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.
Gateway Upland Hunt Test September 2022
On September 10-11, 2022, The Gateway Upland Hunt Club held a hunt test for Spaniels at the junior, senior, and master levels. We also held Working Dog certificate tests for Springer Spaniels and Field Spaniels. The video above features highlights of our test. Raven earned her Junior Hunt (JH) Title, and Fergus earned his Working…
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…
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…
Companion Animal Eye Registry (CAER)
Now that the puppies all have their eyes open, its time to talk about eye health. Spaniels, as a class of dogs, are susceptible to many inherited eye diseases. As a good breeder, my goal is to work to improve the breed, and this means making sure that my puppies are not carrying any of…
Seedlings are 2 Weeks Old!
The Seedlings are 2 weeks old today! So far they have been doing great! I tried to get a good picture (using help) and you can see how difficult it can be! They are very mobile. Today we had a huge milestone! Our first little one is starting to open her eyes. I expect the…
Early Scent Introduction — Puppies Day 6
Seedling Litter is Six Days Old Today, the Seedling Litter is six days old. It also was day 1 of early scent introduction. The puppies were exposed to the AKC’s birch scent. In the first few weeks of life puppies have a powerful sense of smell. They can also imprint on scents, like their mother.…
Buttercup x Lily Puppy Pedigree — Day 5
(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…