Looking around for lunch

Mabel's pups are now well on the way to being weaned . They know what is coming and happily nosing about, as they could smell it in the jug as I went in .Then it was tucking in time. Their sire Cuckavalda Bert is picking up at Newburgh Priory today while dam Leadburn Mabel is having some time to herself. We are really pleased with how these pups are developing and hopefully they will turn out as good as the pups that we had from the same lines last year

Fox red bitch Labrador pup

We had sold this fox red pup but unfortunately the lady who was getting it from her husband as a surprise has not been well and cant cope with it. They have brought it back to us to find a new home. Her sire is FTCH Leadburn Viceroy and her dam is by FTCH Talisbrook Rhum of Bolton Abbey. Both her parents have have low hip scores,eyes are clear and are PRA clear. She is KC reg and is micro chipped.She was vet checked when she had her first inoculations 10 days ago. We are looking to find her a permanent loving home. Here you see her enjoying the sunshine today. She is already showing the hunting instinct -nose down ready to go comes naturally as bother her parents are great gamefinders. She has now gone to her new home.

Young labradors dogs by FTCH Leadburn Viceroy and Mabel

These young Labradors are 5 months old now all by Leadburn Viceroy. Mabel mucks in with them too She is by the late Mrs Reids dog which now belongs to Billy Steel jnr FTCH Hillius Clyde. They are enjoying the summer and now I am taking them up through the woods every day which is bringing out the hunting instinct in them and strengthening their muscles. All this is fun and play for them.In the next few months this is what their life will consists of as I don't believe that they should be introduced to too much discipline too early in their lives.Its like a youngster before they go to school. This makes them not so hyped up and easier to deal with when they are brought in to be trained.

Optigen PRA tests

We were happy to get notification from America this morning from Optigen that Willow -Jakoranda Feel the Moment and Hidi- Cuckavalda Metal Vicereine's blood tests have come back clear after being tested for PRA. This is good news and Willow's litter which she had last April will also be show all clear too as she was lined with FTCH Leadburn Viceroy who had already had his tests done. It is now getting more known about these Optigen tests.

Pups ready to go

This weekend we have had Labrador pups go to Northumberland,Cumbria and the little fox red girl is on her way to France. As you know we are keeping a fox red dog for ourselves / There are 2 black dog pups unsold if anyone is interested as people have given us back word . Just give us a ring for further details. If they are not sold in a week or two Jack is going to keep them. If they turn out like Tara,Hidi.Blade and Finn we will be glad that we kept them but as you know we cant keep them all. Here they are out with Jack . Even now at 7 weeks old they are already heeling up and following him and picking up and carried little twigs in their mouths.