Happy Birthday Martha my dear

The sweetest girl was 2 years old this week, dear Martha who has to put up with so much now that Pi has joined us.

Martha has the shooting season to look forward to, then she will become a Mother in the Spring if all our plans work out.

Hallie the Barbet

This is Hallie yesterday just before she was groomed, she has so much coat and with the weather being so wet and muddy in the forest I decided to take a few inches off her coat. I hated doing it as she has a fab coat, but you do start thinking that these dogs cannot remain damps for days and days......just in case you are worried, she now has a fringe so she can see :)
Hallie is very sweet, Bobby thinks she is rather sexy! and Martha just takes all the toys away. Martha and Hallie are good friends as there is only 4 months age difference, and yes they play rough.    

Barbet Puppy News

Fantastic news for  Eton and Toutes as puppies are due around the 1st December.

Some lovely photos on the Barbedoux website:

Barbedoux in Holland

This is the information about Toutes:
Laulava Toutes t'Adorent Dutch Champion
Dutch Youth Champion
 birth date: 25-09-2007
mother: Nelum-Himalis Aurore
father: Quaciëndas Aragon Unique
health: HD-A, eyes ok
courses: Puppy, Youngster, Obedience A, Hunting training
Character:
playful, gay, cuddler, loves to swim and loves a lot of action, greets anyone chearful who passes her path, loves especially (little) children, is absolutely not dominant at all.