Cant believe our Lord of the Rings babies are one year old today. We wish them all a happy birthday

Cant believe how quickly time is passing. All our puppies are now well settled in their new homes,  our home is so quiet again, we all miss the puppy cuddles but it’s been lovely to get regular updates and find out how they are all getting on.

Family Portrait : Wooster (Dad), Torsa (Mum) and Talla (Granny) with the babies

With all the babies

I can’t believe that 5 weeks have passed since the pups arrived. It has just flown by.  I am taking the opportunity of 8 sleeping babies and a respite from uni work to post an update on progress.
All the pups are doing so well and have gotten so big. Average weight at the moment around 3kg, more than 6 times their birth weights. Torsa is doing a grand job. Talla has gained the nickname of Grumpy Granny. She doesn’t stray too far from the babies and keeps a grandmotherly eye out but is definitely not keen on them trying to get a sly feed from her and don’t dare go near her tail! The interactions between generations is fascinating. As an early years professional I am loving watching the puppies going through exactly the same stages as toddlers.

We were delighted that Stuart and Hilary wanted to bring Wooster through to see his babies and really pleased  that we managed to get a good family photo. I think it will be one of my all time favourites.
But then, any puppy photos are adorable.

 We’ve been so lucky with the weather and its been great to  have the pups outside playing and gaining confidence – Callum and I have decided that 5 weeks is the perfect age, but I thought that at 4, and 3, and 2, …..

Very pleased to have met all our babies new families, it is so much easier saying goodbye when we know where they are going.
The next 3 weeks are going to be even more hectic but just as much fun I think and will be over far too fast.

Torsa’s babies arrived overnight on Friday March 20th. We have 3 gorgeous boys and 5 beautiful girls. The pups are all doing so well, really great weights and very active and feeding well. Poor Torsa is doing a grand job but I do feel for her feeding 8 hungry little mouths.

Torsa is getting bigger by the minute it seems and it seems amazing that there is still a fortnight to go before the pups are due.

Getting hard to fit this tummy into the bed. Might have to dispense with some of the cushions 😉

Our lovely Torsa, Craigachan Diamond Queen, has been mated with the extremely handsome Wooster (Montegrino Noble Nelson) and we are waiting anxiously for any signs of pregnancy. Torsa’s mum, Talla, kept her first litter of babies very well hidden and we weren’t sure she was pregnant until very late on so we may be waiting for a wee while yet. All being well the babies are due at the end of March so really not long to wait now.

Wooster and Torsa