Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone's Halloween was as fabulous as ours! 

I know it's been a while since we (well, the one with opposable thumbs) wrote a "real" blog entry, so I'll try to catch everyone up:

Neko was spayed on her first birthday (poor Lady, but we made it up to her later). We figure we'll leave the big-time conformation showing to her sister and brother (who are looking fabulous and doing really well from what I understand)! Neko would prefer to continue her work and become certified as a therapy and/or service dog.

As you can see from the above photo, Neko also loves being outdoors and really seems to be in her element in the off-leash parks and hikes around the Pacific Northwest. Because of this, I am looking in to who I can work with to train her to hunt. She is the birdiest of bird-dogs and I think she would be extremely happy to be on the hunt! Since I'm not a hunter myself, but have no problem with the practice, I figured I could join and be the dog handler - maybe it will get both of us out & about more often.

Those of you who have Gordon Setters know - we get a lot of attention for our gorgeous (and relatively rare) dogs in public. Neko really could have been a show dog as she revels in the attention and everyone telling her what a pretty girl she is! Well, she had her first chance yesterday when she competed in the Halloween dog costume contest at one of our local bars...and WON! Congratulations to the Lady and her housemate/sister Lottie the Labrador - they cleaned up in the doggie costume arena!

Go Cougs - Neko was a WSU cheerleader this year!

Special thanks to Brave Horse Tavern & Scraps Bakery! 

Happy Birthday Neko!

Sorry we have neglected to write! The summer really got away from us. But, we're back on a very special day for the little lady - she turns 1 today! Photos, of course: