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"There is more meaning in JOY than you will ever need." ~ Eckhart Tolle, "A New Earth"

2007 EMERALD LITTER

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EmeraldDozen

I have tens of thousands of photos of these "gems", so I decided to give you a peek at a few, (okay, QUITE a few), of my favorite 'group' shots.
They make me laugh ... let make me cry ... but, most of all, they fill my heart with "JOY"
Left click on any photo to view an enlarged version in your browser.
Be patient while the page loads, (*there are 250-300 thumbnails) ... I think you will find it worth the wait.

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Katoba's Emerald Classic               "Logan"
Katoba's Emerald Rain                   "Misty"
Katoba's Emerald Queen                "Sonya"
Katoba's Emerald Jam                    "Vedder"
Katoba's Emerald Warrior               "Ronin"
Katoba's Emerald City                    "Oz"
Katoba's Emerald Ale                     "Guinness"
Katoba's Emerald Idol                    "Simon"
Katoba's Emerald Olympian            "Apollo"
Katoba's Emerald Knight                 "Ledger"
Katoba's Emerald Downs                "Cahill"
Katoba's Emerald Horizon               "Tyler"

Can / Int'l CH Sudahr's Raindance CGC WAC (AKC Mjr ptd)
"Echo"
is the most amazing dam I have ever known. She weighed 68# prior to breeding and almost 95# the
day of whelp. By x-ray she had at least 10 or 11 pups, so after 6 hours of labor, we whelped her by
C-Section. She indeed had ... TWELVE ... all black/tan pups. She made it through the surgery just
fine and awoke to immediately fall in love with all 12 of her precious babes. She nursed then
immediately and ust like her first litter, had to be forced to leave the pups just to get her to go outside
to eliminate or get up and eat. She adores her babies and dotes over them constantly. She
graciously shares the whelping box with me as my head was in it for the first 2 months of their lives.
Following the return from their ear crop trip, Echo willingly let each pup latch on, (teeth and all), and
nurse again, caudling them through the healing process. She spent every waking moment playing
with them, teaching them, and showing me just who each of them are. She reprimands those needing
guidance, kissed booboos and encouraged those who needed confidence building. HUMANS could
learn alot about parenting from Echo !!! That said with her amazing genes and that of the longevity
enriched sire's pedigree, these pups are sure to bring about alot of happiness and shared JOY !!!

Four Generations of JOY !!!
Gunther is the litters' sire ... this is the paternal side of the "family"

Am/Can CH Horizon's Dressing Smartly                "RACHEL"                 ** 13.5 years
CH Tijac's Classic Topp Model                              "GUNTHER"             **   5    years
CH Tijac Victoria's Secret NAP NJP NAJ ROM      "TYRA"                     **   7+ years
Katoba's Emerald Classic                                       "LOGAN"                  **   2    months
&
Dr. Timothy O'Brien,                                                "TIJAC Dobermans"

                                                                                             ( ** is age at time of this photo)