There will be a litter of Saluki puppies....

I love Salukis!  They are my favorite sighthounds(very hard to choose).  Very elegant.  At every show I go to, I try to watch the Salukis, but I have never seen one quite like Amber.  They are both beautiful!

This is what Amber thinks of the idea...
 
 

Geeze, I remember when AMBER was a baby!!! I can hardly wait--can I be an auntie???PUUUULLLLEEEZZZEEE?

Amber puppies?
 
I can only think of one thing to say:
 
CRIKEY!!!
 
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Debbie, I emailed you a while back to see how you were doing.  Let me know if I need a new email addy.  I was just thinking (good things) about you.  Glad to see you here again.  Hope you're doing okay. 
 
Jet says let him know if Amber wants Bas-luki pups.
 
We should all suggest Irwin related names.  That would be fun.

That second picture is gorgeous!  Congradulations!

Amber a mother?! Holy smokies! I can't wait and I think it's absolutely great that you are honoring Steve this way. I truly believe the litter will be a positive contribution to the breed. []

ORIGINAL: agilebasenji
We should all suggest Irwin related names.  That would be fun.

Allow me....
Fair Dinkum
Sheila
You're all roight
Have a go
Flat out like a lizard drinking
You're naughty!
Mate

I kinda like "crikey geewhillickers", but I think I've only ever heard that one from my family. []

I loved to hate Stevo, like a lot of Australians did, but we're all going to miss him and his shenanigans. Conservation will certainly miss his passion and selflessness.

Congratulations on your imminent litter! They'll be beauties. Or little rippers.

Thank you Corvus! I LOVE Fair Dinkum! I plan to research for some great names, and you've given me several. Have A Go and You're Naughty are definite keepers too! I always said that it was going to take a special male with an outstanding temperment to convince me that Amber should be bred. She's a gorgeous, lovely bitch, with a bit too much attitude for me. I'm 90% of the blame for her, but the other 10% was there long before I spoiled the crap out of her. But I've discovered that she's quite trainable and quick to learn, so I've been able to take her down a notch or two as long as I keep her busy. Meilani, coming from you, I'm flattered that you feel this will be a positive contribution to the breed. We've known each other for a long time and I know how you feel about breeding. I feel the same way, and considering she's 4 1/2 and I'm just now thinking about it, you can see that I've put a lot of thought into it. Gator really impressed me, and he needs to contribute to the breed. There are things in him that the breed needs, and I plan to tap into that.
 
Agilebasenji, I didn't get your e-mail. Try [email=saluki@alltel.net]saluki@alltel.net[/email] - it's a lot more reliable. I've been gone a lot and once I get over 200 e-mails in the inbox (195 of them for Viagra and hot sex [sm=blush.gif]), it seems that they start dropping off. I got back after one trip and had 235 e-mails and not ONE of them was legit!

Oh Debbie, I'm glad to see you back.  I was wondering over the weekend what had happened to our talented artist......and with such LOVELY news!!   How exciting!  And I agree, that boy is drop dead gorgeous!  The pups will be absolutely stunning!
 
We'll keep the medical issues in our prayers here.  Did you get that promotion we were all hoping for for you?

Nope Glenda, I didn't get it. We had a major organizational change in the parent company at the time that I interviewed last, and that screwed me for the time being. However, I've been given more and more responsibility, and over the last couple of months, I've been given several BIG design projects for the ENTIRE company - designing training materials for the online manuals along with giving presentations to large groups - so I'm being groomed for the inevitable climb up the ladder. Some of those requests have come from the big corporate managers, and they've requested me personally! The stress has taken a toll on me - not only was I diagnosed with glaucoma, but now I'm having a serious bout of inflammatory arthritis, and I have several large, painful cysts that have developed on bones, one in my right hand. So now I'm an artist going blind and losing the use of my painting hand. [sm=lame.gif] We're working on it. I have a good rheumatologist. I also developed a heart murmur, which is most likely tied to the arthritis, and the fatigue from ongoing insomnia has really taken me down. I almost got killed this weekend going to a dog show in eastern Iowa - some idiot broad decided to flip a u-turn on the interstate dead in front of me, and I can honestly say that I wouldn't be here had I still had my other Jeep Cherokee. It didn't have ABS, and I certainly would have slid and rolled it trying to come to a dead stop from 75 mph. The new Grand Cherokee, I firmly believe, saved my life, and those of my stepson and Amber and Stormy. Had I not been so shaken up, I would have stalked her until she stopped, dragged her through her window, and beat the snot out of her. I was very road weary at the time, but apparently still in control, thank God. For whatever reason, ever since, I've managed to sleep through the night - blessed relief! Enough of that. Amber and Stormy will be showing in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 6-7, and I've got high hopes for Amber taking the Breed and hopefully a Group placement. Maybe I'll even finish Stormy's championship. It's funny how I finished the hard one, and the easy one just isn't getting the recognition. I think that was Amber's plan, the little bitch. [sm=no%20no%20smiley.gif]

I'm sorry that you didn't get the promotion......but it does sound like they are grooming you for advancement in the near future.  And I'm hoping that you can find a way to NOT let the stress get to you.
 
Now about those health issues, we'll just have to pray for you.  I'm sure that you are doing everything you can medical wise to help, so we'll just give you an extra little BOOST! []
 
That's pretty scarey!  My gosh, thank GOD for ABS!  I have my days when I think that the State issues drivers licenses to total idiots these days.  I drive a FULL sized Ram van.....not easy to miss....but cars are constantly pulling out in front of me and making me hit the brakes.  DS jokes that I need to take the "stealth" shield off!  It's worse during tourist season since we get soooo many downstaters up here and I guess you HAVE to drive agressively in the Detroit area, but up HERE they are driving on little two lane highways with the occassional passing zone tossed in and you just can't drive the same as you do on a 6 or 8 lane interstate!
 
My doc laughs at me.....if I really want to see something on TV, I fall asleep in a heartbeat but if I go to BED, I toss and turn for hours.  I'm not sure what he finds so amusing about that.  I think it sucks personally.  And all the chamomile tea and sleepy time tea in the world doesn't change a thing.  Fingers crossed that you continue to sleep well!

Debbie, I'm sorry to hear you are having health issues. I'm sure everything will work out ok. As far as the breeding goes, we need more responsible breeders like you. Without breeders like you, breeds would go down the crapper. Your dogs are absolutely stunning and I know they'll make a positive contribution to the breed and I'm sure we'll be hearing about how those "little beauties" as Steve would say are kicking butt in the show ring. []

OMG, little spawns of Amber. Oh, wont they be little devils!!!

Congrats! Here's to a nice easy breeding and pregnancy...followed by a nice litter of easily whelped healthy babies! Haven't seen too many sighthound litters...I saw some Borzoi at about 8 weeks....they looked like mini adults...lol! Be fun to watch them grow up!

Gina, are those new babies in the picture?