Thursday February 26, 2008

Here's...... Pirate, my Briard, shortly after we brought him home, settling in.

A photo with Mama Chloe and me with little Pirate......

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It's been quite a while since I've posted, but I've been on the sidelines just waiting......

I'm happy to introduce you to the newest love of my life, Pirate. I flew to pick him up in Wisconsin one week ago, and I can't explain the uplifting wonderful aura this house is experiencing..... here's...................... Pirate, Registered name is..

PennyLane Classique Corsair's Booty, A Pirate Tail

Now, we just wait (not so patiently) for our little girl's referral.............. BUT, life goes on.

I hear that referrals are up to the 4th of January.... that kinda stinks, but at least we're into 2006...... hmmmmmn, maybe cause for a mini celebration :)

PUPPIES!!!!!! 16 PUPPIES!!!!!!! PUPPIES!!!!!!!

Puppies were born on December 30th, 2007..... all 16 are doing great. One of these little guys is absolutely, positively, without a doubt, happily mine. Just not sure which one. 12 Girls, and 4 Boys, hows that for a gender imbalance :)

Congratulations to all that received their referrals, one very lucky couple even received twins. Can't believe that referrals only went to the 19th of December though. So sad, but I can't dwell, because WE HAVE PUPPIES!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!

Christmas Day 12/25/07

Wow, wonderful day, spending it with family!! It's been two whole days actually......... Christmas Eve, we have dinner at my husband's parents home, with many siblings and children. Christmas Day starts early with brunch, moving onto dinner, hopping from Sister-In-Law to Cousin's home.

Now we can kickback......... another Christmas coming to a close. Maybe, just maybe, Santa will hear our prayers for our baby to be home with us for next year. This has been the third Christmas without our child........ we want so to be a family, but for now, we are still a family, with our two dogs, one on the way, and our cockatoo.......... but, still we look towards next year and hope. She may or may not be with us even then. It's been three years since our papers went off to China.......... 21 months of log in dates....... meanwhile, we will wait for good news regarding the next batch of referrals.

Merry Christmas everyone........ from the Hubbs Family :)

The Holidays Are Upon Us December 23, 2007

Above is Higgins - and below is Chloe............ so once again, we are puppy pregnant. Pups will hopefully arrive any day this week. These two had a hot date on Halloween, and now, are scheduled to have puppies by New Years Day, if all goes well.

Well, the Holidays are certainly approaching, and where I thought that I would be extremely sad by the fact that this will be the third Christmas of waiting since our Dossier was being prepared back in '05. Nothing prepared us for a wait this long...... a wait that grows with every passing day.

Finally, though, something to look forward to. We are definitely puppy pregnant. Our pup, this time nearly for certain...... should be born this week. She/he will be born in Wisconsin, and I'm so happy.

The last litter, that we thought surely would yield our pup, didn't work out for us. It most certainly seemed as though getting our Briard is as difficult and heartwrenching as our China Adoption, but I'm so happy to say that this time I feel positive that it will work out. I also am much happier with the parents, as in an earlier posting, I had pic's up having fallen in love with a male Briard named Higgins. Well, Higgins Bohemia Elite is the Sire to our future puppy. The Dam, (Mom), is Chloe, and I'm told that she is the sweetest of the sweet, when it comes to a dog. Topping that, as if that was possible is her owner, Penny, who I'm certain was brought into my life at this time for a lifelong friendship.

I feel as though, as difficult as it was to finally get here, thinking at times it was never going to happen, is Kismet....... and this mirror's my China Adoption.

So, again, I will be posting..... took a leave as I was in somewhat of a slump... but now I'm back, and happier, and stronger than ever.

Waiting For The Stork 11/27/07 Yikes tomorrow will be 20 months since lid

Waiting for the arrival of the stork. The rumor mill has been very quiet........ could almost hear a pin drop.

We are very patiently waiting for this next batch. Congratulations to all those that are expecting..... hopefully we will bridge the gap to midway through December with this next group. Currently, the CCAA states that referrals have been made through 12/8/05.

I truly hope that they get past the 15th of the month... this would then give hope that December will take about 3 months to get through. If each month takes approximately 3 months, then we should see our referral in about a year........ stinks huh....... our lid of 3/28/06, seems to be creeping along.

Well, here's to the next group. May the stork fly high, and carry a huge load this month.

We've just welcomed home a little one, and are on to the next.... can't wait.....

Foiled Again - no puppies for me 11/3/07

Well, last night I got word, that where I thought there was a puppy with my name on it, now that is'nt the case.

It seems it's as hard to bring home a Briard, as it is to bring home our baby from China.

I'm very sad........

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

This was the day that Pirate Puppy Boy was conceived......... him and his fellow Sweet 16-ers........


That's snow on Ursa's face....... she was out for a romp.................

Ursa had puppies, and we were hopeful to have gotten one, but that was not to be the case. BUT, THIS IS HOW WE ENDED UP WITH CORSAIR'S BOOTY, A PIRATE TAIL, yeah!!!!!!

October 30th, 2007 Trying to get puppy pregnant!!!

It's been such a long and difficult road, waiting on this paper pregnancy, BUT, with that many things there have been blessings, like my Chelsea.. my 7 1/2 month old Wheatable Mixture Mutt, and now, with the ever increasing wait for our baby, maybe it's time to expand our family with our Forever Briard. You might remember the Briard from Married With Children....... "Buck", and then there was the Briard that was in My Three Sons....... well here's how they look at just one week old. !Just got off of the phone with the breeder, and one of these boys is mine. I HAVE A SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to drive to visit with them on Tuesday, hopefully, have to figure out the details........ will get more pictures up on the site as soon as I know............. too excited to contain myself, as I've been waiting for this pup for a long time.

Tomorrow, Miss Chelsea starts Advance Beginner classes.......... she went hiking in the woods today, and it was tick city........ my little Princess will be a big Sister, and her older Sister, well, at 15, she really could be the Great Grandma, but Kirby will be a big Sister as well.

Anyway, will post plenty of pic's in the days to come.......... this is what gets me through the wait.

19 MONTH LID VERSARY LAST NIGHT 10/29/07

So, again, I can't even begin to express the feelings that I'm feeling regarding this wait. I realize that for everything, there is a perfect timing, and reason. I just can't fathom the reason, but one day, I do so hope to finally understand....... entering my 20th month of paper pregnancy..... it's funny, I've heard this compared to that of an elephant's pregnancy. I feel as though I am an elephant, ya know where you see the elephants all walking in a line trunk to tail, shuffling along one behind the other. I'm in a long line of elephants, walking towards China.

I probably could walk there faster than this adoption is taking place. So, in the need to redirect my energies, and absolutely in need of baby breath, we're searching for our puppy. Our Chelsea has just turned 7 months old, and now that the dust has settled, (training a pup can be quite exhaustive), I'm ready to start all over again.

We've fallen in love with a breed of dog, the Briard, a French Herding dog and I've been going on, and on about this breed for months now..... check back in the archives, and you'll see other posts, and cute pictures too. Well, it's almost as hard to get a Briard puppy as it is to get our baby from the adoption. Well, not quite, but it is really hard. I respect this quality that the breeders are exhibiting, making sure that the homes one of their pups receive is a solid good home. I was initially refused a puppy a few months ago, as the breeder felt that my Chelsea was too young, and neither one of them would have gotten the proper socialization that is required, especially with a breed such as the Briard. They are highly intelligent, free thinking, often a bit stubborn, and high energy. Couch potato Briards run few and far between. This breeders advice to wait, and refusal to sell me her pup at that time was the best advice that I could have gotten. I can truly appreciate this now. Chelsea is even a bit young now, but I'm trying to find my pup, just born, or about to be born, and then Chelsea will be at least 9 months or older. We're also starting some major obedience classes, as she's got me wrapped around her paws.......

I finally actually thought that we had our puppy, just born a few days ago, a male of impeccable breeding, but when the contract was sent over, I nearly fell over from the price. I wasn't prepared for that amount. I've been researching this breed, as I've mentioned before, and I'm pretty aware of what an average pup would go for. I had to walk away. This is to be my 50th Birthday present......... and I just couldn't justify this pup with the baby coming. There are other Briards, and less expensive.......... so, I'm now going to sign Chelsea up for classes in Obedience...... I actually need them more than her. She see's me, and says, yeah right..... no biscuit, no trick........... down what?? Sit where??
I don't think so.

So, that's it for now. Referrals should be arriving sometime next week I think, and we're all hoping and praying that the CCAA has at least included the 12th of December....... that would be somewhat encouraging news. Keep your fingers crossed.