Our Lickle Family

Now that Fizz has gone to her new home we have been spending more time on a one to one basis with Luca and the rest of the pack. We were aware that she may be missed so made changes to our routine to bring him into the ways of the pack rather than the ways of the pups. He is fed along with the big dogs now and being the youngest is bottom of the heap so is fed last. No probs Mum, just as long as I get it, I'm fine. He watches in a beautiful sit till it is his turn and so far has just looked at the girls plates but not ventured too close yet!! As we have been at so many shows, he is used to sleeping in the van, so the four younger dogs are sleeping in it at home as we are away more than at home for the next two months. So far he has gone through the night and is dry, waits for us to get up with out whinging and is so pleased to see us. He wears his harness to go walking now and is so proud when he can go where the big dogs go. So the little worries we had about him missing his sisters would appear to be unfounded. The feedback from the other pups has been very positive also. So, all in all we feel this has been a sucessful venture on our part as well as extremely emotional and rewarding. Betsie is now back to competing, has her figure back and building up her stamina. We will be meeting up with three of his sisters this weekend at Dashin' Dogs if the weather does not get too bad to call it off. Mike and I with Kizzie and Tigi have the laser Pairs Final on Tuesday, so hope it is not called off. Up against Jackie and Del Boy, hope not drawn against them. Tigi got a first for our pack by getting placed at the KC Int. Fsetival last weekend. The comp was very hot so really pleased with her especially as it was her very last grade 3. Last photos of Fizz just before she went. Looking more like Mum now.

After the Pups

We are beginning to get back to some semblence of normality now that four pups have gone. We still have Fizz who is going to her new family this weekend after their holiday. We will miss her and I'm sure Luca will too. They have become very close being just the two of them. But they have also had the usual sibling rivalry requiring separation till they have settled down. But they have been such fun and responing quite nicely to their names, sitting for food, not biting too hard etc, etc. However, and it seems all the pups are the same, they dig, they dig and they dig. Betsie's breeder warned us of this as most of her pups go to search and rescue because they are such good diggers. Soon the minds will be switched to other things especially when Fizz goes.

Betsie is now back on the agility circuiot and doing quite nicely. Bringing her in softly, softly as she does need a bit of building up of her back muscles. She is very keen to get back into it and that is the main thing. At Derby, her first outing, in the Large gd 1 - 7 jumping in three parts, Del came second in one part, Kizzie, second in another part and Betsie 19th in the third part. So I was real chuffed considering she was just out to get used to the comp again. She got two third places at Agility Addicts last weekend and has picked up a bit at training this week. So, I am looking forward to the comp. at the KCI at Peterborough this coming weekend.