— The RETIREES —
Silver Fern’s Galaxia — “Laxi”
Born: March 2012 in Michigan, USA
Children: The Egyptian Litter with Sunner (2015)
Home: With Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: Going “bye-bye”, destroying stuffed toys, play growling/keep away, getting apples off the apple trees, “Find it!” and “Run Laxi Run!”
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Black Female EeBbDd KBKy
Weight: 21kgs
Health Testing: Clear — PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria Carrier — EIC
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Buggered hips from an accident as a puppy, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Silver Fern’s Moonriver of Canterwood cgc thd — “Moon”
Born: April 2012 in Washington, USA. Moon passed away in May 2022 from sudden onset liver failure.
Children: The Ducks Litter with Sunner (2015), The Islands Litter with Reef (2016), The I Love Lucy Litter with Jett (2018)
Home: Napier, Hawkes Bay
Favourite Things to Do: Carrying around her “babies” (stuffed toys), eating, being petted and pampered
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Yellow/Cream Female eeBBDD KBKB
Weight: 35kgs
Health Testing: Clear — PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria Carrier — EIC
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Hips OFA FAIR, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Silver Fern’s Zodiac CGC — “Zodi”
Born: May 2012 in Texas, USA
Children: The Autumn Litter with Sunner (2014), The Cheese Litter with Sunner (2015), The Games Litter with Sunner (2016), The King Arthur’s Court Litter with Sunner (2017), The Racing in the Rain Litter with Wakan (2019)
Home: With Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: Playing fetch, talking with toys in her mouth, loving on babies, playing with her daughters
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Yellow/Fox Red Female eeBBDD KBKy Long Coat carrier
Weight: 28kgs
Health Testing: Clear — PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria Carrier — EIC
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Hips OFA EXCELLENT, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Silver Fern’s stargazer CGC — “gaze”
Born: June 2012 in Indiana, USA
Children: The Beach Litter with Jupi (2014), The Festive Feliz Navidad Litter with Jupi (2015), The Hats Litter with Jupi (2016)
Home: Manchester, England
Favourite Things to Do: Playing fetch, dress up, swimming, learning new tricks, eating
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Dilute Chocolate (“Silver”) Male Eebbdd KBKy
Weight: 35kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Silver Fern’s Chasing Polaris CGC THD — “Polaris”
Born: December 2012 in Texas, USA
Children: The Newspaper Litter with Mala (2018)
Home: With Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: Sleep, cuddle with “ducky”, get someone else’s favourite toy, sniff around, lay upside down on my lap, sit in the pasture water troughs, get dirty
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Yellow/Cream Male eeBBDD KBKB
Weight: 35kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 66L/59R, Hips OFA MILD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Silver Fern’s Sundown on the Riviera CGC — “Sunner”
Born: March 2013 in Georgia, USA
Children: The Autumn Litter with Zodi (2014), The Cheese Litter with Zodi (2015), The Ducks Litter with Moon (2015), The Egyptian Litter with Laxi (2015), The Games Litter with Zodi (2016), The Jupiter Litter with Jupi (2017), The King Arthur’s Court Litter with Zodi (2017)
Home: With Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: Sniff around, look innocent, play with spiky ball or ring toy, bounce up and down, turn on the lights, chase sheep! — and in his retirement years… SWIM!!
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Yellow/Fox Red Male eeBBDd KBKB
Weight: 35kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 33L/30R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Silver Fern’s Jupiter Ocean of Potion CGC — “Jupi”
Born: March 2013 in Georgia, USA
Children: The Beach Litter with Gaze (2014), The Festive Feliz Navidad Litter with Gaze (2015), The Hats Litter with Gaze (2016), The Jupiter Litter with Sunner (2017), The Queen Litter with ArtiZen (2019)
Home: With Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: Laze around, become a statue (see photo!) or super-dog to catch birds, carry hedgehogs into the house, bark and jump for meal time, remove and eat all oranges from the orange tree, “dance Jupi dance” — her belly scratching/tap dancing funky moves
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Dilute Black (“Charcoal”) Female EeBbdd KBKB
Weight: 23kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria Carrier — PRA
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 47L/43R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Skylit’s Night Sea Navigator — “Reef” or “Rocky”
Born: November 2014 at Skylit
Children: The Islands Litter with Moon (2015)
Home: Queenstown, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Play fetch, swim, explore
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Dilute Black (“Charcoal”) Male EeBbdd KBKB
Weight: 38kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips .32L/.41R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA Grade 1, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
Opui Kauri — “Timber”
Born: March 2015 in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Children: The Months Litter with Bayou (2018), The Egg Litter with Kindi (2022) [Note: I have frozen semen stored from Timber so there may be more Timber babies in the future despite him being retired!]
Home: Auckland, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Fetch, run like the wind, play with his human and dog friends
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Yellow/Light Fox Red Male eeBbDD KBKB
Weight: 33kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 23L/22R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SKYLiT’s SPICE IT UP WITH SIRIUS DE NILE — “CAIRO”
Born: September 2015 at Skylit
Children: The Tiger Time Litter with Magic Ralf (2020), the Zorro Litter with Bear (2021)
Home: Hamilton, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Balancing on her hind legs, her goofy bum-tuck zoomies, cuddling on your lap and fetch
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Yellow/Light Fox Red Female eeBbDd KBKB
Weight: 22kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 40L/41R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s Blitzed by southern Charm — “bayou”
Born: December 2015 at Skylit
Children: The Months Litter with Timber (2018), The One and Only Litter with Murphy (2019), the United States of America Litter with Nash (2020)
Home: Havelock North, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Fetch, swim, play with her toys, sit back and watch, explore
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Dilute Chocolate (“Silver”) Female EEbbdd KBKB
Weight: 28kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria Carrier — PRA
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 26L/26R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s SUNSET ON THE ROCKS — “SCOTCH”
Born: July 2016 at Skylit
Children: The Spring into Spring Litter with Saba (2019), Yachting Litter with ArtiZen (2021), Delicious Desserts Litter with Rain (2021), Gin Litter with Wakan (2022)
Home: With Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: SWIM!, find unfathomable escape routes from every yard, swim, chase anything that runs, dig under fenced, look puzzled, did I say she loves to swim?
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Yellow/Fox Red Female eeBBDd KBKy Long Coat carrier
Weight: 27kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 33L/26R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s Neverland Drifter CGCF CGCB — “Saba”
Born: September 2016 at Skylit
Children: The Spring into Spring Litter with Scotch (2019)
Home: Warwickshire, England
Favourite Things to Do: Cuddle, explore, swim, play with other dogs, play with toys, stare at humans until they give him love
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Black Male EeBBDd KBKB
Weight: 36kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 12L/25R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s SPIRIT OF MAKALATI — “MALA”
Born: September 2016 at Skylit
Children: The Newspaper Litter with Polaris (2018), The Pasta Litter with Murphy (2019), The Vintage 2020 Litter with Sully (2020), The Bears Litter with Sully (2021)
Home: Auckland, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Fetch, growl talk, play with toys, follow the rules and ensure others do to!
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Black Female EeBBDd KBKB
Weight: 27kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 37L/38R, Hips OFA MILD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s Jett
Born: April 2017 at Skylit
Children: The I Love Lucy Litter with Moon (2018)
Home: Hastings, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Swim & fetch
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Black Male EeBBDd KBKB
Weight: 35kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria Unknown (Carrier/Clear) — PRA
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Hips, Elbows, Eyes — NOT ASSESSED, Heart NORMAL
(Even though Jett did not have his hips/elbows/eyes assessed, his parents Jupi & Sunner were both assessed. See above.)
THORNTONPARK NORDIC DARKDLIGHT — “ArtiZen”
Born: January 2018 in Lockyer Valley, Australia
Children: The Queen Litter with Jupi (2019), The Yachting Litter with Scotch (2021), The Alice in Wonderland Litter with Veda (2021) [Note: I have frozen semen stored from ArtiZen so there may be more ArtiZen babies in the future despite him being retired!]
Home: Wellington, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Fetch, cuddle, be a velcro dog, SMILE
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Chocolate Male EEbbDD KBKB
Weight: 33kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 28L/33R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
THORNTONPARK NORTHERN GRACE — “ANOUK”
Born: January 2018 in Lockyer Valley, Australia
Children: The Whittaker’s Collection Litter with Nash (2020), The Harry Potter Litter with Rain (2023)
Home: With Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: Sound the driveway alarm, cuddle, be a velcro dog, and the best wiggle bum out there!
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Chocolate Female EEbbDD KBKB
Weight: 33kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 36L/37R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s Cloaked in a blackened Mist — “Magic Ralf”
Born: June 2018 at Skylit
Children: The Tiger Time Litter with Cairo (2020)
Home: Napier, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Cuddle, greet you with a toy, wiggle butt, fetch, play, swim
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Black Male EeBbDd KBKB
Weight: 35kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 32L/28R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s Anchored By a River of Stars — “Rivi”
Born: September 2018 at Skylit
Children: The X-Men Litter with Sully (2020)
Home: Rotorua, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Cuddle, play with toys, fetch, bark in excitement, rough house with her mum
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Cream/White Female eeBBDD KBKB
Weight: 30kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 26L/27R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s Music of the Night — “Muzee”
Born: June 2019 at Skylit
Children: The Flight at Night Litter with Pilot (2022)
Home: Kapiti Coast, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Cuddle, super excitedly high pitch bark at birds, sit up and look adorable, “talk”
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Black Female EEBbDd KBKB
Weight: 23kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 25L/26R, Hips OFA EXCELLENT, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NOT ASSESSED , Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s DEMITASSE DELIGHT — “BIJOU”
Born: June 2019 at Skylit
Children: The Coffee Litter with Nash (2021)
Home: with Elizabeth @ Skylit
Favourite Things to Do: Cuddle, swim, amaze others with her energy when out on a walk, act much older than she is
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Chocolate Female EEbbDd KBKB
Weight: 26kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 38L/37R, Hips OFA GOOD, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NOT ASSESSED , Heart NORMAL
SkyliT’s FREE RUNNInG FUZZy WA Z — “BEAR”
Born: August 2019 at Skylit
Children: The Zorro Litter with Cairo (2020) [Note: I have frozen semen stored from Bear so there may be more Bear babies in the future despite him being retired!]
Home: Havelock North, New Zealand
Favourite Things to Do: Slink up, melt and cuddle, look cute while he’s getting into trouble!
Colour/Gender/Genetics: Fox Red Male eeBBDD KBKB Long Coated
Weight: 35kgs
Health Testing: Clear — EIC, PRA, CNM, DM, HNPK, SD2, Cystinuria
Hips/Elbows/Eyes/Heart: Pennhips 34L/30R, Hips OFA FAIR, Elbows OFA NORMAL, Eyes NORMAL, Heart NORMAL