Kawailoa Borzoi

Thursday, July 26, 2012

The next chapter unfolds...

No updates since the last post as far as finding Roman. It's absolutely heartbreaking. I guess we have to hope that somebody found him and fell in love with him and is refusing to give him up. Not the outcome any of us hoped for, but I suppose that may be the best case scenario. There haven't been any sightings or leads at all. It's like he's completely vanished. This whole situation has led to a lot of soul searching and considerations on how best to move forward. Not to move on in the sense of giving up, but how to move forward? I won't speak for everybody involved, although I probably can, but I know I was falling victim to feelings of despair, stagnation, inability to cope. This hit me HARD. Anyway, to make a long story short, we've decided to send Bonzer to Maui to be adopted by Alexis. That will be the final puppy to leave our nest, and it will mean that Alexis has one of our litter with her again. It warms my bruised heart to think about all the love that little Bonzer will get from Alexis, and all the love and healing that he will be able to give her. We'll never stop looking for Roman and praying for his safe return; and now Bonzer will be able to play an active role in the search for his brother. I feel very good about this - the good far outweighs any sadness I feel about saying goodbye to our last pup. Besides, Pali and Hana will always be my babies...they make my world go round and fill my heart completely.

Some pictures from the other day...

Pali...

Hana happily snuggling her babe...

Silly Bonzer with a floppy tongue. This is a patented Pali move, to wake up from a nap like this. He is so much like his daddy...

Can you believe how BIG Bonzer has gotten?! Almost as big as his Mama!

Look at that epic schnozz! I think his face IS bigger than Hana's already...

snuggles

yes Bonzer, you are adorable and oh so handsome...

Friday, June 29, 2012

Please Help Find Roman!

It's with a worried, sad, but optomistic heart that I am posting the following information. Roman, formerly, "Cocoa", has been missing since June 10. We have spoken with 3 animal communicators who believe he is still alive and not far from home, but lost and scared. There have been a few uncomfirmed sightings, but nothing conclusive. I leave for Maui tomorrow to try to help Alexis find her baby. We've all been worried sick about him for weeks. If anybody reading this blog knows anybody on Maui, please help us spread the word!

Monday, June 18, 2012

Happy Father's Day to Pali!

Yesterday we celebrated Father's Day (or should we call it, Sire's Day?) Marc and I took the whole gang, which currently consists of Pali, Hana, Bonzer, and Misha) up to Pupukea for a family outing. It was actually the first walk we've taken with all four Borzoi in tow! It could not have gone better! It was quite a sight having all four hounds up in that beautiful setting. Alas, I lost my camera on Kauai a few weeks ago (L O N G story), so I don't have any pictures to show from the outing. However, I did edit some video footage to make a fun little video dedicated to Pali for Father's Day. The video is posted below, along with a few older shots of our proud papa, Pali, up at Pupukea...

Friday, June 1, 2012

June!

Yesterday we took Pali and the pups to visit the vet. The pups got microchipped and prescribed preventative flea meds, Pali had his annual/pre-neuter exam (yes, we’re getting him snipped too). Everything is on track with the puppies’ health. We gave the final Parvo and Distemper vaccines toward the end of April – in total, 4 rounds of Parvo, 3 of Distemper. (If any of our new puppy owners are reading this – did you get that final round of vaccines done at your vet?) Now with the microchips and flea meds taken care of, we are all good to go and hopefully won’t need any trips to the vet for another year or so.

Last weekend the puppies had a blast playing in our yard and they (as well as our house of course) ended up covered in mud…

Thursday, May 17, 2012

May updates...

I haven't been able to spend much time on the blog lately, but I wanted to post a little update. Life is good here at the Kawailoa Borzoi hale. Things have settled down and we are gradually returning to life as we knew it pre-puppies. Right now it's still a pretty full house...Borzoi-wise we've got betwen Pali and Hana; the puppy we chose to keep, Garbanzo, who is now officially registered with AKC as "Kawailoa's Bonzer Swell" and goes by "Bonzer" for short; and Adzuki, who has been renamed "Misha" by his new owners (we're holding onto Misha until July because his new family is taking a trip overseas). We still have the three cats - Skye (who remains queen of the house), The Snowy Biscuit, and Snowy's little girl, Phantom. Missing from the picture is Reef, our bunny, who went to live in our friend Leah's kindergarden classroom where he gets much more attention than we were able to give him. I miss Reef and I miss the puppies that have moved on. It feels a bit empty-nesty here, but it's all for the best, and we still have our hands full.

Last weekend I took Pali down to the Pet Expo in Town. It was quite an experience...I had never been, so I didn't know what to expect. It was held inside the Blaisdel Center, and was full of booths, attendees with their dogs, and a ring for demonstrations and 'events'. I got to show Pali in the 'Parade of Breeds'. It was our first time in the ring. We waited with the other hounds before showtime, many of which we had already met at (HLCC) lure coursing.

Here's a picture of Pali, with the beautiful Afghan, Kolohe, and several Saluki's in the background. Pali and Kolohe get along really well...
it was definitely love at first sight(hound) with these two...

And here is Pali all dressed up for the occasion...

Kolohe and Buffy (Saluki), both HLCC coursers...

Hah, and here are two pictures of Pali and I in the ring...

Switching gears here...

Back at home, the pups are growing up so fast! Here are a few recent pictures of the gang... I went heavy on the Misha pictures for the benefit of his new family who is missing out on watching him grow right now...