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)…
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,…
AKC Rally National Championship Almost a month ago, Lily Belle competed at the AKC Rally National Championship. The AKC invites dogs to attend and compete. In some classes, so many dogs enter that it becomes a raffle to see which dogs are allowed to compete. Dogs are invited to compete at one of the following…
(Click on Pedigree To Enlarge) NOTE: Day 5 Puppy Pictures are at the end of the article. Maxwell’s Build Me Up Buttercup and Lily Belle both have some great dogs in their ancestry. They even share some common lineage in the 4th and 5th generations. Both Buttercup and Lily Belle share Bis BISS Ch Salilyn’s…
Yesterday, May 8, 2022 — Mother’s Day, Lily Belle whelped five, beautiful puppies. This is the Seedling Litter, Maxwell’s Build Me Up Buttercup x Lily Belle crossing. The first puppy was born at 6:59 PM after two hours of hard labor. The fifth and final puppy was born at 10:26 PM. Lily Belle had three…
Continue readingButtercup x Lily Belle Seedling Litter (Mother’s Day)
Original X-Ray Contrast Enhanced X-Ray Contrast Enhanced 2 X-Ray X-Ray With Likely Puppy Outline Yesterday, Tuesday (May 3, 2022), Lily Belle went to the vet for a pregnancy radiograph / puppy count. The vet tech came in and said, “Lily definitely has puppies.” A few moments later the Vet came in and said I counted…
Today, Lily Belle had an ultrasound at the Franklin County Animal Medical Center. The ultrasound confirmed that Lily is pregnant. The vet thought he saw at least six puppies. This is just preliminary and exact puppy count will not be known until the puppies are born. In about 30 days, Lily will have an X-Ray…
Yesterday, Lilly Belle, along with all the other AKC registered dogs eligible, received an invitation to the AKC Rally National Championship to be held on July 8, 2022. You can read about the championship at the AKC’s Rally National page. Lily Belle Rally Jump Rally is an obedience sport for dogs that uses a course…
Lily Belle & Buttercup For the past week, we have been staying at Maxwell’s English Springer Spaniels in Unionville, Tennessee. We travelled to Maxwell’s kennel once Lily Belle’s progesterone level reached 5.1 on Tuesday, March 8th. Lilly Belle and Buttercup were bred Tuesday through Thursday. We will have to head back…
We had the opportunity to some training in Southern Illinois. A few English Springer Spaniels and a Labrador Retriever practicing with chukars and pheasants. A short video and some photos below.
