Thursday - we will soon be leaving ....

Note to our #friend , don't wear your baggy clothes - It was just that it is a super hot #day and we thought you needed to remove them and thought we would help #thursday #puppies #growing #pup #labrador #7weeks #jackpeckitt #cuckavalda ❤️

Goodbye to this faithful friend

On a sad note we think of her owners . These two photos show her as a puppy and then in her twilight yesterday . I wanted to let you know that last Thursday we lost an irreplaceable part of our family to cancer. xxx had been part of our family since 2014 and was without doubt, the most wonderful dog I have ever had the pleasure to own... She was full of character, intelligent and friendly. Towards the end, she was brave, tolerant and stoic but the time came to say goodbye... The heartbreak is beyond words but when the dust settles, we would like to come and see you to choose a new family member... Kind regards,

Finding their feet #labrador #puppies #cuckavalda 3 weeks old Their lives in front of them Giving them the best start we can .#care #love #socialize #play #teach #life #jackpeckitt

Pip isn't going to miss out

Where's Pip ... that dog hasn't come in and as you know she has taken to living in the house, dining on the best and sleeping on the bed . Her days lolling about in the sunshine and we never thought she would want to go on a shoot again as she doesn't even want to socialise with the other dogs. So all the hullabaloo of getting packed up for going and Jack into his picking up clothes she must have thought I aren't getting left out. As he had counted 11 dogs he was taking with him,

between leaving the kennels and boarding the mule she had sneaked in . Looking to see if she was upstairs snuggled up on the bed , not int he garden nowhere to be seen Pip .Pip PIp .we shouted and search high and low for her. Low and behold she was sat there smugly in the back if the vehicle with the rest of them .She wasn't going to miss out. This is how much they love going off for the day picking up .

Life with us at Cuckavalda

WOW - We have over 18k followers and are quite blown away so thank you very much . It was Jacks birthday yesterday but just another day in our world until we went out to Westow -the Blacksmiths Arms . Quite apt really as Jack was born at Westow- not at the pub though 73 years ago . How the years fly and the days are now rolling into Summer and before we know it will be "backend" again . We try to give you insights into our lives and thank everyone who sends us photos of how their puppies which turn into adult are doing . Here is a bit more of day to day life here at Cuckavalda .

Thank you to everyone contributes to making our lives here at Cuckavalda continue going on with yout lovely photos and updates .

When Jack woke up

This was the good News Jack woke up to this morning .... Hi Jack, I'm thrilled to connect with you today regarding SME News' highly anticipated Northern Enterprise Awards, now proudly in their seventh year. First and foremost, a big thank you for being part of this years' edition. As always, we aim to celebrate and spotlight the exceptional companies, individuals and services across the North's competitive and bustling business landscape, who have demonstrated unparalleled leadership, dedication and innovation. I am delighted to share the exciting news that Cuckavalda Gundogs has gone on to be awarded within our 2024 edition, and has been named - Most Trusted Gundog Trainer and Breeder 2024 As many of you know Jack puts his heart and soul into his dogs and is very proud to have been acknowledged in this way .Normal day to day routine continues and he is out working with some young dogs today and we will have his verdict by tea time . You can bet that is it more exciting than the budget ! Here are a few flashback photos . He does gets

down on the ground to play with pups but you must never interact with a dog whose eye level is above yours .

New life ...

2 years ago we lost our 13 beloved dogs but they say every cloud has a silver lining . Our silver lining came in the fact that 2 weeks ago we had a litter of 6 beautiful fox red Labradors and this week - 4 days later so we were on tenderhooks a litter of 9 a mix of black and fox red Labradors. Another twist to this story is the mother of the mixed litter was concieved just a week before we lost the others . We had bred her mother and sold Sky and her brother as puppies to a lady who then came back to us use one of our stud dogs. We then bought 3 black girls out of this litter as we were worried we would lose our lines to keep out blood lines going. Jack calls them all Willow but there is Chloe who really is now called Willow , Sky and as she was black in colour and at that time the skies felt really black and Abbie after Byland Abbey. The first litter now have their eyes open and crawling about ,the second litter are just like tiny puppies are drinking and sleeping. So apologies to all of you who are waiting to see the puppies. Time seems to go by so quickly. One is already earmarked to go to the top of Scotland . The people have had 3 already from us but sadly lost one and have been very patient waiting for this litter to arrive. They got their last in lock down so it made for us a nice trip out to meet the lady half way. We had to pass a red squirrel area on the way but unfortunately didnt see any but it was a nice ride out,