Summer camp

My youngest girl has been at "summer camp" the last ten days. No, not your normal summer camp; she has been back being bred and staying with the stud dog's owners at their beautiful kennel and home. I had planned on staying there as well for the duration of her breeding but some work issues forced me to make two round trips. One to take her and make sure she was settled in, and a second to pick her up and bring her home. Alot of red-eye flights but well worth it.
The people who she stayed with were absolutely fantastic and wonderful. They cared for Ellie as one of their own and kept me informed daily on what was happening and how things were progressing. That they were one of her co-breeders was not significant- they treat all their breeding clients superbly. Their home and kennel was beautiful and located in a gorgeous wooded area with an open meadow and a nearby lake. Their hospitality was fabulous.

Ellie got a chance to meet alot of new BTs, chase tree squirrels around and up trees, dig in big piles of leaves, and explore a whole world of new smells, sights and sounds. And besides all the fun things, new experiences and other doggies, she even got to have sex at camp! Summer camp was never like that in my younger days!

Now we wait a few weeks and then will get a sonogram done to see what we have "in the oven". I had charted her previous heat cycles and this one was pretty much similar in timing. She was bred three times about 36 hours apart and I think she was pretty well covered. We are very optimistic, hoping for beautiful puppies and thrilled with her and so thankful to our wonderful friends. I won't mention any names here but they are long-time Border Terrier people and are truly a credit to the breed and all "dog-dom". Their dogs are their family and are well cared for; young, middle-aged and elderly. Ellie and I are so blessed to have them as the stud-dog's owners and as friends.