Shadowhills Border Terriers

26/08/2025

HAPPY NATIONAL DOG DAY!

Here’s our 4 1/2 week old girl playing with her toys!

23/08/2025

Basic but good article on puppy weaning.
I didn’t start using the RC Puppy Mousse until a few years ago. It works great. I still grind up Puppy kibble, soak and feed once they get started well. Gradually lessening the grind and making it more solid. Always feed with sone water in bowl. I agree that Esbilac, or similar, while a good milk replacer, may not be best “starter” / “weaning” food. Sometimes early on I mix just a little bit with the ground kibble for “taste”.

For the first three to four weeks of puppies’ lives, meal time is not a hard job for breeders. But once those puppy teeth erupt, many Moms avoid nursing, p

22/08/2025

“Natty”, GCHB Shadowhills It Just Comes Natural, FCAT, CGC is now a RN (Rally Novice) finishing her title quest with scores of 98 (2nd out of 14) yesterday and a score of 99 today!
Congrats to Sue, Steph and Natty! We luv you guys!

21/08/2025

Twenty seven days old and she had her first experience out on grass! I’m thinking we will come downstairs tomorrow or Friday. Then the real fun and work begins! ❤️🐾
Tommy x Pepper. NFS.

21/08/2025

Been a busy last few days!
Night before last, Kyle’s second mare decided how’s the time! Thankfully before it gets really hot again (ugh) this weekend.
A really pretty filly with lots of chrome!

19/08/2025

Yeah, crime in DC is down. Ted states have more murders, kore crap e’s, more car jacking. But Trumfy only wants to show his “power”. A dribbling idiot amongst reasonable people. Elected by a cult and bad judgement from others.
What the F*Ck has he REALLY ACCOMPLISHED?
Not a damn thing!
So far a big “F” for Failure, Failure, Failure.

Trump has described crime in D.C. as "complete and total lawlessness."

19/08/2025

F**k Trump! An idiot who cannot do this per the constitution.

19/08/2025

When you have a dog home family that is just being spectacular, they make you SO proud ( and thankful!).
Here is the July Canine Chronicle nationwide statistics for junior handlers in Border Terriers.
Tied for number 9 is Martin, a verrry young handler (10 yo when these wins were awarded) with his first Border Terrier in his first shows as a junior! In only two shows, one of which was the BTCOA National Specialty where he won his age group, the ONLY Jr to actually defeat others in their age group, Martin has achieved a #9 ranking year to date! Looking forward to more success from him!
His dog is “Brio”, Shadowhills Play That Funky Music, a Dylan x Pepper son.

14/08/2025

And because all stories should have a good ending, here’s the 5 day old filly this morning.

The beauty of life is in what tomorrow can bring. For breeders, Hope springs eternal.

14/08/2025

There are days when breeding and living with animals is the most painful there can be. Today was one of those days for Kyle and I at our Hoof N Woof Farm.
Today we said Good Bye to “Raya”, aka “Baya”, aka Con Brio La Raya, a gorgeous sweet and loving mare, brood mare, foal raiser, pasture buddy and good, faithful friend. Baya was 32 years young and while she had some bouts of sickness over the past few years, and more so of late, Kyle always brought her through them. But whether it was time, or the last three days of 100F heat played a role, and while she still felt somewhat good, her digestive system failed her. So rather than waiting for her to suffer, Kyle made the hard decision to let her go.
Baya had been with us through three ranches, two in Gilroy, Ca and now here in Oregon. She was a landmark on our property. Beautiful to her last breath. She lived with us for almost half of Kyle’s life. You cannot find a more faithful friend that that.
So while Kyle will go past her stall daily and feel the pain of loss, we have the new 5 day old filly (who’s growing cuter every day) to remind us that life is a circle and that there are always new beginnings to continue from where even the hardest endings leave off. We have another mare due to foal soon so that too will be a blessing.
But Baya was so much more than just a great mare. Her mom was a real firecracker, one who was going to be a rodeo every ride, yet who became a stallion mother elsewhere. So before placing her, Kyle bred her to Rampal all those years ago and got this wonderfully sweet and kind mare. That story taught me the importance of temperament in breeding. Shadowhills Border Terriers owes a great debt to Baya.

Rest in Peace sweet girl. We will see you on the other side.

Photos of Baya this morning after a nice pile of alfalfa. Before she went to sleep.

12/08/2025

TACO…..
KISSY KISSY!
He will beat up Brazil ( and your coffee prices), beat up small countries, but when it comes to brass tacks and hard decisions….….TACO, TACO, TACO!

President Donald Trump hosted a press briefing on crime in Washington, D.C., on Monday, announced a federal takeover of the police force and deployment of National Guardsmen to the nation's capital.