I received and email from Katrin who owns Kaya and she did an aptitude test with her for search & rescue, taken by two instructors and the test consisted of 17 stations and she got an almost perfect score, so she is now part of the Search & Rescue team at 4 months and in the coming weeks they will do a helicopter training and also an alpine training, so very exciting and a good break from retrieving while she is changing her teeth in the next few months. Awesome and Good luck. Enclosed also some fun pictures with her playing with Morris their other dog. Some real "dog"play and love the high "five"picture.
We got word from Fin from Switserland that all is going well with him and all the other animals they have !!! Pictures to show and if you go to their website: http://www.tierisch-roth.ch/ and then click on Saugetiere and then Fin's album, you will see the pictures I have on the blog but then the last one is a video with Fin and their Cat, it is to die for, so funny. Enjoy!!!
Yesterday I went to visit Kjeld and Fitch in Holland. First to Kjeld!! He lives with another golden named Faust and they get along geat.He is 4 months old now and all leggy and lean. Very nice behaved and just fun to be around. We took a walk around town with him and Faust and I took Eli. At a certain moment he was gone into a water ditch and came out with biggest stick, of course no camera with me then, but it was so funny looking, little dog, big stick. We had lunch and then off I went to Fitch who was out in the yard and he greeted me at the gate. Same dog, leggy and lean and maybe a little bigger, but he was the biggest puppy in the litter ,so no surprise there. They seem to have the same expression. He was enjoying himself in the yard and looked like a very happy puppy. It was so much fun to see them again and I hope to see more of them, as they live close to my son and my sister. Enjoy the pictures. First I will put Kjeld on an then Fitch, so we won't make mistakes.
Kaya went with Katrin and Karin's (lot of K's) puppy class for a visit to the zoo and had a great time as you can see in the pictures!!!Exhaused afterwards from all the new things she saw , so slept a long time. She also lost her first tooth, so NO retrieving right now, until she is done! But she is also doing search and rescue, so she is a busy little puppy!! Looking good!!
I got a couple of pictures of Fitch today, almost 15 weeks, long and leggy, but that will change in a few months. They will probably start loosing their milk teeth soon, so be careful with retrieving for the next 2-3 months so they don't hurt themself when picking up things and then get a bad memory. Obedience and fun stuff and a good raw bone once in awhile will get them through the changing period. Also check the teeth once in awhile, because they should be used to that and then also see if they come in good and do not overlap each other.
Kilt at 13 weeks, Sure looks like a different puppy, then the one we flew over to Atlanta at the end of April. He is taking puppy classes and according to Mid, is doing very well.Totally accepted by the other 4 dogs in the pack. It just takes time and they always get accepted. Need some update pictures from the rest. I am sure you have some, so send them on.!!
We got some new pictures of Kilt from Atlanta. Very hot there now, 34 degreees, so a lot of relaxing!! He really changed from a fluffy puppy to a mini golden!!!
Here some pictures of Fitch-Whispering Oaks Kane, who likes to sleep in and under things also and digging in the yard and just chilling out there with this hot weather we have had and he and Kilt are swimming like pro's!!
We have this weekend Eli's father Bronco here for a visit with a son of Eli from her first litter with Shift and Gibbs brother, Gambler, while Oliver, the owner of them is judging a Working Test in Zichem , Belgium. Some pictures are added and you see the resemblance between Eli and Bronco. Bronco will be 11 years old this fall.
I received two new pictures from Fin and will add them. He is doing well and growing good, like all the reports I am getting from the other ones!! No stickers yet, so will call tomorrow, to see why it is taking so long!!! Has anyone received them yet????
Well the last day I was in Atlanta, John & Verna, our dear friends for years, hosted a low country boil!!! They had invited lots of our friends, so it was a great get together and the weather was pefect. I had no idea what it was and what to expect. John, Mid's husband cooked and was helped by his Mom and John and Verna and Barb. It consisted of: Crablegs, Scallops, Shrimp, Corn, Potatoes and Sausage and wonderful garlic bread on the grill. And bananapudding for dessert.
Meanwhile Kilt visited with everyone and finally collapsed in his crate. What an end to a wonderful stay. Thanks again everyone>
I received an email that new pictures of Kaya were put on their homepage ,so will put them on for all to see. It seems that she RUNS a lot but she also SLEEPS a lot everywhere it seems, with their beagle, ok not so unusual, but on the second shelf of the coffetable!!!! and in the basement in between old stuff and then a couple of other pictures. www.morris-kaya.jimdo.com for more info on Kaya and the other dogs of Katrin & Karin!!
Well Kilt went to Atlanta where Eli's brother
Dutch also is ( so he is the uncle) and I got to spend an extra 5 days with him
after everyone left .He was a joy to be with and will be enjoying the company
of 4 other dogs and lots of people around him who will teach him the good and
the bad. He will start puppyclass in two weeks and is home trained in the
meantime. I will be seeing him again in September and same with Dutch. So
looking forward to that and spending lots of time there. Good luck Mid, with
the classes and enjoy him!!!
Some pictures to add from Kilt and his new
owners Mid and hubby John
