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21/07/2009

More puppies' pictures

We keep receiving pictures of the 2009 hovawarts so 2 more to share with you this time.

The first one is Driftinsky Mist. Her owner and breeder Liz writes: "she is getting to look more & more like Drift & I keep getting them mixed up!!"

The second one is from Helen Prietsley who had been waiting for her black and gold girl for a very long time. But the little bundle of fun has finally arrived and she is keeping her family, including adult male Rocky busy. They chose the lovely name of Ruby for her.

Driftingsky Mist

Pines Jane Marple 'Ruby' playing with Rocky

Helen was asking for advice on helping a puppy and an older dog to bond. So if anybody has anybody tips or would like to share their experience on introducing a pup to another dog, please send this our way, I am sure it would be useful for other people too.

Spicemill litter

We hope to receive more news and pictures from new owners in September as we have had a litter of 10 puppies born at Spicemill. They arrived on the 3rd and 4th of July. So in honour of their "independence day" birth, we will be naming theme with an American theme.

I am sure you understand that we are quite busy here, with mum and 10 pups, another adult hovie and a 2 years old to look after. But I promise to put pictures in the next breed notes, when they start running around and playing.

Show results

The National Working & Pastoral breed championship show was taking place at the week-end. Our judge was Mrs F. Somerfield. I have not heard yet from anybody on how it went, but managed to get hold of the results. I was thrilled to see names with working qualifications added to them in the list of winners. I am so proud of our breed where being a pretty face does not mean that there isn't a bright little brain in there too!

Best of Breed was best dog Mackay & Thayer's Pines Hapi. Reserve Best dog was Shones' Minches Jet Of Zwartbos. Best bitch was Betts & Sharpe's Kynyaf Tiy Of Pines CDex UDex and reserve best bitch was their Pines Penny Whistle CDex. We are going to have to motivate Elaine to keep hard with the training now that Whistle has finished her maternity duty so she gets a UDex on her name too. Mind you, I expect Elaine has her hands full with her 2 new pups. I hope we'll manage to get some pictures.

Read the previous breed notes