Lauradale Kennel

      Good Morning!   Our website is FINALLY working again!  (www.lauradalessiberians.com) You can now see our available puppies as well as upcoming litters or planned breedings.

       Logan is doing well. I am now 6 months, getting very close to being in the 3rd and final tri-mester. The Siberians simply cannot wait to have another child to play and snuggle with!  Went shopping yesterday. I think Logan officially has more clothing than I do now! Ha ha.

      All is going well with our family, both human and furry. We have been having days in the 90’s for the past few weeks, and I suspect the Siberians are all wishing it was still winter! They’re keeping cool with the help of their ceiling fans though!

      Must go for now, still have some things to get done!

-Laura Barron

Hello all,

      Our website (www.lauradalessiberians.com) still isn’t working. No one has been able to figure out what’s wrong yet. Our web hoster finally did some troubleshooting and informed me that the problem is with my program, so now I need to make an appointment to take the computer in to get that fixed so I can get the website back up and running. Until then, we do have a few very nice puppies available, so feel free to e-mail me and inquire about them. Our contact information page is up to date.

       We brought Mystic our of retirement for one final litter with Tallie. The pair gave us 6 absolutely beautiful puppies. There was only one female, and she is staying here with us. Her name is Mystique. She has her sire’s personality and build, and we are very excited to watch her grow!

      All is going well with my pregnancy. My fiance and I had an appointment on the 16th for another ultrasound to find out what we are having. It turns out we are expecting a son, Logan Brendan Pyle. We cannot wait to meet him, just 20 more weeks!

     I graduated from the Pennsylvania Cyber School on May 21st, 2010. So I am finally done with school work! More time to spend with the Siberians!

     It is getting a little harder for me to take updated puppy pictures, so if they do not hit the 2 week mark exactly as I usually do, I apologize. I’m sure my promptness won’t get much better once Logan is born, but I will be trying my best.

      Misty, my Tennessee Walking Horse mare, had her foal on May 6th.  Her name is Dynasty. She’s a beautiful girl, with such a sweet personality. We will be keeping her and adding her to our “herd”. Ha.

Well, my last post was about 6 weeks ago, and much has happened since then!

My fiance & I have decided to start our family early, and I just found out I was pregnant the beginning of the month. We are both very excited to welcome our first child. I am due on November 7th.

On March 17th, we passed our spring kennel inspection with flying colors, as always. Our dog warden continues to be impressed with the cleanliness of our kennel, as well as the health, temperament, and quality of our Siberians.

On the evening of the 17th we had an ER scare, and Brendan rushed me to the hospital. The doctors thought I could be miscarrying. Luckily, the baby and I are ok, but I have been ordered to take it easy and rest as often as possible. Because of this, I may not be able to answer each e-mail with the promptness I usually do, which I apologize for.

The snow has finally melted here, even though it took quite a while. We ended up blocking the doggy doors so that our Siberians had to stay inside. This was because the snow got so high outside that they were able to literally walk out over the 6 foot high fence. Of course, they still received regular exercise until the snow melted and we were able to shovel it out.  Our female, Cutie, was especially naughty, and jumped her fence before the snow as very high. Luckily, she wasn’t able to jump the fence on the security area, so she is still here, happy and healthy and as playful as ever.

One final note: The last week or so our website has not been working properly. Although I have been updating it, the changes are not going through. I am working on this, and hope to have it up and running again very soon!

Laura Barron

    Have not had much time to get to the computer, or would have posted this update much sooner! However, we have been visiting family members, and I just haven’t had the time. Sorry if any e-mails went unanswered!

    On Wednesday, February 10th, 2010, my boyfriend of 3 years, Brendan Pyle, proposed to me!  We decided on a date: May 14th, 2011. (15 months to plan!) I am so truly happy, and so thankful that I have found someone who loves our Siberians just as much as I do.

-Laura Barron

      Well, another winter storm has hit our area. So far we have about a foot of snow, which doesn’t sound too bad I suppose. But, on top of the 3 – 4 feet we already had, with 40 – 50 mph winds, its a very bad thing. The government has declared a state of emergency in Pennsylvania. Everything is closed, and we have been ordered to stay off the roads unless we absolutely have to be on them.  Looks like we aren’t going anywhere for a while!

     The Siberians are all staying warm inside and waiting until the wind stops to go play in the new snow!

-Laura Barron

     Well, in 12 hours we managed to get a TON of snow. Literally.  Below are some photos taken early this morning, around 8:00 a.m. The drifts are 3 feet IN THE LOW SPOTS. The higher ones are up to our shoulders.

     The Siberians have made a “path” in their outside runs. This will be shown in a photo below. Its hard to believe that in just one night (not even 24 hours, but from evening until morning) we received so much snow. Our vehicles have become completely snowed in, the drifts have covered my 500cc 4-wheeler, which is lifted and sits up higher than most.

      Must go for now, we have some major shovelling to do! Hope all of you reading this are warm!

Sincerely,

Laura Barron

Our driveway…

Heatherette in her outside run with her little “path”. The Siberians just love this weather!

The snow outside the door of the kennel.

The snow in a smaller drift, almost at the 3 foot mark.

     Well, I did say I would write more often, so here I am!   We are preparing for a storm here, supposed to get around 2 feet of snow overnight. Yikes!

     Was surfing the web the other day and came across an article I thought would be helpful. I know sometimes it can be hard to choose the perfect name for your new puppy, so below is a link to a list of names. Most webpages do not offer a specialized lists for each breed, but this one does, and many of the names are perfect for a fluffy Siberian friend.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Siberian-Husky-Names

      Hope this helps!

                                Laura Barron

Looks like this is going to work out after all!  Be sure to keep checking our website, www.lauradalessiberians.com to see our wonderful fur family and gorgeous puppies!

-Laura

Well, I haven’t updated this in nearly a year! Its hard to believe it has been that long.  I was getting very frustrated with this website, as it was not working properly, as least for me. Looks like my break paid off, it has been redesigned and hopefully the issues I was having will not arrise again!

A lot has happened since last February!  We passed our spring and fall kennel inspections (of course).  We have downsized on our Siberians and brought in new lines, which we hope to introduce into our breeding program soon!

I noticed I mentioned Celebrity in my last post. He has grown into a wonderful boy, and can be seen on our website. We have had one litter from him so far, and his puppies are AMAZING.

We had a few litters over the past year, each one producing sound puppies that have gone to loving homes and we have had the pleasure of meeting quite a few wonderful people.

We are still looking for a handler to show our Siberians in conformation with the AKC. We had someone lined up, but she decided she was too busy with her children and their 4-H projects. So, back to the drawing board I suppose!

Also, since last year we have obtained 3 new horses, and we love them to death. Delilah, Rhett, and Bolt are all palomino American Quarter Horses, of varying ages. Delilah and Rhett are siblings, and look almost identical. Bolt is Delilah’s son. My best friend, Chelsey, keeps Rhett at our farm, as he is her horse. Also, Bolt belongs to my sister, Amy, and her stepdaughter, Lexi. He stays here as well, which is nice. It gives me someone to go riding with.

My Tennessee Walking Horse mare, Misty, was accidentally bred with our American Quarter Horse stallion, Dynamite. She is due in April. Needless to say, I am keeping the foal… Probably will name it Dynasty, a combination of DYNAmite and miSTY. 

We have built a stable, 80 X 40 feet, with a loft and indoor ring, which comes in handy when working with our Siberians.

Also, I would like to take the opportunity to introduce my wonderful boyfriend, Brendan Pyle. We have been dating for 3 years now, and he moved in with us last July. He shares my love of the Siberian breed, and I look forward to spending many years with him and my fur babies.  I’m sure you all will be hearing of him much more often now.

This winter has proved to be much worse than the past few years. Actually, by the beginning of January we had already gotten more snow than we did over the entire season

If this new system works, you can expect posts much more often!

                                                               Sincerely,

                                                          Laura Barron

This is the front of the kennel. The windows show are at eye-level...