Photo 1:  "Red" at twelve weeks old out of "Bo" and "Morgan", 2007.  She's now "Dotty" and lives with Tony in Clarksburg, WV.  Photos 2 and 3:  "Caramel" (now "Toby") at three weeks and again at ten months, out of "Bo" and "Zoey", 2006.  He's Lady's litter brother and now lives with Greg & Darlena and family in west central WV.

Photo 1:  "Faye" at three weeks old.  Out of "Bo" and "Zoey", 2006.  She now boasts the classic name, "Lady" and lives near Weston, WV with Danny.  Photo 2:  "Dust" (now "Leo") in VA with his new Mom, Megan.  He's training to be a hearing assistance dog.  Leo is out of "Bo" and "Abby", 2005.

This is Rigel (Rigel Marseille Of Maple Way) out of "Moses" and "Kayla", owned by J. Jackson and Lindy Johnson of Trade, TN.  She's all grown up in this pic, almost four years old.  See her puppy pics below and on the News page.  http://www.maplewaykennel.com/News.htm

"Isaac" and "Kayla" puppies born Wednesday, December 31, 2003.  Shown left to right, two males ("Jacob" and "Esau").......two females ("Rebekah" and "Rachel") at one day old.  Note:  Heads are at the top of the photo, tails are at the bottom.  {smile  :) }

Photos 1 and 2:  "Rollie"/"Rajah" litter at six and a half weeks old.  (Born April 22, 2003)  They have been out with their Mother, Grandfather and lambs to become familier with what some of them may one day guard.
 
Out of Maple Way Rollin' W'Th'Punches, "Rollie" and La Dame Belle, "Rajah".  This breeding was preformed to see what we have in the line as well as to set Rajah's type.  We are pleased with the type and intelligence.  {smile  :)  }
 
From left to right in order of birth:  Billy with "Blue" aka "Blue Boy", "George" {named after both President George W. Bush and George of the Jungle :) } and "Beauty".  Next is Billy and our daughter Justice with "Shirley" at one time aka "Little Girl" now aka "Fat", "Pastoure" and "Big Boy" aka "Patou" with "Blue" at the side.
 
Photo 3:  Pastoure is now "Zoe" in Virginia and is a spayed companion.  She is also seen above at five-months-old in her new home.
* Blue, now "Boo" went as a neutered companion.
* Big Boy went as a livestock & family guardian and companion.
* George went as a livestock & family guardian and companion.
* Shirley was kept by my Grandmother as a companion.
* Beauty has been kept by us for breeding.

Justice with Rollie and Rajah's puppies at about nine-weeks-old.  The pups started introduction to the lambs about that time so now the two things they really love are children and sheep.

Staranch Maple Way Tundra Bear, CGC, TDI; "Moses" and Staranch Maple Way Glori Be, "Kayla" 2002 litter at seven weeks old.
From left to right:  Rick, Zoe` and Billy.
Rick is now Maple Way Zion's Jabbok Arnon, "Jabbok" and lives in Ellijay, GA with Terry and Donnie Newlon.
Zoe` is now Rigel Marseille Of Maple Way, "Rigel" and lives with J. Jackson and Lindy Johnson of Trade, TN.
Billy is now Sir Sullivan From Maple Way, "Sully" and lives with Frank and Christina Dotson and family in St. George, WV.

The Shepherd Dog of the Pyrenees

Ellen Murray

When day at last
Broke, and the grey fog lifted, there
I saw
On that ledge, against the dawning light,
My little one asleep, sitting so near
That edge that as I looked his red
barret
Fell from his nodding head down the
abyss.
And there, behind him, crouched Pierrot:
his teeth
His good, strong teeth, clenching the
jacket brown,
Holding the child in safety. With wild
bounds
Swift as the grey wolf’s own I climbed
the steep
And as I reached them Pierrot beat his
tail,
And looked at me so utterly dis-
tressed,
With eyes that said: “Forgive, I could
not speak.”
But never loosed his hold till my dear
rogue
Was safe within my arms.