3 Weeks Old — Romance Litter
The Buttercup x Lily Romance litter is now three weeks old. Here are the girls. Here are the boys. Some more photos and close ups.
8 Days Old — Romance Litter
8 Month Old Aster Watches Over Siblings The Buttercup x Lily Romance Litter has reached the milestone of 8 days old. Five of the seven puppies have doubled their weight (the doubling of weight is an important day 10 milestone). The litter is healthy and developing well. Here are the puppies’ day 8 weights. Here…
Day 4 — Lily Belle’s Romance Litter
We would like to introduce Lily Belle x Buttercup’s Romance Litter. The seven puppies were whelped on January 29, 2023. The past few days have been very, very busy at Three-Doves with the puppies. The three girls did not cooperate for the photo. In order of the photo: 1) Yellow Collar — Mary “Shelly”; 2)…
Lily Belle Puppy Count
Yesterday, Lily Belle had her pregnancy X-Ray. The vet said at least 7 puppies. The drawing on the X-Ray indicates there might be 8 puppies. This litter is from Buttercup x Lily — both have full OFA health clearances. Lily is feeling rather uncomfortable.
Aster Flushes Pheasants
Last weekend, Aster — a six month old Springer Spaniel — had the opportunity to flush two pheasants.
Three Week Update
Raven’s puppies from the Nightmare Before Christmas Litter are three weeks old today! They were whelped on October 7, 2022. They are gaining weight nicely. Nine puppies total — three males and six females. The puppies have their eyes open and are beginning to walk around. The puppies love to give kisses. Each day…
A Rally October
During the month of October Lily competed 30 times in Rally Obedience at the Master, Excellent, and Advanced levels. It has been quite the month of competition as she gets closer to a rally championship (RACH). By the end of October, the triple Q requirement for the championship will be finished. To complete the championship,…
Raven’s Pregnancy X-Ray
On Tuesday, Raven went to the vet for a pregnancy X-Ray. It seems that Raven will be whelping ten puppies. Raven is ready to deliver any day now — likely this weekend. If you are interested in a well-bred, health tested lab, please contact us. Raven’s OFA results can be found here.
Upland Practice Videos
Last Saturday, September 17th, the Gateway Upland Club had a practice for several dogs. Below are two videos — one of the club and the other of Fergus, Field Spaniel. Here is the video of Fergus Here is a photo gallery.
Micah x Raven Litter Due 2022 October 8
On September 9, 2022, Raven had an ultrasound confirming that she is pregnant with puppies. Although ultrasounds on dogs do not precisely detail the number of puppies, the veterinarian believes he counted around 8 puppies. Since ultrasounds usually lead to undercounting, we are expecting perhaps 10 puppies. Some of the puppies will be tri-factored. This…