February 20, 2012 - the pups are now 10 days old and look how beautiful they are and how proud Mama Raya is of them...... 
pupweb1
pupweb3
pubweb2

February 10, 2012 - they have arrived!!!!  Here’s what Gale Richardson has to say about the happening.....

”On Feb. 10th Raya delivered 5 beautiful babies - 3 boys and 2 girls. They have great pigment,are doing well, and weigh between 1 and 1.3 lbs.  Raya is an awesome mother and doesn't like leaving her pups - even to go outside.”

..... and so you can see for yourself, here’s the first picture of the happy family! Enjoy!
dayoneweb

February 2012 - getting ready for the big day...... February 11th is when the litter is due!!  I promised you news on this exciting match, so let’s get started.

Let’s start with the gorgeous dam of this upcoming litter.....
raystackweb

... so here’s the other side of the equation.... His name is Tamarack and here are his credentials.....

b. March 23, 2008 | black plush | 115#
sire: rbCH Catoctin's Peaceable Luke, CGC, TDI
dam: bCH Raid the Wind's Sweet Sequoia, CGC, TDI

hips: PennHip L 0.31 R 0.28, no DJD (90th percentile)
elbows: OFA Normal
heart: OFA Normal, Cardiologist SLH-CA273/12M/C-NOPI
eyes: CERF Normal SHS-186 (2009)

(Photo by WildeShots)

 

.... Her name is Raya, actually Sunstar’s Solar Eclypse-Raya, and here is the rest of all her pertinent information

b. 11-21-2005| gray sable| 115#| 28 1/2"

Sire: bCH Glorious Elvis Von Europa, CGC

Dam: Sunstar's Gone Without A Trace

Hips: OFA Excellent cert: SLH-367E26F-PI

Elbows: OFA Normal cert: SLH;EL172F26-PI

Thyoid: Normal Vet cert.

Heart: OFA Normal cert: SLH-CA233/26F/C

 

 
wildeshots-052410-251(450)

.... and I just received some pictures of Tamarack as taken by Candid Paws Photography - Heather Yates - so let me show you what a good-looking fellow he is.....

 
2011candidpaws_taramackheadshot02 2011candidpaws_taramacksitting
Rayasitweb1
rayaballweb

......... can you say G O R G E O U S puppies??

Here is what the breeder, Gale Richardson of Sunstar Kennels in Encinitas, CA has to say about her expectations of this litter......

Raya has the looks and temperament to die for. She has OFA Excellent hips and great health stats. She not only goes after a ball, but can throw it back to you. Most people who come here get a sample of that and have to laugh. Nothing seems to bother her. Very easy going, great with people and dogs. Tamarack is the perfect stud for this mating, he has a temperament much like Raya's. 

This litter will give us rich pigment, good bone, good size, plush coats, great temperaments, beautiful sables, and duals. I myself will be keeping one of the females.
2011candidpaws_taramackheadshot01 rayaheadweb

Please feel free to contact Gale Richardson at 760-753-4333 with any questions you may have regarding this litter. You can also reach her at SunstarShilohs@aol.com