28.08.09

It's been a while since I have been writing, but we've had our hands full with 7 puppies being all over the place. It has been a lot of hard work. All the puppies, except one, has found a new home and our house is calm, yet again. We are very please with their new homes and know that they will be looked after by their new families. Most puppies are attending puppy classes with us, so we will meet regularly in time to come. They are not very far away so that we can keep in touch and follow their progress as they grow older.

08.08.09

The warm weather is continuing, og we're having a wonderful time in the sunshine with our puppies, now 5 weeks old. They are noisy and naughty, but also very lovely. We have made a little play pen, and they love playing in the grass out in the garden. We are regularly taking them out for drives in the car. Some of them have been for short visits to their respective owners, as they don't live very far away from us.

31.08.09

Puppies are growing by the day and are now 4 weeks old. The weather is absolutely wonderful at the moment, and the puppies are allowed to spend time outside in the warm sunshine. They are always hungry and are now fed their special puppy food. We have taken them in the car for short drives, and they seem to love it, sleeping all the way. Their new owners are coming to visit, looking forward to when their new darlings are coming home!

21.07.09

Puppies are 3 weeks and 1 day today. They are becoming very active and improving their walking skills from day to day. They left their puppy box quite quickly, and found that mum's metal cage was much more suitable. We have been visited by a few potential buyers, and they are all being charmed. The colours are also getting more pronounced now. Tomorry, we will be feeding them solid food for the first time.

15.07.09

As the puppies are 2 weeks old, they are beginning to learn how to walk, they bite each other, try to play and most of all : they are very noisy! Cuddling up to mum and feeding is best of all. Several of them are now weighing 800 grams.

10.07.09

Puppies are 11 days old, and we can now clearly see that they are starting to open their eyes - particularly Betty Boo (pictured to the right) and Bayaz. All puppies are eating well and growing fast. We can now clearly see that Betty Boo will be a sobel cocker.

06.07.09

Puppies are now 1 week old, and they are getting bigger by the day, having put on approx 100 grammes since birth. Mum is hungry all the time, and is fed a large amount of protein-rich food every day. We can see that the colours are changing on the two puppies which we thought were liver roan. We can see a little hint of yellow in the brown colour, and we think that they may be sobel! We will have to wait and see, but it is very exciting.

02.07.09

Puppies are 3 days old, and they have settled in very well. Pilar is a good mother and takes very good care of the little ones. We are a little unsure of the colours of some of the puppies, but we think that two of them might be liver roan - which we hoped for. This week has seen Inger's birthday and we have had some visitors. Pilar is thrilled to get some attention for herself for a change, but all the puppies are admired by everyone.

29.06.09

First puppy arrives in the night, at 04.45, an orange roan male. Then two puppies follow closely: a liver roan bitch at 05.05 and a blue roan bitch at 05.20. An hour later several more are born: a liver roan male at 06.20, a sobel male at 06.30, an orange roan bitch at 07.30 and -  finally - a black male at 08.40. The last one is more or less lifeless, and we have to help out to get the puppy breathing. Pilar is extremely tired, and is happy for us to do the job. All puppies weigh in at approx 300 grammes.