When you feel poorly

When you feel poorly you need a Stella to keep you warm and snug !!!!

Happy Christmas everyone!!!

Ceilidh has had a fantastic christmas, meeting all of the dogs in the family! Toby, Auntie Liz's black lab, is incredibly pleased to have a new play mate but we don't think that he was expecting to have all of his bones, chews and toys stollen from him! She would not eat them but she certainly did not think that Toby should have them as you can see. There are three other girls between Gregors sister and parents and they were all rather huffy about a new comer to the family. The eldest Kylie, 16yrs old, was straight up on the couch and Gemma the choccie lab sulked into her bed while Millie the border terrier was a snappy little beast (she was banished to bed after that incident!).
Then it was off up to my parents and their spanniel Paddy, who is the most neurotic dog I have ever met! He would not talk to anyone at all, refused to eat and if he was in the same room as Ceilidh he would sit in the corner feeling sorry for himself. As you can see from the picture with Gregor as a middle man he went in for a sniff when she was fast asleep. We are going to visit again for New Year by which point we can take them for a walk together, so fingers crossed that Paddy gives himself a shake and becomes at least a little more friendly.
I will update you all on how that meeting goes. It is great to see how the whole family are getting on! We all hope that you have had a great christmas and wish everyone a happy New Year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Jiggy would like to say merry christmas to all his new children on the blog and all at Rixbriar, Jiggy, Majik, Keisha, Strider and Stella would like to wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy new year. Here are a couple of pictures of Jiggy and the others with their christmas prezzies.

Thank you to everyone for your lovely cards, photo's, e mails and blog posts, Happy Christmas to all of you 2 and 4 legged.
James has been quite ill the last 5 days and was in hospital at the weekend managing to get out on Christmas Eve, turned the corner now but still very weak. The important bit is we are all home, (Andrew has a day off!!!) the dogs opened thier pressies and we have all had a lovely restful day.
Glad all the new owners are having a fun if not exhausting time, all babies seem to be behaving, well for Munster's anyway!
Have a happy and healthy New Year, Good luck for 2008.

Seriously sweet - an update on Yeti

Yeti continues to be a total darling - she lives with 4 male dogs (all different breeds) and is the youngest so she is having to learn really fast who's who and what's what - our oldest dog (4 years) did his usual:' oh no, not another puppy' when we brought her home but actually Yeti is really turning him round - the other day, she was in his bed and he crawled in as well - he wasn't happy but he did not disappear upstairs which has been known. She has a voice to be sure but if she is getting a tad to vocal, you can clap your hands, call her name and she will sit and look up at you with her gorgeous blue eyes (that at times look green) and you melt!!

The close up photo of her is as she was coming up for breath after having a drink - she looks seriously sweet!!! Her play mate is Lobster, a Gordon setter, just a week older and needless to say they adore each other though are going to be very different I think!

Stanley Settles In!

Well, its been a week now since Stanley left the loving and capable hands of Ali and the Blitzan's! He's settled in beautifully. A few tears the first night (completely understandable), but since then, not a cry to be heard! My 4 boys just love him, and he's a great playmate to them all. I've never known such a calm pup, though he is quitely confident. He met with my Dads two Dogs and was straight in there! Very inquisitive! He's certainly no shrinking violet! The noise and chaos that my children create does'nt bother him at all. He either joins in, or sleeps through it! Stanley loves his food, and is eating fantastically well. All in all, he's thriving, and we're totally thrilled that he's blended in with the family and become a core part of life here. We just love him.

The last two to leave

The last two babies have gone, and boy is it quiet. My biggest problem is I used to use the puppies as the excuse not to do housework but now they've gone I will have to get the mop and bucket out!

Have a lovely Christmas everyone

Sophie

Thanks Sophie, great to have you join in, I will really look forward to updates on Ilka's progress, post as often as you like wont you.

Love the photo's your cat looks just like our Ambrose, and all animals are welcome on here. :-)

Hello from Sophie and Ilka

Hi I have never used a blog before so tell me if I go wrong

There should be a photo of Ilka (used to be Merlin)
and Jack (sorry not a munsterlander, one of the cats)

We also have a dog called Sid 2 cats 4 horses and 3 goats

I will be posting more updates photos and things hopefully
just seeing if this works (should do)

Thank you Ali for inviting me.

Merlin and Diamond make their way

Yes two more on the go, now it's getting too quiet and we are missing them.
Merlin, now Ilka has gone to be a working dog and having met the family she will be spoilt as well and Diamond, now Lilly also going to spoilt is to turn her paw to obedience.

Thanks Elspeth

Thanks for your post and update Elspeth, and what a wonderful way to spell her name, I can't guarantee to always getting that right!

Two more make thier way

Buttons who has yet to be named and Dot now called Georgia, very happy to go bless them I shall look forward to hearing how everyone is doing............

Georgia, who's pedigree name is Blitzan Truly Gorgeous, unknown to the new owners takes her name from her Aunty Champion Raycris Simply Gorgeous, the owners have even picked the same pet name.

The other registered names are:

Blitzan Truly Lovable

Blitzan Truly Magical

Blitzan Truly Scrumptious

Blitzan Truly Divas

Blitzan Truly Dazzling

Blitzan Truly Gorgeous

Elspeth

Ceilidh has settled in perfectly already and is causing
havoc with the chirstmas tree. Between the baubles and
trying to pull the christmas tree down she is having a great time.

2 more flew the nest

Shady Lady who is now Genna has gone to live with her Great Uncle Dylan as well as Floyd, Marli and Jovi.

Patch now Kayleigh had the long trip up to Scotland bless her, so far all's well. Both of these girls will be shown.

Yetti (Ruby) has settled in......

Not only has she settled in but the house training is going really well, she comes to her name and she sits on command, bless her, many thanks to her family for these lovely pictures.

second flies the nest......

This time baby Britches left the nest.

Now called Stanley or is that Stan the Man!

I have heard from Katie who said he travelled really well, walks round his new home as if he has always been there, loves the children, ( two 4 year old twins) and is a real Mummy's boy! Oh yes he is eating like a horse, so nothing new there then. :-)

Ruby left, the first one

Our first one to leave was little Ruby, who is now called Yetti..........
Bless, bathed and tired out, she was very happy to meet her new family and goes to live in Oxford with 4 other dogs.

Doesn't time fly

Can't quite believe how time flies - the babies leave home this week starting on Wednesday.
They have been such a cuddly, laid back bunch of babies, not noisy, very contented and huge eaters, if only all litters were as easy!
I will seriously miss all of them and not keeping one this time has been incredibly difficult, yes I know 10 adults should be enough but...................
I just hope they continue behaving well for their new families.

The last week

Buttons

Ziggy Merlin

Baby Dot Britches
Diamond
Flash
Patch
Ruby

Shady