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As I let my blog get out of date, there's a backlog of news from our breeding project.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.