Rancho Rivera Russell Terriers

 Well, it was finally Taffy’s time to go to her new forever home in Arkansas, so up we were at 3:30 in the morning to make sure she could get on an especially early flight to travel when the heat of the day had not yet set in.  We kept her bowl of water frozen the night before and then in a cooler until our arrival at the airport at 4:30 a.m., so that it would not spill in her crate, and she could drink little bits at a time as the water defrosted.  We checked her in and gave her her last hugs and kisses from our family, and prayed she’d have a safe trip.

 We were glad to get the phone call hours later that she had safely arrived at her new home, where her new name would be "Yadi," short for "Yadier," after a St. Louis Cardinals’ catcher, "Yadier Molina."   We here at Rancho Rivera love pictures of our pups in their new homes.  I think it is therapeutic for us to see Yadi happy in her new environment, and it gives us joy to see her bring joy to others.

 Wow, Ginger, Yadi’s momma, isn’t exactly fond of cats.  She’d rather have one for dinner.  I think that’s because she was never raised with them, and she’s a hunter here on Rancho Rivera.

Yet this isn’t the first time one of her babies is raised and bonded with cats.  It can happen.  It’s just how you raise and train them.  (Just don’t tell Ginger.  She would be horrified!!!!!!!!)

We called Taffy back at home "Baby Boo."  You may ask how did you get that?  Well, all our dogs have nicknames, and Ginger’s is "Boo."  Well, we always thought Taffy was the spitting image of her mamma, Boo, so we nicknamed Taffy "Baby Boo."  Well, "Good-bye, Baby Boo.  May you bring much joy and laughter in your new home, and enjoy all the hunting on the many acres of land you can run around in!  You will be missed."

One of the joys we have in our dog-breeding business is to see personally the joy our puppies bring to their new owners when they personally come to our home to pick up a puppy.  Melissa and Tim came to pick up Blaze — now Blaise.   They decided to keep the name, and just changed the spelling.  I love it!  These are photos of Blaise in his new home.  I especially love the one with his new blue heeler brother, May-May. 

Here Blaise is on his new bed.  He’s in "fashion and comfort!"

Of course, there’s the picture of Blaise on Mellisa’s bed! 

                            "Awe, this is the life!"

Congratulations, Melissa and Tim.  We wish you the best, with your new adopted friend!

Well, a year has gone by since Ginger had her first litter, and we REALLY ENJOY seeing our puppies all grown up.  This photo is of Riley, who now lives in California.  He’s a beautiful dog!  And built like a champion!

I really enjoy Angel and Scout’s puppies, their uniqueness, and their beauty.  For example, Bauer is a smooth-coat, with soft short fur that is nice to run your hands through.

Cinnamon is a rough coat that is long and yet has the perfect standard of a rough-coat Russell Terrier that says, "the outer coat should not be so long as to obscure the outline of the dog."  (taken from the United Jack Russell Terrier Council of America’s breed standard).

Marshmallow — now Lucy — lives in New York with a happy young girl, Naomi.

We have been blessed once again to sell a puppy going to a customer who had purchased a puppy from Rancho Rivera previously. In this case, meet Cosmo and Luna.

Cosmo is a son of Angel and Scout from a litter of over a year ago.

Her momma, Alma, loves Cosmo so much, she was first in line to purchase Luna, Cosmo’s sister, of a new litter a year later.

Congratulations, Alma! We will sure miss Luna!

And THANK YOU, Alma, for the great pictures!

“A Friend for a Lifetime”

I got this video clip from Tom of Montana who purchased a puppy from us just a couple of months ago.

What a smart boy! Looks like this is the beginning of a beautiful, long relationship! Tom sent me this picture of when he and Zeus were just getting "acquainted." Click each photograph to enlarge!

"Learning to drive a quad is very important in Montana!"