Dream Come True

As a little girl I became infatuated with dogs. I shouldn't say all dogs but one breed in particular. I grew up in a family that always had dogs but my Mom wouldn't allow them inside. This always 'tore' at me. Afterall, I always thought 'pets' were a part of the family? I vowed to myself that sometime in my adult life I would have a purebred Labrador Retriever. In my mind, they are the ultimate dog, the ONLY dog. Now, if you are reading this and disagree that is fine but remember this is my blog, with my opinions, thoughts and ideas.

My dream came true when I came across some Labrador Retriever breeders in Alberta. I fell in 'love' with an upcoming breeding at Eagertrieve. I think that Sudden Impact "Will" is the most gorgeous boy I've seen and fell in love instantly. I wanted 'one' of his puppies. My dream came true on July 20,2006 when 8 puppies were born. I was on the waiting list and so desperately wanted a 'black' girl! There were 4 black girls born that day but one needed to be 'put down' due to having a cleft pallet. I anxiously awaited until the litter was six weeks old to find out if yellow, orange or pink collar girl was mine. Finally, it was announced that pink collar girl, was indeed my "ROWAN". The trip to Edmonton was excruciatingly painful due to the anticipation of seeing my baby girl for the first time. I must admit though, it was love at first sight.

Rowan was a little trooper travelling and snuggled in with me during the 6 hour drive back to Dawson Creek. She had everyone wrapped around her paw in no time and almost immediately became the 'PRINCESS'.

Rowan is now 17 months old and has come so far since her first days home. She is a beautiful girl and we love her so very much.

The next new aspect of our life began on November 19, 2007 as Tia delivered 7 healthy puppies. We had hoped for a chocolate girl but nature hadn't co-operated with us. For a VERY brief time I was saddened that I wouldn't get my second girl, but it quickly faded knowing there would be a chocolate boy for us. Tia is a beautiful girl and was bred with my ultimate boy, "Will". How could you not get a glorious puppy from this litter? I am so happy that we chose to go with Torngat this time around. Margie and Ed are absolutely amazing. They are wonderful people.

So here we are at 5 weeks of age anxiously awaiting to see if BENTLEY will be wine collar boy or blue collar boy. January 18th isn't coming fast enough. I can hardly wait to make the 9 hour trip to Calgary to see my gorgeous chocolate boy.