In January of 2019, I had begun the search for a Dillon grandson & had located a litter in Western VA out of one of Dillon's daughters, owned by the Baileys. Vicki had lost her GG and was contemplating the possibility of a puppy as well, so I asked if she wanted to travel with me to see the puppies. We made the trip there when the puppies were 5 weeks old.

Upon arrival at the Bailey home, we met the Beauty, Strider and their one year old daughter, Belle before meeting the puppies. While I realize that 5 weeks old is not going to give you a complete picture of any puppy's temperament, we did want to see what the puppies were like in general. We ended up testing nine of the ten puppies because Vicki was also interested in a puppy, but needed a female. It took awhile, but I finally decided on one boy, that would become Riker. Vicki decided on one of the tri females that became Asia. When I went back to VA in March, I brought both pups back to NC.