Farewell to Smokey

It is with heavy hearts that everyone at FAYME French Bulldogs bid farewell to Smokey yesterday. He had been sick for quite sometime and finally made his way to heaven. He lived so much longer than anyone expected due to the love of the puppies and my never ending care. Anabelle could be found constantly showering Smokey with kisses, Zolly had desperately wanted him to be the father of all of her puppies and he was Heathcliff's great protector. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him, but I am sure he is frolicking right now is the big field in the sky with his mother Goldie and his guardian Lily.

An Update on Thor

Rhonda just sent some pictures of Thor. What a gorgeous boy he is. He is very happy in his new home on the east coast. Hopefully she will share more photos of him in the future.

Canine Theriogenology Course

On January 9th I attended a Canine Theriogenology conference at Ohio State School of Veterinary Medicine. It was an excellent course on canine reproduction. The things of most interest to me were the anatomy of the bitch and stud, the estrous cycle and spermatogenesis. After the class room session we went to the lab to learn hands on how to collect semen, the proper way to handle it and how to inseminate a bitch. We also learned how to prepare semen for shipping. Those were only some of the highlights of the course so it was an action packed day of learning. Ohio State did a wonderful job hosting this course. I hope I find other courses of interest to take in the future.

Happy New Year

Everyone at FAYME French Bulldogs wants to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010!

A Relaxing Christmas

Everyone at Fayme had a very relaxing Christmas. The puppies loved the new dog beds that Santa left for them. Mom made a scrambled egg breakfast for the dogs and we all went on a few walks. The temperature was 54 degrees and it was a perfect day. The puppies also spend time on the couch watching Christmas movies and taking log naps. Troy came over for Christmas dinner and we counted our blessing that we had good friends and our health.

Let It Snow

The puppies and LuLu had fun on their morning run. These dogs are not worried about cold or wet paws. They had a great time running on the trails and frolicking in the snow. It was a real winter wonderland and reminded Ivan of home.

Happy Holidays

FAYME is getting ready for the holidays. The dogs have all been taking their turns dressing up in their holiday finest. What time and effort it takes to get pictures for our Christmas card! Once again I want to thank Sherri Barber for her patience in taking such cute pictures of all of my dogs.