Getting ready to move!

Chipper, post-broken leg...:)

Chippy doodles! My son! :)

Climbed Mt Fuji July 24th with Kevin, made it to the top!!!

Me and Kevin, Nebuta Aomori Festival 08

As most of you know I'm getting ready to leave Japan and embark on a new journey to Aubrey, Texas, about an hour north of Dallas. They packed up my house this week and shipped off the van, should be there in a few months. I'm gearing up for my first "Huge" assignment as being selected to judge the 2008 STCA National Puppy Sweepstakes, which is a huge honor for me. I'm excited and can't wait to see the puppies, I hope I get a wonderful selection, puppies are so much fun.

As for the past month or so, we've been relaxing, soon I will have just two dogs with me, so will stay some will go, can't take them all. Keyshia the Akita is doing well with Bergit and Hans in California and she went to some shows this weekend so we'll see.

Chipper is doing wonderful after his leg was broken in April, he has fully recovered after his vet in Towada University did a wonderful job pinning him together, you would never know he broke it.

As for Dolce, she's doing wonderful and gearing up for shows this weekend as well, we will go to our last show this coming weekend in the Fuji area, Asaguri shows.

Max is doing wonderful and will stay with Chisato after I leave to embark on his international title, he needs just one ticket after October. Then we have some surprises planned with him later. ;) Thanks Chisato!