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.