I haven’t been very good at keeping ya’ll updated. But Butter got halfway to qualifying for Updog’s nationals (Updif) this year. We got a little sidetracked with a different sport though, so we won’t be pushing hard to go to Updif after all.

commission for @/fox_gassy and @/KovieFox !!

Hobbes does not approve of this pointy black dog trend.

A gift for @tapakah0 fjajrhjabebjjeq

is 3am and I am too tired to see if I missed anything ;~; so sry if it looks a bit funky

Context under the cut idk djabejajbanw

And Ig Hodd and Cass are also in this too in the little picture *shrugs* ok bye bye ima go to bed and pass out now

*runs away* djabrjajbdnajjw

December 2017 PDX Portland Oregon U.S.A. 

HACHI🐾✨🦴✨🐾

© KOJI ARAKI Art Works

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

✨️👻🎃 Happy Halloween!! 🎃👻✨️

right? :c

Grief/gain

Someone’s getting big 😫🥹

My mum bought my dog a squeaky toy for Christmas and I got to wake up to my dog literally abusing the poor toy by rapidly squeezing it and I’m pretty sure I’m losing my hearing but at least my dog is having the time of her life

October 2023 JAPAN AOMORI TSUGARU SA

HACHI🐾✨🦴✨🐾

© KOJI ARAKI Art Works

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

went hiking along scappoose dike yesterday, and saw many geese, and clouds, and a giant redwood, and boats, and a single hummingbird that landed on a branch after hovering right in front of me while i sang a magnetic fields song, and at least 4 dogs, and several magnolia trees, and a number of tiny wildflowers.

it did!!

trying to instruct my boyfriend on the difference between enzymatic cleaners and not enzymatic cleaners is honestly like talking to a wall

Breeding goals for 2024:

Producing a high quality sporting and working dog that is capable of being a pleasant companion on quiet days provided needs are met (Tassie is a med-high drive/low energy shepherd, expected sire was chosen for also being high drive/med energy and able to settle in the house)

Continuing the breed standard of producing a dog that is owner-oriented and aloof with strangers, though not unfriendly (Tassie is paranoid with strangers and asocial, very much a one-person dog, expected sire is selected for sociability to offset this. Tassie's pedigree has social dogs so I suspect that she's a one-off)

Not focusing on bite sports/protection; the goal is to produce a dog that is capable of doing more than just biting. The shepherd should be an all-around working dog capable of doing anything it's trained to do. (Tassie struggled with learning sports where independent thinking was necessary, though once she picked it up she's a rockstar at odor detection. Sire is a bite sport dog and titled well, chosen for good pedigree and environmental soundness. Pups will probably excel in bite sport avenues, though they should be stable enough to perform at anything)

Steering away from insane drive, part of producing a dog capable of living in the house. Also helps the goal of producing an all-around working dog, so the dog is capable of slowing down to learn new things without having an anxiety attack (Tassie struggled with this through adolescence but settled very nicely as an adult, sire is about the same)

Producing a dog that is environmentally sound and confident in new locations (Tassie has always been excellent, sire is said to have strong environmental soundness and has titled well. Puppy program planned to help pups with environmental confidence. Some adolescent reactivity is expected, both dogs had issues though have been successfully managed out of it. This is a known breed issue)

Producing a dog in good physical health (Need to finish Tassie's OFA's to confirm but pedigree has excellent rated hips/elbows throughout, sire is the same. Tassie is DM free, sire will carry. Chance for DM carries in the litter, waiting for a response back from a different stud dog just in case that would negate this but is chosen for same reasons above)

I have more thoughts on this but this is what I'm aiming for, potential for holding back a bitch from this litter to pair with future pup but I'm not sure if I want to raise two pups of similar age together so it would have to be a really amazing puppy. I CAN do it, I just don't know if I WANT to do it. But Tassie will most likely be three by the time this litter is born and I don't want to wait too long.