The Hounds of Mason

Blue Collar Boy

2010-05-27T18:22:00.001-07:00

It has been a long time!....

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.....since I've posted anything to my blog!

Not a lot has been happening up until now. New babies have arrived! Rumor (Can/Am CH Sherick's Hot Gossip at Mason) and Nicholas (Mason's St Nicholas) presented us with 8 bouncing bundles of wrinkles on April 26, 2010! They were delivered at Grandma/Mom Sherry's house. On May 26 I brought 3 f them and their mom home to be raised here. It was a difficult decision who to bring, especially when I had to pry Grandma Sherry's fingers from the black collar boy!

Here are some pics taken at 4 weeks of age:

Finally! Some Updated Pictures

2008-02-11T22:50:00.000-08:00

Here are the babies at 6 weeks. They're really all developing their own personalities and starting to "sort themselves out" in their pecking order! They're now growing in leaps and bounds...some gaining up to a pound a day!

I guess the Christmas influence is evident! They've all dipped their toes in the snow!

Red Collar Black & Tan Girl...the "itty-bitty" girl!

Red Collar Black & Tan Boy

Red Collar Red Boy

Red Collar Red Girl

Green Collar Red Boy

Green Collar Red Girl

Yellow Collar Red Girl...the other "itty bitty" girl!

Yellow Collar Red Boy

White Collar Red Girl

White Collar Red Boy

White Collar Black & Tan Boy

Some Candid Photos

2008-01-21T10:55:00.001-08:00

Finally!...some photos that I took over the past week. Unfortunately I haven't had the time (or the help!) to get more individual ones.

Here is Sera singing them all a lullaby. As you can see, it worked! She's a great babysitter/socializer!

This is what I like to call the "clock" picture....although there is one number short!! They sure love their mush!!

Update

2008-01-21T10:05:00.000-08:00

Puppies are doing well! Unfortunately we lost 3 a couple of weeks ago. I'm not certain what the cause was, as we didn't do a post-mortem. We have our suspicions that it may have been viral. Regardless of the cause they are sadly missed.

Puppy Update!

2008-01-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

Sorry, no new pictures, but today our eyes started to open! They aren't "looking back" at me yet, but there is a little glint in the corner of the eyes on some of the pups. Tonight was also "Pedicure Night"! Certainly not an easy task! Try cutting 252 teeny tiny toenails on squirming pups!

Introducing!...

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The MERRY CHRISTMAS litter!

As I'm sure you can imagine it was quite the production to get these pictures! For every one you see here I'm sure I took 10! They all have great noses and many of the shots were of them sniffing the blanket with their heads between their front legs! These were taken over the past few days and they turned one week old yesterday (hard to believe it's been a week already!). You will notice that there are 4 pups with the same colour collars. That is because there are male/female of each colour. I tried to stick with the Christmas theme and used appropirately coloured collars.

Here they are in birth order...

THEY'VE ARRIVED!

2007-12-27T05:50:00.000-08:00

Christmas Day brought more than it's usual array of gifts! We welcomed 14 new members of the family! 6 girls (4 reds and 2 black & tans) and 8 boys (4 of each colour) arrived kicking and screaming into my world! I suspect that one of the girls will be named "Mary Christmas"!

Here are their first "published" photos!

Priscilla's pregnancy pic!

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With still almost 2 weeks to go, she's looking AWFULLY big! Priscilla is now installed in her whelping box and is continually napping in preparation for those many sleepless nights and days!

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Happy

Holidays!

Wishing everyone all the very best of the season!

Hoping your "howlidays" are happy and safe!

Exciting News!

2007-12-10T12:54:00.000-08:00

We have a new Bloodhound litter coming!

They're due December 29th, and we're expecting black & tans and red puppies!

Mom is Priscilla (Edenhill Mason Priscilla).

Dad is Blue (Mason-Olbay Blue Suede Shoes).

If you might be interested in a pup, feel free to email me for more information!

kathy@mason-kennels.com

It's been a while!...

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...since I've posted.

The boy that I kept from the May litter (now known as "Thunder", or his registered name - Mason-Murphy Perfect Storm) has grown huge and has already obtained points toward his Canadian championship, in only 2 weekends! His first time in the ring he won Best Puppy in Group. This is a competition where all the hounds puppies compete for Best Puppy. He truly enjoys the showring and all that's associated with it! Thunder is co-owned by his Grandma Sue Power (who owns his dad Fred) and he's staying at her house and enjoying his cousins for a few months.

Look at those "bedroom eyes!"

NOT Bloodhound puppy related!

2007-07-27T21:12:00.001-07:00

My daughter sent me these pictures of my granddaughter Sera, and I couldn't resist posting them here! Proud Grandma? Nah!!

These were taken at a shepherd specialty where they sort of make some concessions for "little people"! This is Sera and "her" puppy Visa! Nice to see she may be able to handle my bloodhounds when I can't!

Our neighbor breeds Quarter Horses and has a few babies this year. This is the latest one! This child has no fear of anything, and simply gravitates to animals! A budding veterinarian? (with any kind of luck at all!!)

2007-07-16T08:53:00.000-07:00

Sue and Tom Schreck came to visit a couple of weeks ago. They will be taking "Roxie" (red collar girl) home with them in a few weeks. Here are some pictures that they took while they were here.

Do you think Sue's in LOVE??

.....and of course Sera had to get in on the action!!

The Great Outdoors!

2007-07-16T08:17:00.000-07:00

These guys just love to run and play! I finally had the camera ready during a play session!

They certainly enjoy "kid" company when playing! This is Nathan, my step-grandson, who is their "chief-cook-and-bottle-washer" when I'm at work.

Do you think if I lay flat they'll find me? Nah, his nose isn't THAT good!

Well...maybe it is?

This is Petey, Nathan's Golden Retriever. He's SO good with the pups, and the pups just love to torment him!

FINALLY!! Puppy pictures!

2007-07-12T18:49:00.000-07:00

Okay! So it's finally happening! Here are some photos of the "Mahalia/Fred" babies. Yes, they are still babies, but certainly not newborn!! They were born May 28, 2007, so they are about 6 1/2 weeks old as of today. After a rough start they are now growing in leaps and bounds, some putting on about 1/2 pound a day! The little boy with the purple collar (we've named him "Earl"), was so close to death I didn't think there was any way he'd survive...but survive he did and is now thriving! It will take him a little bit to catch up to the others, but he's first into the food bowl and last to leave! It's hard to believe that they'll be leaving for their new homes in a short couple of weeks!

This is my granddaughter Sera helping them with their first meal...as if they needed help!

Here are some individual pictures of the puppies. Please bear in mind that my daughter (the shepherd handler!) is doing the stacking! There was a fair amount of white on these puppies, including a couple with some white on their muzzles and forehead. This is gradually disappearing, and will be completely gone in a few weeks.

Red Collar Girl:

Yellow Collar Girl:

Blue Collar Boy:

Green Collar Boy:

Yellow Collar Boy:

Red Collar Boy:

...and last but not least, the itty bitty Purple Collar Boy (aka "Earl"):