George’s Big Win!

George won Big at the VIDFA Show on the weekend where the National Airedale Terrier Specialty was held! Indus George of Victoria bred by Joanne Helm and owned by me and shown by Fano won BEST OF BREED and BEST CANADIAN BRED Dog in a very competitive class of 15 Airedales! As you can see George was more interested in the stuffed toys on the Silent Auction table! He just loves his stuffies! Now back to the grooming table in preparation for what might be his last bout of showing before he retires as a stud dog with his loving guardians in Whitehorse.

George won Big at the VIDFA Show on the weekend where the National Airedale Terrier Specialty was held! Indus George of Victoria bred by Joanne Helm and owned by me and shown by Fano won BEST OF BREED and BEST CANADIAN BRED Dog in a very competitive class of 15 Airedales! As you can see George was more interested in the stuffed toys on the Silent Auction table! He just loves his stuffies! Now back to the grooming table in preparation for what might be his last bout of showing before he retires as a stud dog with his loving guardians in Whitehorse.

A Spa-rific week at Takala Trails Ranch!

The horses at Takala Trails ranch think they died and gone to heaven last week!  We hosted an Equine Massage Therapy Course taught by Sidonia McIntyre who is a certified RMT and CEMT and travels across Canada teaching both Massage and Vertebral Realignment.  This is her third year at Takala Trails Ranch and the horses and us look forward to her annual visits with great enthusiasm!  This course requires a big commitment from the students as they have to study the manuals before they come so they are thoroughly familiar with the terminology and anatomy of the horse.  This combined with the week long hands on experience made for very mellow horses here at our farm.

These courses provide an in depth understanding of the mechanics and structure of the horse as it relates to injury and pain as well as provide horse owners another avenue to bond with their horses and for some a new career.

Sidonia will be back next year around the same time so start planning now to take advantage of this great opportunity.

For more information check out her website: equinerehab.ca

More pictures of puppies

Let’s play

A good game of tug-o-war

A good game of tug-o-war

Faye and George Puppies 6+ weeks old

Checking out new kennel

Walking the blank

George and Faye puppies

Airedale Puppies are now approaching 5 weeks old and are becoming quite independent of Mom.  She visits them a couple of times a day and other than that they are on Puppy Chow soaked in Goats Milk.  They are outside during the day playing and fighting with their stuffed Penguin