A Very Muddy Munsterlander...

A muddy Bethan on her walk, after she has enjoyed a mud bath to cool down!

2nd Jab, Weigh In & Playing with Dad

Bron had a trip to the vets yesterday for her 2nd jab. I chose to have her vaccinated with Nobivac all in one after the age of 10 weeks so she did not need to have a second jab the same again.  Technically she could have just had a second jab of just lepto to complete her puppy vaccinations, however after discussing this with my vet and the manufacturer, because parvo virus has been very common recently especially in this area, I decided to take the precaution to be certain and have a further shot of just parvo done almost 4 weeks later. Bron didn't even notice the needle going in.  The vet says she has a very strong heart and Bron tested the stethoscope by having a good chew on it!

Weigh in at 8.6kg! what a whopper!  Not fat though. (she was 6.1kg at 10 weeks)

With the increase in age comes the increase in noise! hmmm, and plenty of extra energy too.  This pup has a lot of steam to let off !



I have to go to London on Thursday and cannot take her with me as I have an import on the back of an export so there is no room for her travel crate on board. So....my friend has offered to puppy sit for the day, she is due to collect her own new puppy in about a weeks time so hopefully it will get her geared up for it!  Hope she is still talking to me by the end of it!!!

Turkey, Runner Ducks, doggie friends and Gordon Sausage

Bron has had a busy afternoon today at Walkies dogs, meeting lots of people and lots of dogs. She had a lovely time doing the wall of death round the annex and bouncing off everyone.  She had a secret admirer (well not so secret actually) in the form of Gordon sausage who fancied her a bit too much!

We also visited Steph and her 4 dogs and Bron met some of her other pets.... Chloe the giant bunny who she woofed at initially and then went nose to nose with, had a sniff, then helped herself to some tasty 'bunny sweets' before having a lick of Chloe and then getting a bit too enthusiastic in the tasting trials so had to put a stop to that!

Moving on to the chickens and the Indian Runner ducks, the chickens kept a safe distance and played it cool but the runner ducks were scared to death and made a run for it! Good job Bron was on the lead.....and the turkey was making a hell of a row in the shed telling Bron in no uncertain manner not to come one step closer!

All in all, another day of experiences for the ginger fluff puff,  especially after yesterdays exposure to the grooming parlour spending the afternoon getting used to the noise of the blaster and everything.

Toller in the snow

 Here's Milly doing what she does best- taunting Amber ;)

They seem to go crazy in the snow!

Well, after the run up and thrill of Crufts we have settled back into a routine.  Milly, (fingers crossed) seems to be maturing mentally ;) she has calmed down considerably recently and, touch wood, hasn't chewed for months! Perhaps during the Easter holidays I will start leaving her crate door open again...watch this space!

Eve goes to town

Eleanor took Eve for a trip into Fishguard at the weekend.  We parked at the supermarket and gave her a leg stretch in the park where she met children running through the park, on scooters/bikes and playing on the climbing equipement.

From there she had a trip up the high street (anyone who has been to Fishguard will know that it's not a big town!).  Many passes by stopped to say hello to her, which was great and Eleanor encouraged her to sit for a fuss and not jump up.  A quick trip to the pet shop to choose some chews and treats, and lots of lovely smells to sniff at!  Again a lot of fuss here, which is what you would expect and none of the shop owners knew what breed she was, or had heard of a Toller when told!

Glad to know that she was able to educate, she walked back nicely to the car and went home for a well earned nap.



Eleanor and Eve in Lotta Park



Now what shall I choose?



And I was even allowed on the beach with the big girls!

Cooper does Crufts 2013 - the evidence!

Well I guess my indiscretions in the showring at Crufts are now a matter of public record so I suppose there's no harm in leaking this video!
To all you younger pups that may be looking on - DO NOT try and replicate anything after 1 minute into this video. 

Evening up the Numbers!

There are a lot of gorgeous red dogs on here at the moment and not nearly enough black and white spotty ones!!

 

Rookie would like to pop in and introduce himself. Rookie (Seahaven’s Celtic Commander) is a Maddie son, sired by Blitzan Eternal Chaos (Darcy). He is now 13 months old. He is the ultimate madman, always on the go and full of mischief- as he should be! Luckily we do get lulls in the chaos, and at those times he is the sweetest, most cuddly boy ever. He has the best nature I could have ever hoped for. He is a big clown, and makes me laugh every day. I also have a collie and a working golden retriever. He is completely under the thumb of my collie, and best friend to my goldie.

Rookie, Chili and Teak

Rookie has attended two champ shows- Paignton and Crufts and won his class at both, even with me as a handicap, so he must be super handsome! However, his real calling in life (apart from mud baths and laying four paws in the air on the sofa) is competitive obedience. He really loves his training, though we are still taking baby steps. He is so keen and always tries really hard. He is more into his toys, loves a good game but is also more than happy to work for delicious treats! I am hoping to have him in the ring to train a Novice round either at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. I am really excited about his capabilities and hope I can do him justice.

I am also hoping to do some working trials with Rookie, he naturally has a very good nose on him and is already proving to be a strong, confident worker, so I think he would really enjoy trials. I am giving him time to mature before doing much training in this respect though.

I hope I can update here in future with news of some success in obedience, but I know we will have a lot of fun along the way regardless. All in all, I am just thrilled to bits with my special boy, thank Donna and all at Seahaven for giving him such a fab start in life (and of course the beautiful Maddie for all she had to put up with) and look forward to what the future has in store!

Jess and Rookie