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2022: From War to a New Beginning

On December 9, 2021, we welcomed a litter from Loretta Fine Line and Holstep’s Healt Resort. It was our first experience using chilled semen imported from Spain, and two beautiful girls were born — Bonita and Anita. But then, on February 24, 2022, war broke out in Ukraine. We lived near Kharkiv, in an area that was occupied from the very first days. For several days we endured without electricity, heating, or communication — together with our dogs and puppies. On March 1, we made the hardest decision of our lives: to evacuate. We loaded our dogs, puppies, and — most importantly — my son, my mother, my sister, and a close friend with her two children into two cars. We became a small caravan — people, children, and dogs, fleeing the war in search of safety. Thanks to friends in Italy, we found a home and the chance to start over. And so began a new chapter of Chocolatin Labs — on Italian land.