Dale Melsness & Rick Rocheleau -- email: dmelsness@aol.com
FRENCHIE WALK - SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 The next Seattle French Bulldog Walk is this Sunday at 4 pm at |

Five dogs in one cage? No, five dogs in a big kitchen, asleep on the same bed,
even though there are two other beds just a few feet away.

Lacy loves the plums that drop from our tree. They're a toy and a snack!

A warm summer night, a glass of wine, and Maxx is out cold.
Just don't tell his buddies he likes rosé.
Frenchie Walk The next Seattle French Bulldog Walk will be this coming Sunday, July 11 at 4 pm in |

Our 13 year old Woody and his favorite toy.

The new issue of City Dog Magazine is out, and our Maxx's
son Charlie is featured on the cover with his bff Olivia.

Lacy showed as a Special for the first time this weekend at the Puyallup shows.
She won Best of Opposite Sex on Sunday, giving her the first two points
toward the new AKC Grand Champion title.

Despite the threatening clouds, we have a pleasant and rain-free
June Frenchie walk at Jack Block Park in West Seattle.
Another AM/CAN CHAMPION at the Tahoma house.
LACY got her last major this past weekend at Spokane shows
(entry of 14 bitches) under judge Darryl Vice, and finished.
Mom Luna and Grandmother Gertie are so proud, as is Papa MAXX.
She and Maxx are entered at Puyallup shows and now will be competing
in Best of Breed competition together.
Frenchie Walk
Sunday, June 6, 4:00 pm
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Our next Frenchie Walk will be at Jack Block Park, on Harbor Ave. in West Seattle.
This underutilized and dog-friendly Port of Seattle park has a spectacular
view of downtown.
The entrance to the park is under a large, orange arch, just before you get to Salty's.

Maxx and his daughter Nai'a

Gertie and her daughter Luna were among the two dozen Frenchies who
enjoyed our May "walk" at the off-leash area at Robinswood Park in Bellevue.

Balboa (formerly Panda) had a nice visit with his dad Maxx recently.

At our first French Bulldog Walk of 2010, about a dozen Frenchies and a couple of their English cousins
enjoyed an afternoon of perfect weather at Seward Park.

Gertie: Ball? Walk? Ball? Walk?

Maxx and Squirrel's puppies did a photo shoot for Nordstrom's.
The photos will appear in their online catalog beginning in late April.


Littermates Benny, Button, and Lacy had a great weekend at the Seattle Kennel Club shows.
Benny was Winners Dog on Sunday, earning him two points toward his championship.
Button won her class of three on both Saturday and Sunday.
Lacy was Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex on Saturday,
earning two points toward her championship. On Sunday she took Reserve.

Rick traveled to Tanzania in January, where he climbed Kilimanjaro,
went on safari, and visited the island of Zanzibar. Click here to view his photos.

The Maxx-Squirrel puppies are 12 weeks old.
We'd sure like to see a few of them end up in show homes!

Lacy, her sister Button, and her brother Benny
are getting ready for the Seattle Kennel Club show.
It's hard to believe they turned a year old last month!

Grandmothers Phoenix and Gertie are enjoying
an unusually warm, sunny February day.

Please be my Valentine.

The litter of puppies that Maxx sired are looking great.
They're about eight weeks old.

Woody turns 13 this week. Though he's a bit wobbly,
he's still happy, playful and affectionate.

At the Puyallup shows last weekend, Lacy was awarded Winner's Bitch and
Best of Opposite Sex. She now has 10 of the 15 points needed for her American Championship.
Recent pictures of the week ...
