Puppies : Week 2 Update

The puppies are really growing, they're eyes are open, however they will not be able to see and focus for another week or so. They are sitting up, and also try and walk or I should say wobble. They are so funny to watch, they are trying to walk but just end up wobbling all over the place and falling to the ground. They really are beautiful little people. To see more photos of the little darlings view our Flickr album
http://www.flickr.com/photos/harlistream/sets/72157629580208719/

Puppies: 1 week update

The puppies are 1 week old today ! They are all doing really well, feeding well and putting on weight. Their little characters are starting to emerge, we are having great fun watching their antics, and the pandemonium which ensues when they wake up and all want to feed at once.

Follow this link to their photo album on Flickr, I will post regular photo updates on this page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/harlistream/sets/72157629580208719/

  The Boys - 1 week old

Puppies have arrived !

The maternity unit at Harlistream is in full swing with the arrival of Jive's puppies. On the 12th March Jive gave birth to 9 healthy puppies, 6 bitches and 3 dogs. They are by INTCH SU(u)CH NUCH Black Mica's That's Enough, we are very proud to have the first litter in the UK to be sired by a Black Mica's dog, and were also the first kennel in the UK to travel abroad to have a natural mating with a stud dog in Sweden.

Mother and puppies are thriving, we will watch their growth with avid fascination, and look forward to getting to know their little characters. Follow this blog to watch their progress and see photo updates.

Crufts 2012

Another year, another Crufts, this year we were not able to attend with our team, as Madison was not fit enough, and Jive is about to have her puppies. So we went with the Oaksenriver team consisting of Rimac and Atico, son and daughter of our Madison. The judges this year were Ann Youens (dogs) and Sue Kearton (bitches).

Mac was handled by myself in Yearling Dog, and Atty was in Yearling Bitch, both showed superbly, however today was not their day. They both performed wonderfully, but need a little more time to mature. Atty in particular enjoyed her outing at her very first Crufts !

 Atty at Crufts

Our bench mates Team Pinebank had a successful day, Riley (Pinebank Bossanova) was placed 5th in a very large and strong Veteran class. A fabulous win for Riley, however he was more impressed I think with his celebratory stuffed toy bought for him !

The humans also had a lovely day, with much shopping done (lots of things for the impending litter) throughout the 5 halls at Crufts. So now the new show year has commenced, the qualification process for Crufts 2013 begins afresh, wish us luck ! Also very good luck to all our friends on a successful 2012 season.

Exciting Litter News !

There is great excitement here at Harlistream. Today Jive (Clandrift Dirty Dancing at Harlistream) was confirmed in whelp, with puppies due in March 2012. The sire is a beautiful dog whom we fell in love with last year, he is Linda Edberg's INTCH SU(u)CH NUCH Black Mica's That's Enough. Sune is a beautiful boy with the sweetest nature, we cannot wait for the puppies, and fingers crossed all continues well. Bookings are now being taken, so feel free to email me at rcdavies84@gmail.com to be considered for a puppy.

Happy New Year !

Here at Harlistream, we would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year !

A wonderful end to the 2011 show season

We have had two shows recently. Firstly we attended the 1st Southern Flatcoated Retriever Club Open Show in Hampshire. This was such a lovely Christmas show, with a very purple christmas tree and ribbons (thanks to Gemma Jacobs !) Such a relaxed atmosphere, and a very enjoyable day. Judge was Sharon Pinkerton of Bareve GWP fame. We were thrilled that Jive took the Post Graduate Bitch class, congratulations to all the winners.

Secondly this weekend we attended LKA Championship show, the last Ch show of the year, with judge Ann Kilminster (Withybed). She had a fantastic entry of 160 making 180 entries. I was very proud of Madison's son Oaksenriver Rimac who won the Junior Dog class, we are very proud of Mac ! (or Mini Moo as he is sometimes known !) Jive then went into the Post Graduate Bitch class, which was the largest class for the breed on the day, and she made the cut, but then went unplaced. We had a lovely day, with some friends doing very well, in particular Kelly Holland and Alex Webster who's bitch Sivan won the CC and BOB. Congratulations to all the winners at LKA, have a fabulous Christmas and a very Happy New Year !!!