Boy Birthdays

This is Zimmer at two weeks old…

No freckles to well-decorated with those sweet kiss spots…

Kathy sends this update about Zimmer: “He has spent most of the year traveling to see family. He has been to Kansas City three times to visit our daughter’s family, especially three year old Hal and our newest grand baby, nine month old Ellie. He has also been to San Diego three times to see our son and his three boys. Luckily he is a stellar traveler and a perfect gentleman in hotels.

One of his favorite pastimes is any squeaky toy he can find, especially if we are watching TV or talking on the phone. He is still our goofy puppy!

Another favorite pastime is unmaking the bed.

He manages to do this very quietly. We have never caught him in the act, but this is the result every day.

Do any of the other Sparklers partake in this activity? Just wondering if it is a family trait.”

“Unmaking a bed?! Would this face do such a thing?!”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZIMMER and Happy Holidays to Kathy, Jack, and the rest of Zimmer’s family.

Zimmer’s littermate, Lucas, started life in the snow…

…and is now living his best life in sunny Arizona. Kay sends this update: “As the time has flown, our little Sparkler pup, Lucas, turned into a handsome and sweet dog we are so happy to have with us.

And this year, he has been joined by his nephew Bright Star Sage so that’s been an adjustment in his world. Lucky for us, they get along very well. Lucas has also been training for obedience trials and draft tests during the year.

He’s always eager to go out and train for his cheese rewards and especially likes the jumping and retrieving. We are looking forward to having the 2 pups with us this Christmas.”

Thank you, Kay and Sue, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCAS. Team Lucas now has two CDX legs — well done! Good luck in 2022 :)

There were just three boys in that Sparkler litter. We named one for our Dear Friend, Carol Dewey…

When he left for his new home, his named was changed to Zelimir Dewey — ZeD for short — and now he is five!

Tony shares, “Another birthday in quarantine…sigh! [Editor’s Note: Sigh indeed].

While it hasn’t been a good year overall for dogs and humans alike, we are very grateful to have each other. ZeD is still on his quest to find money on his daily walk.

!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to all Sparklers.”

THANK YOU, TONY, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ZeD!

ACK!

Procrastigrading has caught up with me and that is what I am doing today — the birthday celebration will continue tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy these photos of Bright Star, Zuber…

…and his sister, Xeena…

A Holiday BIRTHDAY!

The Sparklers are FIVE years old today — all nine of them.

Lori knows how to get a party started — check out THIS VIDEO she made in honor of Ruthie’s fifth birthday. Well done, Lori!

This is a photo of Ruthie with Sparkler parents, Major and Sparkle…

Major just celebrated his eighth birthday — HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Major!

Lori shares, “Ruthie had a wonderful year! She earned her Rally Novice title and her CD title in obedience plus a second pass in Novice Draft along with the Triathlete award at the specialty.

We started nose work this year and I think it might be her favorite game, although it’s hard to tell - she loves everything we do. I hope to get more serious about getting a tracking title. Too bad tracking test opportunities are so few.

We wish all the Sparklers a happy birthday and send our thanks to Sparkle, Major and Mary-Ann.”

Lori and Baby Ruthie

Thank you, Lori, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RUTHIE!

Sparkle with Baby Kiri in the pink collar

We have this report from New Hampshire:

“Five years of being sparkly certainly sped by. Kiri has led me on a whole new set of Berner adventures. With the litter named for MT mountains, Kiri's litter name was Chalice. Remarkably Chalice Peak is within sight of Tumble Mt and our oldest Berner at the time was Tumble.

Kiri Wiggle is a lively young lady who brings bounce and joy to our lives every day. She loves long woods walks and especially delights in plopping into any and all puddles, shallow and deep, clear or the gooiest of mud, always with a grin on her face. She is a champion cuddler, especially at night, and has claimed access to all the cozy furniture in the house. She even occasionally uses a dog bed. The best Kiri Kumquat ever.

Sending best 5th Birthday wishes to all the Sparklers.”

Thank you, Alison, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KIRI!

Back to the west, we have an update from the new AKC Champion/Dual Versatility Dog: “Jordan here reporting in from the road healthy, happy and living the best life.

I am kicking up my heels in anticipation of celebrating the best fifth birthday ever and wishing all my fellow Sparklers do the same.”

Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS, Dianne, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JORDAN!

Baby Jordan

We will (hopefully) have birthday updates from everyone over the next day or two.

A very Happy Day to all of those Limited Edition, extra-special Major x Sparkle babies.

Kay made this when we were expecting — thank you, Kay, for helping us capture memories.

Cupcakes, all around!