Here is Magnus, in the Pacific Northwest - one of the beautiful pups from a couple years ago. Thanks, Larry, for sending it on!

Here in New Mexico I've been busy volunteering at the local No-Kill shelter 3x per week training dogs. It's exhausting but interesting to see the differences in the various breeds. They seem to have a lot of pitbull cross dogs, big and strong but not aggressive (thank god...) and then some 'reservation dogs' from the Mescalero Indian Reservations - these tend to be smallish, thick coated black dogs that look like they have coyote or shepherd backgrounds - and they tend to have a lot of interesting personality. So, as I say, I'm learning! We have an appointment to take Una in to the vet next Tuesday to be spayed; she will be 8 this year and we certainly don't have any intention of having this grandma pregnant. Her son Solo is getting in a lot of training, some VST-style tracking, obedience classes indoors and work at the local college for socialization. Trouble and Birdie should be in season this month so we do have breeding plans for them - which will mean puppies this spring! We have some deposits on the litters but are mostly asking folks to wait until they are bred before sending them to us.

Thanks to our friend Betsy for giving us a report on Stryker's new AXJ title! And to Susan for keeping us posted on Noche's progress!