Fun In The Snow

After being bored out of our minds the puppies and I decided to go to the park. The puppies had a blast! They never seem to get cold or tired and they love to run and play until I forced them home. Now they are crashed on the couch exhausted from their fun!

Snowy Home Bound Day

What do you do on a snowy home bound day? How about your taxes. I busily worked on my taxes this morning while the puppies relaxed without a care. They offered no advice and spend little time awake, but let me know when they needed something. If nothing else they they can take your mind off a cumbersome task. My taxes are now done and filed so how we will amuse ourselves for the rest of the day?

Rhonda I hope you and Thor aren't getting too pounded with snow in Connecticut.

Roman Is Now In Northern California

Roman has left the academic world of Virginia Tech behind for greener pastures in northern California. Now he will be surrounded by the beautiful state parks and redwood trees. What a lucky boy to be able to get out and explore such wonderful new surroundings!!!!

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!