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.