IZZY 5 months old today New Pic,s of her in her Protection Harness - Page 3

What a gorgeous puppy! And you can tell that she loves to work with you.

Steve1,

She is gorgeous and looks to have good focus.

She is a nice looking girl Steve! I miss having a sable, so I love to look at them.... Is it cold over there yet? Last week, here in NW Montana it was 8 degrees in the morning. Today it felt like spring! I was thinking of you out there at 6:00am with your pidgeons in the dark!!

Hey Steve!
I sent you an email... Izzy is looking like quite the proper little lady! I laughed when you said she surprised you with her focus. Maybe she knew there was a camera nearby :-)
Looking forward to hearing about the Belgian Nationals. I hope Como cleans house!!!!
Matt is really starting to like Como more and more. I really like Dido.
So we are already going back and forth with each other over who our next puppy will be from :-) Too bad Como and Dido are so closely related, I would beg the breeder to make that cross. Even still, I would take one of those puppies so fast, even with all the risks involved in.  SO quick question, would that breeding be considered a very tight linebreeding, or  inbreeding? You can email me if you prefer, interesting topic, I think....
Anyway, glad you posted the new pictures. Happy Birthday to Izzy Bitch!
Stacy

Looking very nice Steve, Izzy is growing so fast already.

Denise

Hi Stacy
No i do not think that mating would be done as good as it looks, And for me Both Parents are so good Dido is a really outstanding female as is Babsi Izzys mother, And the risk of getting Pups with any fault is just not fair on the Pups, what can be done with them if there were
Possibly things would be okay as it is a very much line bred mating but the chance is still there
Then of Course you will have wasted a mating of two great Dogs and getting Como for a mating would not be that easy although in this case they are very good friends but say for anyone else it would not be easy i would think
The Mating Of Como and Babsi as you know was partly or mostly my idea, and i was adamant he should put them together, and i am blamed for the outcome, for the litter mate in Belgium is a great focused little Male and he will do well i do not know of the others that went abroad
Anyway as you know the breeder decided to mate Babsi with Como to hopefully get some more little Izzys
and he will be sure to keep a female himself this time thats what i think, But he blames me for it happening and i am pleased to take the blame for i know i have the right Pup if i can do my job right and it is me where the fault will lie if we do not do okay
But then he has other excellent matings which will work just as well like the Zasko - Hetty mating if i had the room i would have one myself from Hetty and Zasko although i have a Son of him now which my brother handles but we do not have room or the time to see to more than one dog at a time each properly the way we like to do it
 And even if they do not come up to the standard we expect on the Sch field they will stay with us until they or we pass over which ever happens first for although we want to do well in the sport, the Dogs are more important to us than a few Titles, but in this case i think both will do fine in that area,
 Anyway you know he does not do things in a hurry a lot of thought goes into the breedings to get the best possible working dog out opossible with top quality joints He is as you know a very caring breeder and a clever one as well
Steve1

Moons your Izzy is a but the right weight for her age i would say. My Izzy i do not know i will have to use the Vets scales to weigh her
The last time i weighed her on the 3rd August she was 34lb, so i guess she will have added to that now, but i think she is much the same as your pups weight about the 44-48 lb i will get her down next week to put her on  the Vets Scales for a check it pays too
Steve1

Hi Steve,
Thanks for clarifying. It would be a shame to waste a breedng from either Como or the beautiful Dido! You put it into a much better perspective for me, thank you. He is quite  a clever breeder and Matt and I were looking at a few different pedigrees from WUSV competitors who competed this year that had breedings of his up pretty close in their pedigrees.
I remember when you and I first met you had told me about how Izzy came about. It sounds like you too, have a great understanding of these dogs and what should click. I know it is not just about putting two pedigrees together or two good dogs. There is so much  thought that goes into a mating when you want a healthy litter with a high percentage of dogs that can do the work they were bred for.
I know the breeder must be very happy with Izzy's litter to repeat the breeding. You must be very pleased.
You already know that Matt and I will keep you well informed of Indi's progress. The breeder tells me everyone who came to see the litter kept choosing her because she was with her tail and ears up, stirring trouble with her brothers :-)
I can hardly wait to get her home. Matt is really going to enjoy her!
Thanks again for the explaination. Talk to you soon
Stacy

Steve1,
My last pup Indy was a horse from the get go and still is.   I guess thats why I seem to see Isabelle as small after watching the other grow.
The size doesn't matter to me really, I was just going by your pictures and your Izzy seems very nice and of good size for her age.
I am hoping mine takes after her father but keeps her mothers nose.
So far so good.


Moons.

Steve, she is a very nice pup. You can tell your 5 minutes is showing in how she moves forward, her body is straight and not having her backend swinging out away from you. Keep up the good work. She seems very happy to be with you.
Always,
Cee