Catch Up

Well the last two weeks have been manic, starting with the Spinone pups going off one by one to take over their new families :o)  The hardest part is working out the times for everyone to come to pick up their new babies so we don't get 'overlaps' as I like to have lots of time for each one to go through all the information in the puppy pack and making sure the diet sheets etc are understood.  As well as juggling the times for pick ups this also has to be fitted in with pups feeding times so hopefully they won't have any wobbly tummies on the journey home - not easy when you have ten pups/families!!

Anyway all went according to planned (almost) and all the pups are now well and truly settled in and doing well.  Everyone has contacted me to let me know that they are very happy :o)

The Barbet pups started to go a few days later - so again the juggling act started although it was easier this time as the pick ups were a lot more spread out.

My good friend Karen, came from Wales with the lovely Claude (Barbet boy from last litter) to pick up her little girl.  Her girl has always been the 'liveliest' of the litter so her gang were warned that all peace would be shattered when she arrived back home :o)   Karen combined the visit with having Claudes' hip x-rays done - all went well even though Claude disgraced himself by peeing up the wall (thank goodness not on the x-ray machine).  His hips look very good so fingers crossed for another low score for the Barbet bred in UK.   Karen left for home on Friday afternoon and arrived in one piece that evening.  The pup travelled well and by all accounts was not fazed at all when she met the Spinone gang - not sure we can say that about the poor Spinone who didn't know what had hit them :o)

Then on Saturday evening the Gerber family arrived all the way from Germany to meet their new baby Luna.  They came back at 6.30 am today to pick her up to start her new adventure.  They are already in contact with the family that picked up Henry last year so it will be great for them all to get together and compare notes.

It seems so quiet here now with only one Spinone pup and one Barbet pup.  I still need to find the Barbet pup her forever home and hopefully it won't take too much longer for the right people to come along.

I must admit though it is going to be nice to have my life back now and actually to be able to get out of the house for the first time in about 8 weeks.

I'm looking forward to having more time to enjoy the pup I have kept :o)