Thorn at Eight Months!

Well, we kinda slacked on the seven-months photos, but Thorn turned eight months old yesterday so we went for a quick photo shoot this morning to try to get him in a show stack. Of course his conformation can still change a bit--he is still a growing puppy!


He is slightly bigger than Kyrie now, we are putting him at between 27 and 28 inches at eight months. I'm guessing he's around 75-80 pounds, as he is heavier-boned than Kyr. And her slim weight is around 72-73 pounds.


Thorn was not at all sure what this stacking stuff was about! "You want to do what with my paws? Didn't you trim my nails yesterday and I hated it?" seemed to be about his thinking. Even the treats didn't seem to distract him! So I stopped trying to mess with his legs and just led him forward with some treats while Zak took a succession of very fast shots. Lo and behold!




Success! Thorn is definitely a dog who you have to convince. Get him to think it's HIS idea and you have no trouble. Try to butt heads and get ready for a battle!

We will try to get some action shots soon! Thorn is very athletic, and FAST! He can outrun even Kyrie, and she is the speed demon of the family!

Thanks for reading, check back soon!!

Thorn at Six Months!

Okay, another blog update and then we will need to shoot some new photos! Here are Thorn's photos at six months. :) Most of these are of Thorn playing with his FAVORITE toy: the Jolly Ball! Thorn has made a habit of loving every single toy that our other dogs refused to play with, and this is no exception!





I told Thorn he had to stop playing long enough for me to get some decent photos...


...so here he is mugging for the camera!


And Thorn with a smile on!


Thanks for looking...we'll try to get some action shots for the seven-months photos!