Very Blessed

Well it has been a day of reflection here at the kennel again as I sit and watch the cute Puppies playing and adjust the Live Webcams. The puppycam has been such a wonderful tool allowing others to feel as though they are interacting in a personal way with the puppies. We have had over 22,000 views so far, and though I think our puppies are much cuter than the famous Shiba Inu Puppy Cam, we have yet to log millions of viewers. We have several cameras to choose from to watch the puppies grow live in real time, watch their play time and feeding, even teaching moments as their mothers teach them a dogs body language and boundaries. It’s a marvel people can get anything done at all with such a wonderful distraction such as this! Perhaps the limiting factor for the Webcams is my bandwidth…. I will have to look into how to stream it to an unlimited source. For those of you who are enjoying the Live PuppyCam, please only watch one cam at a time so others may log in as well. When well intentioned folks open each camera in a separate window, it takes away a spot someone else could be actively watching the live puppycam. I sit here amazed at where technology has brought us with the ability we have to watch a live webcam of puppies at all. Virtual puppy raising can now take the place of well intentioned but misguided pet ownership. People who want to enjoy puppies without the responsibility can do so from the comfort of their own home, and there is no puppy to drop off at the pound if things don’t work out. For the people who research and prepare thoroughly for Doberman puppies, it is a way to connect long before it is safe to see them in person. It also allows the perspective puppy owners to help alert us to any dangers while the pups are young. I am so grateful for the many calls we receive when it appears something is wrong, even if it isn’t. It gives me great peace of mind to know other concerned people are helping me watch over the cute little Doberman puppies.

Aside from the wonderful Puppycam I also sit here amazed at the quality of dogs we have been blessed to share our lives with. The time I spend training rewards me in ways that I can’t even put into words. I remember the first time I worked one of my Dobermans bird hunting and watched with awe as the dog did something I never in my life would be able to do. He sniffed out where a bird had been who knows how long ago. He followed where the bird had walked just as if he could see tiny footprints in the sand.  I have had so many of those moments with the Dobermans in my life that just leave me with a sense of Awe from scent work to protection, to jumping walls carrying dumbbells, and I still find myself in awe of this magnificent breed. I look at the dogs that surround me today and while I have loved each Doberman that has been part of my life, I can’t believe the quality of dogs that surround me know. I am very blessed. WE worked hard to get to this point and we have goals yet to reach, but I find myself truly blessed to be here now. I am looking over at Kasy’s litter thinking there are some amazing Red Doberman puppies from Parents who both showed and placed at the largest and most prestigious Doberman show in the world. Parents who have both competed and done well in Schutzhund sport, and I think that I am looking into the eyes of the next generation of winners. I look at Soraya ready to whelp and think of the sire across the ocean that is accomplishing so much in the show world. Again anticipating the next generation of champion Doberman Pinschers.