FINALLY THERE

Shadow has finally turned the corner and she is eating and playing with the others and the other pups. Shes like she has always been here, out in the garden and all sorts now...I am so relieved, it took hours of dedication to get this far, I think if I just left her it would have taken quite a long time, but she is happy and we love her. Wiggly just climbs all over her as do the others, and when she is fed up she gets up and they all fall off!...Its weird to think they are both puppies eh!! and not that far apart in age!

HIDING

Shadow is coming out of her shell slowly...she is hiding from one of the springer pups here....as if a chair leg can really hide this huge puppy!!!

MEET SHADOWS DOG SIDE OF THE FAMILY

I had a great email from Penny and Martin, they are the human owners of Shadows dad..he's a real champion, quite stunning actually, you see him pictured above with them. The picture of a dog on his own is Vilkas....Shadows uncle which they also own. The other picture with Laura in it, is Shadows mum...looking a bit worse for wear after all that feeding, but she soon be back to normal, with fluffy coat in tact!

WHEN MUM IS AWAY!!!

As soon as Lucky leaves the room the pups wake up and jump in her bed and all snuggle up, they love it for some reason, in fact they fight over it!!!

POOR LUCKY..

Poor Lucky, she has done so well feeding her pups, but we had to rush her to the vets with a temperature of 104 and acute mastitus, she was soo poorly. We have been advised to take the pups off her and feed them hard feed now, which we are. The pups are putting on weight and are so healthy, so I dont think it will have any affect on them. I have rang all new parents to say they can have their pups early, so they can have time to settle in, especially if Lucky cant feed them any longer. Mind you they are raring to go, they take a bit of looking after, you have to be with them and not leave them unattended for long. They also can only be outside for short spells as they get too tired and cold. A temp of 21 degrees is about right for them...So long as they are your life for a few weeks its ok!..But you do need this constant one to one for a few eeks to get them bedded in properly, that makes them better pets.

SWIMMING?

The water bowl doubles up as a swimming pool....as does our conservatory floor at present...they seem to constantly be in the bowl rather than drink the water and if they are not in the bowl, they tip the water all over the floor and skid in it....what am I going to do with them!!!!

STEVEN HAS BEEN HERE!!

Ii think Steven thinks all the pups should be golf proficient by the time they go to their new homes, so he's been teaching them a few shots....not sure this one has the hang of it!...Just because this one is called Smartie ...doesn't mean she can do everything!

AND THERES MORE!!

Is this a younger slimmer version of Pete????...No its Adam in Petes clothing!!..It was the kune kunes turn now to cause trouble. When they went up to feed the pigs, Pixie managed to climb down the leat and up the other side and fell down the bank into the other paddock. She was ok but they had to walk her right down through the paddocks ...up around the trampoline and up to where she needed to have her tea....in the midst of all this kerfuffle...Laura caught her toe and ripped her nail off!...OUCH!!!...So I guess I wasn't too popular at this point...being away.....Finally everything settled down for them enough to have some tea....I think Adam quite likes the Kune Kunes they follow him everywhere...I think this environment suits him really!!!!...Dont worry Laura we'll be back soon!!!!

WHERE DO I START??

Well its only been a few days since I logged in last...but so much has happened. Steven was chosen to represent South England in the Adams Cup for the British Junior Tour so we were off to Whittlebury golf club in Northampton somewhere ...well I think that's where we went!...sense of direction not my best attribute!...Laura and Adam agreed to look after the farm. Steven won in his singles in the afternoon..he was really on form, and nothing was going to stop him ...so well done Steven...I took the picture of him relaxing with his club after a mighty finish...this could be what you see on TV in the future who knows!!!!we live in hope eh!...He came back with a trophy so that's always good, and he really enjoyed it.

OUTSIDE IS A SCARY PLACE

DUN DUN DUN DUN ....Jaws the chicken was after this poor little pup. I had to rescue her from the ferocious Hatty. She tried to peck her on the bottom!...Would never have thought it would happen ...but it did...so watch out puppies there's a chicken about!