Puppy news from Holland

 Novaforesta Effie is living in Holland and has had a beautiful litter of 8 pups, these photos are when the pups are about 4 weeks old. The father is very handsome and has a wonderful charactor, and his name is Gauche, he has sired before and his reputation is outstanding so he is a worthy contributor to the breed
 http://pawpeds.com/db/?a=p&id=783608&g=4&p=bar&date=iso&o=ajgrep

Effie is being a good Mum which is nice to hear as she has a special place in my heart as she stayed with me until she was 16 weeks old, and you just can't help getting attached.....it is my failing as a breeder!

Hip Scores and Novaforesta Effie

 Fantastic news , Novaforesta Effie has A hips (European system), and a clear eye test.  Effie lives with a wonderful couple in Holland, so we cannot include her results under the health reports for the UK resident barbets.




Effie swimming at 9 weeks
 She is the daughter of Betsy and Bachus and one day I hope to see her again. She is approx 54 in height and weighs approx 22kg. 

She loved retrieving, the watering can she felt was better in the house than the garden!

  The Barbet in the UK at the moment is achieving a mean average of 8 which converts to an A in Europe, although with only 6 dogs hipscored in the UK we will have plenty of  test results in the future,when more pups go through health testing, however its a very promising start.