Posts Tagged with Malinois du Chocorua
View from the Top by Kiersten Lippmann
Abby enjoys the view from the mountaintop on our recent run. This summer started wet and cool but yesterday’s temperatures were perfect.
Windy Summit
The pack ran to the windy summit today, amid fresh snow on the high peaks. Green is spreading up the mountainsides and the birds are singing. Two more weeks and the puppies will be here.—Kiersten Lippmann
Beautiful Springtime
We have about a three month break from the tourists. The leaves are popping, flowers are blooming, and green is spreading over the mountains. We enjoy scenic runs along rushing rivers and to quiet mountain lakes. At this lake, there was a pair of beavers, that kept swimming towards us on shore and slapping their tails…
Photo of the Day
Abby in the mist on the mountain
Abby, 28 days pregnant
Abby had morning sickness for the past week or so, which is very typical for dogs in the third week of pregnancy. This morning she ate with gusto, and I’ll start to increase her food and switch her to a higher quality food as time goes on. She’s till eager to play and train, and…
On the misty mountain
Slippery hike to the cloud line, Abby stops to enjoy the view. She is now 25 days pregnant. The developing pups have heartbeats of 100 to 125 beats a minute but are still just about a centimeter in size. Abby is eating well, has a beautiful coat, and is very energetic. All signs point to…
Spring Training
After two days of summer-like temperatures, the snow pack really started to melt out. Here is a short video of spring training with Abby. I’ve also started to work Pemi in the foundations for IPO, and Sirius is starting nosework. http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9mEgncAHw0
Skiing at 80 degrees! Kiersten Lippmann
Enjoying skiing in shorts with this crazy summer-like warmth. The mountain trails still have about 2 to 3 feet of cement-like corn snow, and the skiing was quite good. With all the melt, streams are very high, and on Tuesdays’ ski, one of the bridges had been washed out on the way back. The moose suffer…