In early 2021, Mary Jean began exploring potential breeders for the WoHus next collie puppy.
Rick and MJ decided that sometime in the spring or summer would be a good time to add a pup.
Mary Jean is careful and pays attention to details, and she began working with a . . .
June 7, 2021
I'm ready for Wisconsin!!
The Collie is a large but lithe herder standing anywhere from 22 to 26 inches tall. The rough variety boasts one of the canine kingdom’s most impressively showy coats; the smooth coat’s charms are subtler but no less satisfying.
Coat colors in both varieties are sable and white, tricolor, blue merle, or white. Collie fanciers take pride in their breed’s elegant wedge-shaped head, whose mobile ears and almond eyes convey a wide variety of expressions . . .
First there was Kali . . .
. . . then there was Daisy.
Rudy goes mousing in the new year . . . but comes up empty pawed. First snow fall of the season was 8 inches on January 9th!!!
Rudy can run forever with his winter booties on his feet!!!
Rudy got caught out in a blizzard . . . but loved it . . .
. . . and afterward had a big old time with Ranger!
It was so nice out in February . . . all the snow melted and it was in the 50's much of the time. Rudy got used to to rummaging around in the woods to get sticks to chew
. . . he found a wooden spatula, one of us evidently dropped on the floor, and overnight made toothpicks out of it. First thing he has ever chewed up in the house!!
The no-winter weaather continued with temp most days reaching into the 50's and even the mid 60'! . . .
. . . until the 22nd when we got hit with a 5 inch snowfall.
Rudy and all his puppy friends had a big time romping around in the snow again . . . and on the way home thought it was time to do a 'table' and have a snack!!
"Well at least I'm not the last pooch of the day. I hope they still have treats left!!"
"I wonder why they alwasys ask me the same questions everytime I check in here?"
". . . .mmmm, no treats in there!"
"Oh, that looks familiar."
"Are you going to stick that in me?"
"ahhh . . . finally cheese wiz and liver snacks, my favorite!!!!! "
"OK, Im ready"
While Rudy was busy with the snacks he received a shot and his anal glands were 'expressed'. He didn't like that but felt much better after it was done.
"Well at least I'm not the last pooch of the day. I hope they still have treats left!!"
"I wonder why they alwasys ask me the same questions everytime I check in here?"
". . . .mmmm, no treats in there!"
"Oh, that looks familiar."
"Are you going to stick that in me?"
"ahhh . . . finally cheese wiz and liver snacks, my favorite!!!!! "
"OK, Im ready"
While Rudy was busy with the snacks he received a shot and his anal glands were 'expressed'. He didn't like that but felt much better after it was done.
Rudy had a big time with his buddy Maple . . . lots of posing and lots or treats. Rudy spent over 4 weeks at his other buddy Louisa's during the last two months!
A 'big blow' in the hood this month and Rudy was on patrol . . .
. . . looking for lost property, missing children or wayward cookies!!
Lots of rain too!
. . . and new road construction . . .
. . . making sure the asphalt packing is proceeding as it should
Willow is a new verson of an old friend Lilly and has been welcomed to the neighborhood pack . . .
. . . with Rudy being 3 years old now, he needs to help teach the young ones manners. It wasn't that long ago Lilly had that job in dealing with him!!
Willow gets a new bag of 'new puppy' toys from Rudy . . .
It was BIG fun!!!
Rudy thinks he is a Prairie Dog!!
Rudy has had quite the summer and has had, many adventures with the others puppies in the hood and exploring the Wilds with emJay.
