It's Rocco's 9 years birthday today

My dear Rocco is 9 years old now. So wonderful, wonderful friend, all and everything in him is about kindness. It's raining outside, so we don't have birthday pictures to show to you. But until I get chance to make new, 9-years picture, here's some sweet moments of his history:

Happy birthday dear little friend! I wish so much that you would be healthy and happy for many many years more. And happy birthday to brother Nikke in Finland.

Puppies at 1 week

Pictures are taken last Thursday when puppies were almost 1 week old.

Together with mom:

Boys
Tricolour girls:

Blue girls

And Kelli with a puppy.

More pictures on White Coastal's page: http://www.whitecoastal.net/index.php?act=art&lk=278&p=1

Puppy pictures

Here's first pictures of Cassy's and Lucky's puppies, all pictures made by Cassy's (and Rocco's :o) ) breeder Inna Tolli

The little blue girl didn't survive no matter Inna tried very hard with her, but the little blue boy is doing very well. And all the other puppies too.

Here's blue girl 1

Blue girl 2
Blue boy 1Blue boy 2 - the little blue boy
Tri girl 1
Tri girl 2

Tri girl 3

Here's link to Cassy's and Lucky's puppy news page on White Coastal kennel homepage:
http://www.whitecoastal.net/index.php?act=art&lk=278

Lucky's first litter

Lucky has big new for you - he became proud father of 8 puppies today. Puppies were born from 3 o'clock tonight until 9 o'clock in the morning and it's a wonderful litter of 2 blue boys, 3 blue girls and 3 tri girls. 1 boy and 1 girl are very small, let's send all our good hopes for them. And big thanks to Lucky and Cassie, the mother, for great timing, as I get a year older today :o). Isn't it nice birthday present.

I'll post pictures here and give you the details as soon as I get them.

(And shame on me for not posting news here for so long time, I'll try to fix it as soon as possible.)

Sheltie-photo-day with friends

We had wonderful day today with Karin and her Shelties. And our cameras ;o)
And no diversionists interfereing us of takeing out all the fun of Shelties and cameras and wonderful weather and beautiful scenary combination ;o). Don't get me wrong. My little daughter is cooperating very well, if I want to go somewhere and take some pictures, but her patience has limits. And daddy too can spend a few minutes to take very very few photos of my dogs- well, on his kindest days :o). But that's definately not the same as to go out with a real Sheltie photographer for full day.
We started early in the morning, sun was shining and there was nobody else in many kilometers radius, so the "puppies" could run just as they wanted. We only stopped them to take pictures. My ambition was to learn from Karin, how to really use the possibilities my camera has (not only auto modes). Well, I have to think and try hard, maybe I'll manage some day ;o). We got a lot of beautiful pictures, I'll load them to our album and put the link here for you. But here's some samples for you. I even managed not to distroy links for bigger pictures this time, so click on the picture to see bigger picture.

First a picture of all our dogs: Lucky, Fancy (Bridemoors Blue Fantasy), Pippi (Kuukivi Pippike), Kiku (Kuukivi Kallike) and Rocco

Here's a sample of what we learned on winter nights :o)

What do you think, to whom are they talking to? :o)

Such a good boys

Isn't he gorgeous?
Lucky with his friend Fancy, I'll link to Karin's album when she has pictures ready so you could see more pictures of her
Look how sincere face, I'm sure, when looking at next 2 pictures, you don't believe me, if I tell he can have very selective hearing and he consistently steals from cat bowl every time he has the opportunity :o)

Rocco couldn't resist water and had to perform trick for us

2 more pictures of my good boy Rocco.

I don't know correct name for the plant behind Lucky and Rocco, could it be cotton grass. Usually it grows in swamp, but this picture is made in our forest after the State Forest Management Centre (RMK) converted all the trees to kronas :o). It was amazing - all white field, I haven't seen this ever before.

The real star of our day was Kiku, Karin's oldest Sheltie. She is 13 years old and suffers heart problems. But she is sooooooo optimistic. We carried her when we went off the road to make our walk easier for her. But she for sure would have followed the "candies" we had for them to the end of the world. Karin told she was the last to go to sleep when back at home and first to wake up in the morning. Such a wonderful old lady.

Link to Karin's album

Rocco got 1 grade, 1 place on obedience competition yesterday!!!

We participated on obedience competition in Narva yesterday with Rocco. And as already told in header, got very good results - 1 grade and 1 place (out of 2 dogs in winners class). It really was great competition for me - because Rocco worked with high energy all time and was happy and active. As opposite to his normal, "oh no, how did we get here, let's escape quickly" attitude - which I teached him by beeing nervous myself already on first competitions :o) I thought Rocco will retire after this competition, but his behaviour yesterday totally changed my mind. We need just one more 1 grade to get to highest class. At least we go for it.

It's long drive to Narva, but it's an advantage in good company - thank you Sveta and Winnie, and Narva club has the best training field we have competed on

and very nice and supportive people

and no killer dogs ;o).

Walk with friends today

April news

Sorry for not posting any news here for so long time. It's not that we haven't done anything, just it's so beautiful spring outside. But here comes a small update of what we have done.

We have played with old friends and made some new friends:

Picture above is made by Karin. On 3/5 we selebrated the 13 years birthday of her oldest Sheltie - Fancy's grandmother - Kiku (Kuukivi Kallike).
We wish you a lot of strenght and good health and many many more happy days dear Kiku.

On the picture above, Luna's little halfsister Annu (Free Soul Angel)

On the picture above, Rocco's old friend Delli and Lucky's new friends Happy, Milli and Petsi, kennel Ingfel.

We have participated 2 shows. After the show in Rakvere, 4 pictures by Karin Põiklägu - thank you so much, Karin, for those wonderful picutres:

The big animal on the picture with Kelli and Lucky is symbol of Rakvere city.

Waiting for our ring in Sillamäe:

And after the show, exploring Sillamäe:
On the north coast on our way back home from show:

And just enjoying beautiful spring:

Behind us Estonian nature wonder - Tuhala Witches well And I have vacation next 2 weeks!!! Hope to have more time for computer too, our homepage desperately needs reneval.