I hope this Blog proves to be both fun and educational for anyone interested in Showing and/or Breeding Dogs. Spend some time with us and you will really understand the time and effort and emotions that goes into this hobby. Join me here for the good times and bad times, the joys and sorrows, the wins and losses. Welcome to life at Vista Dei!

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Daisy sez - shhhhhhhh -look - Miz Crystal fell asleep at her computer!

Darlin' sez - she was just gonna rest her eyes for one minute, but now she's a snorin'!!  I will dig on her arm and wake her up, k?

Mysty - no no no let her sleep, when you are old you need to sleep more.

Diana - maybe she be pregnant like me and need to sleep more?  I sleep more, I'm gettin fatter too, that makes me sleep more...

Ricki sez - NO, Miz Crystal isn't pregnant and she isn't getting fatter like you.. I bet she would bite you if she heard you saying THAT!

Dusty sez - wall.. I have stacked 6 toys on her lap and she hasn't woke up to throw any of them?  What up with that? Maybe she is sick?

Darby sez - she just working too hard - too long, and falled asleep, and I am gonna sleep right here on her lap, so you all just leave it alone and don't make her jump up and dump me off. 

Dew-oh sez - this is all about the new project still... isn't it?

Destiny sez - I know something about the secret., I do I do.  It's not a new house and it's not Miz Crystal gettin married and it's not Miz Crystal havin a baby and it's not a new dog commin' to live here (ALL DOGS HEAVE A HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF) and it's not a new breedin' so the people that emailed those guesses is alllll wrong.. if you know our phone number and call it, the new message on the answering machine will give away the March 1 secret! But if ya don't know our number then you have to wait...

TWO MORE DAYS

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THREE MORE DAYS

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We want to congratulate Tim and Christy on the birth of their new (human) baby!  Regis and Kiwi will have another playmate once she is up and walking!

Darby wanted me to let everyone know he DID get to go to agility run throughs last week, and Drifter did too.. see we can work on the new project and still not forget how to have fun, too! FOUR MORE DAYS TO GO....

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I examined Diana today at about the 1/2 way point and it looks very promising for puppies in my opinion.  She is solid and thick through the middle, definately heavier and her boobies seem larger.  I am excited as it has been far too long since we had pups.  But just in case Diana isn't pregant (she had a false pregnancy 2 years ago) .. I went ahead with another breeding, (details to follow at a later time once I see if it "took") so we might have TONS of puppies this spring!! Won't that be fun? (and NO the second breeding ISN'T the March 1 suprise)

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Look at this cute picture Dave just sent of Drifter.. awwwww...

What's that Driftie??  What do YOU know about March 1?  It is a secret.. ok.. come whisper to me... oooooooohhhhhhh I got it!  No wonder you can't wait till March either, aaaakkkkkk hey, don't lick my ear after you whisper  aaakkkkkk  Drifter that TICKLES.. stop it.... oooohhhhh

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Awww Come on Darby... I really need to skip agility practice tonight!  Come on, it is snowy and cold out there, such a long drive, and there isn't a class, just a run through tonight....  Darby... don't fuss, I still love you, but I have so much work to do here and just want to stay indoors since I have a day off .. Can't we just cuddle on the couch instead????

Sigh.. Darby wants me to share this picture Christy sent of his son Regis taken today.. Darby seems to think this explains why Regis is on the way to his MACH2 title and Darby is not....

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Darlin' Sez - Is it March 1st yet? I am tired of Miz Crystal working all the time! She hasn't been training me at all this month!

Destiny Sez - Tell me about it! I was supposed to go to class to work on my obedience stuff so I could show for a CD, but nooooo too busy this month!

Darby Sez - I even missed agility class last week! Oh I hope Miz Crystal isn't going to forget about us! She SEZ I gets to go on Wednesday this week, we will see, she better PROMISE!

Mysty Sez - humf.. she still has time to BATH us, wish she was working too hard to get out the shampoo and hair dryer.

Diana Sez - And what is {name edited by management} doing over here all the time working with her? If they aren't working at our place they are at his place working? Paper work everywhere and when I try to sit on their laps, after they scratch my ears for a mear 10 mins or so, then they say get down, we are working!  I don't know about this!!

Dusty Sez - Gimme what's in that box.. open the box.. I want what's in that box.. gimmme gimmee

Dew-oh Sez - Well I heard they was working together on this cause it is too big for one person to do!  And I heard them say that March 1 is just the first step on an even BIGGER project!

Ricki Sez - What's in that box, Dusty?? can you chew open the corner?? oh look there is another box, and another.. what is it??

Daisy Sez - Don't worry guys.. it is all dog related in the end.. WE are the inspiration for the whole project.. we can live with a few weeks off training to get this underway.. cause it will be worth it - don't ya love it when a plan starts coming together?

Dusty Sez - Gimme what's in that box.. open the box.. I want what's in that box.. gimmme gimmee

All The Dogs - Ohhhhhh goodie!! Miz Crystal is off the computer and taking us outside to play! hey that is even better than training and working!! see ya!!

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Have you wondered where I was and what I have been doing and why I haven't been posting??? Well I am going to tell you!!! ---------- But not until March 1st!! ------- hahahah something big is happening here.. but you have to wait...

Boo hooo Kiwi just stopped over and she sure doesn't appear to be pregnant, so no pups for us this week!!  I was sooo looking forward to puppy breath, as it has been a long time! Those of you on the wait list for that litter, I will keep on for the next litter, we did do the breeding between Diana and Decker a couple weeks ago, so will keep fingers crossed for that one, and I also plan on another breeding later this spring when the other girls come in, so somewhere along the line here we should have some pups!

And on the good news side.... Tim and Christy report that Regis got two more QQ's to bring him to 9 QQ's towards his MACH 2 and rumor has it, he is going to the AKC nationals this spring, maybe we will see him on Animal Planet if they film it like they do some years.

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