Pisca's pups at 9 weeks

They're nine weeks old, they have names, they play with the other dogs and they're growing fast.

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This weekend we're off to Beja.

Pisca's pups 30.09.2009

The puppies are now seven and a half weeks old, and keeping us on our toes. Click here for pictures of all of them.

Abby does it again

Yesterday was the Sousel show - small, but friendly. Abby won BOB and third best veteran in show, as you can see in the photo, left, with Paulo (working hard for a treat, less interested in the photographer).

I was looking through old photos today, and found the one below of Abby, three years ago, aged 6 years and 11 months. It's time we took some new proper pictures of her.

Anyway, it was a fun day at the show, and next weekend we shall be heading up north to Arcos de Valdevez.

Gina, one year on

We were delighted to hear today from Gina's new owners in the Algarve. It is one year since they came to collect her, and here's a photo of her looking smart and contented. Gina is a daughter of Marta, from the litter sired by Louie (Snow Winds Churchill).

Gina was terribly ill when she was a puppy, because she somehow found and ate most of a ball of string when we were at the Porto shows last year. She had to be operated and spent a rather bad few weeks, so it is especially nice to see her looking so well. Thank you Irmgard for the photo!

Walking Abby

With the fine weather and the holiday season over, I walked Abby down to the beach this morning, and managed to get a few shots of her.

Abby will be ten years old in January, and she has been showing better than ever. At this year's summer shows she took BOB one day in Lisbon and one day in Sintra, against international competition, and won Best Veteran in Show at the Terrier Club show and at the Sintra National Show, as well as several other placements over the year, including one group placement.

More pictures

Puppies update

Not the best quality shot, but it gives an idea of how the puppies are developing.

We are enjoying warm weather, which is great because the pups can spend a lot of time out on the terrace. In the meantime, we're fixing up the kennels and runs for the winter, and the young whippets will soon be able to join the terriers outside.

Puppies at 4 weeks

The weather was fine today, so the pups spent much of the afternoon out on the terrace, enjoying the space and their new toys. The one in the picture here is the female puppy. For more photos, click here.

Louie, and Laura

Louie (Snow Winds Churchill), who spent a year with us in Portugal, has been showing he still has the competitive edge. The photo shows him at the recent shows in Redmond, where he took best of breed on one of the days.

Louie is of course father to our dog Gambler, and so grandfather to a couple of our young dogs, and also of Laura, who is living with her owners in Castro Marim, in the Algarve.

Carlos in Finland

Carlos today won his jumping race, gaining him a certificate and taking him one step closer to being a jumping champion. He is also close to gaining his agility championship. Here he is pictured with his owner, Kirsi, who came to stay with us this summer taking back another puppy (Ronaldo - see other posts).

Carlos (Duarte da Roseira Brava) is already a working and show champion, not to mention sire of a good number of litters. Picture below of Carlos with Ronaldo.

More puppy photos

The puppies are of course getting livelier and moving around now. For more photos click here.

Lewis and Gambler

We had a great time in Estoril this weekend, Gambler winning BOB on Saturday and best dog on Sunday. It was also, as Anne remarked, more like a long picnic than a dog show, as we camped under the palm trees, exchanging news and gossip. On Sunday, Gambler went into junior handling with Lewis Pickering, making his debut in the competition, aged 10. For his first time in the event, and with just two quick practice sessions on the day, Lewis did really well, stacking Gambler perfectly in the line-up.

Family group

The one curled up on top of Pisca is the bitch puppy. This is her favourite position.

Eyes open!

At just over two weeks - so with eyes open and starting to wriggle around.

And more....

You can see that Paulo's enjoying this, giving me another set of photos. Pisca is also pleased with herself, and her appetite is getting huge. Eyes should be opening in a few days...

Whippet pups at one week

Here are some photos of Pisca's puppies at one week. As you can see, they are thriving, having more than doubled in weight.

Ronaldinho

Email today from Kirsi/Ronaldo:

"I am now a real Finnish dog ;-)) !!!
http://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmKoira.aspx?RekNo=FI35301/09&R=339"

Looks like he enjoyed his swim!

Pisca's pups

Born this afternoon after a long wait - three dogs and one bitch. Mother and pups all doing well, Paulo now taking a well-deserved rest after sitting up all night.

I'm going to upload some more pictures on my Facebook page.

Gambler in England

Whilst I'm still filling in on the missing year in the blog, here's one event I really can't leave out: Gambler winning Reserve CC at the Parson Russell Club Championship Show in November.

I know it's old news, but still a proud achievement for a young dog (just over a year old at the time) from Portugal.

Gambler also went to Crufts in March, where he got a second in his class. If all goes well, we'll be back in the UK with him later this year.

Gypsy in Brazil

Another picture from the last year, this time from Brazil. Since I last posted a picture of Gypsy she has grown into a smart young terrier, pictured here winning BOB at the Panamericana.

Gypsy is Canela's daughter from her first litter by Muhlross Melrosian. We mated her for the second time in November, in England, to Cassacre Mandolin, and showed one of the pups (Jones) from that litter for the first time this last weekend. Picture to follow when I can get one.

Folia is US champion

As I let my blog get out of date, there's a backlog of news from our breeding project. One of the events of the last year was Folia earning her US championship. Her undocked tail was apparently no obstacle.

Folia is a daughter of Elisa da Roseira Brava by Morgan for Roseira Brava, and belongs to Mary Strom in the United States.

Pisca's puppies expected

Our whippet bitch, Pisca (right), is expecting puppies in early August.

We took her to England in June to be mated to CH Nut Chip of Nevedith (below), taking the chance to visit the Southern Counties show.

Pisca is a daughter of Nevedith Eefa Empra and was top dog in the Portuguese hound group in 2008.

I'll be posting pictures and news of the litter, here and on my Facebook page.

Thanks to Pauline Oliver for the photo of Chip.

Gambler

This weekend we had the Portuguese terrier club show and then two more days of the Sintra shows. Gambler completed his Portuguese championship and Abby won best veteran in show two days running, and reserve best veteran on Sunday.

The photo shows Gambler in the group final on the last day. Thanks to Rui Monteiro for the picture.