2007 - Mar. to Jan. 2007

March 25, 2007
Yesterday noon we drove to Slovakia again. Naomi needed her second vaccination and afterwards we visited our breeders, where Naomi could again play with her half-sister and we could chat with the family.

For last weekend for the show a dear friend of our Mum had made two very special suits for us. We did wear these dresses outside of the show ring, but last week there was no chance to take fotos of us. So Mum fetched the chance today at our breeders: we posed in our great outfit, once each single, once both of us. Some of these photos are now in our gallery: Ula is grown up, Voodoo is grown up and Voodoo and Ula. Really great suits that we have got. And in the next months we are going to get more of them, as cloth for that purpose, so that we need not appear in our home dresses at shows when it is cold.

March 19, 2007
On the last weekend time had come, Ula's and my show season has began!
Already on Saturday noon we all - Ula, Naomi, Gizmo, Mum and myself - drove to our breeders to be prepared for the show on Sunday and to spend the night there. Early on Sunday morning we started with two cars in direction : Our breeder Ondrej and his brother Martin started with Ula's sister Lilly and with Emira, the young girl of our breeder as well as with all our "luggage" and reserved a nice place besides our ring. Ivana, Naomi's breeder, then came and with her, her son David, Naomi's father the other ones of us, namely our breeder Iveta, Mum, Ula und myself also started our trip. Naomi stayed with her half sister Bailyes and the other dogs at home with Jozef, and so did our Gizmo.

I was the first one of us who had to go into the ring, afterwards it was Naomi's father's turn, then Emira, then Ula and in the end Lilly. And all of us could take great results back home: Naomi's father open class - Exc.2 Res. CAC, Emira baby class - Baby Winner, Ula open class - Exc.2 Res. CAC, Lilly Champion class - CAC and myself in the mediate class also Exc.2 Res. CAC. Once again a great success for our breeders and of course also for Naomi's breeder Ivana and our Mum.

After some shopping we decided to drive back home to our breeders to spend a pleasant afternoon there. As Emira went Baby Winner, she could get into the ring of honour for the finals of the show, and therefore Ondrej, Martin and Emira stayed and the rest of us drove back with Ivana to the house of our breeders, where we were expected cheerfully by all of the ones who had remained at home (human as well as dogs). In the late afternoon a phone call came in: Emira had been placed third among all the Baby Winners, and some time later came home with Ondrej, Martin and her first cup. BIG CONGRATULATION to the small beautiful lady!!!

A great weekend is behind us and we look forward to the next one, which hopefully will come soon. Our warm thanks once again goes to our breeders for their hospitality and to Ivana for having driven us to the show.

Of course pictures were also taken, which was not that easy because of the size of the ring and the lighting conditions, but still there are some photos of Ula and myself in our slide shows Ula's Shows and Voodoo's Shows. And there are also some new photos of Naomi, even some together with her father. You can find these in the slide show Naomi's Childhood. Have fun!

March 10, 2007
Yesterday and today our little Naomi could - partly joined by Ula and myself - gain experience and get to know friends. That was rather exciting for her, but also interesting and funny. We have been driving around with the car, have visited friends of Mum, there was a visit in the garden with bright sunshine, and today Naomi has even been in a restaurant with Mum and two friends. Some of the today's photos have turned out good and have therefore come into the slide show Naomi's childhood.

Now we hope that we have sunshine again tomorrow, because since afternoon it is raining, and then the small go out and explore our surroundings with both of us.

March 6, 2007
Since yesterday it is a bit more "heated" already with Naomi: Ula has discovered her big love to the small one and plays with her at any chance. I prefer to watch at this point, this tiny whirlwind is a bit too vehement. Besides that she needs to get to know who the boss is.

Today in the evening Mum could take some photos of the playing of Ula and Naomi. As always they have been put up into our homep and are now in the slide show Naomi's childhood. Have fun looking at them.

March 4, 2007
Naomi's settling in works great. The night was calm, Naomi slept until 7 a.m. (again in the favorite bag) and was then very pleased about her breakfast. In the afternoon she visited the garden for the first time. While Ula and I ran around in the garden like crazy, Naomi gathered her first impressions on the meadow. Unfortunately not a single photo of the garden turned out good. But afterwards in the house some nice pictures were taken, and they can already be seen into the slide show Naomi's childhood. Now she sleeps again .......... naturally in the bag .......... and therefore, Mum can quickly put this update, before it's playing time again. Till soon! ..........

March 3, 2007
The big day: little Naomi is now with us. At noon we went to our breeder Iveta and in the early afternoon Ivana brought the tiny girl over. She was sleeping in the bag which Mum hat brought to the puppies one week ago. She loves this bag and jumped in there over and over again when she wanted to have a rest. Naomi also got some things with her: her favorite toy, a great ceramics food bowl, a new blanket and her accustomed food.

A half sister of Naomi, a daughter of Naomi's father and my (Voodoo's) mother Greta (Ch. GROTESKA Alexa Lachesis) is in the home of our breeders. With that girl Naomi was playing and tolling around. Before we went back home Naomi was again sleeping in our bag ...... and she continued to do so all the journey back home.

For all of us the afternoon was once again very pleasant, but went by much too fast. But already in two weeks we are going to spend a weekend with our breeder (Ula and I have show in Nitra) and then we will also meet Ivana again, who is obviously looking forward to see her Naomi again.

Mum has of course taken photos, already in the home of our breeder and then at home. And see, another new site has been created in our homepage: Naomi's Childhood, there you can see some of the today's pictures.

Before we say goodbye for today, Mum wants to thank Ivana for this lovely girl and for having parted from this charming treasure Naomi, so that she can now live with us. With this Ivana has made a big dream of our Mum become true, because since she met Naomi's father for the very first time, she was dreaming of a girl looking like him. Mum and all of us here will love Naomi and will make her a wonderful life here. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, dear Ivana! To our breeder Iveta Mum is grateful that we are welcome in her house at any time and that she always took her time for the visits at Naomi and her family, to join her. THANK YOU, dear Iveta!

March 2, 2007
Today in the morning Mum found some photos of little Naomi in her mailbox and was very pleased about them. The slide show Baby Naomi has now been updated. And because we have the permission of Naomi's breeder Ivana, that we can also use other photos of her, Mum has put some new pictures into the slide show Naomi's Family (they can be seen behind the photos of the parents).

The last preparations for the arrival of our new family member are drawn to a close and that means, only once more sleeping and then time has come .......... then we are driving to Bratislava and pick up little Naomi. Mum is already counting the hours .......... well, we did not expect anything else.

February 25, 2007
Yesterday Mum once again went to Slovakia, alone. Therewith, it was obvious that she visited our future family member Naomi. We have also seen that she took our tiny little transport bag with her. She has left it with the puppies so that, when Naomi is brought here, she has left it with the puppies so that, when Naomi is brought here, she has the usual smell around her.

But Mum has also been at our breeders and has brought along new photos of Ula's children. They look more and more great, these little rascals. One could nearly succumb and get one more of our breeder here. :-)

February 17, 2007
We are back home from Belgium. It has been some nice days, which unfortunately passed much too fast, but we have enjoyed them. Thanks a lot to Pascale and her family for the great hospitality!

There are no new photos from us, it was too cold to stay for a longer time in the garden. But there are pics from Chica, the daughter of Zabou. Mum was thrilled to see this girl again after 4 months and about the fact, that she recognized Mum. Well, which puppy forgets its breeder. ..........

Mum has also worked on our homepage: she has constructed the pedigree of Naomi, a page with her short introduction and the page with her family as well as put up some more photos of our future family member into the gallery Baby Naomi. She thanks Ivana, that she is allowed to use these pictures in our site.

All in all a real nice short vacation.

February 12, 2007
Time has come, this night we are going to start our trip to Belgium where we are going to meet the sister of our family member Courage. Hopefully Mum can take some nice pictures which you can then admire when we are back home the coming weekend. Till then ......

February 11, 2007
Here things started happening very fast today:
As a birthday surprise for Ula we got to know today, that some of us, namely Ula, Gizmo, Zabou, Mum and I (Voodoo) - will make a trip to Belgium in the next couple of days. GREAT! For Ula this is new, Gizmo, Zabou and I have already been there last year in May.

Well, an then THE bit surprise: Today at noon Mum left with the car without us. We were sad because usually she does not do that. Since she had the camera with her, we knew that obviously there would be something interesting for her to see. Only when she came back home late in the evening, we found out what she had undertaken:

Shortly she had been at our vet, then at our breeders and from there she went off with Iveta to our friend Ivana (also a breeder of our breed), to take a look at puppies. And now comes the incredible thing: Beginning of March we are going to have another family member. A small girl (hairless as we are) will be coming to us - little Naomi ...... This is something we had never expected. And just imagine, here in our homepage there is already a site for the photo album of Baby Naomi.

We thought that would surprise you. Soon we are going to be three Chinese here in the house ..........

And then Mum and our breeder have decided that we are going to be in the show ring again mid of March - so we are going to sleep at our breeders on March 17, and leave to Nitra on March 18, to start our show season there.From the four children of Ula, which are still at our breeders, Mum took also some pictures and therefore the puppy slide show has been updated.

Tremendous news, as you can see .......... And we don't worry that Mum will get bored, since for sure she will be starting to build up Naomi's sites in this homepage or change the website completely.

February 11, 2007
Ula celebrates her second birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, dear Ula! We are going to spoil you very much today and we'll make you a wonderful day.

Thanks a lot to Iveta, that she gave us this great, sweet girl in May last year, although she would have loved to keep her.

February 4, 2007
Totally unexpected Mum and we went to our breeders yesterday, as our Yorkie friend Amaretto needed to go to our vet, and our breeders just live in the next village. What a surprise: Mum could finally get to know Alena, the owner of Gondy (Ch. Sasquehanna GONDOLIER), because she was in the house of our breeders for a visit. There was again some great lunch (THANKS SO MUCH, Iveta!!!), lots of chatting and some playing with Ula's children. All in all a real great day for us!

January 31, 2007
For our kennel name Caipirinha's there is now a domain. From there you can get to the Briard site as well as to this site. From tomorrow on it should be online.

January 21, 2007
Two news at once:

Yesterday two of my small friends have gone to a new home: Armagnac and Asti Spumante, two sons of Gizmo, have found at the age of two and a half year a family, where they can live a great life and where we are going to visit them. I still have two sibling of the boys, with which I can continue playing: Amaretto and Absinth.

And today time had come: we have picked up our dear Ula. At noon Mum and I drove to our breeders to take pictures of the sweet children of Ula and to drive home with here in the evening. In Ula's site Ula & Gondi you can read about the good-bye. Now I finally have my dearest friend with me again!

January 14, 2007
Today in the morning Mum and I have been travelling again to Ula, her children and our family. This time also Gizmo joined us.

What a joy to meet all again. And then also one puppy more: my mom has given birth to a dark hairless girl during the week.

Ula's children are already very lively en route and they are very funny. It's really a big pleasure to watch them. You can again read more in Ula's site. And of course we will be with our family again next weekend.

January 7, 2007
A beautiful, pleasant, long day at our breeders is behind us, but we also miss my big brother Hopkirk, who gave us pleasure a week long. Well, maybe one day he will come again for vacation with us.

We had lots of joy with Ula's puppies, which are already very funny and play much. You can read more about that in Ula's site Ula & Gondi. And from the many photos that have been taken, some very beautiful ones have been put into the puppy gallery. In one week we are again going to our big great family .......... hopefully the week is over soon.

January 6, 2007
Tomorrow my big brother Hopkirk is going back home again after his one week vacation here with us. Today in the morning it was fairly dry and so Mum could take some photos from Hopkirk's last vacation day while we were outside in the garden.

I could hear Mum say that Hopkirk was very well-behaved and that he is very welcome here at any time. It would be great if he could come again visiting us, because I also had fun with him during this one week.

The photos from today in the morning are in Hopkirk's vacation gallery, in my own gallery Voodoo is grown-up there have also been added some pictures.

And when tomorrow we bring my big brother back home, we see our dear Ula again of course, and her children. They are one months of age today. Mum very much looks forward to take pictures of the small ones. For sure you can admire them already in the evening in this homepage.

Januar 1, 2007
We wish our families and all our friends as well as all Chinese Crested fanciers a Happy New Year as well as