A week of Loss here

This week has been a very emotional one here at the kennel. Words can't begin to describe the sorrow that is in our hearts. Last Monday Feb 3 we lost 2 wonderful dogs. TWD's Emma and TWD's C Loutus de Loufranc. Emma was 11.5 and Loutus just celebrated her 13th birthday this past November. Both the girls were taken from a horrible fast growing cancer. It came about quick and we decided to ease their pain and let them pass to the bridge in peace and meet the others who have gone on before. The loss here has been profound and everyone here human and canine alike are feeling the pain and loss. The girls have been looking for their mom's. Loutus was a gentle soul to both human and canine baby alike. Emma was content to just be Emma and enjoy her retirement days in leisure.

Yesterday saw another tragic loss here. We lost NduringPeace's Captain Barbosa aka Rocky. Rocky was Emma's son. We are not sure what happened we went to do kennel checks and he was gone. He had been sad all week and not quite himself but we couldn't find anything physically wrong with him. He was a wonderful soul here at the kennel much loved by all here. It still surreal that he isn't here.

Rest well Emma, Loutus and Rocky.....wear your silver harnesses well......run free and teach Frank how to drive a dog team while you are up there! Til we meet again......all our love,

Dante, Cathy , Matthew, Ethan and Joshua and the rest of the gang here.

Happy Birthday....Remembering the Life Not the Loss

Today is our "Car" litter's 2nd birthday! This litter holds a special place in our hearts here at NduringPeace as they were born the morning Dante's father passed away. Dante's dad loved his cars and so Dante felt it appropriate that the girls all be named after cars. Dante's dad loved our dogs......its amazing how our God works. This litter being born the morning Frank passed has allowed Dante to look at these dogs and kept a little piece of his Dad with him everyday it has heped ease Dante's pain.
We have placed half the litter, we have one in Switzerland in a racing home, one in Colorado being used in a race team, one in New Hampshire and one in Vermont being used on touring teams, and one in Sarnia in a loving pet home. So in essence Frank's memory is being held around the world. That to me is pretty darn cool! Our girl Diamond is named after Frank's favourite car and she is one big love bug!! Dante always wanted a black dog with ice blue eyes...and he got 2!
God always knows what is best....we hold to our hearts very dear the scripture that says: All things work together for the good of those that love the Lord. While we may not know why we have to go through the pain of loss, God is still in control. Its the small things that at times brings the greatest joy. We have focused on the small things over the past few years to see the beauty in the valley. Choosing to remember the life and not the loss. We have made the decisions to follow our dreams, to live life to its fullest to embrace each day with whatever may be thrown our way. Some days are easier than others but getting up everyday ready for adventure is this journey called life.

All in Moved in.....sort of.......

Well we did the big move!! Closer to snow!! Woohoo!! Well here's hoping we get a ton of snow! We are now located in Eastern Ontario. The dogs are all trying to settle in and we even have a new addition here at NduringPeace!! Thanks to Trishamar Kennels! Boy its been awhile since we had a new puppy here.......well It seems like a while....almost 2 years. Oh the puppy howls at being crated are enough to break your heart! lol......He loves it here! Watch for his ring debuts in the new year!! We are excited to have him here with us at NduringPeace and look forward to what he brings to our kennel.

So for all my New England friends I am now only 6 hours away instead of 15!!! LOL......that just means I am closer to east coast lobster......mmmmmmmmmm We might even take a tour out there in the near future.

We will be looking to place a few dogs this fall. Some of our dogs just aren't turning out as well as we had hoped for.....and some are still amazing us at what they can do!! I had to laugh yesterday as we were getting ready to load the dog box to move the dogs our old girl Loutus( she will be 10 in November) got all excited.....it was cool and there was a dog box in the yard....means running time!! I hope she wasn't too disappointed that she just got a LONG truck ride!! lol I am sure there is still a lot of spunk left in her!!! Dante is anxious to get running again....its been a long time since he has been able to do the sport that he loves so much. He knows his dad is looking down on him and cheering him on. That is one thing his dad loved so much was our dogs. How appropriate that he should pass on the morning we were whelping a litter.

As Dante stands outside we can hear a nearby kennel with their dogs howling.....feels good to up here. It's nice and cool up here, almost time to start training. :)

So feel free to drop us a line or if you see someone on our site you might like to add as an addition to your home or team feel free to drop us a line.

Gotta run for now.......

Dog Days of Summer!

Well its HOT!! Not too sure our dogs like the heat much....just lazing around sunning themselves. Don't you wish we could all just lay around and tan all summer long?! Today its finally raining so I now have a yard full of mud puppies! Instead of using the dog houses they are playing in puddles and rolling in mud!

We are already planning fall training teams. Thinking of cooling temps. Dante is looking forward to being back out on the trails this winter after missing it for a few years. When his dad was sick and then last year with no snow.

So remember to all start thinking of your snow dances for this winter to bring on the snow and have some great runs/races!

We will be placing some of our yearlings this fall. A few haven't turned out as nice as we would like and others we were to place blew us out of the water on training runs last year!

Feel free to post a comment or drop us a line to say hi!

Kent Kennel Klub-April, 17, 2010- We have a NEW CHAMPION here at NduringPeace!! Many thanks go out to the Judge Edna Gonzales Sanchez Rubio for awarding Nikki with Winner's Bitch and Best of Winners today for a 2 point win! Nikki showed beautifully!! We are VERY excited for what Nikki's future holds here at NduringPeace!!

Another Successful Weekend!

This past weekend I attended the Windsor Dog show with Nikki. We picked up another 4 points towards her Canadian Championship. We would like to thank the Judges Mr.Len Harfield and Mr.Thomas Nesbitt.

We had a great time! Seeing some friends....watching the dogs and just hanging out. I bought a much needed new grooming table too. The photo is courtesy of Taja Siberians . Thank you Melissa and Jess for taking and sharing the photos!

We are VERY pleased with how Nikki is maturing and what a wonderful dog she is. Many thanks go to her breeder and co-owner Melody Roth of Trishamar Kennel for entrusting us with her. Continue to look for Nikki in the future!!

This is Nikki in her latest show win at the Elgin Kennel Club. She showed beautifully and behaved herself. She had fun and so did I. She is still doing well in the obedience area, so we are going to continue to do classes with her.

We did have some snow here but then lost it all to a massive rain we had. So we are back to brown grass and now huge ice rinks of ice! Mother Nature really needs to send some serious snow!!!

Our puppies are now a year old!! Hard to believe the year has flown by!! Feel free to visit our website and look around. We have a few that are looking for homes.

I hope you all are having a better winter than we are here in Southwestern Ontario!!

Happy New Year!!

Well life around the kennel/house has been crazy these last few months. Now that I have a few moments to post I will try and catch you up on the happenings around here.

Nikki is now pointed towards her CKC championship! She is maturing nicely and we will be taking our time to show her. She has also been learning obedience and is showing some wonderful promise in this area as well.

We have been doing some basic command work with the babies....who won't be babies for much longer. Our weather here in Southwestern Ontario just won't co-operate with us and we have yet to hit the trails. Its been a rather disappointing winter thus far. We had a ton of rain and now everything is ice. With no snow that is not conducive to training.

We still have a few dogs that are looking for homes so feel free to visit our website and take a look: nduringpeacesiberians.weebly.com

Feel free to drop us a note anytime.......I will try and get back to you asap!

Here's hoping for some serious snow!!

Lots Happening!!

Well its been a while since I have been able to sit down and write an update!! The puppies are all maturing nicely. We are still looking for homes for Polar Bear and for Echo. The temps here have been too warm to run the dogs. We are anxiously awaiting the cooler temps so we can get out and start training. When the temps drop its usually been pouring rain so still no training. Here's hoping for cooler temps soon!

We have a new website address: http://nduringpeacesiberians.weebly.com This site is a new wonderful free site to build wonderful websites!! Its much easier to use than geocities once you get the lay of the land so to speak.

We have upgraded to high speed internet as well. We have had to go to satellite internet but well worth it!! So updating our photos of the dogs will be much easier and faster!

We have had Nikki entered in a couple of shows. No points yet but wonderful ring experiences. Right now we are just making sure showing is fun for her. She has started in obedience classes as well and so far is doing wonderful! She surprised me that was for sure.

Feel free to drop us a line to ask any questions, or inquire of any of our dogs. I can refer you to some fellow breeders if we don't have anything that you are looking for.

New Puppy Pictures

The top left photo is Mercedes; the top right photo is Diamond; the piebald puppy is Polar Bear.

I snapped a few shots over the last few days of the puppies. I still need to get one of Echo and Jag. Hopefully I can get them in the next few days. Feel free to leave a note and let us know what you think!!

Fall in the air?

Well the mornings here are really starting to feel like some training temps! The dogs are getting all excited at 5:30am! The puppies too....not too sure if they know why they just know everyone else is excited so I might as well be too! LOL... I have seen a few trees starting to turn colours as well as the bean crops are starting to yellow. Sure signs of fall.

We started stake out training with the puppies today. Jag, Mercedes and Diamond all did well once they realized they couldn't run away. Polar Bear did well after about a half hour of standing there thinking she was going for a walk! LOL...... Echo was a little scared but did well right near the end.

We are still looking for a home for Pearl. She has come along nicely in the last year. Mind you she doesn't like other females, males are fine(I guess that comes from being the only girl in a litter of 8!). She is a solid little girl and Dante will be seeing what she can do in harness this fall. Rocky has gained weight steadily over the summer and is now a nice weight and filling out lovely. He is looking more and more like his grandfather Jello (www.mishawum.com )

Look for some updated photos of the puppies in the coming days. There may be a few adults available this winter/spring, feel free to contact us for more information.

Not too much new......

Well we are still surviving the heat humans and dogs alike! Most of our nights have been cooler and the dogs notice and get all excited! They are just as anxious to get out and run as I think Dante is becoming. The pups are all maturely nicely. We have noticed in the past week or so they seemed to have sprouted some more. Echo is still our tallest girl but not by much...Diamond and Mercedes are giving her a good run.
Our boy Rocky (from our EmmaxRocky breeding with Mishawum) is really turning into a nice boy! Watch for some updated photos soon! Our friends over in Vermont at PeacePups Dogsledding are having fun with our boys Thunder/Prescott. Pacem (Loutus x Enzo)was my favourite and is one sweet girl. She went camping/sailing with them this past week and is looking wonderful!!
As all our racing friends are getting anxious for cooler temps and training/racing season to be upon us we wait anxiously with them! We are hoping for a successful season on the trail. Watch for updates on our progress. There may be a few dogs available for sale.
Well off to try and stay cool and start to get the kids ready for back to school.....its just 2 weeks away!! YEAH!!!

Its HOT!

Well is seems summer has FINALLY arrived in Southwestern Ontario! Its HOT and humid! The dogs hate it. But alas they must endure as we all must. I did hear mention that this winter we will see an above average snow fall that we haven't seen in years! Maybe just maybe we can get in some serious training and racing this winter. Dante is anxious to get back out on the circuit seeing as he took 2 winters off so he could be near his dad in his illness.

It still seems I am in the middle of a husky cloud as the dogs continue to drop their coats.......time for some bathing and blowing out of the coats.

Nikki has been to a few shows. She is a pistol that's for sure! I love her personality very much! She is a VERY social dog and her tempermant is wonderful.

The pups continue to grow quickly and although they look sleek they are SOLID! Keep an eye out for some upcoming photos soon.

Well its off to try and keep cool! Feel free to drop a note and say hi!

I still have a pup or two for sale so if you are interested in adding a new member to your team let me know!!

New pictures

I wish I knew what Mother Nature was up too. You can tell she is a woman as she is constantly changing her mind! She needs to decide and stick with either warm and sunny or back to winter!

I have posted some new candid photos of the available puppies. You can take a peek at them here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/nduringpeace/RandomPhotosAvailablePuppies#

Not too much here to update on. Just trying to enjoy some lazy days of summer..........if they would ever get here!

Stay tuned for show updates!!

Season's Change

Spring is in the air!! Most of the dogs are starting to finally drop their winter coats. The next few weeks will be spent with everyone taking their turns brushing out dogs!

Our puppy girls are growing like weeds! They are all going to be good sized females which will be nice. Even our little small girl FingerPaint has caught up very nicely with her sisters. Speaking of FingerPaint she has found herself a new home in Switzerland! She is doing very well and her flight didn't bother her at all. She has joined a lovely sprint racing kennel.

A few more changes have occured with the changing of the seasons....Prescott and Thunder have moved on to a wonderful home in Vermont. They have joined Ken at PeacePups DogSled Rides and Tours . Both boys are fitting in nicely.

I have uploaded a new video clip of the pups running in the yard. You can view it here at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NdrncVLfpw
We still have 3 beautiful pups available to approved homes. Echo and Polar Bear would make lovely additions to an active race team. Porsche will make a wonderful pet or rec team addition.

The whole litter is turning out so beautifully. I knew that when they were born on the day Dante's father passed away that there were very special things in store for this litter. We are excited for the seasons to come to see and hear how they all brighten each new families life.

I pray that you all enjoy the offseason ( for our mushing friends) and all the summer shows(for our dog show friends) and look forward to hearing from you.

How Time Flies

WOW! Its hard to believe 14 weeks have flown by. The pups are 14 weeks today and are looking really nice. We have 4 available pups still looking for homes. You can view them here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nduringpeace/AvailablePuppies#

In another album are the girls we are keeping if you wish to see how some of the other girls are turing out.
http://picasaweb.google.com/nduringpeace/OtherPuppies#

Not too sure if the news has been heard by everyone. But come this summer Yahoo is closing the Geocities site. So that means we will be moving our website to a different host. As soon as I find one that will fit our needs I will make sure I post it here so you can reset your bookmarks if you have us in your favourites.

It looks like warmer weather is starting to show itself in Southwestern Ontario. Today was almost 30C!!! We are liking the warmer temps not too sure if our furkids are though. With warmer temps we can focus on getting gear ready for next fall and cleaning up the yard and planting gardens. Also with warmer temps means some more shows for us to do. We are looking forward to showing our new prospect Nikki. She is a fireball and loves people and thinks the world revolves around her. Keep tuned in to hear about Adventures with Nikki in the coming months.

We still have 1 adult looking for a home as well. Feel free to look at Pearl. She is a little smaller than we would like. So if you need a smaller girl to add to your race team or need a new companion feel free to drop us a note.

I hope you all are enjoying your spring!

Puppies and Dogs

Well life continues to be interesting around here at the kennel. This past saturday we flew one of our puppies to Denver on Northwest. What an amazing airlines to fly animals on! They treated her soooo well. She was no worse the wear when she arrived entertaining the staff in cargo from what I hear! lol

As mentioned before we have 4 available girls. I will try to let you know a little about each.
Lefty: is the tallest of the litter. She likes to watch the world happening around her before engaging. She is rather a smart little pup.
Polar Bear: Is a competitive pup. She LOVES to win and will pull tails to ensure she wins.
Patch: She is a sweet little girl and would make someone a wonderful pet.
Fingerpaint: She was the runt of the bunch but has caught up nicely. She gets along with everyone and has taught herself how to sit for her supper.

I also have some adults looking for homes. I have posted two quick clips on youtube one of Thunder and one of Prescott. You can view them here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=865AqLmOHvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yqZzg32uU

I also have a smaller female that is available. Pearl is the littermate to the 2 boys above.

We are all anxious for spring to come around here! So we can clean up the winter blahs and fix/build new things for the kennel.

Have a wonderful day and feel free to leave a note to let us know you were here!

Currently available

Well this past weekend some of our babies started leaving for their forever homes. We still have 4 puppies available. Please follow this link to see who we are still looking for homes for:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nduringpeace/8WeekOldStacks#

We were able to free run them and they are all doing very well!! Feel free to email for more information on the puppies.

We have decided we are going to be making a few of the yearlings available. On our main site under our dogs there are pictures. We are looking for homes for: Prescott, Pearl, Thunder.

If interested in any of the above mentioned dogs please email me at: cddemars@teksavvy.com

8 weeks already?!

Well the pups are 8 weeks old already! Boy how times flies!! This litter has been a real joy to us. It hardly seems like there are 10 of them. I have taken new stacked photos of them. You can view them here: http://picasaweb.google.com/nduringpeace/8WeekOldStacks#

We have added new youtube videos of them as well. You can view them under our "channel"
NduringPeace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2sH4JXmnW8 From here you can link to the other videos that are up of the litter.

All these girls have wonderful personalities and are quite social. Loutus has done a wonderful job at raising them!! We couldn't have asked for a better mother!

Link for Pictures

Many thanks go to Rhonda at Mishawum Siberians for helping us and getting the new pics up and posted so everyone can see them without my site crashing all the time!!

Here's the link to the stacked photos:

http://www.mishawum.com/dogs/DEMARS/EnzoandLoutus.html

We will be taking new pictures of Patch on Right Ear as her neck really isn't that long....she was being rather squiggly at picture time!!