Shadowbox Kennels

Isn’t Mack a cutie? He’s going to look just like his daddy, Blacky. I love his ears! I took another close up of them:

Here’s little kitty. Her real name is Kitkat, but no one calls her that. My brother calls her evil, I call her little kitty or stupid kitty, and dad calls her “that cat”. She’s my sister’s cat, and a pain in the butt. I can’t complain too much, I got her little kitty as a birthday gift for her. Dumb move! Little kitty doesn’t take so well to dogs, so we’re slowly getting her used to Puppy. Here she is hiding before some clothes, watching his every move! Stealth kitty!

Here’s Mack checking something out. Abby (the ‘little’ black dog) was playing in her blankets, and Mack wasn’t quite sure what to make of it.

Abby’s gotten used to seeing pups in the house over the years, but doesn’t bother with them too much. Mack wanted to play, but Abby tried to keep her distance. Isn’t he a cutie though?

Mack went for his shots yesterday morning, and one of his brothers came for his shots as well. That one looks exactly like Sierra did as a pup! These guys are her grandkids. We’ll likely get Mack neutered once he’s older, since he’s related to all the girls in our yard. He’s related to actually almost all the dogs. We have both the mom’s parents and a brother, and three of the dad’s siblings. I’m hoping to start obedience classes with him in the new year. I can’t wait!

So what’s up with the rain? We were having gorgeous weather, snow and nice temps around -10*C to -20*C, when all of a sudden it warmed up! All our snow is melting, and it’s actually raining outside! What’s worse is when it cools down again, we’re going to be stuck with a lot of ice. Definitely doesn’t have the ‘Christmas spirit’ feeling to it. Raining in December. Pathetic, isn’t it.

Merry Christmas everyone, from our kennel to yours!

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The last guy for sale is being picked up today. It’ll be sad without them all!� But I decided to keep one, so I’m sure that’ll keep me busy! Foxy is relieved that they’re leaving, I’m sure. They were starting to drive her batty! The one we’re keeping is named Mac. That’s what we originally named him, and I thought about changing his name, but my sister really likes it, so we’ll keep it. He’s such a sweetie! I’m hoping to start obedience classes with him in January. Then he can come house-sit with me in February and keep me company!

On the schooling front, I finished my application for university. I applied for nursing and kinesiology. I’m hoping for nursing, but wouldn’t mind kin. I guess we’ll see. I likely have�a better chance of getting into nursing anyway!

Today I’m planning on snowshoeing the trails and doing more packing, and hopefully we’ll get a few dogs out. We’ll see how it goes. They’re all anxious for another run! I want to work with Mufasa more in lead. She seems to be doing well so far.

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The puppies are so cute! They’re growing so fast! So far four of them are sold, and we have three of the black males left. I’ve been hoping one won’t sell, so I’ll be able to keep him! My parents don’t seem to share my enthusiasm though.� Don’t know why though . . .

We have a good amount of snow now. I’m hoping to get out snowshoeing a pack a trail, and then get the dogsled out. I having been feeling very well lately. This week I’ll get out for sure though.

The chickens and the rooster are doing good. They’re so funny! In the spring I’m going to try brooding some eggs, and see if we can raise some of our own. I’m planning on buying a couple dozen though.

Foxy is still with the pups. I think she’s starting to dry up, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re still nursing at night. I didn’t want to take her away from them yet, since it’s pretty cool. I figure if I keep a pup, I’ll move her into the pen with Slate and Blacky, and tie her up and let the pup run loose. It’ll be good for him to socialize with his daddy and Slate. I want to take him to obedience lessons, and bring him to work sometimes. And he can keep me company when I house-sit at my boss’s for six weeks later this winter.

Dad said I could get some livestock in the spring. I’m going to get three or four cows, pheasants, turkeys, meat chickens, and more laying chickens. I’d like to build up our cow herd over the next few years, and then sometime get�a milk cow, once I have a set schedule. And a horse, too.

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