Z's Auzzies

08/11/2022

Zulu and I love watching her first pups grow and explore with their families. We wish them all a very happy 3rd Woof-Day🎈🐶🎈

28/10/2022

Puffin has grown up so much, in these two years. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to handle her and see her shine in the show ring. With a bath she transforms both in appearance and mentality from farm dog to show dog. Wishing her and all of her siblings a very happy 2nd Woof Day🎈🐶🎈

19/10/2022

22/07/2022

Haddie diligently spent her 2nd Woof-Day hunting gophers❤️🐶❤️ Wishing all of her litter mates a very happy woof-day🎈🐶🎈

03/07/2022

We have puppies….my mom’s female Ruby delivered this large and healthy litter of ten four weeks ago❤️🐶❤️

18/05/2022

Ever noticed those slits at the sides of a dog's nose? Why do dogs have them?

Once again, nature proves her elegance in the design of our dogs. When we humans inhale and exhale, air comes in the same way it goes out. Any smells that come in through our mouths are forced out as we exhale, if we exhale out our mouths.

When a dog exhales through his nose, however, the exhaled air is released through those slits and off to the side so that nice, smelly air going into the dog's nostrils doesn't get diluted with the outgoing air. Put another way, the slits allow the dog to avoid smelling what he just exhaled.

The slits help the dog hold scent particles in the nostrils even as exhaled air passing out the slits creates a swirling air turbulence allowing interesting odors to be inhaled directly into the centre of each nostril. Since dogs breathe faster when trying to sniff a certain smell, they widen their nostrils to pull in more air which makes it possible for a dog searching for smells to have a steady stream of air coming in for up to 40 seconds, maybe even longer.

The slits also allow dogs to wiggle each nostril independently which gives them the ability to know which nostril a smell entered. This is how a dog can pinpoint where a smell is coming from, and why a dog searching for smells on the ground will weave back and forth as he follows a trail.

We all know the superb smelling abilities of dogs, but let's use an analogy between scent and sight to really put it into perspective: If our eyes were our nose, what we as humans can see at a third of a mile, our dog can see more than 3,000 miles away and still see as well.

Just wow.

16/05/2022

My Tri Girls are becoming road tripping pros🛻🐶🛻

09/05/2022

Celebrating all of The Pack Mothers out there🌷🐶🌷

18/04/2022

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter from my pack to your’s🌸🐶🌸

09/04/2022

Our pack is sending it’s condolences to The Knapp Family, you and Sydney accomplished so much together over the last 16 years! She’s the last of her litter, and will truly be missed🌈🐶🌈

05/04/2022

My ZuZu celebrated her 8th Woof-Day with two of her pups today🎁🐶🎁

03/04/2022

Zulu and Jelly truly farm do**in on this gorgeous Spring Day in the garden🌸🐶🌸

23/03/2022

Attended The 2022 Evergreen Spring Sieger in Ridgefield over the weekend. Was Puff’s first time in the ring competing with the adults, she did great! Thank you Kimberly for letting me handle Taran in her first show, she was a rockstar🥇🐶🥇

18/03/2022

Haddie and Zulu were busy chasing leprechauns on this soggy St. Patty’s Day☘️🐶☘️

10/03/2022

Puff still doesn’t trust the turkeys❤️🐶❤️

01/03/2022

Zu is very intrigued by the new roommate❤️🐶❤️

26/02/2022

❤️🐶❤️

POEM OF A DOG
I am the one who always waits for you.
Your car has a special sound that I
have imprinted on my senses, I can
recognize it among a thousand.
Your steps have a magic timbre.
Your voice is music to my ears.
If I see your joy, it makes me happy!
Your scent is the best,
Your presence is what moves my
senses.
Your awakening wakes me up.
I watch you sleep and for me you are
my God, I am happy watching over
your sleep.
Your gaze is a ray of light. Your hands
on me have the lightness of peace and
the sublime display of infinite love.
When you go out, I feel a huge
emptiness in my heart.
I wait for you again and again.
I am the one who will wait for you all
my life today, tomorrow and always:
I am your dog ❤️

20/02/2022

Whidbey Island Beach Day with the pack... Thank You Kimberly and Jacquie Cerra for hosting🌊🐶🌊

14/02/2022

Love is always around when you have an Aussie or two...Happy Valentines Day from my pack to your’s💖🐶💖

03/02/2022

It’s real when dog supplies get left🏠🐶🏠

26/01/2022

Really hope Zu and Haddie live by this rule❤️🐶❤️

18/01/2022

My girls loving the snow accumulation in Colville☃️🐶☃️

11/01/2022

Didn’t compete but watched a day of dog showing at IABCA’s Peace Arch Sieger in Lynden this weekend. Some great dogs and a wonderful panel of insightful and helpful judges as always❤️🐶❤️

01/01/2022

There truly is an Aussie for everyone...This was Betty White’s Aussie Buck❤️🐶❤️

27/12/2021

My little Aussie Reindeer waited for the SNOW...Wishing everyone a Very Merry Woof-mas from my pack to your’s🎄🐶🎄

11/12/2021

It’s that time of year again, when the dog chew aisles are full of rawhide. Rawhide is an overly processed byproduct of the leather industry that has been associated with causing severe intestinal blockages. They’re are so many other healthier and natural treat and chew options for your dogs. A few of our pack’s favorites are dehydrated chicken feet, liver, lungs, and gizzards❤️🐶❤️

30/11/2021

Had a full packhouse of 8 Aussies over Thanksgiving❤️🐶❤️

26/11/2021

Thankful everyday for this wonderful breed. Happy Thanksgiving from my pack to your’s❤️🐶❤️

16/11/2021

Wishing these two handsome brothers a very Happy 3rd Woof-Day🛍🐶🛍

11/11/2021

Zu knows she made a big mistake by running down the trail and rolling in something gross

01/11/2021

Zulu and Haddie wish everyone a very Happy Howl-oween👻🐶👻

28/10/2021

Happy Happy First Woof Day to Puffin and all of her littermates🎈🐶🎈

26/10/2021

No bling this time, but I wouldn’t change a thing about Puffin and I’s first show season. At the end of the day it’s the points that matter and she earned enough for multiple titles🏅🐶🏅

23/10/2021

Wish us Luck!!! Puffin and I are competing in our last show of the year and her last show as a puppy this weekend in Ridgefield🏅🐶🏅
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18/10/2021

My Tri Girls love their chew-bones❤️🐶❤️

11/10/2021

Puffin and Zulu playing with the pumpkins❤️🐶❤️

06/10/2021

Showing off these Mother and Daughter Pairs❤️🐶❤️