Ok folks, it’s finally official, Cherokee had her first successful breeding yesterday!  Unfortunately, it’ll be some time before we know if it took or not, but I have high hopes and we are so excited!!  For those who may not know, we have waited 15 long years for our first litter of pups, so this is really a big deal for us.  We will be taking her for at least 2 more attempts to help increase the chances of a pregnancy and with any luck, by mid July we can expect that first litter we have so patiently waited for for 15 years!

Cherokee wins an AKC Major Event.

After a long stud search and even a couple disappointments with would be studs, we settled on a handsome boy from Zodiac Ranch.  Meet “Cato.” (see below) Isn’t he a handsome fellow!  We think he compliments Cherokee well!

So, considering this will be our first litter, we are rookies and will be doing lots of research and studying on how to care for our pregnant bitch, her diet, how to build a whelping box, labor and delivery and raising new born pups.  With that said, any and all advice, suggestions, tips, tricks and what have you would be greatly appreciated!

We’ll keep you all posted and in the meantime, please keep your fingers crossed with us that their breeding was indeed successful!

Cato