Wednesday, January 8, 2014

  • A few months after I lost my first Vizsla Annie a wise person told me it was time to write a new story which is how this page came about.  It's a story in pictures of good times and beautiful places I've shared with Rosie and Lily, my second and third Vizslas. Sadly now Rosie & Lily have also passed. I'm so thankful that I have these pictures to look back on and relive the years we had together and the joy they brought to them.
  • Rosie helped raise Lily and Lily helped raise my 4th Vizsla who came home in Dec of 2019. His name is Ben, my first boy. They never replace the ones we've lost but they do help us to move forward and add new love and joy to our lives. I'm looking forward to the new stories we will write together.


My Vizslas Past and Present 


(AKC, BHA, NADD, NACSW, NASDA, UKC)

My four girls who will forever be in my heart:

"Lily"
"Annie"

"Katie"

Katie was my first dog and the first to steal my heart. 
In my quest to find a breed that I thought would be most like her after she passed 
I researched the Vizsla. Katie was the one who started it all! 💗

Life is good at the lake. A Tahoe sunset


Beautiful Tahoe sunrise Carnelian Bay


Up to the Sierra Buttes our happy place June 24-27




Lake Davis



Flying high for this dive


A walk in the woods outside Occidental 6/24🌲


Checking the view in Ventura 5/24


A fun photo taken when exiting a search at the Watsonville element trial.
 He loves to party after the search!


Morning walk in Santa Cruz by Twin Lakes Beach 5/24


Searching at a UKC nose work Trial. Alert! He loves to work. 5/24


Rainy day blues. Remember April showers bring May flowers! ☔💙


Ben at his Reno NW3 trial. Way to go buddy! 3/24





Showing off his pretty ribbons for SCM 3/24


Great morning walk in Santa Cruz 3/24




Ben doing a container search at a UKC fun match. 


Ben with his ribbons from his Scent Work Trial last week end where he got two more titles and was 1st place in the two searches he did. Good boy!


Merry Christmas! 2023


Serious squirrel face. Love this boy!


Getting in the Christmas spirit with Ellie


Beautiful day at Sand Harbor for Ben's 4th birthday. Happy Birthday Buddy! 🎂


Santa Cruz Sept 2023 🌊




Moonstone Beach Trinidad Aug 2023


Crissy Field Oregon


Such a beautiful view in Bandon


Gorgeous sunset 


Me and my shadow


Running free. We love the Oregon Coast!


He makes me laugh!


Incoming!  


Swim party with Auntie Ella, niece Suri, cousin Avery, & Ben


First NASDA trial in Lost Item Recovery 3 Q's with a 2nd and 3rd place.  He searched for 3 of my items 
a glove, keys, and coin purse. Good job Ben!


A wonderful short hike on the PCT this morning towards Meiss Meadows 🏔




Wild thing! 😎


Mornings at Lake Tahoe, simply the best!


Morning walk at Sugar Pine Point State Park


Lovely hike on the Spooner Lake Loop Trail with lots of wildflowers ⚘


Nice hike at Sly Park/Jenkinson Lake


Diving into summer which is officially here 💦


We love a good sunset! 🌇


June getaway to the Portola Area. Wildflowers were gorgeous 💛


Such a beautiful place to visit!


A double rainbow. We had a little bit of everything this trip except heat. Yay! 🌈


Visiting the Sierra Buttes. All my dogs have been photographed here! 🏔


Fun fun fun 


Intense Ben! Get it!!


Ben poolside. Looks like the lifeguard watching over the younger swimmers 😊


Day 2 of Vizsla fun. 9 Vizslas, most family!


Swim party Vizsla style Memorial Day week end! Ben is the diver. 🐟🐠

Ben in front followed by Mako with Findlay, Rowan, and Suri waiting for their return

Enjoying a day by the bay 🌉



I'm really loving spring and all the colors after a long rainy winter! ⁕



Enjoying the colorful poppies and a beautiful day at Lake Tahoe


So many beautiful flowers on our morning walks in Carmel


Ben enjoying the beach and being a sandy salty dog!




Signs of spring after a so much rain this year! Soon we'll be heading out for new travels and adventures!



Congratulations to Ben for his High in Trial at his latest Scent Work excellent trial put on by the
Irish Setter Club of the Pacific. I’m so proud of you buddy! 


I had this picture made of my first 3 Vizslas, my girls. 💜💚💖 it!
Rosie, Lily, and Annie


Alert! Ben finding the odor source at our Scent Work Advanced trial. Good boy!


Getting in the Christmas spirit 🎄🎅


Enjoying a fall stroll with his friend Ellie in Nevada City


Beautiful fall color in Granite Bay. Opps this one is here twice but so beautiful it deserves a second look!


Ben working on his advanced AKC scent work title. Good job today buddy!


Happy Thanksgiving 2022


Having fun at our winter playground with Avery and Ella 🏔


We had a wonderful visit to Carmel the end of Oct. Here he's checking the view on 17 mi Drive


Taking a walk above the beach on a beautiful Carmel Morning


We had 2 trips to the Eastern Sierra this year for fall color.  The second visit we also went south to Alabama Hills to check out the beautiful scenery and rock formations. Here's Ben at Mobius Arch.


Having a good run at Horseshoe Lake at Mammoth after long car rides. There wasn't much lake but a lot of area to run.


Ben meeting and greeting a new friend at Horseshoe Lake.  Good boy Ben!


Hope Valley


Are you coming Mom? A walk through the Aspen along road to Virginia Lakes


Such gorgeous color to enjoy!

 Rock Creek at peak

North Lake in it's glory. We love the Eastern Sierras in Fall!


Incredible Sunrise September 2022 at Bandon Oregon!


Face Rock with my boy


A new friend at Muriel O. Ponsler Scenic Viewpoint


Mornings are the best and even better in Bandon


On the move on a foggy morning at Clam Beach on our way up to the Oregon coast.
  

At the river house. It's so beautiful in the redwoods!


Ben finding the second hide in the NACSW container search Sept 4. He loves nose/scent work! 🐽


Overlooking Silver Lake on a day trip. Such a beautiful day! ⛰

Retrieving at Caples Lake 

Kirkwood Lake



Ben by the pool 💖


Ben and his niece Suri 🐟🐠


Family fun with Ella, Avery, and Suri


He's a diving dog! 🐬


 4th of July! 

Pool Party with Avery and Suri 💦


He's planning a huge splash for me! 🌊


A quiet moment after a swim


Wanna play? Ever ready!

Lake Tahoe June 2022 
Sugar Pine Point State Park

Castle Rock


Ben playing in Barn Hunt.  RAT!  


Ben gets his BCAT title, Go Bennie!


Ben participating in FastCAT. Woohoo he can fly!


We decided we need our own poppies, cheerful little Ca state flowers


Tiptoeing through the lupine Beek’s Bight  Folsom Lake April



Gorgeous day at Lake Tahoe April 2022. This was at Sand Harbor.


Ellie and Ben at Castle Rock


A productive morning at Ben's first AKC Scent Work trial. He got Q's in all elements and 3rd place in interior and buried. Good boy. 



Poppies along the way. So pretty.


Bennie by the fringe flowers


Ben's intense look with ducks ahead! Good hold there young man. He's 2 1/2.


He sleeps!


Ben after his first NACSW nose work trial. I was especially proud of his 2nd place in containers!


Ben met his little niece Suri and played with his cousins. Monkey see monkey do! So cute.


I'd say Suri liked Uncle Ben!


Ben in the box, a Christmas tradition 🎄


Another fun playdate with Ella and Avery


Sept vacation on the Oregon Coast 🌊


Bandon


Trinidad (Ca)


Enjoying a beautiful sunset from the house 🌅


Ben at Arch Cape


Enjoying a morning of swimming, squirrel hunting, and nose work



Dock Diving in Santa Rosa. So. Much. Fun. He loves it!! 🐬


Such a fun boy!


Ben and Ellie at Sardine Lake


Enjoying time at Lake Tahoe July 2021 🌲





Beautiful day at Loon Lake 💙


Beach almost to ourselves! 🌊


Loving Carmel June 2021




My favorite time of day in the yard




Ben at the family cabin in the redwoods 🌲


Enjoying a walk in Granite Bay State Park by the lupine. So beautiful!


Bennie with his Auntie Ella and cousin Avery


Beautiful spot on the way to Mt Lassen 💕


Whiskeytown Lake


Ben right with his sister Drew playing in the Sacramento River in Redding


Hunting squirrels, one of his favorite activities at home  

It's just me and you now little man. We have lots of adventures ahead of us
but we'll sure be missing Lily. 💔

We love our winter runs at the lake

Pretty Lily foggy morning at the lake


Ben's first snow at Silver Lake! December ❆


Big beautiful tree we came across on the way to nose work class


Lily, Sky, and Ben playing in Carmel


Pretty pups and the sunset October 2020



Ben!

Beautiful morning Arch Cape Oregon



Enjoying a road less traveled Lundy Canyon Eastern Sierra 🍁

Ben's first dock diving trial and he gets the title Dock Junior, bypassing novice at 10 mo old.
B
Ben is loving dock diving! 🐠

Fun with friends at Hastings Island 
Ben at Hastings hunt training at 8 mo
Lily 9 Ben 7 mo 💚💙
My little man working with the bird man 
 Woohoo!
Double dippers
Ben having fun in the field with Skyler and Mercury

Future diving dog?
My silly puppies 
Lily Turned 9 on April 23 and the same day Ben turned 6 months old. How time flies!


Ben is growing up! He'll soon be 6 mo old.
Ben and Lily's first visit to the lake together. 
Letting off some steam!

Bennie's very first bird! He scented it and found it. Good boy!
Thanks Pam for helping us. He had a blast!


Lily and our new family member Ben
Following odor at a scent work trial. Lily LOVES nose/scent work!

*November 2019 Carmel*


A little 9 month old attached herself to Lily on the beach

*Cambria and San Simeon end of October*

Morro Strand Beach

 *San Simeon*
Sunset from the deck of the house

*Eastern Sierras October 2019*

Lundy Canyon
Rock Creek

*Oregon Coast Sept 2019*






*Pool fun August* 

Lily and her brother Beckett having fun together

*August 2019 Santa Cruz*

Beach runs in Rio Del Mar. So fun!
We love the beach in the "golden hour" of the morning

*Cambria for Nose work trial August*

Fun on the beach in Cayucos the trial week end below

*Bodega Bay*
Dillon Beach
Blind Beach

*LakeTahoe June 2019*


*Carmel* May 2019*
My sweeties running together on the beach for the last time.
With no warning Rosie left us the next week.
She lived a happy life with so many adventures and so much enthusiasm right to the very end. We miss her terribly.  💔
Squirrel watchers
          What a cool castle!

Spring has sprung 💛💛
Road trip to snow! March 2019
Barn hunt trial
Lily in the hay bales at a Barn Hunt trial. Silly girl! photo by #lodestarstills
Winter playground

*Hope Valley and Eastern Sierras October 2018*
 Mornings in the mountains are getting chilly! This is at Rock Creek
Heading to the Eastern Sierra for fall colors. Here the beautiful colors at Hope Valley
The girls enjoying a romp at Horseshoe Lake Mammoth.

They are so good in the hotels and cabins. What a rough life you have girls!

In the Aspen. They are so beautiful whether green, yellow, or orange!

*Oregon September 2018*

 Avenue of the Giants. Sept 2018
"Wow we really hit the jackpot this trip!" "Yes we did!" The girls conversing at Arch Cape
Cannon Beach. We even saw another Vizsla
Run Rosie Run! 💜


Carl Washburne Memorial State Park
The reflections in the morning were just gorgeous!
We stopped on this beautiful beach outside of Gold Beach


Sunset on Gold Beach

Russian River
Neighborhood watch!
Lily always enjoys making a splash! August 2018


The girls at Lake Davis. We got there bright and early and were the only ones there. They swam A LOT!


Rosie doesn't mind posing for pictures. The reward makes it worth it! Taken at Cave Rock State Park NV side Lake Tahoe. Picture below at Tahoe Park. 2018


 Carmel May 2018. Lily on Carmel Beach and the two on the 17 mi Drive. We love it when the wildflowers are in bloom.



The cousins together at the Russian River June 2018


Having fun at home, silly girls!
Twin Lake Fall of 2017



Aspenglow Lundy Canyon Campground
Convict Lake
Morning hike at Gull Lake

Armstrong Redwoods 2017
Kiva Beach Tahoe. The lake was really high this year (2017)

Above coast walk Pacific Grove below having fun near Goat Rock



Above girls hit the trail at Spooner Lake and below frolicking in Hope Valley
After testing the water at Gold Lake


Twin Lakes 

Donner Lake
Above a run on the Spooner Lake trail. Below a beautiful May day at Cave Rock Lake Tahoe
I've Got This! Carmel
Overlooking Wright's Beach
Sardine Lake. One of our favorite places to enjoy the mountains.

Carmel

17 mi drive


Fun in the dunes Dillan Beach
Wrights Lake