Kirislin

One of those eggs is from last year and the other from this year.

I can’t believe she will be 4 in January!

My “ dirty little Secret “ who isn’t a secret at all.

Earlier in the week I saw Willow and her puppies. They are doing well too. I can only post one pic at a time, and heavily cropped so they’re not sharp. Sorry about that. Florence and Mia.

She’s such a pretty little thing. A girl version of Arkey. She’s definitely taken after her daddy.

Marcus brought Pangi up yesterday. She is Arkey’s daughter from his first mating with Oranja (from Germany). She’s looking really good. I got funny shot of her pelting around my paddock. She’s never been to the country before so this was all new and very exciting for her. That’s Puck in the background. He just had his 15th birthday on Wednesday.

The puppies eyes opened on Mon/Tuesday I’m told but I haven’t been down to see them. Waaah! Both have IG experienced homes already lined up, with the new owners being friends of each other so the puppies will have play dates together which is good. Can’t wait to see the little tackers again soon.

Those beautiful hands belong to Marcus. I keep telling him he should be a hand model.

So, we have 2 new additions to the Widget family. Widget’s son Arkey became a father for the 2nd time last Monday. 2 teeny tiny little girlies of a most unusual colour. It will probably end up some shade of fawn, I really don’t know. Willow the mother is quite small but it was a textbook whelping and all 3 are doing well. The puppies have almost doubled their birthweight in just 5 days. They’re the tiniest puppies I’ve ever seen. 152gms and 148gms at birth.

When you put cooked food into your freezer LABEL IT! Especially if you’re freezing dog food cook ups and people food stews. I had a most unpleasant experience this evening, but luckily ....... I didn’t swallow.

This is Arkey and his beautiful daughter Adelaide. She’s just yesterday come to live with Marcus. Hopefully in a showring near you soon.

Thanks on her behalf. I usually feed them about 4pm but I gave them an early dinner, and quite a bit more than usual. Neko always loves her tucker and wagged her tail the whole time she was eating. I wish I’d taken a video of her. I don’t spoil them much, my dogs don’t get food treats as a matter of course so it’s fun to let them have a feast for a special occasion.

How time flies. It’s 6 years today since Widget had her puppies. The 3 surviving puppies Milton, born in my car on the way to the vets, then Neko in the surgery while I dashed out to grab Marcus’s wallet, so I missed it and lastly Arkey. Neko went on to have a litter of 3 who went onto pet homes, Secret being one, lives with me, Crickett went to “Queensland Nanna” and Obi is hopefully going to be used at stud lives with a friend at the beach. Arkey has sired one litter himself who are all looking beautiful and will be shown, and he’s got another litter due later this month! fingers crossed all goes well. so tonight in celebration of Neko’s birthday it’s roast dinner day. Since Puck is allergic to chicken they’re having roast pork and veggies. I might even get some too if I’m lucky. Thankyou Widget, Tango and Marcus for giving me such a wonderful gift of a life and Happy Birthday my darling little girl.

That foal looked much younger that what they estimated. It looked pretty much newborn to me. Not that it really matters after all this time.

What cute funny little dogs! and WOW! Wasn’t Agatha Christie a beauty!

I don’t visit here much these days and I’m sorry to realise Canetoad has passed away. I always enjoyed seeing his fantastic photos of his adventures with his beloved dogs. Hope he crossed off everything on his bucket list. I wonder what became of the pups. I’m sure he would have had that all worked out. I hope they’re happy. They would have missed him the the adventures.

Arkey and Oranja’s puppies have gone to their new homes now and I had the enjoyable task of taking little Floyd (the darker of the 2 boys) to Albury on Good Friday to be picked up at the roughly half way mark by his new owner. He will go on to a show career and I’m hoping he’ll do very well. His new Mum was absolutely smitten with him when she finally laid eyes on him in the flesh. sorry, not my photo but this is Floyd.

That’s a great outcome. Not all dogs are the right fit with just anyone. Sounds like Hugo is happy where he is now too. What a relief for you to know.

I’ve seen one in Victoria. It was a few years ago now. I knew what it was which surprised the owner.

Simple mistake

WOW! What an experience!

Isabella is a dilute colour so lighter coloured noses.

I stand mine in the clam shell and using my hands I slosh water over their ribs, particularly over heart and lungs and also up in their groin.