Last edited 28-11-2003 ©The Sounding Burrows
The Seventh Week
Well, this has been a busy week. I am practically exhausted and this is supposed to be my vacation ...We have had the "Raad van Beheer" in who came to identify the pups by means of chips. They have had their vacination, they are being weaned (so their mom stays over at my moms place from time to time) and we have had more visitors here than I have had since I moved in to this appartment. Highlight was of course the coming of Nicky Patterson accompanied by her daughter Natasha and her friend Judy McKissick from Texas, USA. Judy also breeds blacks so we had a jolly good time talking about our favorite dogs. Followed the next day by Anette Johnsson from Sweden, who also breeds black lakies. At the World Dog Show - where we all met in the first place - I also ran into Pirjo Hjelm from Finland and she had a litter of pups born that very day (July 5 2002). Between all the other visitors and possible buyers we have tried to relax as much as possible, but the weather isn't on our side either. It's too cold for the time of year and there is a lot of rain. As a result the grass on my balcony grows extensively in some parts and is drowning in others. The pups are doing great though: they grow and grow. By now too big to weighed on my kitchen scale (which means they are over two kilo's), they play and fight, stirring everything up and they have gone on their first walks on leash through my hometown. They have been out there with the adult dogs to give them comfort, and they have been out with just me. They don't mind whatever happens as long as something is happening. Action is their middle name :-) Time for some pictures I think ...
Rune and Larousse
Stealing a drink from mom in my moms garden
After that it is time for a little nap
A closer look
Another wonderful person I met at The World Dog Show: Gesa (at the right). She is a friend of Tina Schwanecke, who is the breeder of the mother of my litter and since she wasn't able to come herself Gesa was her representative. She had a lovely lakieboy "Joker" with her who comes from Pirjo Hjelm in Finland. In the back you can see the presentation of our new lakelandbook (in Dutch) with one of the authors, Hugo Stempher (sitting at the right).
Back in my moms garden, Larousse keeping watch.
Everybody together. Including my mom who tries to escape the camera.
Here two pups are playing hide and seek behind the plants.
Rune on my lap.
Again Rune, I am still trying to get him on the picture when he sits and shows the soles of his hindfeet. I almost got it this time :-)
And yes, for those who wonder, I have more pictures of Rune than of the other two. I take equal numbers or even more of the blacks, but I guess the red one is more photogenic and my floors etc are dark so the black don't stand out as much. I'll make amends by trying harder next week!
Here it goes on
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