Jessie who is the alpha female even though she is blind and spayed she is the queen of the pack.  Everyone respects her wishes.  She is also the one who

     washes everyone's ears and eyes and loves to snuggle with the young ones and help at whelping time.  She is also the oldest at fourteen. She has been my

     cross country companion on many of my horse show trips and believe me she would protect me to the end.  She will always hold a special place in my heart.

     She has only had one litter of five puppies, we kept one, Jodie and my daughter Karen kept Holly Berry.  They were born on Christmas after midnight and one got

     stuck so it was off to emergency C-section and they spayed her at the same time, but she is happy helping with the newborns and the teenagers.