'PR' Hurricane Tafari Hurricane Tafari is the first pick female from my Hurricane Mercury X GR CH Rivertrail Seneca breeding. Trivia -- Tafari is named after Haile Selassie I, whose birth name was Lij Tafari Makonnen. Haile Selassie I was the last Emperor of Ethiopia whose reign was from 1930 to 1974. I learned about Haile Selassie from my mother when I was quite young. I remember my mother calling me to come in to the family room to see something on the TV. She said that I needed to look at the man on the TV as he was extremely important. I remember seeing this man on the TV walking onto a stage, from the right, in a large auditorium. He had a large flowing cape. Beyond that, I didn't remember anything other than his name and that he was the King of Ethiopia. Upon doing some recent internet research I found that the film clip that I saw many years ago was of Haile Selassie's speech to the League of Nations in 1936. He was appealing for help from the League under the premise of "collective security" which was an integral part of membership in the League. Italy had invaded Ethiopia. In this speech he also warns that other countries may suffer the same fate of Ethiopia if the League of Nations does not take action. Click here for a copy of his 1936 speech to the League of Nations. Vital Statistics U.K.C. Registered Name: 'PR' Hurricane Tafari Birth Name: Hurricane Tafari Born: May 25, 2008 Sire: 'PR' Hurricane Mercury Dam: GR CH 'PR' Rivertrail Seneca Hips: No OFA evaluation to date Heart: No evaluation to date Eyes: CERF Certificate Date of last eye exam: 2008 Temperament and Behavioral Certification NONE Conformation Titles NONE Other NONE

CH 'PR' Grand River Colorado Grand River Colorado is the first pick female from Grand River's second litter of puppies. She is currently residing here with her brother, Kern, but is she is waiting for just the right breeding potential home to show up so she can be with her own family. Trivia -- Colorado is named after the Colorado River, a river that runs from Colorado to the Gulf of California. The most magnificent section of the river is where it has, over the years, formed the Grand Canyon, exposing a myriad of hues of golds and red in the layers of rock along its steep banks. This river was first seen by Spanish explorers in the 1500s when Garcia Lopez de Cardenas lead a contingent of men to find this river that Native Americans described as a large river to the west of where Coronado, the Spanish explorer, was located near Zuni, New Mexico. The Colorado River, and especially the Grand Canyon that it formed, are magnificent sights to see and should not be missed by anyone traveling close to the area. Vital Statistics U.K.C. Registered Name: CH 'PR' Grand River Colorado Birth Name: Grand River Colorado Born: November 12, 2008 Sire: Hurricane Tucker Dam: CH 'PR' Grand River Solo Olo Hips: No OFA evaluation to date Heart: No evaluation to date Eyes: CERF Certificate Date of last eye exam: 2008 Temperament and Behavioral Certification NONE Conformation Titles NONE Other NONE

'PR' Grand River Kern Grand River Kern is the first pick male from Grand River's second litter of puppies. He is a magnificently built puppy and I am so excited to have received him from Marianne Dubois and Grand River Chinooks. Trivia -- Kern is named after the Kern River. This river is a beautiful river that runs through the central valley of California, not far from where I grew up. The river offers many opportunities including fishing and whitewater rafting. Vital Statistics U.K.C. Registered Name: 'PR' Grand River Kern Birth Name: Grand River Kern Born: November 12, 2008 Sire: Hurricane Tucker Dam: CH 'PR' Grand River Solo Olo Hips: OFA prelim 'good' Heart: No evaluation to date Eyes: No evaluation to date Date of last eye exam: n/a Temperament and Behavioral Certification NONE Conformation Titles NONE Other NONE

'PR' Grand River Kaibab Kaibab is sniffing a Canadian inukshuk. An inukshuk is a stack of unworked stones used by Inuit communities as a marker to indicate a variety of things, including that someone had been there, or to indicate a path. I regularly travel to Canada and hundreds of inukshuk line the freeway north of Toronto. Grand River Kaibab is the first pick male from Grand River's third litter of puppies. Although I was aiming for a female out of the litter, I just could not pass this boy up. I'm expecting great things from him. Thank you Grand River Chinooks! Trivia -- Kaibab is named after the Kaibab Limestone that forms the rim of the Grand Canyon. It is estimated to be between 245 and 286 million years old. A clickable graphic of the rock layers in the Grand Canyon is at the Grand Canyon Explorer. Vital Statistics U.K.C. Registered Name: 'PR' Grand River Kaibab Birth Name: Grand River Kaibab Born: April 3, 2009 Sire: Rastro Dam: CH 'PR' Hurricane Nankoweap Hips: No OFA evaluation to date Heart: No evaluation to date Eyes: No evaluation to date Date of last eye exam: n/a Temperament and Behavioral Certification NONE Conformation Titles NONE Other NONE