On Saturday morning, 10-28-2023 Dr. Laura Decker, DVM delivered Journey’s babies via C- Section at Stillwater Vet Clinic, MN
A special Thank you to her and the great staff! We were home and tucking everybody in by 1:00 pm that afternoon.
We have 4 wonderful BOYS and 1 lovely GIRL……5 is a nice size litter for Journey…..And she is ready to “get busy”!
A HALLOWEEN THEMED LITTER
Red Collar = “PUMPKIN “CARVER“
Yellow collar = “BONES“
Blue Collar = “FRANKENSTEIN” ( FRANK)
Green Collar = “LIL’ SPOOK” He is tiny, but strong!
Pink Collar = “MISS CANDY CORN”
Enjoy watching them grow. I post new photos weekly. Our “Thomas” is the sire of this litter. You can see photos of him on his page.
MAMA JOURNEY with her tiny little family.“Journey” Still waking up from anesthesia. She has already greeted her babies and now it’s nap time.DAY 1 From left to right: “CARVER”, “FRANK”, “BONES”, “LIL’ SPOOK”, and “CANDY”Day 2 The lovely pile of Border Terriers 10/30/23Mama Journey loves being a Mom! Here are some snapshots taken on 11/5/2023. By next weekend we might have some eyes open!“WE’RE ON THE MOVE AND GROWING EACH DAY.” Pups at 1 week.Frank and Lil’ Spook taking a snooze together“BONES” at 1 week old.Baby “BONES”. He is a lovely puppy!“CANDY” Our only Girl.Sweet “CANDY” at 1 week old.“FRANK’S” headshot“FRANK” He’s our biggest boy, but not by much!“LIL’ SPOOK” He’s our smallest right now…but strong!“LIL’ SPOOK” Working so hard to catch up to the others. Determined young fella.Baby “CARVER” Love this pup!….but then, I love them all!“CARVER” at 1 week old Nov.12,2023 The puppies are 2 weeks old in the following Photos….enjoyJourney’s babies are 2 weeks old. If you look close you will see some little eyes starting to open in the individual pictures! They are starting to respond to my voice too! Now the Fun begins. This coming week, they will be moving to their bigger box, as they are getting up on all 4’s to walk.Lil’ Spook (green) and brother Bones (yellow) at 2 weeksBones (L) and Lil Spook (R). Spook is the little guy of the litter, but strong and healthy!Bones laying over Spook 2 weeks“Carver” (Red) “Frank” (Blue) actually, Frank is a blue and tan BT, the other 4 are grizzle and tan.Frank and Carver 2 weeksCarver and FrankMiss Candy Corn, our lovely little girl at 2 weeks.See Candy’s peepers? So cute.Candy, with one little eye coming open.Here we are … 3 weeks old already. A lot of changes now as they discover the world. The head shots are getting more fun to take, as they are responding now to our voices. Such Fun!A tangled pile of sleeping puppies at 3 weeks old.“Bones” yellow boyHappy “Bones” at 3 weeksLovely “Frank” Blue boyLove this picture of Frank!This Guy! Lil Spook Green boy. He is the smallest and oh, so mighty. He is strong, and smart and funny as can be. He was the 1st one up on all 4’s to walk, he was the first to notice that I hung a toy above their box, and best of all he watches the others sleep and will go over and groom their faces, licking their eyes and mouths.Lil Spook at 3 weeks.“Carver” Red boy. Lovely puppy at 3 weeksCarver, alert and inquisitive.Little Ms Candy Corn. Beautiful Head on this girl!“Candy” at 3 weeks“Candy”Carver taking a snooze. I find the pups in this position quite often.The Busy Puppies at 4 weeks and 2 days. How can they keep getting cuter? All of the following Christmas photos were taken on 11/27/2023. What a fun bunch!“BONES” yellow boy“BONES” at 4 weeks“LIL SPOOK” at 4 weeks“LIL SPOOK“ “Getting tired of this!”“LIL SPOOK“Proud Mama Journey always on the look out! Yes, that’s Thomas in the background….he could care less.Pink girl “CANDY” at 4 weeks“CANDY” Our sweet girl“FRANK” Blue boyMy what a Looker! Our only Blue and Tan pup. “Frankenstein” at 4 weeks“FRANK“Beautiful “CARVER” at 4 weeks.Red boy – “CARVER” Soon they will all have new names.. Their forever names. See you next week!
On September 8th, after trying to deliver her puppy for 2 days Journey underwent a C Section and gave us a single puppy.
I told her that just because we’ve been talking of down sizing in our retirement years, that it didn’t mean Litter Size!
Journey’s baby is gorgeous, a little male of average weight…he is perfect and very healthy. Gaining weight every day.
We have never raised a singleton puppy at Rushwind before. I know that there is always a concern of puppy socialization and missing that stage of puppy play…. Well, we have Trixie and Thomas all lined up and waiting at the whelping box to help with that! The little baby Prince is getting lots of lap time already as he hangs out with us every evening when we watch TV.
His favorite thing is to drape himself over a warm water pop bottle inside a fleece sock. Works perfectly.
Hopefully, Journey will give us larger litters in the future. “Tess” will grow up and be added to our breeding program also.
We are not accepting applications on this little boy, but you can enjoy the weekly photos of his progress.
Journey with her baby on Day 2
The little Prince draped over his “littermates”The little Prince is 1 week old. He has doubled his weight in the first week!He is now a 1 pounder!Baby Boy at 2 weeks old2 weeks old. Eyes just starting to open.My “peepers” are wide open at 2.5 weeks oldI weighed 1# 14 oz today!Our sweet snugglerMy favorite place to be…on the couch with my “Moms”Meeting my half sister Tess. She is so gentle. 3 weeks old
The following photos are at 3 weeks 2 days. “Willie” got to expand his walking area for awhile and do a meet and greet with all of the others. Up on all fours and moving now.
Trixie, his Grandma, is quite interested in him.
Uncle Thomas comes over to say “Hi”
Lots of kisses from Thomas!
We have “Flat Lenora” living with us until the end of November. It is a school project for our great niece. Today Flat Lenora got to be part of Willie’s 4.5 week photos.Our little Prince is now named Willie. His family lives in Cannon Falls, MNWillie has one of his favorite toys. He likes to chew on the unicorn hornOh, how he would he love to get going! He runs and plays on the floor for a while 2 or 3 times a day.
October 16, 2022 WEE WILLIE is 5 weeks and 3 days old in the following photo shoot. He just ate his breakfast and is content and cooperative. Exploring all over the house now and Yes, getting in a little trouble!
Interacting with his adult BT’s is his favorite thing.
Hey Everyone, Can you believe that I am 7 weeks old already? I love getting all of the attention around here, from my humans and all the other big dogs.I play and run in the leaves and grass. Then I help Dad clean up the flower gardens for winter. But, I still need to stop for some “Mom” time.
“I’m really smart too!” We’re working on house training and I go potty outside almost all of the time. I love putting myself to bed in my crate when I get totally wore out. So crate training was a breeze.
Raising a Singleton puppy…guess it’s going OK.
NOVEMBER 5, 2022 “WILLIE” is now 8 weeks old and this week will be his last at Rushwind. This one will be hard to let go. We are so attached to him and I think he kinda likes us too. Our 6 adult Border Terriers and 2 Labradors have been fabulous with him. Lots of patience, teaching, and respect for the little fella. We wish you the happiest life with your new Mom and Dad, silly Willie!
Willie and Journey on the morning play platform. It gets pretty wild when 4 or 5 others join in.Of, course there are teaching moments when Willie starts to get out of hand with the biting.Tess, trying to supervise the situation.Ready for his nap. Willie finds a quiet, safe space by Dan’s computer chair.
November 9, 2022 WILLIE PICK UP DAY! and a few last puppy photos.
Julie and Tom left with Willie and we totally forgot to get their Family Photo. Hoping that someone in their family will take one and send to me so I can add it to our “Families” Page.
Willie will have a wonderful life.
The evening before departure…sound asleep with his Grandma Trixie.Willie wanted one more picture with Flat Lenora before he leaves Rushwind.
11/9/2022 “They’re Here, They’re Here!! My new family…”
Our hearts were heavy, but how can you not be excited for Julie and Tom?!
They are off to Cannon Falls, MN for a fun and love filled life! THE END
Arrival of Journey’s 2 puppies! Two lovely girls that are strong and beautiful and healthy. Journey is doing great and loves her babies!
Introducing our “GIRLIE GIRL” LITTER: “FANCY” and “FRILLY”
“JOURNEY” (RUSHWIND DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’) X “CASH” (BISS GCH Tilted Kilt If Trouble Was Money)
Puppy updates and photos will be posted weekly.
JOURNEY WITH HER GIRLS ON DAY 1. “Fancy” in Pink and “Frilly” in PurpleOur 2 little ladies at 6 days old.THE GIRLIES ARE 1 WEEK OLD! THIS IS “FANCY” IN PINK.MISS PINK…her temporary litter name is “Fancy”Lovely baby girl. “Fancy” Found out today from CASH’S breeder that both girls appear to be Blue and Tans! We have never whelped a Blue and Tan at Rushwind, so this is extra exciting!!Miss Lavender “Frilly” with her back to the camera. Beautiful Pup!Baby “Frilly” is so cooperative for her 1st photo shoot. Look at that nice head!So excited and pleased with our 2 Blue and Tan Girls! “Frilly” at 1 week old.2 WEEKS OLD Eyes open and trying to get up on all 4’s! This is “Fancy” – Miss Pink“Frilly” – Miss Lavender. Look at those cute little gold eyebrows!OH, OH….. “NYX” has those maternal vibes kicking in. We have to watch the puppy box pretty close to keep her out of there.The shiny little beauties at 2 weeks old.Tight knit sisters!FRILLY AND FANCY AT 2 WEEKS OLD.FANCY ON LEFT AND FRILLY ON RIGHT. 2 1/2 WEEKS OLD. THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT 3 WEEKS 2 DAYS OLD.HELLO, I’M “FANCY”!…AND I’M “FRILLY”. (I’m the one with the brighter gold eyebrows!)“FANCY” 3 WEEKS“FRILLY” AT 3 WEEKS“FANCY”“FRILLY”Hi! from Frilly and Fancy. OCTOBER 9, 2021 A lot has changed this week. We are BIG now and get to go outside on nice days and we are learning how to lap goats milk from a saucer. We even get to dine on the terrace. We are 4 weeks old!They love the grass and exploring a bit. “Fancy” has the pink collar on.
OUR BLUE AND TAN GIRLS AT 6.5 WEEKSFANCYFANCY GIRL AT 4 WEEKS AND 2 DAYSFANCYFRILLY AT 4 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS.FRILLYAll tired out after playtime outside!…but, they still need their Mom.THE GIRLS HAVE BECOME VERY BUSY. THEY LOVE THEIR TIME OUTSIDE AND LITTLE MISS FANCY CLIMBS OUT OF THE BOX WHEN THEY COME BACK IN. THEY ARE ALMOST READY FOR THE BIG MOVE TO THEIR LARGER SPACE IN THE KENNEL. THIS IS “FANCY” THE ESCAPE ARTIST! OCTOBER 18, 2021MISS FANCY AT 5.5 WKS YOU COULD SAY SHE IS THE SPITFIRE OF THE TWO.ANOTHER PHOTO OF SWEET FANCY AT 5.5 WEEKS OLDHERE’S MISS FRILLY. SHE WAS SO COOPERATIVE DURING THIS PHOTO SHOOT.LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY! THESE BLUE AND TAN BORDER TERRIERS DO LOOK LIKE BABY ROTTWEILERS! THIS IS FRILLY AT 5.5 WEEKSOctober 26, 2021 TODAY FANCY AND FRILLY ARE 6.5 WEEKS OLD. THEY HAVE TURNED INTO LITTLE DOGS. THEY RUN ABOUT THE HOUSE LIKE BABY CHIPMUNKS. THEY ARE FUN AND FEARLESS! FANCY IS ON THE LEFT AND FRILLY ON THE RIGHT IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS.LOOK AT THAT FRILLY GIRL!Fancy and Frilly at 6.5 weeks old.OUR BLUE AND TAN GIRLS AT 6.5 WEEKSPracticing a Show Stack at 6.5 weeks old. Very nice Frilly!Fancy wasn’t as cooperative, but she finally agreed to stand still for 2 seconds! Nice Pup!
8 week photos coming soon! This one is from Nov. 3rd. The girls were up to no good all morning, so had to go to jail for awhile.Puppy Girls at 8 weeks. “FANCY” on left “FRILLY” on right
This is “Frilly” Miss Lavender in a practice Show Stack.MISS FRILLY AT 8 WEEKS SWEET AND LOVELYThis is “FANCY” trying to show off her stuff!FANCY PANTS AT 8 WEEKSThis is the last photo of the Girlie Girl litter together. Fancy (L) and Frilly (R) at 9.5 weeksMEET THE GIRL THAT IS STAYING AT RUSHWIND WITH US! FANCY HAS NOW BEEN RENAMED. RUSHWIND’S LONG DISTANCE ROMANCE “TESS”“TESS” HAS A LOVELY TIGHT COAT AND A NICE SLEEK OUTLINE. HEADING FOR THE SHOW RING?? SHE IS A SPUNKY GAL WITH A LOT OF PERSONALITY!“TESS” WITH HER PROUD PARENTS. DAN AND BECKY, BREEDERS AT RUSHWIND.HERE IS “SWEET MAXINE” aka FRILLY. SHE HAS FOUND HER NEW HOME IN DELANO, MN WHERE SHE WILL LIVE WITH ANOTHER RUSHWIND BORDER TERRIER.DR. JULIE CAME BACK AFTER 4 YEARS AND BOUGHT ANOTHER BT PUP FROM US. SWEET MAXINE WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL FOREVER HOME! HERE ENDS THE PUPPY STORY OF FANCY AND FRILLY……NOV. 27, 2021 A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CASEY OF TILTED KILT BORDER TERRIERS OREGON, AND OF COURSE TO “CASH” FOR BEING THE SIRE TO THESE LOVELY GIRLS!
…..BRINGING US A BEAUTIFUL BASKET OF EASTER PUPPIES! TRIXIE X RUSTY LITTER
I will be posting all details after we get settled in and Trixie kicks in to “mother mode”.
Sweet Trixie shortly after her C-Section on 4/3/2021TRIXIE AND COMPANY LESS THAN 24 HRS OLD. MR. BLUE MR. GREEN MISS YELLOW MISS ORANGETRIXIE’S FABULOUS FOUR. ALL HEALTHY AND GAINING DAILY. 5 DAYS OLDALL PUPS ARE A DARK GRIZZLE COLOR.NICE CHUBBY PUPMR. BLUE AT 5 DAYS OLDDRAPED OVER A DUCK. MISS ORANGEMR. GREEN THE CLIMBERMISS YELLOW TAKING A NAP BY THE DUCKSweet, gentle Mama TrixieRule of thumb: Pups will double their weight in the first week. THEY SURE DID!All is well in the Puppy Box. Babies are 12 days old. Looking forward to their eyes and ears opening in the next few days.WE ARE 2 WEEKS OLD TODAY! EYES JUST BEARLY “PEEKING” OPEN.MR. GREEN AT 2 WEEKS. BOTH OF THE BOYS ARE IDENTICAL IN WEIGHT.MR. GREENLOOK AT THAT SWEET FACE! GREEN BOYORANGE GIRLCUTE BABY GIRL ORANGELITTLE MISSY ORANGE AT 2 WEEKSBEAUTIFUL BABY BLUE BOY!MR. BLUE 2 WKSMISS YELLOW TAKES HER TURN GETTING NAILS CLIPPED.
LOVELY HEADSHOT OF YELLOWPRETTY YELLOW GIRL AT 2 WEEKS OLD.3 week puppy photos MR. BLUEMR. BLUE, WHAT A LOOKER!BABY GREEN BOY AT 3 WEEKS.MR. GREEN – WHAT A HONEY.MISS YELLOW – SWEET AS CAN BE.YELLOW GIRL AT 3 WEEKS OLDLITTLE ORANGE GIRL, CUTIE PIE!MISS ORANGE AT 3 WEEKS OLD.MAMA TRIXIE WITH THE KIDS AT 3 WEEKS OLD.3 weeks and 3 daysMay 1st was National Purebred Dog Day! “Rusty and Lizzie”First time outside, but we don’t want to stay in the Pool! Pups are 4 weeks old today.“Are you our Mother?” Nyx just loves babies!The pups really got to explore the big wide world.“We will soon wear down and go in for a nap!” TRIXIE’S PUPS AT 4 WEEKSTHE BOYS AT 4 WEEKS MR. BLUE ON THE LEFT MR. GREEN ON THE RIGHTMR. BLUE MR. GREENMISS YELLOW AND MISS ORANGETHE GIRLS AT 4 WEEKS MISS YELLOW (L) MISS ORANGE (R)Some quick snapshots at 5 weeks 2 days. We are waiting for the weather to warm up so we can do a photo shoot outside! DARLING MR. BLUEMR. BLUE, Oh so Serious!SWEET AND SASSY MISS ORANGEMISS ORANGE 5 WEEKS“GO WITH THE FLOW” MR. GREEN!BABY GREEN BOY 5 WEEKS Such a Happy FellaMISS YELLOW – SHE MIGHT JUST BE THE LEADER OF THE PACK!… FOR NOW, ANYWAY.CUTE HEADSHOT OF YELLOW GIRL!Here we are at 6 weeks old. From L to R: Miss Orange-Mr. Blue-Mr. Green-Miss Yellow May 17, 2021ORANGE-BLUE-GREEN-YELLOWA concrete form from Home Depot serves as our new play equipment!AN ARM FULL OF LOVE!Busy Puppies at 6 weeks Lovin’ the outdoors!Round and Round, In and Out…such Fun!THE “PUPPIES IN THE PAIL” PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT 7.5 WEEKS OLD. IT WAS NOT EASY AT THIS AGE, BUT ENJOY. HERE ARE THE BOYS.MR. BLUE THE GREAT ESCAPE ARTIST! MEET “LOKI”LITTLE BABY ORANGE, NOW NAMED “DOTTIE”. SWEET, SWEETMR. GREEN NOW NAMED “SCOUT” IT’S WINDY AND SCARY UP HERE IN THIS PAIL!LOKI AND SCOUT TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT!HERE’S “ROSEY”! MISS YELLOW- ALWAYS SO CONFIDENT, BUT SURE DIDN’T LIKE THIS PHOTO SHOOT!ANOTHER ONE OF SWEET “ROSEY” 7.5 WEEKS OLDRAINY DAY INDOOR PLAYTHE WOBBLE BOARD WAS A FUN THING TO DO.8 WEEK VET VISIT TRIPWE ALL HAVE A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH AND 1ST VACCINE! MAY 28, 2021YUP, THAT’S LOKI – MR. BLUE, TRYING TO ESCAPE AGAIN!BREAKFAST ON THE PATIO MEMORIAL DAY 2021PUPPY PICK UP WEEKEND JUNE 4 – 6, 2021 Seth came to pick up Mr. Blue (LOKI) but seemed to be a big hit with all the puppies!Lea and Seth, along with daughters Addie and Claire are so excited to have Loki join their family in Bloomington, MN. Active Camping Family that are former BT owners.THE HARVEY FAMILY FROM SPRINGFIELD, IL WILL BE “ROSEY’S” NEW FOREVER FAMILY. She will not be lacking in attention!Tim and Polly along with 2 of their children, Lucy and Patrick drove up to pick up their pup, Miss Yellow, “Rosey”.. Former BT owners also.
ANOTHER FORMER BT OWNER. WILLIAM AND SHORTY AND WILL’S DAUGHTER VALKYRIE ARE SO EXCITED TO TAKE “SCOUT” HOME. HE’S A LUCKY BOY! HEADING TO MILACA, MN.WILL WITH HIS NEW BABY, MR. GREEN (SCOUT) TRIXIE AND RUSTY LITTER BORN 4/3/2021“DOTTIE’S” LAST DAY AT RUSHWIND. HER NEW FAMILY HAS RETURNED FROM VACATION AND WILL PICK HER UP SOON. SHE IS A DOLL!JANINA CAME TO RUSHWIND BY HERSELF FOR PICKUP. TAKING DOTTIE BACK TO BUFFALO, MN TO MEET HER NEW FAMILY. LUCKY PUP!
“DOTTIE” WITH HER NEW FAMILY OF KIDS, AND “RUBY” THEIR LABRADOR. WHAT A FUN LIFE SHE WILL HAVE! HERE ENDS THE TRIXIE X RUSTY PUPPY ADVENTURE.
On March 8th Trixie had a Pregnancy Ultrasound. CONFIRMED, there will be Border Terrier Puppies arriving early April 2021! WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR PUPPIES OUT OF THIS LITTER.
RUSHWIND LIL’ BAG OF TRICKS (Trixie) X 17 OAKS RUSHWIND RUSTY (Rusty)
TRIXIE – Christmas 2020Miss Trixie in her younger years.RUSTY Photo taken in Feb. 2021“Rusty” is a Blue and Tan. BEAUTIFUL STACKED PHOTO WHEN HE WAS A PUPPY.
So, I am a natural planner and usually quite organized. However, I really procrastinated in getting the whelping area ready and supplies out for Journey’s delivery. Having done this dozens of times, I knew that there would be plenty of time once I saw that labor had begun.
It was Friday mid- afternoon, and Journey was acting uncomfortable and would pant now and then. Dan and I sat down to take a little snooze as it was looking like it might be an “all nighter”. She hopped up on the couch and would press in to me and would pant. Around 3:30 pm I thought I had better start getting some things prepared. So, Dan took Journey on his lap and I went about getting the scale, gloves, the stack of towels, suction bulbs, the scissors and clamps, etc. out and within reach of the whelping box.
Within those few minutes, Dan had put Journey down and started to fall asleep. I came back around the corner and could not believe it, but there was the first puppy entering the world on the living room floor! It was 3:54 pm!
It was a flurry for a few minutes, but we got everything in place and Journey proceeded to deliver all 4 puppies and was done by 6:02 pm! It was fun, it was daylight, and she did it in 2 hours and 6 minutes!
Introducing the Journey X Linus litter. Born September 25, 2020.
1 Female and 3 Males. All very nice size and healthy. This will be a fun adventure! Stay tuned weekly for updates and pictures.
We are not taking applications for this litter, as they will be placed in homes of the families on my waiting list.
A Happy Mama!The lovely babes in black and white. One of them is the pillow for the others.JOURNEY 1st litter, but knows exactly what to do. Very attentive and gentle. Puppies are just hours old in this photo.September 29, 2020 Puppies at 4 days old. The Boys are Mr. Yellow, Mr. Mint Green, Mr. White, and of course, little girl is Miss Pink!THE TWO “GRANDMA’S” OVERSEEING THE FEEDING OPERATION.MIMI AND TRIXIE JUST CAN’T WAIT TO TAKE THEIR TURN TO “MOTHER” THE NEW BABIES!All is well in Journey’s world. Loves her babies!SWEET, SWEET PILE OF PUPPIES. 1 week old.Oct. 7, 2020 A very calm evening in the puppy box. We will be taking 2 week photos in a couple of days.Hanging out with Dan after being weighed. Mr. Yellow is the biggest at 1# 6oz. Mr. White, Mr. Mint Green, and Miss Pink all tied for 2nd place at 1# 4oz. Such a consistent litter.CHARMING YELLOW BOY 2 WEEKS OLD OCTOBER 10, 2020
MR. YELLOWMr. Yellow at 2 weeksPups are trying out a new bed today. Trixie wants to help so bad!BEAUTIFUL COLORING ON MISS PINK!MISS PINK LOOKING LIKE SHE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY!LITTLE PRECIOUS PINK GIRL AT 2 WEEKSNOW, THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL A HANDFUL OF PUPPIES!LOVELY MR. MINT GREEN AT 2 WEEKS“CAN WE HURRY UP?, IT’S NAP TIME! MR. MINT GREEN“LOVIN’ MY PUPPY DADDY.” MR. MINT GREENMR. WHITE (couldn’t you just kiss that little mug?)“OK, I AM READY TO GO BACK TO THE BOX.” MR. WHITE
