November 2006: Merrilong Carmen and Merrilong Kalvaro are acquired from Mrs. June Head and plans are made to ship the two to Lynda Donato who will arrange shipping to the US.

December 2006: Merrilong Carmen comes into season a month earlier than expected. She is bred to Aust CH Karrell Jack Daniels on December 15th. Because of the breeding Carmen stays in Australia until at least 21 days pass and the embryos firmly attach.

January 18, 2007: Merrilong Kalvaro and now obviously pregnant Merrilong Carmen leave Australia for their long journey to the US. Both Lynda Donato and I are tense until the two land safely. And FINALLY, they are HERE, healthy, happy, tails wagging and ready to play!

February 16, 2007: Merrilong Carmen whelps 2 beautiful tan and white males and 1 beautiful girl. She takes to motherhood as though she has plenty of practice. Mom and puppies are doing well.

August 16-18, 2007: Merrilong Carmen is bred to UKC CH Tracking Truman of Jack's Paradise for an outcross litter expected the middle of October. The future girls from this litter will be bred to Merrilong Kalvaro.

October 15, 2007: Merrilong Carmen starts her day at 6 AM and delivers 6 strong, very mobile tan and white puppies (3 females and 3 males). Mom and babies are doing great. All puppies have traditional badger marked heads and some body color.

May 3, 2008: SG CH Winterbourne Irish Dream completes her trip from Louis Woo's highly respected Wind Charm Jacks in Singapore to LAX and finally to Virginia. Casey comes out of her crate tail wagging and ready to meet the world. What a fabulous bitch! As good as her photos are she is even better in the flesh and with a temperament I wish every dog living had. Casey meets my old girls and instantly gets along with them. It is like Casey has been here all of her life. See Casey's own webpage under the "Girls" section.

May 18-23, 2008: The beautiful CH Winterbourne Irish Dream (aka Casey) is bred to Carisbrooke Crossifre. Now we impatiently wait for puppies.

June 6, 2008: Carisbrooke Tidy lands in the US. After spending a few days resting and playing she will be shipped to Virginia to join the other outstanding Australian bred Jack Russell Terriers at Falling Branch.

June 13, 2008: Tidy arrives at the Roanoke, VA airport happy, wagging and ready to meet the gang. She is just exquisite...everything her photos show and lots more. A million thanks to Rita Francis-Little for sending us such a fabulous girl. Tidy definitely has the Carisbrooke look of quality and that gorgeous Carisbrooke head and personality.