Phoenix 🐦🔥 is here for 2 weeks and I’m loving having her around again! For those who don’t know, Phoenix is from our Cinder/Brew 2021 litter. She was our keeper but didn’t make it into the breeding program. We raised her for 1.5 years in our home!
I haven’t posted much lately!
The girls are doing great. Aura leaves for her new home next week. Super sad for us but she will have an amazing life. She found the perfect home.
An update for you all;
We have been super busy with family obligations, kids in hockey and gymnastics. As such we are taking things slow with the breeding program.
We have no future plans for litters this year, we may have one litter next year out of Stormy but only if the timing works out.
I will continue to post updates and plan to be out dock diving and showing this year.
**not my litter**
We got to visit the Meadow 🌿 litter at Maplelane Golden Retrievers. Since most of you haven’t gotten your puppy fix lately I will share with you!
Maplelane Goldens is our sister kennel, quite literally run by my sister Jen 🥰.
Latte is half sister to Stormy, they are both out of Brew.
Since we are taking a break from breeding this winter, I will share a few updates with you.
I’m looking forward to evaluating both her litters!
Joy is here for a few days 🥰. Also boarding Bonus, my sisters older BC.
Enjoying the fall leaves 🍁 and colours!
Enjoying our quiet time in the 🌲 🌳 🍁 🍃
Girls love their hikes 🥰
Dock Time
The girls had fun on the dock after the reunion! I didn’t get a video of Glow, but enjoy my kids helping with the older girls 🥰💦
Day 2 of the Golden Retriever 2023 GRCC National Specialty
Yesterday we watched, learned and participated in a seminar called “How Form Follows Function” at the field hunt test. Great day of learning.
Today is the Obedience and Rally tests. We are not entered as Glow is not quite ready yet. After obedience we are attending another seminar called “Form, Function & the Breed Standard”. Today is also bath and blow dry day!
Tomorrow is the National conformation show, Wednesday is the Regional Specialty conformation show. Floki, Glow and Aura are entered.
The dogs are enjoying lots of walks, playtime and snuggles on the beds at the hotel.
Pups had a fun afternoon playing in the backyard!! Can’t believe they all go home in a few days 🥹. Our Summer Break ☀️ litter turns 8 weeks on Thursday.
Puppy playtime outside today. They love their pool and had fun playing in the tunnel for the first time! 6.5 weeks old now, our Summer Break ☀️ Reign/Brew litter #ckcregistered #healthtestedparents #goldenretriever #ethicallybred
Summer Break ☀️ litters first time in the outside puppy pen
Beautiful day (yesterday) to have a good play outside in the sunshine!
Our Summer Break ☀️ litter is 4.5 weeks old now! Enjoying their weaning pen.
They are doing great at using the litter area. We keep their pen small initially until they get the hang of the potty system. Then slowly make it bigger and bigger as they grow.
Our Summer Break litter is thoroughly enjoying their first meal. 4 weeks old now! Potty training is underway, and they get to meet their new families for the first time this weekend 🥰
Reign/Brew litter.
Our “Summer Break ☀️” litter is 3.5 weeks old. We are giving them new daily experiences. Today was the singing dog toy! I think they liked it 😆 listen with sound for human children commentary 🥰
Reign/Brew 2023
18 days old! Time is zooming by for the Summer Break ☀️ litter.
Eyes open, ears starting to open. They are getting more mobile (still rather chubby 🦛 😆) and starting to play with each other.
Reign/Brew 2023.
We had a morning out to Epic K9s Pool and Event Farm with the girls today ☀️ 💦. Aura’s first time on the dock, she didn’t even bat an eye! Glow did great and even jumped off the big dock before we left (I didn’t get video). Stormy was her usual steady self. Stormy is competing this Sunday at K9 Central, Pet Resort, Training & Spa Inc
Happy 1 week old to our Summer Break ☀️ litter.
Reign is keeping them well fed, and they have already doubled their birth weight.
We have added hills and toys to their whelping box to give them extra things to climb over. They will have to work harder for their food 😆 This helps them get stronger and prevents swimmers syndrome, which can happen with fast weight gain.
Nice afternoon hike with the girls. Kept it short though as Reign has slowed down. Reign is due in a week! We expect a small litter again this time but I’m sure they will be super cute 🥰 🐾
Atlas and Aura
Socializing trip to town today. Watching people and cars in the grocery store parking lot. Learning patients in their crates. High value chews help keep them busy.
We went to the park (not a dog park!) to wander around. Learning to ignore people and dogs.
Got the older girls out on the lake yesterday. It was a tad chilly and rainy but they had a blast! Swimming is great exercise for dogs. It’s low impact and comes natural to Goldens.
Glow’s first time retrieving in water, she’s a natural. Stormy lives for this 😆
I had a nice visit with Reign!! She is getting a small baby belly 🥰😍. She’s due in 2.5 weeks. Likely a small sized litter, but that’s ok!
X-ray for puppy count is booked for June 21.