Gage

Happy Birthday Guys!

The Girls

The Boys

Kulikowski Boys

Peet & Rudy are ready for Santa to arrive. Both of these boys were born here at Kingdom Dalmatians. They are half brothers that were born two years apart. Rudy is from the Twelve days of Christmas litter out of Gia/Jigs. Peet is from the Bathtub Gang out of Gia/Tolliver. A big happy birthday to Rudy who turns four today.

Piper

Some of you that follow this blog may have never met this lovely girl. This is Piper, she was from the Gia/Jigs litter. She is a littermate to our Gage and was known as Maiden in the "Twelve Days of Christmas " litter. I was pleased to hear she is doing well. This litter will be four years old on the 10th of December.