Holey moley, 6 pups safely delivered!

Possibly our final litter, the jury is out on that one. Treacle and James have delivered and welcomed 6 new children. black boys and girls and one brown girl. Liquorice allsorts and a chocolate drop! we are all weary, delivery occurred in the early hours of this morning. Hoping to make us some sleep today. Guessing poor Treacle won't be making up her rest for a little while. The kitchen echoes with the squeaks and gulps of tiny doggie voices. The farmer loves it. He adores puppies, though he can't eat a whole one!

James and the new arrivals

 Thought you might like to see James being a farm dog, mousing in the hay bales, he really does live an outdoor life, despite being smaller than the cat.

And here are his 8 children, now 4 1/2 weeks old, the biggest weighing in at 1800g, and the smallest at 1300g. All reserved, they are doing really well. Very cute.

some tiny new arrivals

Starting at 11am yesterday, and finishing 13 hours later Treacle whelped 8 (OMG) 8 puppies. There are 3 chocolate drop brown boys, and 5 coal black boys & girls all with white bibs.

She did remarkably well considering this is her first litter, and we are very proud of her. She is overwhelmed with her new children, and is doing a great job. The farmer and I are exhausted,  midwifery is very stressful, and so we are having a quiet Sunday to catch up with some R&R. The kitchen chorus is now squeaks and whines from these numerous babes, and I foresee 8 weeks of hard work to come.... 8 weeks of

Back to Summer 2010

Fudge had her very first litter of pedigree working cockers in 2010, all of whom have stayed in touch. Today one of her first-born daughters was brought to visit. Here she is. Her working name is Chloe, and she spends her days travelling around the country with her agronomist owner in the back of a very nice car, and then descending and walking the fields keeping her human company. What a wonderful life.

Her mother didn't know her, and James thought she had arrived for him. Her Aunt thought she was lovely!

A litter on the way

 Mum and Dad, waiting for the happy event, which will (fingers crossed) be in very early February

Mum, Dad and Auntie Fudge, who, after several of her own litters is now enjoying a long, long and happy retirement from motherhood.

Dad. Tiny. Determined. Clever. Funny. Naughty. Leader of this pack....

Parents-to-be resting at home! Pups due early February 2013.

James has finally managed to capture the heart, and honour, of Treacle, our second cocker spaniel. Her sister has happily bred a couple of litters for us (and is now enjoying a long and happy retirement having been spayed).  Treacle has been less willing to join the ranks of motherhood. However, James managed to sneak up on her whilst she was investigating a rabbit hole in the meadow at 7.15am!

Obviously impending fatherhood is a weary thought, and the cold weather, with rain and wind, is keeping him indoors and closely associated with the log burner.

Treacle is much more weather tolerant, and has spent the afternoon digging moles out in the meadows, which leaves her mud spattered but happy and tired.

This is one of our last litter of puppies. She is called Daisy and lives at Richmond Park, London. She takes her exercise amongst the wild deer and is undergoing deer de-sensitising in this photo.

 

Daisy is absolutely typical of our cockerpoo pups, a very dense coat, which will need attention from a groomer for clipping on a regular basis. It is this special coat that holds in the moulted hair and stops it dropping on your floor and carpet. If it is not groomed and clipped it turns into dreadlocks!

 

Their temperaments are amazing, they are very quick to learn and make robust and healthy family pets. Cockerpoos enjoy all the benefits of HYBRID VIGOUR and do not suffer from any of the ailments that pedigree dogs can carry.

 

Keep you posted on the pregnancy developments!

Jack-a-doodles

James and his new litter of pups. Mum is a white and tan smooth haired, and small, jack Russell. The coats of the pups range from smooth to wildly out of control! Obviously, all sold very quickly except for the lovely little girl the breeders are keeping.