Novaforesta Laurel Oak at 7 weeks

Laurel Oak soon to be called Archie is very sweet, today he had an  adventure as he met my daughters cat., he was very brave until she hissed! He has very good concentration for a puppy as he will sit for ages waiting for a treat, the other pups get bored but never Archie.He is such a boy, maybe because he is the only male in the litter but he makes us laugh.

Barbet puppies have arrived, Novaforesta J litter

Welcome to the world, 11 beautiful Barbet puppies born on the 25th November.

The proud parents are  Charamese Hermione (Hallie) and Cooper du Pré de Redy.

The pups are very strong and healthy, and all very good weights and quite amazing that Hallie managed to keep them till Day 60. 

We have 7 girls 5 brown and 2 black and 4 boys, 3 brown and 1 black.

The webcam is up and running although it is misbehaving and cannot be viewed on internet explorer:
If it doesn't work the first time do keep trying as it does seem to have random blips

Happy 6th Birthday to the puppies from Barbets Betsy and Boree

So hard to believe that my very first litter of Barbets were born 6 years ago, to the beautiful Barbets Betsy and Boree, since then Boree has gone on to father a few more litters and done a grand job of producing some healthy dogs for the genepool so as I thought a good choice in 2008 and I was not alone as others have thought the same .

The only 2 Barbets missing at the 1 year old celebration was would you believe but Betsy as she was in season! and Odo, otherwise it would have been the perfect family shot, but hey to capture 6 out of 7 is still an achievement. 

6 years old...almost grown up!

This was the First registered  Barbet litter born in the UK, a slice of history.

Betsy and Boree January 2008.

Remy, Dolly,Nenu, Baxter, Dylan and Bepop 1st Birthday picnic

Dolly,Remy,Bepop,Baxter,Bentley,Nenu and Dylan 1st Birthday picnic

Obi at 11 months

Obi, otherwise known as red collar for several weeks is another boy from Bepop and Jedi. He has turned into a gentle chap probably because he lives with young children. His beard is like his Mum, who is coming up to 8 years old and has never had her beard trimmed.

Rugby the Barbet

If you look carefully you will see a hand holding Rugby, he is a rather lively boy and my camera just doesn't have a good shutter speed!. So a good photo of his nose to start, taking him to get confirmed could be quite a weekend as one can imagine how fast he will go round a ring.....He is a lovely charactor which is what is important.

Ralph the Barbet puppy at 11 months

Lovely photo of Ralph at 11 months old.
 Bepop and Jedi certainly produced some boys who like to pose. Nice place to walk a Barbet, it has everything. How lucky am I to have found such wonderful owners.

Afternoon Barbet boys, Eton and Rugby

The boys are good friends, even though Rugby is rather a wild child :) anyway, first groom for Rugby last week and it was rather exhausting as he was not really very impressed but I think he will be better next time. Eton is well behaved for grooming so hopefully Rugby will pay more attention next time as to what to do when up on a grooming table and he will remember to keep 4 paws still. Rugby is already showing his natural ability to flush, so these two boys could become quite a team :)

Hector the Barbet boy

Lovely day today as I saw Bonnie and her son Hector. As you may know, he is the brother of Hallie.
Hector is like his Dad Eton, in character as he is really full of fun and very outgoing.
He has the most adorable expression.
A future Stud as he has now passed all his health checks, and will be confirmed early next year in France.
He is rather apprehensive in my grooming room as he knows what will be happening next :)