Gintaro - Irish Wolfhound

Gintaro looooooves being a goof on the couch

This is Gintaro, he is a cream Irish Wolfhound. His birthday is September 9, 2008. He came all the way from Poland. And my dad flew there just to pick him up to bring him all the way to Canada to live with our family. When Gintaro arrived here, he was the cutest puppy ever! Once my dad got in the door it was about 2am, my mom was in Saskatoon with my grandma, and my brother and sister were at my other grandparents house, so it was just me and my dad and the dogs that we had then. Gintaro came in the house, and wasn't scared at all. Amy was not happy that we got ANOTHER puppy. But since no one was home besides my dad i decided to take Gintaro to bed with me. No kennel.. And we make all our pups sleep in a kennel so there is no accidents. So i took him to bed with me, and he slept till 11 am! He house trained very fast. BUT he was a VERY bad puppy. And i mean BAD! He has eaten cords to portable dvd players, kitchen chair legs, coffee tables, china cabinet legs, many many many toys, walls, blinds, dvd cases, dvds!, pillows, and MUCH more!  He turns 5 years old soon and he is still just as bad!
The one time my mom made homemade soup and she put it in ice cream pails on top of the stove to cool off.  Gintaro comes along and spills one of them EVERYWHERE!!! all over the stove, all over the counter, and all over the floor.

Up on the counter! Being bad.

Gintaro, when we first got him :)

Gintaro is my dog, and when i finally get a place of my own, i will be taking him with me. Because he is my special boy. Gintaro has many many nicknames, ones like Taro, Stinky, Ninners, Bud Bud, Boo, Mr, Ninny, Nin, Bud, and a few more.
You can tell by the look on his face that he is trouble :) i will post more pics after i write a bit more. A few days ago i was laying on the couch with another dog and he comes up paws me, then hops on the couch and just lays on top of the dog beside me! The dog beside me is a lab/greyhound cross so she is very small compared to Gintaro. I had to dig her out! because he wouldn't move his lazy butt!

Gintaro weighs about 180lbs and is about 37"-38" at the shoulder. He is a BIG boy. He got his Canadian Championship at only 8 months old. He is a very good show dog, he absolutely loves the ring. I used to show him in Junior handling along with a few of our other dogs. But whenever i used Gintaro i ALWAYS seemed to get a 1st or a 2nd. I have won a first and moved on to the best of the best and i won that with him too :) He is my good luck charm, i was also selected to go to Regina and show for the juniors there and i won in my group and got to go on to best of the best as well. I did not win, but i did very well.

Not the best picture of him, but this is when we won best of the best!

Gintaro in the ring with me

Gintaro looooves Christmas

He also loves to be dressed up.

But he is a good boy too, he listens very good off leash :)

Check back soon for more about our dogs!

Tude - Irish Wolfhound

Tude - Taken February 2013

Tude is Brindle Irish Wolfhound, her birthday is August 6th, 2008. We got her when she was 2 years old from a breeder in Manitoba. Tude got her Canadian championship in 2012. She has not had a litter of puppies yet, we have tried once but she didn't end up getting pregnant.
Tude has a lot of spunk! Her favorite thing to do is sit in the kitchen and look out the big window and watch for our cat because she might just happen to walk by the front of the house. And when she does all Tude does is stand up from her sitting position.
Tude doesn't like to go on the furniture, but she loves her big pillows. She also likes to let everyone know that she is the boss, she always has her tail 10 feet up in the air. She loves to growl and bark at the others, she is very loud. She LOVES toys, absolutely loves the ones that squeak. She will not let anyone else near them. Tude loves to go for walks, she never gets to go because she is terrible on a leash, and loves to plunge forward and surprise you.
Instead for her exercise she runs in the boarding kennel runs. She has the run of the boarding kennel, she isnt allowed in the house because she likes to pee on the floor and wake us up all hours throughout the night. She prefers sleeping in the boarding kennel where there is other dogs, rugs, and a huge couch. She loves greeting all the dogs who come to visit. Her favorite friend is Reese a Pitbull they are best friends :)

Tude watching for the cat

Tude loves to wear costumes

Tude LOVES her toys

Tude loves to get dressed up in funny costumes and clothes, once she is all dressed up she runs around the house and shows everyone what she looks like. Its really funny, in the one picture it even looks like she is smiling!
Tude loves to go to dog shows, she loves attention so she thinks a dog show is the greatest thing in the entire world. She loves to prance all around the ring and strut her stuff. She is hilarious, she definitely has a lot of personality.

This was Tude's very first time in a puddle.

The picture above was Tude's very first time in a puddle, she used to be terrified of them, she wouldn't even go close to them. You can see in her face that she was still scared once she was in it, she's making sure i'm not leaving her :) After that she likes to run through them she was soaked after!

Stay tuned for more about the dogs!

Desa ~ Borzoi

Desa by the water pail, while out for a run :)

This is Desa. Desa is a Borzoi, or otherwise known as a Russian Wolfhound. Desa's birthday is February 1st 2007, she was my families very first Borzoi. She was actually given to my brother because me brother liked Desa's father Ivor so much that at dog shows he would crawl into Ivor's kennel and keep him company. The Borzoi breeder who owned Ivor loved my brother Talon. So when Ivor and Imogen had a litter of puppies, she brought little Desa to my parents trailer and asked to speak to my brother. She then told my brother if he loved and cared for Desa for the rest of her life, then he could have her at no costs. My brother was more than happy to get a puppy that was his very own.

Desa had her very first litter in August of 2010. She gave birth to 14 puppies! She did very well and was an AMAZING mother! Her kids Monroe and Chrissy live with my family. Gunner lives in Calgary. Jack lives with Desa's breeder and looks just like his dad Junior. Lily went all the way to Ontario. Elenore is in Saskatoon. Rysk is in Stettler. Solstice is in Nanton. Jubilation (Juby) is by Calgary. Cindy is in BC somewhere. Phoenix (Sadie) we had her named Phoenix so that is what i know her as, lives in Canada. ( i have no idea where). Opy lives in Toronto, Ontario. Katie or Crazy Katie haha lives somewhere in Canada too, she was such a bad puppy, went to 3 different homes. now hopefully at her forever one. And last but not least Sooka who lives by Regina! 

Desa and all her puppies :)

Desa is a wonderful pet, her day consists of sleeping in the computer room all day long, and when the family gets together at night she will weasel her way into a spot to be right next to you. 

Desa, This was taken in February of 2013. 

Watch for more dog posts! And hope you enjoyed reading about Desa!