Last night we welcomed our C-Litter to the world. Louise needed a caesarian section to deliver all 4 puppies as one very large (755 gram) puppy was causing a traffic jam. Louise has recovered well and puppies are doing well too.
We welcome 1 female and 3 males from Louise (Ch Despreaux la Chanteuse) and Kathare (Kathare des Sentiers du Roi (Belgium).
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Louise (Ch Despreaux la Chanteuse) has had an ultrasound confirming she is pregnant. Sire of the litter via frozen semen is Kathare Des Sentiers du Roi (Belgium) Kathare was also the sire of our B-litter. Puppies are due at the end of August.
On 06 July 18, Nena (CH Espinay Albine (AI) and our Saluki Sookie (CH Alshira la Sylphide (AI) JC) attended a heart clinic in Canberra with a veterinary cardiac specialist where they underwent an Echocardiogram. We are pleased to say both girls are now certified as having no echocardiographic evidence of cardiac disease.
Hugo also attended the clinic on 07 July 18. As he is still young, he only had a preliminary check via Auscultation (he will undergo an Echocardiogram when he is older). He was also cleared with no auscultory evidence of cardiac disease.
Our dogs generally undergo heart testing every couple of years throughout their lifetime. This helps us monitor for any changes, particularly as Pyreneans can be subject to later onset heart conditions such as Dilated Cardiomyopathy. You can read more about some of the heart conditions in the breed on our Health page.
A big thank you to Albie's owner Mary-Anne for sending these great photos of Albie (Espinay Arvie) at work as a Therapy Dog. We knew as a puppy that Albie was destined to spread joy and smiles and we thank Mary-Anne and his family for helping him to show his full potential.
8 May 2018. Happy 5th Birthday to the A-litter 'puppies' BJ, Azure, Albie, Red, Elouise and Nena. I am so proud of all of them and their achievements. I am most proud, however, of the joy they all bring to their fantastic homes. It has been a pleasure to watch them blossom into adult dogs and I look forward to sharing many more years with them and their owners. A few recent 'happy snaps' here of each of them, but be sure to also go to our A-litter page where you can visit each of their individual pages for a lot more information and photos.
6 April 2018 - A very Happy 1st Birthday to the puppies in the B-Litter. So very proud of all the puppies (Belle, Albus, Pocket, Georgie and Hugo) who are all so happy and well loved. As a breeder I could not ask for better homes. I am sure they will all be getting special treats today. I know Hugo is! You can read about the B-Litter by clicking on their page in the header above. From there you can read about the puppies from their conception until they went to their new homes, and visit each of their pages to see up to date photos of them with their families (you can also click on each of the photos below to visit their pages).
