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…
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.
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,…
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.
Spaniel Water Work
Last weekend, we had the opportunity to practice water work for an AKC Spaniel Hunt Test. Fergus, the field spaniel, and Lily Belle, an English Springer Spaniel, practice retrieving a bird on a pond. Aster, the puppy, practices swimming.
The Historic St. Louis Rain & Flood
We’ve been a little behind providing updates on the Three-Doves website. The Seedling Litter puppies have gone home. We kept one puppy, Aster, featured in the video. More on that later. Recently, you may have heard of the historic rain showers Saint Louis, MO, has experienced and the flooding. We escaped damage to our property,…
5 Weeks Old!
Today the Seedling litter is 5 weeks old! We have seen huge changes over the past week. Puppies have gained quite a bit this week, and they are walking, running, playing, barking, giving kisses, and wagging their tails. This is where it starts to get to be a lot of fun! This past week we…
Introduction to Crates
Today as we made changes to the puppies living space, I decided to begin crate training. All of our dogs are crate trained and they really appreciate having a space that is their own. In addition, it makes transporting them easier, and we know that in case of an injury or illness, our dogs would…
Socialization Starts!
This week we are starting a lot of new things. The past week the main goal was to start the puppies weaning, learning to walk, and learning to use the litter box. We’ve had a mixed bag with all three tasks, but we are getting there. This week is a big change! They are no…