Summer is really here!

Hello all, i've been away from the blog spending time in the yard and with puppies!
So we went from 7 puppies down to one, wow is it quiet in  here!   Welcome all our new families, i've been getting great emails and pictures of updates, and sounds like they are all keeping everyone VERY busy!

We are keeping the girl who was "plain faced" and now call her Selena.  No registered name yet

The pups are 12 weeks old this week, all are doing great!   We have some pics from owners ect that i have been sent, all i hear is VERY bold puppies that have no problems with meeting new people, new dogs, going to the vets, or any noises, cats, anything that comes there way!  Great!

Congrats to Cynthia with the sable plain faced boy who is now Emrys, Registered name to come!  This boy will hopefully be a lovely show prospect

This is Tavi with her new dad!

here is Seumas  who is a show hopeful and growing up with the Anders family!

Sera (still throwing names out there) with her new family the Vokeys

More to come soon!  These pups have been so much fun, and now we have another "Rush" Litter due middle of August, mother to be is Lyric!

Hope you all enjoy your summer, the weather is hot and humid, but its better than -40!   Hoping to get some new shots of the Gardens next

Home at Last!

Where does the time go!  The puppies are 7 weeks old, and boy are they BUSY!
We ventured off to the Finnish Lapphund Nationals last weekend in Regina, as you know Gossip our Lappy had a litter in October and her puppies were all in the show!  I was lucky to get to show Jameson, the boy puppy owned by Mike & Laura MacDonald in Michigan.   What a great little boy, he picked up WD the first day out, and second day he took WD, BOW,  BOB & BPIB over several lovely specials in the booster sunday!  I think he's at 6 points, with that being his first day in the ring in Canada!  His litter mates, Thyme & Rowdy also did amazingly well!  Thyme picked up a WB at the National & a  Best Puppy In Group (and now has several) Rowdy also picked up WD BOW & Best Puppy at the National and Monday a Best Puppy in Group!
What a amazing weekend!  Thanks to Gloria Beaudin for deciding who Gossip should be bred to, and managing the litter so well, while i had my own at home with Lexi.

So onto the Diva & Rush babies.   I took them to work on Friday, had a visit with lots of employee's and customers, they got to spend some time outside with the noise of a busy industrial shop, and planes, trucks and sandblasting going on on top of that.   Then off to the Vets for shots, and check ups after work.  Everyone had their shots and hearts, eyes all look great!     Next morning (Saturday) Gloria & Pat came over to help with the Temperment tests, and getting the puppy fix!  Many visitors of friends, new puppy parents, and then Dale and i did some pictures to end the day!   

  Here are the boys!

And all the girls!

And were off! Canadian Nationals here we come!

So were ready to leave tomorrow morning.   Jackson, Frankie & Rush are ready for the big flight into London Ontario.  Our Good friend Brenda Campbell will pick us up at the airport, a quick trip to her house to pack and were off to Ancaster!

Ill post these pics of the babies from the weekend.  Wow how fast they have changed.   We are busy busy, eating mainly puppy food now.   Mom goes in twice a day to feed them and keep up her motherly activities.. playing with them and teaching them some manners.  :)

here they are at 4 weeks old.   The boys first

 Plain faced boy

 smudged boy

 biggest boy

 girl #1

 fancy girl

 plain faced girl

Girl #4

So far everyone is very alike, only having a few ounces difference in sizes.   Good thing their markings are very different.  I arrive home Sunday May 13 from Nationals, im sure they will change lots when im gone.  We will try to do new pics at that time.   Enjoy!

What a trooper of a Mom!

The puppies are getting cute and busy!  

 The babies are growing!  We are feeding Diva as much as we can, so she can keep up.   The babies are also eating puppy food along with the Goats Milk!  Gaining and healthy as can be!
We will do some 4 week old shots this upcoming weekend.  

The babies are doing awesome!

Well the pups are doing great, they are just over 2 weeks old and have already had their first meal on Sunday.   With that many (7) we decided to feed them a meal of mush and goats milk.  Well you can imagine what they looked like after, here are some shots of their "first time"

 This is the smallest of boy and girls, they were in there right away, which i knew would happen, these are always the 2 im worried about not getting enough!

 I think we need Diva for clean up duty!

Sometimes you just gotta go for it  All in!!!

Diva's babies have Arrived! Happy Easter

There was so much going on this week, i had it all planned out that i would drive Gossip (Our Finnish Lapphund) to Fargo ND, put her on a plane to Chicago to meet Gloria, and be shown at their "National".   Well i'd been taking Diva's temperature all week, and before i left for work Thursday am, it was REAL low! like lower than i had seen before in any pregnant ready girl.  Sigh............... a few phone calls to find other plans for Gossip and off she went with my Mom & Dad who wanted a quick trip to Fargo anyway s.    Diva was going to be pretty early, since her first due date was Sunday, and in my head her REAL due date was Tuesday.
She started her labour in the middle of the night.   At 5:40 her water broke & first puppy 40 mins later.  We were done by 9 am!  7 Babies in total!
"Diva" is a great mom, and is just the most tentative, we actually carry her out to potty so she will leave them a minute.  Proud Dad is "Rush"

 These are the 4 girls, one girl was very small but has gained huge since she was born, can barely tell

Here are the boys, there is also a small boy but he's managed awesome and is gaining along with his bigger brothers.
HAPPY EASTER everyone!

Jackson's First baby

"Skye" Cassbar's Fire & Ice had a one puppy litter, thinking she had missed, this little girl was hidden away without her owner Claudia of Amaley Shelties knowing!

This is the boy's  "Jackson's" first kid.  Can you tell?

We love this girls look!  Beautiful head and finish.   Big expectations!  Bred by Amaley Shelties.  Good luck with her!