4 boys and 2 girls

Amber and Storm gave us 6 wonderful puppies.  Pictures below from Vicki Dice, who does some absolutely amazing work! 

Puppies!! 5 weeks old

Puppies!

Hawkwind's Golden Amber Onyx
OFA Hips - Excellent
Elbow, Thyroid, Cardiac clearances
CERF 2009, 2010
AKC pointed


Amber's first litter is here!  More info to come, but for puppy inquiries, you can contact us at DesertRoseSamoyeds@gmail.com

Hawkwind Daystar Firenze Quarry - 8 months

Herding this morning - Firenze's 4th lesson

Sometimes you need to establish if the dog/puppy has the instinct to herd (some dogs need to be exposed to stock a few times for the 'lightbulb' to come on - especially if they've been discouraged from chasing things in the past) Firenze has a strong instinct to herd.  He enjoys working sheep very much, and has also shown an interest in cattle and ducks.  He is currently working on learning how 'get out'  which means getting far enough outside of the sheep (in a pen) to keep them together.  If the dog gets too close and too far in, the group of sheep will split.  The dog also needs to learn how to 'balance' - to find the right distance that will keep the sheep moving to the handler without pushing the sheep past the handler.  We also are working on having him switch directions in circling the sheep - this will eventually lead to him moving back and forth behind the group of sheep as needed to keep them together. 

Once herding was done, dogs and people socialized a bit.  Then we set up some agility equipment and got to see some very nice work done by a couple of the trained agility dogs.  Firenze went through the tunnel a few times, and over the (very low) jumps.  He then flew down the field chasing a butterfly with joyous abandon.. overall, I'd say it was a very good morning for him :-) 

Welcome!

Until we get the main site up, this is where you'll find information for Desert Rose Samoyeds. 

Currently, we're waiting for fall to come to the valley.  Daytime temperatures are still in the 100s, but at least it's in the low 70s early in the morning.  We go herding Saturday mornings, at least until mid-morning when it gets too hot. 

more news to come :-)