Bath Championship Show

We spent a lovely day at Bath Championship show, a show more notorious for horrific weather enjoyed an unusually glorious day. The showground is always turned out immaculately, very short grass, well planned and also ring tape pinned to the ground rather than at hip height, all which make this show a favourite. Our judge was breed specialist Lyn Strudwick (Burpham) who had an entry of 130. The boys were in attendance and rather enjoyed themselves. Mac was in Yearling dog, he showed wonderfully, I was very proud of him, however today was not his day and he went away cardless. However Madison also showed his socks off and was awarded 3rd in Veteran Dog. It was a lovely show, very relaxed, we enjoyed sitting in the sunshine catching up with friends and watching the judging, a very different atmosphere to WELKS when everyone just wanted to go home !

 

Oaksenriver Rimac

 

Withybed New Yorker at Harlistream - 3rd Veteran Dog

New members of the team

Well the puppies are all going off to their new homes, we wish them all the best of luck, and can't wait to see how they grow.

Joining our team are Harlistream Astrada otherwise known as Chance. Chance is co-owned with Lorraine Connor, he is the sweetest little boy with such a happy disposition. The glass is always half full for Chance.

Harlistream Astrada

Staying with us is Harlistream Ellerstina, or Tuva to her friends. Tuva is certainly full of life and mischief, she is already making herself known to our other dogs. I hope she will learn some manners from her mother !

Harlistream Ellerstina

WELKS Championship Show

What a day ! I think WELKS had the worst weather EVER ! Torrential rain, freezing cold temperatures, and rivers of mud were the order of the day. Judy Showell was judging Flatcoats and we had a very productive day.
Withybed New Yorker at Harlistream - 5th Veteran Dog
Oaksenriver Rimac - 2nd Yearling Dog
Oaksenriver Atico - 3rd Yearling Bitch
These placings for Mac and Atty mean that they have now qualified for Crufts 2013 ! We are thrilled that Madison's children have done so well, and look forward to the whole team attending Crufts next year. We were very thankful to get home and warm up !

Puppies : Week 5/6 Update

It has been super busy here at Harlistream, the puppies are getting big now, and require a lot of attention! Time is flying by, it saddens us to think we will not have them for much longer, as they will be starting their adventures in their new homes. They are all feeding really well, and loving their Eukanuba, they are on four meals a day, and have tried mince meat, scrambled egg, coley and chicken.

The puppies have had lots and lots of visitors, and thoroughly enjoyed all their cuddles, especially from their prospective new owners!

The puppies have really taken to their cage, and quite often sleep in there, they also have far too many toys, so there is never a dull moment in the puppy room. It becomes quite horrendous when all 9 are charging around the puppy room !

 

Exploring their surroundings

A visit from Harlistream Montana Mirage

We were thrilled yesterday when Miss Molly Casdagli came to visit. Harlistream Montana Mirage was from our first litter by Withybed New Yorker at Harlistream x Gemswin Eternal Flame at Harlistream. It was wonderful to see her, she really is the image of her mother, and you can see Grandpa Ferris in her as well.

Puppies : Week 4 Update

I don't know where the time has gone, the puppies are 4 weeks old today and are so beautiful. Their teeth have come through, so are keen to test them out ! They are eating their Eukanuba puppy food really well, and just love to lay in it whilst eating. They are really starting to play with each other now, and like to bite each others tails. Their little characters are really starting to stand out now, they are such fun to watch. Now they are 4 weeks old visitors have started arriving for their cuddles. Over the next week or so they will certainly have lots of cuddles !

We've extended their whelping box into a large pen, complete with a small dog bed and a large cage. They have lots of space to play in, they love to lay behind the dog bed .. rather than in it ! The puppies are also getting used to the cage, Pale Blue Girl in particular likes to go and sleep in there. As the puppies are bigger they have now outgrown their old soft foam collars, and now wear their very smart dotty collars. I hope when the puppies go to their new homes they won't mind wearing a proper collar as they have been used to their little soft ones.

I will continue to update their Flickr album http://www.flickr.com/photos/harlistream/sets/72157629580208719/

 Lilac Girl loves her food so much she likes to sit on it first !

Puppies : Week 3 Update

Well the puppies are certainly growing ! They are all walking around and very interested in their surroundings. A few are determined to climb out of the whelping box, especially Orange Girl ! They are really becoming little dogs now, they play with each other and bite each others faces and legs. We have begun weaning, they will be reared on a very high quality puppy food made by Eukanuba. As you can imagine most end up laying in the food bowls, and probably wearing a bit more food than they consume. We look forward to having them outside in the garden in the next week or so, so they can start experiencing the world.

Follow their progress in photos at our Flickr site : http://www.flickr.com/photos/harlistream/sets/72157629580208719/