Happy Birthday UVW von Bachbett Litter!

Today we wish a very "Happy Birthday" to...
Uma,
Udo Josef,
Ulysses Samson,
Ursa Mukki,
Veena,
Vanessa Mae,
Virginia Countess (aka Vonnie),
Vika,
Vargus,
Wily, and
Wilhelmina

One year ago today, Sofia delivered our biggest litter in over 20 years of breeding, eleven sassy, healthy baby Boxers! Here's a picture of the very tired Mom and her active brood of seven girls and four boys!

May they and their owners all have a long and happy life together!

Congratulations to Sula von Bachbett, new CD!

Kudos go out to Scott Hurley and our Sula von Bachbett who finished her AKC Companion Dog title today!  The team did it in three trials, in three days, starting on Friday!  Their first leg was a 196.5 out of 200 and a 2nd place in class. (Beat by wife Carmen Hurley and her Rottie girl Noel).  Saturday was leg number 2 and a 1st place with 197!  Then today, the team sewed up the new title with a 195.5 and another 2nd place (yes, Carmen and Noel again in the top spot!!)  Congratulations to Scott and Sula (who is the daughter of Arames von Messingsberg, SchH2, DPO1, FH1 and Police K9 Heline vom Talersberg, SchH2, DPO1), and to Carmen and Noel.

Happy Birthday T Litter von Bachbett!

One year ago today, Shawnee gave birth to our "T" litter, sired by Cliff. Happy First Birthday to Titan, Tex, Troy, Tegan, Tawny, and Tugg! I would have loved to add a photo of them to this blog, but Blogger will not allow me to upload images today! Oh well, trust me, they were very cute!!

2010 Favorite Pic!

To the Chinese, 2010 was the Year of the Tiger, but at Bachbett Kennels it was the Year of the Puppy! Seventeen of them, to be exact, and so it is no surprise that my favorite photograph that I shot last year is an image of one of our puppies. Hope you like it, too!

I turned the original color photo into a black and white image, but kept the pink petunias and the eye color of the pup. Pups at this age have that bluish tinge to their eyes, and I think it is quite striking. What do you think?

Although the color version of this photo has been on our web site for some time, this is the first time I have published this B&W version.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Mutant Monster Boxer Puppies!!

I had a couple of my German Boxer puppies running outside and playing in and around our trout ponds the other day, and, as usual, I was snapping away photos of them with my Nikon DSLR camera. They are typically very photogenic, and terribly cute. But later, when I reviewed the shots I had taken, I had to laugh when I saw the one you see here! Caught in mid-flight, these three Boxer girls have the funniest and contorted facial expressions! Add some flying ears and they look like a monster movie in the making! Just had to share!

Happy National Dog Day!

Today is National Dog Day!

Give that special four legged friend of yours a big old hug! Better yet, take them for a nice long walk, go for a run in the park, or treat them to some great one-on-one time with the most important person in their life!