This has been a terrible year for us as far as dogs are concerned. In March we had to say goodbye to our oldest, one week shy of her 11th birthday, due to old age and almost certainly cancer. In August, we took our youngest to be spayed, and that night she came into the living room, lay down, and died right in front of us. We figure she must have thrown a blood clot or something. She was only 6 years old and still acted like a puppy. We've been using the same great vet forever, so we don't think it was anything they did wrong.
On a much happier note, we got a new 12-week-old puppy yesterday. It is a fairly new breed, not yet recognized by the AKC but hopefully in the next couple years, called Silken Windhound. It is basically an attempt to create a miniature Borzoi. It was started in 1985 by crossing a Borzoi with a Whippet, and I think there is some Sheltie in there later. Not only is he the first of this breed for us, but also our first male dog ever, so this should be an adventure.
Here he is at 8 weeks when we first met him. You can really see the Sheltie influence in this picture.
Here he is yesterday with his mother and a couple siblings.
Amelia, our 10-year-old Borzoi, tolerates him just fine, but doesn't seem too thrilled.
On a much happier note, we got a new 12-week-old puppy yesterday. It is a fairly new breed, not yet recognized by the AKC but hopefully in the next couple years, called Silken Windhound. It is basically an attempt to create a miniature Borzoi. It was started in 1985 by crossing a Borzoi with a Whippet, and I think there is some Sheltie in there later. Not only is he the first of this breed for us, but also our first male dog ever, so this should be an adventure.
Here he is at 8 weeks when we first met him. You can really see the Sheltie influence in this picture.
Here he is yesterday with his mother and a couple siblings.
Amelia, our 10-year-old Borzoi, tolerates him just fine, but doesn't seem too thrilled.
. Have you decided on a name yet?
Beautiful dogs for sure 
