Dogs Avec Espoir

01/19/2025

Washed the sweatshirt, came out fine. Just can’t toss in dryer, that I remembered!

12/30/2024

11/22/2024

Everyone bathed and floofed up.

My kennel name I picked is Avec Espoir, which means, with hope. If I EVER decide to breed again, it will be WITH HOPE. With hope of healthy dogs (with all health testing), with hope any pups are going to truly loving homes, with hope they go to appropriate homes, with hope people will be respectful enough of the efforts I’ve taken to return them to me if something goes wrong.

11/02/2024

Happy Belated (on this page) Birthday to my Halloween girl 💕💗🎊. My bestest girl who didn’t even mind the show ring, even though I roll my eyes 🤣

09/29/2024

Side note, if you work in your bedroom & get off the computer, you might need a second bed in there

07/16/2024

My sweet little harlequin girlie is in season. Oh the joys of having 2 dogs of opposite s*x intact with zero intetion of breeding at the time. It CAN be done, it takes effort, & that’s where many fall short.

Pants for the girl, & wraps for the male are NOT the answer. Life WILL find a way, it’s your responsibility to manage the house & the dogs properly. If you cannot, or have people living/helping with your dogs who do not follow safe management, you will likely have puppies. Heck, experienced people, attempting to do everything right can make a mistake, crate doors fail, wooden doors CAN be chewed through, dogs CAN breed through crate bars….please pay attention, accidental litters, underage, unplanned, untested litters should be avoided. Shelters are full, but do your best to make certain they’re not full of ‘your’ dogs.

Crate & rotate, actual doors are your friend, a piece of cloth is not. Have a good day all, I’m going to be busy managing 2 crazed beasts for a few weeks 😝

07/02/2024

06/19/2024

Sadly, this heartbroken family lost their beautiful 7 year old Border Collie named Kindle on Wednesday when she suffocated in a chip bag. Wendy Jordan, a professional dog trainer, says, "I can’t write now. It’s too raw. I have warned people for years about Pet Suffocation. I’m a dog trainer/business owner by profession. And today, because I left a chip bag on a table, in an area I thought the dogs didn't have access to but knew they sometimes could get through, my best dog of my pack is gone. She opened the gate to the deck, went up the steps, got the chip bag, took it down the steps, even spilling some of the chips, and then somehow accessed the inside and suffocated. She was right beside my gate where she is used to entering and exiting the yard. I’m devastated. I may never buy a bag of chips again. I used to worry about this when my kids were young, and I warned my kids when they left home with their dogs, and yet one freak accident, and I’m the one it happens to."

Even though someone may already know about pet suffocation and take all safety precautions, accidents can still happen. We can only do our best. Kindle was a very determined pup. Her story will help save other pets from this happening to them. Please help us spread awareness. Thank you.
www.preventpetsuffocation.com

06/15/2024

So…he grew, a little
He’s a year now 💗