From the news desk

It is always nice to hear from people who have bought pups or dogs from us.
Some it is their first one they have got from us .Some people buy two at once and now over the years people are on to their third .
As Jack spends a lot of time with them before they go it is nice to see his time and effort is rewarded by these dogs coming with such wonderful recommendations.

Jack rarely answers the phone and as you know on the phone to those who have managed to speak to him is a man of few words. Different when you met him face to face.
You will never get any responses from him via the computer or social media - he thinks a mouse is what the cat brings in and he doesn't even have a mobile phone.

So I am afraid you will always get me in any reply to an email -Anna - and sometimes when I have to juggle all the jobs I do - my bed and breakfast ,keep an eye and cook meals for my dad who is 96, I am on the Leader board project for the NYMNP and a board member at Welcome 2 Yorkshire and project leader at Helmsley Walled Garden so please bear with me.  And sometimes I have to go to London to awards or to Westminster for meetings about tourism and the Northern power house  .And that is something that Jack would not like to do at all .

But we work as a team and when they says horses are for courses we should maybe be changed to dogs for courses ..

I dont get round to doing blogs as often as I should but do appreciate all the emails you send with lovely photos of your canine friends.
So here are a few to keep you going.

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

Labrador pups tucking in ...

....and not a Yorkshire puddings in sight. The weeks are flying by and the pups are gradually getting on to solid foods and depending less on their mother.We like to get the pups fully weaned at 5 weeks old . They will be then be fed 5 times a day before they go to their new homes they will be done to 4 meals a day.

Brendan Kelly and his black Labradors

We had the pleasure of Brendan Kelly with us today on a shoot. Brendan with his black Labradors. So when he changed over at lunchtime with yet another perfectly behaved black dog Anna didn't realise it was a different one to what he had out in the morning. To think Brendan hadn't picked up a gun for a long time he had some excellent shoots and didn't let his dogs down. It was nice to see the 10 month old dog that we had sold him. In the last 4 months he has certainly grown into a big handsome dog.He is by FTCH Leadburn Viceroy.

Optigen tested for PRA.

As you will probably know more and more buyers are now looking for Optigen PRA clear dogs. We have just had May and Tina -our 2 fox red girls tested. We are delighted that their tests have come back clear.

What a difference a week make

Time flies and it is now a week since Bess had her Labrador pups .All ten are doing well. Happy and content you will always find one laid flat out on its back. They say they do this when they are happy with life. They are moving about and climbing over each other. What an even litter 5 girls and 5 boys . Now we have 5 that look as if they are going to be fox red and 5 yellow. Bess is sat outside the kennel now enjoying the sunshine and on call should any of her babies need her. As fathers are -Rollo is off doing his own thing and has been up the wood this morning with his mates. And no he wont be going to the pub later.

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.