The End of an Era

Sadly a couple of weeks ago I had to have my wonderful Lydia put to sleep at the great age of 15. She was a wonderful girl and I was surprised at how many secret admirers she had.

Lydia was from the first litter to be born and bred in the UK.

RIP Lydia, you will never be forgotten.

Well Done Rachel and Chacha

Well congratulations are in order again for Rachel and Briarlow's Chacha at Fivenineplus!!

Rachel and Chacha competed in the biggest class of the day under an English judge, in novice obedience, and we won 2nd place, the highest placed NI dog. On top of that they have been invited to a selection evening for the NI regional obedience team!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYDIA

Well Lydia is 15 today. Spending her birthday at her grandma and grandad's as she decided that she would come into season for her birthday so she's there for the next few weeks away from Lastar and Anton.

Have a great birthday Lydia.

Photo's of her at 15 to follow soon!

Wonderful Lydia

Well my wonderful Lydia will be 15 years young on Thursday. Will try and get some photo's and a video of her in the next few days to show that a SWD can still be fit and healthy at the wonderful age of 15.

Calida and I will be going gundog training tomorrow. This will be her first time so think I've got quite a day ahead of me as she's such a character!

Great Photography Site

YOP wonderful photography site with friendly people no matter whether you are a professional or amateur. Come and join today, it's free.

The Gundog Club - Hunting Retriever Grade I

Well this evening Briarlow's Nuevo Principio (Carmen) got a distinction in the Gundog Club's Hunting Retriever Grade I test.

It's a nice basic test for beginners where the dog has to walk by your side on the lead, then sit stay whilst you walk away and then do a recall. Then you have two controlled retrieves the first in short grass and the second in long grass.

Carmen for once was very calm and did a PERFECT sit stay.

She managed to achieve a distinction with a score of 77/80. Mainly failing as when she came back with her retrieves she circled me once before sitting. I am extremely proud of her and looking forward to entering the Grade II test very soon.

If you want to find out more on how you can attend the above go to www.thegundogclub.co.uk and good luck!

Calida the Gundog!

Calida at 10 weeks old showing her gundog skills already!! I hope you enjoy the photo's as much as I did taking them.

Beautiful Day at the Park

Anton and I went to the park today. It was absolutely beautiful here in Manchester, so took my camera out as I believe it's going to rain all weekend!

Then Anton decided to climb a tree!

A Few Photos of The Dogs in the Garden

Congratulations www.59plus.org.uk and Chacha

Well congratulations goes to Rachel with Briarlow's Chacha at Fivenineplus. Chacha was handled by Adeline at the SWORDS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW on Saturday and won the Green Star and BOB qualifying her as a new Irish Champion (a first for her owner and for me as a breeder).

Well done guys and keep up the good work.

Pickles First Bath

Well before Pickles left on Sunday he had a bath. Luckily he seemed to enjoy it.

Just for Jenny

Well Jenny just for you! You can't even guess how long it took us to keep her still but here is a standing photo of our baby girl.

Goodbye Pickles

Well Pickles left for his new home today. Hopefully he survived the long drive home. He seemed happy to meet his family again and gave them quite a few licks and some wags of his tail.

Pups at Seven and a Half Weeks.

Beautiful Day

Had a great day today. The weather was beautiful and still is here in sunny Manchester. Anton and I started the day with a walk in Wythenshawe Park taking a few photo's whilst we wandered around.

Later on took the pups for a play in the next door neighbours garden which they loved. They enjoyed playing with their newfound human friends.

To follow are just a few photo's from Wythenshawe Park.

Pups at Almost 7 Weeks!

I can't believe where the time is going, pups will be 7 weeks old on Tuesday. They are a great pair of pups, absolutely no trouble at all and have wonderful temperaments.

Draft Excluder

The latest fashion accessory the PDAE draft excluder!

Latest Puppy Photo's

Well here they are again. They are both really coming on now. Have fantastic laid back nature, don't know whether it's due to only being two of them and not needing to fight for attention.

More of Today's Photo's

Beautiful Day

Well it's been a beautiful day here in sunny Manchester. Don't believe the lies it doesn't always rain here! So spent most of the morning mowing my back garden with the dogs in tow and a camera in my pocket.

So here are the results, look away if you don't like flies, ladybirds and snails. Of course there's the odd photo of a dog in here too!

Pups at Four and a Half Weeks

Where is the time going some photo's of the pups.

Carmen's pups at 3 weeks

Well, where does the time go? Can't believe that the two pups will be 4 weeks old in 3 days time. They are beginning to really show their characters now. They are really laid back but have quite a cheeky side to them also.

More of Anton's pups

Well as the title states another of Anton and Rosita's babes!!

Anton's Pups

Well Anton was the father of 5 pups recently. I went to see them at 6 weeks of age and really pleased with his first litter. Hoping to have a few short tailed ones as Anton is a natural bobtail but unfortunately there was only one born with a short tail.

Well done to Lisbeth and family and especially Rosita who was by my Carina and Maravilla's Cote.