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Litter 13 - July 2023 - Sunshine Litter

3 Weeks Old – The Sunshine Litter are up and about

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What do 3 weeks old puppies do?

And they’re off! The Sunshine litter are 3 weeks old now and they are much sturdier on their feet. I shared a video a few days ago, saying ‘running about – well not quite running’, but they’re not far off!

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Feeding is hard work

Playing

This is the time when they really start to engage with each other and explore their area a bit more. The world is still a small place for puppies who are 3 weeks old, but they will become more adventurous very soon.

this is what toys are for

I’m quick to introduce more toys to the run, although these won’t be played with just yet! The puppies will need a range of different kinds of toys, including things to cuddle up to (as Vespa is demonstrating above!) They also need things to chew, as those teeth will be arriving soon. Toys that move and make a noise are important too.

strolling about

Visits from owners

Normally, when the puppies are 3 weeks old I have the new owners visit to be vetted by me. Not this time! One owner came the day after they arrived and will visit weekly. The other two have to come when they can, as they both live a few hours away. They are very welcome though, as they are ‘existing owners’ and I know I can trust them to raise these pups well.

Happy new owner

I do need plenty of other visitors, because I love my pups to be really used to meeting people and experiencing different situations. Unfortunately this does not include people I don’t know. The house is busy enough for me and the dogs.

Meeting for the first time

If you want to know how to apply for a puppy, why not read about how to contact a breeder?

Toileting

Amazingly, puppies do try not to toilet in their bed, even before they can see and hear. Now that they can do both I expect their bed to stay more or less dry. I have always used newspaper in the run, because its free and absorbent. I have found puppy pads have a tendency to get chewed and tend to slide around a bit, but I know most people swear by them.

This time I have decided to try and create a toileting tray, which I know people have found successful. This is a designated container, which the puppy are supposed to target. I’ll let you know how that goes!

Solid food

Once we get to three weeks, I start to introduce solid food. Well when I say solid, obviously it’s not crunchy yet! I feed my dogs Royal Canin complete kibble and I always introduce them to the Starter food first, with some puppy milk powder to soak it in. There are a wide range of views of on what is the right way to feed our dogs, just as we all eat different foods. I’m not joining that argument. I feed what works for my dogs. They like it and they have the right levels of energy for the life they live.

Tasty

I am mentoring a person who has a litter sired by Quin, just as I was mentored by the breeder who’s stud dog I first used. I showed her how I make up the food and gave it to them. She asked me about quantities and how often to feed them. Hmm, that’s a bit of a tricky one. It’s one of those ‘suck it and see’ times.

scoffing

So I gave them a heaped tablespoon of food, soaked yesterday and they weren’t really interested. This morning I gave them that much again and they tucked into it, finishing it off. They quickly get the hang of it, but they don’t really need it.

Nom nom nom

It becomes a bit of a competition then, between me and Ounce. Who can feed first and when will they be satisfied? I aim to be feeding them four or five times a day by four weeks and then increase that to ‘as often as possible’ by six weeks (probably six times a day). But then it quickly drops off again, with them having four meals a day at 8 weeks and going to 3 meals by 10 weeks. They eat very small amount of food at a time as well, even at 8 weeks it’s still only a few grams at a time.

Waiting to feed them

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Litter 13 - July 2023 - Sunshine Litter

2 Weeks Old Today!

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What do 2 weeks old puppies do?

The Sunshine litter are already 2 weeks old. Every time it takes me by surprise, how quickly they change. I tell myself that nothing much happens for the first four weeks, but the reality is that they change every day. The feeding pattern settles down, with bigger gaps between feeds. Ounce goes out for walks, as normal.

Busy, Murmur, Quin, Aura and Ounce

Handling at 2 weeks

During the second week, I am able to start to handle the pups regularly and gradually introduce them to other people. You can see how proud I am of my puppies – they are my life! I love breeding with so much care and attention. Regular handling makes my dogs very people friendly, which makes them very desirable as pets.

proud breeder

My puppies are always born upstairs, but this time they have been in an adjoining bedroom, although I have spent lots of time with them, as has my mum. She was a breeder before me and is very proud to see the beautiful dogs I have produced.

pups in a box

I put them into this box to clean out their whelping box. They love it in here – a nice safe place. They always choose to huddle up if they can.

Happy new owners

Visitors at 2 weeks

One of the owners lives locally to me and they are good friends. So they have the special privilege of coming over weekly to watch the progress of their boy, Angus.

They make you happy

Family also visit and enjoy a sneaky cuddle in the garden. And responsible, dog friendly children are allowed to cuddle too. It all helps.

And bring you joy

I’ve been so lucky to have five previous puppy owners come to visit already! These people have become good friends and they love to see the next litter arrive. They know each other as well and are excited to hear that these puppies are once again going to existing owners of Dentbros Dogs.

Moving around

They do start to get up onto their feet by the end of the second week. What is absolutely amazing is that the puppies start to move off the vetbed and onto the newspaper to wee. I find this incredible, considering they cannot yet see or hear. They stagger about, often falling over. Clever puppies!

feed me feed me!

Then again, they also still spend a huge amount of time asleep! All that eating is such hard work. Of course they have doubled in weight around the end of the first week and that growth rate continues.

too much milk!

They start to realise that they have siblings and just start to engage with each other and with Ounce, their mum.

Eyes opening

Towards the end of 2 weeks, they begin to open their eyes. They start with little openings in the corners of the their eyes. Then gradually, over the course of a few days, they all open their eyes fully. I think it takes a while for them to start to use their eyesight to navigate, but they manage so well without vision, it’s hard to tell.

hello

Of course I am interested to see if they will have blue or brown eyes this time. Merle collies often have half blue and half brown, as my previous merles have.

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The Workbook – A Year With Your Puppy is available to buy. It was written and designed to be a hands-on, interactive book for you. It will help you survive the first year with your puppy, but also act as a memento of that time and the journey you have been on. You can write notes and stick in pictures of your puppy throughout the year. Lovely!

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Litter 13 - July 2023 - Sunshine Litter

The Sunshine Litter are here!

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Welcome to the Sunshine Litter

On Tuesday 11th July 2023 Ounce gave birth to her third (and final) litter. I have named these the Sunshine Litter in memory of my beautiful Sunshine and because the sire of this litter is the gorgeous Sunnydean Gingerbread Man (Dougie). He is such a sweet boy. Although his breeder, Helen Berry and I had not met before the mating, we have been in touch for a few years. I know that Helen breeds with the same Assured Breeder ethos as me, primarily for health and temperament. Isn’t her boy gorgeous?

Dougie

Colours again

Unfortunately Bodie, who I used last time for the Punk Litter, was no longer available, so I knew I needed to look elsewhere. I was a little wary about using another merle, but there is a lot to like in Dougie’s pedigree, so I decided to go for it! The merle coat in Border Collies is very attractive and much sought after, but it can be problematic if the breeding is not managed. Busy’s dad, Taboo was a chocolate merle, so I have had four merle puppies already. They are such lovely dogs!

Dougie and Ounce

The Kennel Club describes the merle coat as follows: “Merle, also known as dapple in some breeds, is a distinctive pattern of colours used to describe the coat of some dogs. Merle dogs can come in a range of colours, but the pattern is usually a splash of darker shades, marbled against a lighter background. This type of coat is inherited, and the gene that causes this pattern can also affect the colour of a dog’s eyes and some parts of their skin, usually their nose or paw pads.”

Merle to merle breeding is a big no-no. Border Collies should NOT be bred merle to merle as this is almost guaranteed to cause birth defects, including deafness and blindness. This is true of other breeds as well – the Kennel Club will only register certain breeds, not including French Bulldogs. So any merle must be bred to a dog with a ‘solid’ coat, such as Ounce’s.

Just arrived

What colours?

I have talked often about the reason for having a pedigree dog – it should mean you have the same as every other dog of that pedigree. The fact that you know what you are getting and can plan for it. You know the temperament fits your lifestyle and the health of the dog is what you want.

just a handful

At the same time, it is interesting to have something a bit different, isn’t it? There is nothing wrong with that, as long as health is not compromised. This litter had four possible coat options:

  • red and white
  • red merle and white
  • lilac and white
  • lilac merle and white

Lilac merle is VERY rare! I don’t know any official figures, but I reckon lilacs represent around 1/1000 Border Collies (or two out of five in my house!) Merle collies are around 10% of the breed. I’ve never met a lilac merle.

Here they are!

Pretty special

You can see we have three different colours in the Sunshine litter. Pretty special, huh? A lilac merle girl, a red merle boy and a lilac and white girl. Wow! They are very different from Ounce’s first litter.

Only three?

I must admit, I was expecting four or five. Ounce had five in her first litter and four last time. The four week scan showed definitely three, with ‘possibly more’. I used a different person to do the scan this time, who is clearly not quite a clear and accurate. Well, he said three and that’s what we got.

pink nose

Doing a scan halfway through is really useful, because it helps to know what to expect for two reasons. First of all, you know roughly how many homes to line up, so you can manage the expectations of the people on your waiting list. Secondly, you can manage the birth more easily if you know that there aren’t going to be any more.

tiny pink toes

This time, I thought there would be more, because bitches usually have around the same number of pups each time. However, it was clear fairly quickly that Ounce had finished, as she became calm and relaxed. We kept a close eye on her and checked her over, but she was quite well.

big stretch

At birth, the puppies weigh 200-300g. I weigh them every day to start with, to check they are all feeding well. Once they are well established I don’t tend to worry too much. They double their birth weight within a week.

Read more about the Border Collie breed if you are interested. Or read about what it is like to own one.

NB: All have homes

I do have homes for ALL of these puppies, of course. I look for a loving homes, suitable for a Border Collie. As with many of my puppies in recent years, these three are going to existing Dentbros puppy owners, and friends.

snuggled up

Visitors required for the Sunshine litter

If you have known me a while, you will know that I like to have lots of visitors to see my puppies! I invite close friends and family (no children) for the first three weeks. After that, I like to see a wide variety of people I know, including children.

No escape for you Mummy

The last couple of weeks are often quite busy, so don’t leave it too late. They will be gone all too soon.

NB: Visits are by appointment only. There is someone here at all times.

Sunshine litter at 2 days old

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2 Years With My Puppy

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The first 2 years – my puppy is grown up!

It’s been 2 years since I realised I had to keep Quin – one of my better decisions, I must say. He has been a dream dog in so many ways, such a cuddle monster. Quin recently went to stay with a friend and they absolutely adored him! The grandchildren LOVED playing with him and he was generally the perfect house guest.

Quin – Dentbros Man on the Moon**

One of my puppy owners asked me a while ago when their puppy would stop being such hard work? When they’re two, I said. Well I was right with Quin. His biggest challenge over the past year has been his reactivity to other dogs. He has been so fearful! He barks at the TV when there are suspicious things on screen, such as dogs, or horses, or birds, or men in dark clothing (acting suspiciously)! So it’s not that surprising that if we come round a corner and he sees a dog, that he barks in surprise.

Hellooo

Perfect recall

Luckily for me, Quin has perfect recall. Well I say ‘luckily’ but of course it’s not luck. It’s down to the countless hours of practice we have put in, since the start of his journey with us. If you look through the Contents of the ‘A Year With Your Puppy’ book I’ve written, you will see two separate chapters on recall and it is discussed in the very first chapter. That’s because it is SO important to get it right.

Unlike Fenton, Quin comes back to me straight away, even when he is down a hill and across a field, chasing a deer! This means that he also comes straight back when he is barking at a dog. I can’t always stop him running up to a strange dog if he ‘gets his eye’ on them. But he will then turn around and come back to me.

Such a showman

Reaching maturity

After 2 years of living with us, Quin is now a fully mature dog. That means that he is pretty settled in his temperament and behaviour. It doesn’t mean he is SET in his behaviour though! He is still able to keep on learning and changing. He still has the capacity to learn new activities.

It does mean that he is generally calmer and more settled though. Less inclined to over-react. When we see other dogs, I pop him on lead and he walks calmly past them, without even bothering to look. On the whole. A cuckoo on the telly might still freak him out though!

My puppies, all grown up

Stud dog

I am very proud to announce that Quin has already sired two litters. These are two Kennel club registered, pedigree Border Collies. Having a stud dog is a big responsibility, one which I take very seriously. Of course he has had every health test available to us, so that we can minimise the health risks he might pass on. I also check the details of the bitch he is covering, to make sure they are who they say they are.

When someone comes to me to use him for stud, they are trusting me to provide the best dog I can. I make sure they have copies of all his paperwork, so that they can give this to their puppy owners.

Is this my best side?

Mentoring

New breeders have so much to learn! When I started my breeding journey I was lucky enough to have watched my mum and learnt from her. I was also mentored by the owner of the first stud dog I used. I have learnt more from all the other breeders I have ‘worked’ with subsequently. When you love your dogs, you are happy to share your experiences with others.

Beautiful boy

I hope that Quin will go on to sire more litters in the future. For now I am so happy with the first 2 years of this boy’s life. He is a joy to live with and we love him to bits. Our boy.

Be realistic?

2 years might sound like a long time, and in a dog’s life, it can be. Dogs only live for 12 years altogether after all. But it flies by and of course there are big chunks of time when your dog is lovely – just how you imagined he would be. Try to be patient about the other stuff? Be realistic about managing it? Keep working on it and practising? Talk to people around you and enlist their support?

Buy the Workbook

The Workbook – A Year With Your Puppy is available to buy. It was written and designed to be a hands-on, interactive book for you. It will help you survive the first year with your puppy, but also act as a memento of that time and the journey you have been on. You can write notes and stick in pictures of your puppy throughout the year. Lovely!

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6 Dogs? Surely not!

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Living with 6 dogs – the challenge and the joy

I didn’t plan to have six dogs, but I did plan to keep the puppies I kept, so then I found myself with six dogs, in April 2022. I kept Murmur, from the Punk litter, planning to breed from her in the future. Well why wouldn’t I, she is pretty special. I had found myself keeping Quin the year before, because I have wanted to have my own stud dog and having one live with a friend had not gone according to plan.

Normally, you would expect to reduce your number before adding to it, but Luna far outlived my expectations, reaching over 13 years old. She became diabetic at the age of eight, complicated by gestational diabetes during her third litter’s pregnancy. She lost that litter, which was very hard. Luna then became ill and needed insulin injections, twice a day, plus a special diet and additional care.

Breeding plans

When I started breeding, in January 2010, I imagined I would keep one puppy from each generation. It makes me laugh to think back to that plan, because I kept two from Sunny’s litters (Luna and Busy), then Aura as the next generation. Then I couldn’t carry on breeding from Aura, so I kept Ounce. Then I needed a boy, so kept Quin. Finally, (for now!) I’ve kept Murmur, from my third generation of puppies.

What I hadn’t really thought about, was that keeping dogs from your litters means you end up with lots of dogs! And once they’ve had up to four litters (no more than 3 in my case), they are ‘retired’ from breeding, but still have up to ten years of life left in them! Responsible breeding is a lifelong commitment, with a huge cost.

Old dogs, young dogs

The biggest problem with having six dogs is that they need a lot of individual care. They have different needs, as some are old, some are young and some are more demanding than others (Ounce!) So you are constantly thinking about them individually.

Different aged dogs need different food. They have different levels of activity, so although you might take them all on the same walk, the older dogs need careful watching and going at their own pace. The puppies need training and work on their recall. And in Quin’s case, management of his fear around other dogs. He barks and runs at other dogs, so needs to be recalled and popped back on lead.

Individual time

Ideally, I would spend some time with each dog, albeit only an hour or two a week. I take Busy into school for her fabulous work with the children, supported by the wonderful charity Canine Concern. Quin and Murmur have both been assessed and are able to go into school as well. We sometimes have a Double Dog Day! The pups are both wonderful with the children, but Busy is the best – so calm and gentle.

I also take the dogs to training, primarily because it is a brilliant way to really focus on that particular dog. Aura has been my number 1 agility dog, closely followed by Busy. They both really love it and I have enjoyed doing it with them. Sadly though, I have chronic arthritis in my knee, meaning I am currently not mobile enough to continue with this. Fingers crossed for a new knee this year!

Scentwork

I chose to take Ounce away from agility in October 2021 and start my scentwork journey with her. I thought it would give us a different focus, but I have been amazed with how much I have enjoyed it! Largely thanks to a great trainer – Emma at Beancroft has made it a positive experience and we are already preparing to compete at Level 6 with Scentwork UK.

I started Murmur at scentwork last October and although she is very different from her mum, Ounce, she is started to get going. Hopefully we will be competing in trials shortly.

The boy’s training

Ah Quin, my gorgeous boy. He has done some hoopers with Chris, which he was really good at, but we found a bit boring. I have taken him to a number of tricks workshops, which were great fun. And we have had a few agility lessons, where he was fantastic, mostly down to having done the foundation work in hoopers. Unfortunately that’s now on hold, as above.

I have considered trying my hand at showing him, with his wonky ear. I’m not sure I can stand the judgement though, or the excessive grooming required. He is still so wary of other dogs, so I’m not sure if it would ‘kill or cure’ him. Maybe some formal obedience…

Time needed with 6 dogs

It all takes time. Training six dogs is no mean task. Not to mention the cost of it all. I accidentally took on a very large responsibility last year, which together with a change in personal circumstances has sucked up so much of my time.

Time is needed for their care though. 6 dogs make lots of mess. They have lots of hair and poo! And muddy footprints. Lots of beds to wash and toys to buy and throw away. Sacks of food to buy. Vet visits to go to.

Would I recommend having 6 dogs?

Honestly? Not really. I knew it would be a lot of work and it was. Now, I’m back down to five, because we lost our beautiful Luna on 17th April. I had said to Chris that we should enjoy her while we could, because it wouldn’t be forever. We really did. And we really miss her.

Sometimes you just have to do it. No regrets, because after all, life is always better with dogs.

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ADVENT CALENDAR 2022 – DAY 24

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Welcome to the Dentbros Dogs Advent Calendar 2022!

Up until Christmas I will publish daily one (or two!) of my favourite photos of dogs and puppies I have taken in the past year, as part of my advent calendar. I hope you like them!

24th December 2022

Happy Christmas from me and my dogs! This is still my favourite photo of the year, as Murmur was only 9 weeks old when I took it. She’s absolutely brilliant at posing for photos – unlike everyone else. Ounce nearly always has her eyes shut as they are so light sensitive. Busy is quite often blinking. Luna is on lookout – gazing around. Quin is ready to run off. And Aura is usually worrying about something and not looking happy.

It is fun putting them into poses though!

Love my dogs, love seeing them again. Love being a breeder, despite the hard work and the heartache. Thank you to all my lovely owners. Thank you to Canine Concern for supporting us again this year. Thank you to Chris, as always.

Donation request

I am doing this dog advent calendar to celebrate my dogs, but also to politely request that you consider donating to Canine Concern. This is the charity that supports me going into school with my dogs and supports hundreds of other volunteers around the country, visiting lots of other places.

The charity is run very simply, by an extremely small team, with limited resources, although it does a huge amount of good. The volunteers are incredibly valued wherever they go; this year more than any other.

Thank you for your support.

DONATE NOW!

Charity Calendars

Alternatively, you could see if I have any Charity Calendars left to buy? See this post for more details.

Buy the AYWYP Workbook

The Workbook – A Year With Your Puppy is available to buy. I have written and designed this to be a hands-on, interactive book for you. It will help you survive the first year with your puppy, but also act as a memento of that time and the journey you have been on. You can write notes and stick in pictures of your puppy throughout the year. Lovely!

See the Contents page for more details of the book.

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ADVENT CALENDAR 2022 – DAY 23

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Welcome to the Dentbros Dogs Advent Calendar 2022!

Up until Christmas I will publish daily one (or two!) of my favourite photos of dogs and puppies I have taken in the past year, as part of my advent calendar. I hope you like them!

23rd December 2022

Buzz in the snow! Such a sweet photo; I was really pleased when I took it. It finally snowed this month, so I went out with my camera and took a few more pics.

Murmur’s first snow! I think she enjoyed herself.

My beautiful snow leopard – Ounce.

Donation request

I am doing this dog advent calendar to celebrate my dogs, but also to politely request that you consider donating to Canine Concern. This is the charity that supports me going into school with my dogs and supports hundreds of other volunteers around the country, visiting lots of other places.

The charity is run very simply, by an extremely small team, with limited resources, although it does a huge amount of good. The volunteers are incredibly valued wherever they go; this year more than any other.

Thank you for your support.

DONATE NOW!

Charity Calendars

Alternatively, you could see if I have any Charity Calendars left to buy? See this post for more details.

Buy the AYWYP Workbook

The Workbook – A Year With Your Puppy is available to buy. I have written and designed this to be a hands-on, interactive book for you. It will help you survive the first year with your puppy, but also act as a memento of that time and the journey you have been on. You can write notes and stick in pictures of your puppy throughout the year. Lovely!

See the Contents page for more details of the book.

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ADVENT CALENDAR 2022 – DAY 22

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Welcome to the Dentbros Dogs Advent Calendar 2022!

Up until Christmas I will publish daily one (or two!) of my favourite photos of dogs and puppies I have taken in the past year, as part of my advent calendar. I hope you like them!

22nd December 2022

Ounce – my snow leopard. She is quite a demanding dog. She needs lots of fuss and attention and is the boss of the pack for sure. I adore her, but she can drive me mad at times. I did agility with her for a few years, but she never seemed that fussed about it, so a year ago we started scentwork.

I have really enjoyed the challenge of scentwork – it has been a revelation to me. I thought it would be boring, but it really isn’t! Ounce is pretty good at it, but of course Border Collies are not really bred to work their noses, unlike hounds and gundogs. It’s fascinating seeing the breed differences. Border Collies can learn to do scentwork, because they will turn their hand to anything, but I don’t think we’ll win much. It’s fun having a go though!

Donation request

I am doing this dog advent calendar to celebrate my dogs, but also to politely request that you consider donating to Canine Concern. This is the charity that supports me going into school with my dogs and supports hundreds of other volunteers around the country, visiting lots of other places.

The charity is run very simply, by an extremely small team, with limited resources, although it does a huge amount of good. The volunteers are incredibly valued wherever they go; this year more than any other.

Thank you for your support.

DONATE NOW!

Charity Calendars

Alternatively, you could see if I have any Charity Calendars left to buy? See this post for more details.

Buy the AYWYP Workbook

The Workbook – A Year With Your Puppy is available to buy. I have written and designed this to be a hands-on, interactive book for you. It will help you survive the first year with your puppy, but also act as a memento of that time and the journey you have been on. You can write notes and stick in pictures of your puppy throughout the year. Lovely!

See the Contents page for more details of the book.

BUY NOW!

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A Year With Your Puppy

ADVENT CALENDAR 2022 – DAY 21

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Welcome to the Dentbros Dogs Advent Calendar 2022!

Up until Christmas I will publish daily one (or two!) of my favourite photos of dogs and puppies I have taken in the past year, as part of my advent calendar. I hope you like them!

21st December 2022

Six dogs! It’s definitely too many. Not really what I thought I would do, but hey, they are pretty special. I find it almost a full time job, owning that many dogs. It’s certainly a challenge and not one I could easily do on my own. Fortunately I have Chris to help me.

We’ve been away a few times now with our dogs and I have discovered that if you take them along to a public place, you become a bit of a star attraction! They were such a object of curiosity on this day in particular, with people filming them and coming up to talk to us. They were pretty well behaved – I was a proud dog mum on this day.

Donation request

I am doing this dog advent calendar to celebrate my dogs, but also to politely request that you consider donating to Canine Concern. This is the charity that supports me going into school with my dogs and supports hundreds of other volunteers around the country, visiting lots of other places.

The charity is run very simply, by an extremely small team, with limited resources, although it does a huge amount of good. The volunteers are incredibly valued wherever they go; this year more than any other.

Thank you for your support.

DONATE NOW!

Charity Calendars

Alternatively, you could see if I have any Charity Calendars left to buy? See this post for more details.

Buy the AYWYP Workbook

The Workbook – A Year With Your Puppy is available to buy. I have written and designed this to be a hands-on, interactive book for you. It will help you survive the first year with your puppy, but also act as a memento of that time and the journey you have been on. You can write notes and stick in pictures of your puppy throughout the year. Lovely!

See the Contents page for more details of the book.

BUY NOW!

Remember..

Please CONTACT ME if you want to know more about me and my dogs?  And feel free to COMMENT if you want to tell me what you think of this post?  If you want to know more or receive the next Advent Calendar post, why not FOLLOW ME?  Then you will receive an email when there is a new post.

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NO PUPPIES AVAILABLE

NB: I am not a dog trainer, or a dog behaviourist, just a dog breeder and owner. I can only offer my opinion, based on my experience.

A Year With Your Puppy

ADVENT CALENDAR 2022 – DAY 19

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Welcome to the Dentbros Dogs Advent Calendar 2022!

Up until Christmas I will publish daily one (or two!) of my favourite photos of dogs and puppies I have taken in the past year, as part of my advent calendar. I hope you like them!

19th December 2022

Murmur. This girl is so unlike my other dogs, it’s really odd. She is not your typical ‘crazy collie’ like her mum, Ounce. Murmur is sensible and quiet. She does get excited and squeak a bit, or wine, or bark, but in generally she is more measured. I love that.

I am looking forward to doing more with her next year. At the moment I plan to do agility with Quin and scentwork with Murmur. This may change though, we’ll have to see how they get on and how much time and effort I have to put in.

Donation request

I am doing this dog advent calendar to celebrate my dogs, but also to politely request that you consider donating to Canine Concern. This is the charity that supports me going into school with my dogs and supports hundreds of other volunteers around the country, visiting lots of other places.

The charity is run very simply, by an extremely small team, with limited resources, although it does a huge amount of good. The volunteers are incredibly valued wherever they go; this year more than any other.

Thank you for your support.

DONATE NOW!

Charity Calendars

Alternatively, you could see if I have any Charity Calendars left to buy? See this post for more details.

Buy the AYWYP Workbook

The Workbook – A Year With Your Puppy is available to buy. I have written and designed this to be a hands-on, interactive book for you. It will help you survive the first year with your puppy, but also act as a memento of that time and the journey you have been on. You can write notes and stick in pictures of your puppy throughout the year. Lovely!

See the Contents page for more details of the book.

BUY NOW!

Remember..

Please CONTACT ME if you want to know more about me and my dogs?  And feel free to COMMENT if you want to tell me what you think of this post?  If you want to know more or receive the next Advent Calendar post, why not FOLLOW ME?  Then you will receive an email when there is a new post.

NB: When you FOLLOW my page you will receive a notification of all my new posts. SHARE this site with your friends and family using the share buttons above.

NO PUPPIES AVAILABLE

NB: I am not a dog trainer, or a dog behaviourist, just a dog breeder and owner. I can only offer my opinion, based on my experience.