Tomorrow marks the end of 3 weeks for Finley since breeding.  She’s spunky and playful as always.  Her appetite is clearly “up” and we think she’s looking a little thicker behind, although she shouldn’t be “showing” at this point.

For those interested in this litter (or possibly the one to follow with a female from Arizona in 2014) we’ve uploaded a puppy application.  Send us your completed form and write us in detail about your interest in a Griff.   We’ll get back to you.  Of course, you can call Biff any time at 612 382-3060.

Puppy Application – click again on “Puppy Application” when you see it above the Reply box on the next page.

We are happy to announce that Finley and Chev were bred this past week and we expect puppies around November 17th.  We’ll keep you posted via this blog, but feel free to give us a call any time.

 

Finley’s OFA results have come in and we are pleased to report that her hips were  “excellent”.  This means that we are on track to breed Finley to Chev in the next few weeks.  We’ve observed Chev’s increasing interest in her, besides the usual playing and chasing.  We’ll post again when she is fully “in season”.  Contact us at biffsgriffs@gmail.com for more information or call Biff at 612 382-3060.

Too often we leave game in the freezer so long that we never get to use it.  But tonight we browned up some pheasant breast meat with shallots, mushrooms, parsley, dry vermouth and heavy cream and then served it on top of wild rice.  With glasses of red wine we were dining in style!

We’re looking forward to spring. It’s the beginning of March and we’re still getting snow. The temperatures have been fluctuating, with warm days that get muddy and then it all freezes up again at night. We’re ready for the ice and mud to be gone so we can work the dogs on some grass, even though we know more mud is on its way before the vegetation starts growing.

The pigeons are having chicks and our homer numbers are getting up there. Biff is planning a quail johnny house for training this spring.

 

Wildlife sightings are common. Pheasant and deer meander through regularly and we’ve spotted a covey of Hungarian partridge about 1/2 mile from the house. It’s the first time we’ve seen Huns in our area. A welcome sight! We’ve also seen (or heard) mink, owls and one noisy pileated woodpecker.

 

Finley went through her second heat cycle in February, during the same time that 6 month old Jasper (one of Chev’s pups) stayed with us. The dogs didn’t get as much playtime as a result, but we all got through the sequestration that comes with a female in season.