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Pikkinokka's abuzz with 7 new puppies sired by our very own Topaz!! Cricket (Pikkinokka's Love Bug) gave birth last night to 4 boys and 3 girls. Til says are all healthy and well marked with "some very pretty puppies in the litter".
Reports are that Cricket was an easy whelper and all is well. Since Topaz is Wild Blue Yonder and Cricket is a "Bug", the theme is blue bugs!! lol
Happy dance...
I was googling and came across this mention on the Nova Scotia website.
Before I get posting next month fast and furious about the new Australia litter for the owners-to-be, I am about to embark on a big revamp of the site.
Pardon the dust and watch your heads as you navigate around over the coming days... it's time to get more streamlined and combine some things, move things and retitle things.
Just let me know if there is anything you can't find.
5 acres unfenced is a blessing and a curse. In frigid temperatures and when I am so sick I can barely get out of bed (just getting over a brutal cold) it is a blessing to have such a big property to let the dogs go sew their wild oats, blaze around chasing each other, running through deep snow, and such. Rhys and Bhindi always come back when called the FIRST time. Splash and Topaz have taken to wandering off, across the road to one or the other neighbours place, and definitely positively finding things to eat. I am thinking they are getting into someone's garbage and the lure of it is just too great to say on our side of the road.
Although the ground is frozen and the fence would cost me thousands, and I would need 2 huge gates for the circular driveway, I still pine for containment. Luckily it's not a busy road, and most people are animal savvy enough to slow down if they see movement. I am going to work on perimeter training with them in the coming weeks and see if that helps at all.
Neil Sattin, who is part of the "Be The Moose", Natural Dog Training movement, has featured some Daintree photos on his blog.
Also it's a great article and has wonderful tips on raising a puppy. Kind of like a Slow Food approach to dog training. Definitely some 'food' for thought.