Many of you follow along on our blog and are familiar with the ATB 'family'. Casper's nickname when still here was "Trish" (a combination of her grandmother's name - Wish - and of course her mother's.) We're very proud of Casper's achievement. The journey leading up to her first bird has been quite a lot of fun. It started when John's cousin recommended Pam and Ron to us, regarding a Brittany, they had been unsuccessful in locating any Brittany breeders. The first time we met together we discovered that we all had a lot in common not to mention the friendship with John's cousin and his wife. We all go back quite a ways! We were happy to journey together through the pregnancy and waiting, the first puppy visit, evaluations and finally the first day of the rest of "Casper's" life - which includes two other older Brittanys in her family, and two people who not only totally adore Brittanys, but who enjoy bird hunting. What else has been nice is that, as often is the case, friendships developed among the various owners of the litter mates and many have stayed in touch, the circle ever growing and expanding. It's been fun for me to especially watch this happen, everyone has such an interest in each others pup and it's also helpful to John and I of course to be able to remain close and see the development. But the friendships that develop - these I am thankful and grateful for. This summer Ron and Pam brought Casper back to ATB and John spent several afternoons having some fun together working on birds. I don't think anyone can ever foresee the depth of friendship and caring that ultimately does develop and it's certainly nothing that a person buying a puppy might consider an end result. It's awesome though and really beneficial. As our ATB family grows and expands we all help each other out; tips about basic dog care, training tips, and even health issues are shared; I can't explain it. I absolutely love taking pictures of our crew here, but even more so I love to get photographs from those who have a J&A Brittany. I guess I'm pretty happy about all of this tonight. Even as John and I plan for the future we are in touch with people all the time who are interested in knowing more about our Brittanys. I have to say with pride and humility mixed together - my heart is touched deeply when I learn that people have heard about us, about our dogs, and about all that ATB entails. What happens here, among All Things Brittany is something very unique, wonderful and amazing. Relationship... Caring... Laughing... Learning... Supporting... oh... so much more! So you see - the picture of Miss Casper and Miss Millie below, as well as all of the updates on the website about ATB about the Brittanys we are the proud breeders of - has made me pause, made me reflect, and made me smile. Thank you to all of those who love our Brittanys, who have made them an important part of your life - for becoming such an important part of ours. And to those of you who are now on the fringes, waiting with us perhaps for your next Brittany puppy, and those of you who we hear from once in awhile - please know - we're so very appreciative for your interest not only in this breed, but in supporting our values, ideals, and the reality of something very very incredulous and wonderfully real... which...for the life of me I cannot even put into words... Other than to say... God works in mysterious ways... please take care, God bless you and indeed, in love and in friendship - John, Ann, and All Things Brittany
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