Tara breaks a record

Cuckavalda Touch of Gold -better known as Tara has just had 11 puppies -6 girls and 5 boys so as even as you can get a litter. The sire was Copperbirch Winnebego better known as Rollo. Both have outstanding pedigrees. We bred Tara over 3 years ago and this is her first litter of pups. Many on the shooting field will have seen her as she very rarely missed a day when she didn't go picking up and Rollo notched up 100 days picking up which is some feat in itself. She is an amazing bitch and looks like an amazing mother too.She has 0/0 hips even though she used to jump 5 bar gates when she was only 5 months old. You can see her in action when she was about a year old on YouTube.

Lemon and white cocker spaniel pups

Pip had her pups by Caesarian and now they have their eyes open. They are ever so funny and play pile up on each other .Although some are getting inquisitive and come outside now into the run. They are now starting to eat solids. This week and over Easter we have children in so they will be getting well socialized.

It would have been Quozzi's 4th birthday today

We have not written about Quozzi dying .She died a few weeks ago. She was out picking up on the Thursday. Jack noticed she hadn't eaten her tea so next day she was at the vets .She walked in wagging her tail -that was Quozzi.The vet said most dog would have been dead by then She had a temperature of 106 and was put on to a drip .She stayed in for 3 days but Jack wanted her home. We have never had one ill before other than through accidents. Of all our dogs Quozzi was the favourite -not jack best working dog by far as she had a mind of her own. But she was the favourite. She died 10 days after she first start it was a very acute leukemia.In her short life she was talked about by many even written about in American newspapers. Too long a story to tell. Handreared she was nearly a human. She lived outside as she got older. When we got a log burner in although she wasn't in the house she used to collected sticks every time she went out in the field and if she got chance would bring them up to the door. It's a cruel old life

Laid back Labradors

We had the safe arrival of some fox red puppies on Saturday. They are doing well and as there are only 2 girls in this small litter we have decided to keep them Already named as Betty and Flag. I expect you can guess why. Well they will be a lot of flag waving this year and felt Elizabeth was too long a name.

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.

Minty - on her arm chair

Minty, the little chocolate cocker spaniel has a different idea on what we class as an armchair. She sits on Jacks arm. She is one of Flake's pups who has been brought up by us since 2 weeks old. Her brothers went last week and soon she will be going to the vets to be checked over and then be looking for a new home. She was reared on goat milk but now prefers to have what we have. So Jack leave a bit on his plate and she woofs it down.She really likes cheese,chicken and apple pie and custard. Her main playmates are our kittens. They all play togeterh very well and are very patient with her as she is getting to be a little minx. Chasing their tails and hanging on for dear life. She had a rough start but is certainly making up for it now

Vet checked and ready for home

Snowflake is Molly's daughter and she is sister to Snowball and George. She will be 3 in April and these are her 6 puppies that were born on Thursday. Troy is the father. So when you cross a black dad with a lemon and white mum -this time you get 2 chocolate ones and 4 black ones. Off they went on Saturday morning to Skeldale Vets to see Tim who checked them over,docked and dewclawed them. Flake is an excellent first time mother and she travelled with them though they were wrapped up in warm towels as it is the middle of winter. They were soon home again and tucking into their dinners.