Star
has just been bred to Joy, our beautiful five-year-old girl, pictured to the
left. We are hoping for puppies. Joy has a history of showing 5 or 6
puppies on ultrasound at four weeks along, and delivering two puppies at the
usual time of birth. We don't know why she is resorbing the majority of
each litter. In fact, in her two past litters, Joy has had all boys.
I very much want to keep a Joy daughter, so we will be keeping in close touch
with our vets as this pregnancy progresses to attempt to maintain the entire
pregnancy.
We have additional Star breeding plans, so even if Joy's
litter is very small, if you want in on a puppy from our China import, Star,
please fill out our Puppy Questionnaire. Cut and paste it
into an e-mail to:
CherieSmith@hotmail.com. A $200 non-refundable deposit will be required once your
application is approved, with $300 more due when your puppy is born, and the balance due when you pick
your puppy up at about 8 weeks old.
Photos of our Star x Flame puppies are up on the
Star x Flame page. We will update photos
about weekly.
There are 3 boys and 1 girl in this litter. These
puppies are all sold.
These
are photos of the parents of our current litter, born Dec. 18. 2011.
Sire: Star These
puppies are here! 3 Boys and 1 Girl.
Dam: Flame
Star from China is here! He took 7 points at the
Virginia Beach, VA shows in early November, 2011 and has completed his
clearances. Star is
available at stud. We expect him to remain in the US through the 2012 National
in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania!
Faith at 8 1/2 months
True at
16 months Star in China at 1 year
Beautiful, majestic,
friendly, great with children - that is the Samoyed. But he is not just a
beautiful dog; he is a working dog, very capable of independent thought and able
to pull a sled, herd, or assist the family in almost any work required of him.
That beautiful coat doesn't stay that way itself. Much combing and care
goes into grooming him. He also needs obedience training or he will train
himself in ways you won't appreciate. In the right family, he makes
a perfect pet.
Daystar Samoyeds is a show breeding kennel in Southeastern Virginia. We have
owned Samoyeds since 1980 and began breeding in 1997. We live on a
20-acre farm with our pack of Samoyeds, a few horses, and two of our adult
children and their families in a 5-bredroom home. The Samoyed population
changes frequently as we host dogs we co-own from time to time as well as
occasionally "borrow" a dog from a friend. We usually have between 8 and
12 Samoyeds occupying our property which is licensed for up to a 25 dog hobby
kennel.
Dan and Cherie Smith are dedicated to producing Samoyeds that adhere to the
standard, are healthy and able to win in the show ring, perform traditional
Samoyed work, and be exceptional family companions.
Our family businesses include Pet Sitting in our customer's homes throughout
Hampton Roads, Virginia; and professional house cleaning. Please check out our
business web sites, www.DaystarPets.com, and
www.DanCheHomeCleaning.com.
The pet sitting business employs subcontractors to pet sit for our customers
in all five Hampton Roads cities and several surrounding communities. The
house cleaning employs Cherie's husband, Dan and their adult son, Gregory, in
addition to a few subcontractors as needed. We have a vision to expand both
businesses and positively affect our community.
Managing the business as well as the household keeps Cherie busy, but offers
her the flexibility to travel whenever necessary for breedings or dog shows.
In the years since we started breeding, we have concentrated on structure, and
specifically front movement. We feel that fronts are a serious problem in our
breed, and not one that is easily fixed. Movement judges are coming to
appreciate Daystar dogs and other breeders are learning to expect to find
exceptional front movement on anything from Daystar that they find in the
ring.
If you are looking to improve the fronts on your dogs, consider breeding to or
purchasing
a Daystar Samoyed dog.