Pleasant news came today when we received the results of Zeppe’s Optigen testing for CEA. She has tested “Normal”, or Clear. This means she carries two normal genes and will never develop Collie Eye Anomaly (aka Choroidal Hypoplasia). She will also never be able to produce a puppy afflicted with this disease because her offspring [...]

The past three weekends have been a lot of fun. Zeppe came home from training at Gamekeepers Retrievers. I am very happy to have her back. Mitch White came down on October 14th to run the Golden Retriever Club of Greater Saint Louis WC tests with some of his dogs, including Zeppe. He successfully handled [...]

This past week has flown by. The puppies are 8.5 weeks old now. Tuesday I got home a little early as the pups had an appointment with the vet for their final checkup. We finally got a break from the cold weather here in Missouri - it got up into the 40’s! All the puppies [...]

Today the A Litter turned 4 weeks old. Everyone is doing well and they are getting so big! Charlie has really grown this past week and he is the heaviest puppy weighing almost a full pound more than his brother Red. Every day now I try to introduce something new to the puppies as they [...]

So far everyone is doing great. The pups have doubled their birth weights in the last week. Momma Zeppe caught on around day 4 that she doesn’t need to sit in the box 24/7 and nurse the pups. She still spends most of her time there, but doesn’t need coaxing to go on a potty [...]

I created this blog intending to use it to chronicle my first litter, and I am so excited that time has come! Zeppe is settling in nicely as a new mom, and I am learning how little sleep I can function on.
Mom & pups had a big event today. Everyone was rounded up and [...]

I am pleased to announce the birth of 4 new Tollers into this world today. The proud parents are Marcello (Can Ch Jagador’s Rainkist Coastal Livin’) & Zeppe (Ch Onepenny Zeppelin over Caliber RN). Marcello is owned by Patrick and Sara Skillings & bred by Krista Wendland. Zeppe is owned by myself & bred by [...]

Zeppe went in for an x-ray this evening. The x-ray clearly shows 4 pups. I kept searching for a 5th one, but if it is there it is hidden well, and the official consensus is four. Zeppe is doing great. She has gained 7 pounds since being bred but she still waddles around with out [...]

I am really excited to announce that the ultrasound last Tuesday confirmed Zeppe’s pregnancy. Zeppe was bred in October to Can Ch Jagador’s Rainkist Coastal Livin’, aka Marcello, via fresh chilled AI. The vet saw at least 4 pups on the ultrasound. Momma Zep is doing fantastic. She has not had [...]

I got my letters in the mail from Michigan State yesterday. I had blood drawn for both Harley and Zeppe to participate in the Thyroid study for Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. I am very pleased to annouce that both passed with flying colors. All normal!