Gloomy skies welcoming the day, today, but it’s always a great day in the UP, in my opinion. It looks like the weather folks are saying we have the possibility of snow for several days. No big snow, here, just a dusting here and there. Everything is coming along …
Read more...Hello all, Things are hopping here that’s for certain and it is only going to get worse (or much more fun, depending on how you look at it). I love it, so I look at it as fun. 🙂 I thought I better take a few minutes to post an …
Read more...I am thrilled to announce the arrival of Nash and Luke puppies! Nash delivered the first pup at 10:15 am Wednesday morning and the last at 2:15 pm. She did a fantastic job. The pups all weighed around 11 ozs and are doing great. I am having a difficult time …
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The Yoopers turned six-weeks old on Wednesday. All were given an excellent bill of health and their first round of puppy shots and the picking began.
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Read more...Just enter a guess for a chance to win a prize. 🙂 We are getting close to the time for Nash to whelp her puppies, so it’s time for another puppy contest, don’t you think? For those of you that missed the first one, this is like those …
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The pups are doing fantastic. They get more curious and bold everyday. With the milder temperatures, they venture outside and go further …
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This is Chief. His litter name was Sooner, out of Santana x Steele the “Winds” litter 2011. Chief is owned by the …
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This is Jessie (litter name Shasta) out of Lady Bird and sired by Ike. Jessie is owned by Joe & Laurie Lawroski …
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This is Eli (Elijah) from the Bourbons litter out of Maddie sired by Steele. Eli is owned by Merlin Schultz, lives in …
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We got a little snow overnight and it made for a beautiful morning.
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The pups are just fantastic. Four weeks old and I’ve had them out of the puppy room several times the past few …
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The pups are now three weeks old. Wow. They seem to change and of course, grow everyday. They are quickly out-growing the …
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I don’t seem to have much focus today. There are a million things spinning in my head–ideas, projects, inventions–but I can’t seem …
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Maggie (litter name “Delta”) was from the 2011 Jenna x Steele litter. I just received these great photos of her. Maggie lives …
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It was a busy few days of preparations getting everything ready for Raini (now Rosie) to make the journey to her new …
Read more...Thought I better start trying to catch up and post some of the photos sent in by folks of their LML pups. …
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Apparently living in the “Banana Belt” of the Upper Peninsula could truly mean we won’t get much snow here. And that really …
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Finally, I was able to scrounge up enough photos. I found my good camera and changed the lens and it seems to …
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Dora woke me around 5:15 am. So, she, Kea, Rosie, and I hurried to the door–I couldn’t wait to see if it …
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It took most of the day fooling with the cameras, but I was able to get new photos of the pups–finally! As …
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January 11, 2012 Good morning!
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My phone was chirping at me all morning. I ignored it first because I have been confusing the alert sound on the …
Read more...I am just in one of those moods. Bare with me. Or just don’t read this. I’ll probably delete it in the …
Read more...I wanted to post an update on the ice cleats I spoke of the other day in this post… As it turns …
Read more...Rumor has it that the February 2012 issue of Outside Magazine has a list called “63 Perfect Things.” On the list at …
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Things are hopping here lately with wee puppies (whose eyes are opening–hooray!–I just love when they first open their eyes and are …
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January 4th, 2012 It is quite a bit warmer today. The sun is poking through the clouds and it is a wonderful …
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January 3rd, 2012 There is something about writing the year “2012” that I seem to really like. Not sure why. It …
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It was a very cold, blustery day here at the UP Kennels. The weather report predicts the wind-chill temperatures to be around …
Read more...Happy New Year all. Hope everyone is safe and warm this morning. Reporting a light snow and 32 degrees from Menominee County …
Read more...Dora and the puppies are doing great! Dora still needs out several times during the night and she is being a picky …
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Well, the puppies are finally here! We welcomed 8 lovely Llewellin Setter puppies into the world last night. I think Dora …
Read more...We finally have the big drop in Dora’s temperature, so puppies should be born within the next 24 hours. Her temperature has …
Read more...I am still trying to gather a few supplies without traveling too far. Hubby was going to bring my whelping kit with …
Read more...As the world counts the days until Christmas and/or the New Year, I am pretending as though it isn’t so (obviously …
Read more...The new puppy room is finally coming together, just in time for Dora who is very uncomfortable with quite a large …
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Well, we are just a few weeks away from the arrival of Dora x Steele puppies! I am so excited. This will …
Read more...It seems that lately (or possibly longer) I am always a bit behind on things. I really can’t stand being in this …
Read more...It’s great to have a camera again, even if it isn’t the camera I love, it does inspire me to blog again. …
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Ruffed Grouse season is out for now and today ushers in the  opening day of Whitetail (rifle) season, here in the Northwoods. …
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Nothing I write here will even come close to expressing the gratefulness I feel for our soldiers–for every person that has fought …
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Well, folks, it has already been almost two weeks since arriving in our new home in the Upper Peninsula. It is an …
Read more...Well, we are finally here in the Northwoods! I think it was the fastest and most unorganized packing job I’ve ever done, …
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I’ve been meaning to share this for months and haven’t had a chance. It seems all I can think of the past …
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With Dove and Pigeon season opening around the country, you might be wondering what wonderful ways you can cook them …
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One day last week just about 15 minutes after leaving home for a 2-day trip, my coveted Blackberry phone decided it wanted …
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Well, the picking of pups from the “Forests” litter out of Blizzard’s Jenna Gladstone, sired by Blizzard’s Steele Waters, has begun! …
Read more...Depending on where you are in the world, you may have experienced some crisp, cool evenings and mornings lately. I have switched …
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