April showers are trying to finish off this beautiful month.

MAY 1ST IS TOMORROW. TODAY THE CLOUDS ARE FORMING AND THE FLOWERS ARE TAKING COVER. TIME TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF THE PLAY YARD. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY. WE'LL HOPE TOMORROW BRINGS WARM SUNNY SKIES AGAIN.

LOOK WHO WATCHING OUT THE GATE!

YEP, IT'S ME, RUBY!!! I CAN SEE OUT THE FENCE AT THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND THE CATS WALKING BY AND WHY EVERYONE IS BARKING. IT'S THE DELIVERY MAN BRINGING OUR GOODIES. LIFE IS SURE GOOD NOW THAT I'M BACK IN THE SWING OF THE MOB. NEXT MONDAY I GO BACK TO CORNELL FOR A CHECK UP. FINGERS CROSSED THAT MY EYE IS HEALING AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS I'M SO SO HAPPY THESE DAYS THEY SAY MY TAIL IS GOING TO FALL OFF WAGGING SO FAST! XXOO RUBY

Playing and counting the days........

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE HAVING A BALL PLAYING TOGETHER. SATURDAY PENELOPE LEAVES, SUNDAY JACK LEAVES AND MAJOR ON THE NEXT WEDNESDAY. WE HAVE TO GET OUR PLAY TIME IN WHILE WE'RE TOGETHER. THE SUN IS SO WARM AND THE BREEZES ARE SWEET. IT'S TOO BAD CC'S KIDS ARE TOO YOUNG OR THEY COULD JOIN US. PENELOPE, JACK & MAJOR

Babe (Pansy/Weylin girl) with Ruby

"BET YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW I KEEP MY RUBY BABY SO HAPPY. I TELL HER SWEET SECRETS IN HER EAR AND SHE LOVES IT. ISN'T SHE GETTING TO BE THE PRETTIEST LITTLE GIRL YOU'VE EVER SEEN?! I'VE BEEN WATCHING MY SIBLINGS IN THE CURRENT LITTER AND HOPE THEY HAVE AS GOOD A HOME AS I HAVE. I'LL BE WATCHING TO SEE THEIR PICTURES IN THEIR NEW HOMES." BABE

Hughesville Track season is underway....

SAM AND SARAH, MY GRADKIDS. HUGHVILLE'S TRACK TEAM IS BREAKING RECORDS AND BURNING UP THE TRACK.

Teddy Bear (now Snickers) has a new family!!!

HERE THEY ARE, RUSS AND IRENE. I LOVE THEM. LOOK HOW EXCITED I AM TO BE WITH THEM (OK, SO I'M AS RELAXED AND AS RAGDOLL AS EVER)! WE VISITED AND PLAYED AND THEY LOVED ME AND MY GREEN EYES. I KISSED EVERYONE GOOD-BYE AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY ARE STOPPING BY MY SISTER AND BROTHER (COCOA AND MICKEY) HOUSE ON THE WAY HOME SO WE CAN ALL PLAY TOGETHER AGAIN. THIS FAMILY IS THE BEST! THANKS TO CATHY, JANICE, ELAINE, EILEEN, SUE AND JO ANN WHO ALSO WANTED ME TO COME HOME WITH THEM. KISSES TO ALL YOU LOVELY LADIES. I KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY THE ONES YOU ALREADY HAVE UNTIL YOU CAN GET ANOTHER COCKER LOVE. JUST LIKE POTATO CHIPS, YOU CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE. I'LL BE SENDING PHOTOS AND STORIES. LOVE YOU ALL......SNICKERS (TEDDY BEAR)

Here's Jett saying Happy Spring

JETT'S OUR ROSIE/WEYLIN BOY. WE LOVE THE BLACKS!

2009 Mushroom Hunt has begun.....

YESTERDAY PHILIP WAS HUNTING AND AND FOUND THESE FOUR BLACK MOREL MUSHROOMS. HE HAD TO STOP AND GO WITH ME TO THE VET FOR TEDDY BEAR'S FINAL SHOTS, PUPPY AND RABIES. ON THE WAY HOME, WE SAW TRUKEY CROSSING THE ROAD IN FRONT OF US. YEP, WHEN PHILIP GOT BACK TO HIS PATCH, THE GOUND HAD BEEN RACKED CLEAN. THE TURKEYS BEAT HIM TO IT. NOW WE'RE WATCHING FOR THE YELLOW MORELS THAT COME IN MAY. I WON'T BE CALLING HIM AWAY AGAIN! BETWEEN THE DEER AND THE TURKEY, WE HAVE A CONTEST GOING ON. THANK GOODNESS THEY LEAVE THE LEEKS ALONE.

Bailey (CC's daughter) introduces her Homies...

THESE LOVELY LADIES ARE MY SISTERS BACK HOME IN MARYLAND. BELLA AND SOPHIE HAVE HAD THEIR BATHS AND CELEBRATED BY ROLLING IN THE RABBIT DROPPINGS IN THE BACK YARD. GUESS THERE'LL BE ANOTHER BATH SOON!! MY OTHER SISTER, SOPHIE IS A GRAND OLDE GAL AND MUST BE NAPPING ON HER SATIN PILLOW LIKE THE QUEEN I'VE HEARD SHE IS. LOVE YOU ALL AND WILL SEE YOU IN ANOTHER FOUR WEEKS.

Today is Sadie Cricket's 2nd birthday!

Sadie is a Daisy and Brockway daughter. We would love to have birthday photos of the rest of the litter, Belka (NYC), Mario (Long Island)and Shealee (PA). Happy Birthday to you all. Momma Daisy and the rest of us!

Cocoa & Mickey....Teddy Bear's littermates

Look at us....we're nearly sixteen weeks old! Dad says we are learning our manners and are good kids. We love playing out side and rolling in the best smelling stuff. Mom doesn't like that and we get another bath. We wish everyone could come and have a play date with us.

Teddy Bear has a new job......

Graduation Service......for more information, copy/past the following link to your browser: http://www.sbgcockersandquilts.com/TeddyBearGrad.html

Snow? Rain? Sleet?

I'M GOING BACK TO BED!!!

Sleepy Sunday Morning with CC's 3 week old litter...

We've had our first grooming, our first solid meal and walked around our box. All of this on Saturday. Now we are sleeping in late and enjoying this lovely nap while dreaming of our Sunday dinner. Abby, Bailey, Lacey Rose, Chelsea and Sidney.

Pansy watches over her kids in the play yard....

Jack, Penelope and Major played out all day today in the warm sunshine. They loved running and rolling each other. Then they noticed Mom sitting on the other side of the fence watching over them. What a lovely family.

Warm weather friends in the sunshine....

Ruby's home from Cornell and eye surgery....

Ruby had mature/complete cataracts in both eyes. Her left eye cataract came almost over night. The right one took four months. Because of the fast onset, her retina was almost completely detached. Ruby could not have surgery on that eye and is permanently blind. The good news is that her right eye is a big success and she saw everyone the moment she woke up. She is like a little puppy running around wanting to greet everyone. That's not possible so she must spend the next two weeks in a crate in our family room in the middle of all the activities, but not being bumped by the others. You can see by the face on photo that both eyes have that milk colored cataract. In the one after surgery, the right eye reflects light now. We are so happy for our sweet Ruby!

My sewing room.......911!!!

Those of you who quilt know the fun is in collecting fabric. She who has the biggest stash, wins.

Our boy Cooper and his new sister Willow..Ohio

Cooper sent this picture showing us what a good big brother he is to his new sister. Willow came from Sunset Oaks Cockers and Lois & Ralph Lelli. Willow's father is Charlie (Grumble Rock Kennel & Connie Probst), the father of our CC's and Pansy's litters. Cooper is our Cherry & Weylin's son. I'm assured this pair is enjoying the good life and bringing much happiness and love to their family......what cockers are known for. A cocker would have made a wonderful and perfect pet for two famous little girls now living in Washington, DC!!!

Happy Easter from Penelope, Major & Jack

CC's pups are two weeks old.....

Their eyes are open and they are starting to stand on their own. I think their combined weight is going to exceed their Mom's in another week. They are healthy eaters and so is CC....who prefers steak and chicken, eggs and cottage cheese and any pasta. Don't forget her bowl of ice cream! Individual photos of this litter can be seen on our web site. http://www.sbgcockersandquilts.com

Iris, Birdie & Daisy enjoy the sunshine...

Rosita Easter 2008

While looking through my folder of photos, I found this one taken last year at Easter. I wanted to share the photo with you. Rosie crossed over the Rainbow Bridge last November. We miss her......

We're ignoring the snow....looking for signs of spring...

......and we found it! Yes, here's a serious fella out to prepare his fields for planting. Farmers Rock! (note his helper on the front wheel)

Baseball Season Opens...Finn's Ready! Play Ball!!

I'm so excited that I had to share with the mob. You can tell that spring is finally here! Today is opening day of Baseball season!! I have my uniform on, but the team said I could not play because I would just run around the field with the ball in my mouth. They made me the official mascot though..tee..hee. I had my team physical today and Dr. Anne declared me the happiest & healthiest cocker on the team! Happy Easter to all!!! Love, Finn

Glamour Girl, now Coco....Gigi's daughter checks in...

Hi Everyone. I wanted you all to see my new brothers. Aren't they wonderful! I love my new home. I saw some of my litter mates here and wanted them to see me, too. My tan points are coming in nicely against my yummy chocolate colored coat. Everyone says I look delicious! Isn't that silly. We are wearing our new Easter collars. We wish everyone has a lovely and blessed Easter holiday. Be careful when you take a bite of something chocolate....it could be one of us! Tee hee........Coco

Sunday with Cocoa and Mickey

We will soon be 14 weeks old, seems like just yesterday we arrived here in New Bloomfield. One thing for sure, we are eating well. I am almost 12 pounds and my sister is 11. I finally quit my howling at night, although no one knows for sure what it was. I think I just woke up scared. Yesterday we went to that cute doctor Lisa. I don't care if she is cute or not, she stuck us each three times with something sharp and neither of us liked it and I told her so by howling in her office and would not look at her. My sister barked at her and ran to Mommy. I don't have to run because my Daddy always has me in his arms. When Daddy is home we get to explore outside everywhere, just like this morning we found this big green bouncy thing and ran all over it. Mommy sometimes is too careful with us, but we are enjoying out stay and it has been about three days and we have had no in house accidents! We go everywhere together and it seems everyone is always making a big fuss over us, even at Daddy's work. Love, Mickey and Cocoa