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Sort of Online Again!!
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I'm sort of back online!! I've managed to revive my very old & ancient computer so finger's crossed it will last at least another couple of weeks until I get my new laptop. If for any reason it doesn't (it's already thrown a couple of wobblies!!) then I'll be able to access my email at least once a week either through a friends computer but I ask that to be safe should you wish to contact me then you call me on 01283 732475.
The puppies are really growing now!! I can't believe how the time flies!! Lydia's pup's are now 5 weeks old & Daisy's are now 3 weeks. Lydia's puppies are at the "into everything" stage & Daisy's are just discovering 
I have to say that Daisy's puppies have got the waggiest tails I've ever seen & on such babies too!!
Hopefully I'll try & find a way to upload some photo's of the puppies & then you can see how lovely they really are
I'm Currently Offline
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As the title says, I'm currently offline due to my laptop "dying" (hopefully only temprorarily).
Not only is it a total nusiance but I'm unable to contact the potential puppy owners & the puppy enquirer's for Lydia & Daisy's puppies (apart from 3 who's phone numbers I've luckily been able to retrieve after speaking to them this week).
If you're one of my potential puppy owner's or have recently contacted me about a puppy then hopefully you'll read this & give me a call.
On the subject of puppies, I unexpectedly have both a couple of dog & bitch puppies available to the right home's. If you're interested then please read my Puppies page before contacting me.
My telephone number is: 01283 732475.
Libby Does It!!
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At Manchester Championship show on Saturday at her very first show, Libby, Borderpride Hopes N Dreams, qualified for Crufts 2011
Libby is just 6 1/2 months old & is the puppy I kept from Abbie last summer & I promise her page will soon be up & visible!!
Happy New Year & Lots of Updates!!
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Firstly I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!! I hope that 2010 is prosperous, successful & brings you all that you wish for!!
I really don't know where 2009 went!! I think moving house last January with all that that entails (lots of work to do that is still ongoing!!) meant it seemed to go quicker than usual, then again as my wonderful Dad says, the older you get the faster the year's go!! I think he's right lol!!
Back in November first of all Lydia was mated, a final shot & it certainly paid off as on Tuesday 5th January Lydia safely delivered 5 beautiful bitch puppies!!
Just 2 weeks later when Daisy was just 1 week in season, Twist was going bonkers so off we went to the Vets for blood to be taken for a progesterone test. A few hours later & the results were in from Keele, Daisy had already ovulated & was ready for mating now!! Panic stations then arose as Oliver lives with Heather up near Fort William in the Scottish Highlands which is a very long way from Derby!! After lots of phone calls to arrange the dog-sitter, lots of rushing around, the following morning off we went on the long drive north. The following day we headed back having left Daisy for a couple of day's as Heather was coming south for a show.
Well the trip was certainly worth it as on Sunday 17th January Daisy safely (& quickly!) delivered her final litter of 7, 4 dog's & 3 bitches!! Thank goodness for progesterone testing (& of course Twist for his singing lol!!).
In between the mating's & deliveries I've had a fairly bad few weeks. There's the saying about luck/bad luck coming in 3's, well try 6!! Just some; the week before Christmas Emma was rushed into the Vets with a pyometra (womb infection that can be fatal). Emma had to have an emergency spay operation to remove her womb which had started to rupture causing peritonitis. I was very privileged to be able to stay & observe the surgery. Poor Emma was then in the Vets for a week on a drip, pain relief & 2 lots of antibiotics, finally being allowed to come home on Christmas Eve with more antibiotics, pain killers & strict instructions. I can't thank the Vet enough for all he did for Emma along with my friend Anne who assisted as nurse with the surgery & came around with me every day to check on Emma's progress & the wonderful nurses during the rest of Emma's stay.
Christmas day I then only went & had a terrible accident that meant I spent the day in the ER!! Many thanks to the wonderful Dr's & nurse's at the Derby Royal. Since then I have had twice weekly visits to Nottingham City Hospital & again many thanks to the wonderful Dr's & nurse's as well as my lovely GP & the District Nurse.
I won't bore you with any more but hopefully with all of these beautiful puppies arriving our luck has now changed for the better!!
I have added a page for Lydia & have updated the Puppies page with full detail's including that there may be some puppies available to the right experienced & active homes. Please read the Puppies page before contacting me.
I'll upload some photo's of the puppies as soon as possible. For those of you who know me including previous puppy owner's then you can also find me on Facebook.
Overdue Update!! (Again!!)
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Well I really have been rubbish at keeping everything up to date this year!! I think it's simply due to a lack of hours in the day!!
Well Abbie's gorgeous puppies are now 15 week's old!! How time flys!! Libby has stayed here & Fancy has gone just 20 minutes away to a wonderful family where she will be shown & when old enough take part in agility. Both girl's are gorgeous & it really was nit-picking when deciding who to keep to the point I was considering keeping both of them until Fancy's new family came along offering exactly the home I wanted & I now continue to see Fancy (now Meg) regularly.
I've not done many shows since my last update so no real news there.
Some good news on the Gonioscopy front, the following have all been tested "Unaffected";
Borderpride Act Of Love (Abbie)
Borderpride Classic Love (Lexie)
Borderpride Classic Story (Troy)
Borderpride Eternal Dream (Maddie)
I think that's about all for now so until next time I'll just leave with a photo of Libby at 6 weeks (I really must get some decent photo's!!) 
Overdue Update!!
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Well here comes a very overdue update!! Firstly I've been offline due to a problem with my router, it started with problems with my email's & the internet keep dropping off but with the mix of weather & living out in the sticks I thought that that may have been the problem but then the router completely died leaving no internet at all for a week. Once back up & running I received some email's from upto 4 week's ago (when the problems first started!), I've tried to reply to all but if you've not received my reply then please contact me again.
Well some really great news to report!! Early on the 1st July 2009 Abbie delivered 2 gorgeous baby girl's!! I wanted a bitch & now I have 2 gorgeous girl's to choose from To say I'm pleased is an understatement, they're just what I wished for & more!! The proud sire is Sh Ch Pikkupaimenen Great Pretender At Locheil (Imp), also known as "Cruise". The girl's are 3 weeks today, I'll upload some photo's really soon.
Last month at Three Counties Championship Show Twist was awarded 3rd in a large Limit Dog class under Gary Gray & little Wish was awarded 2nd place in the Pet Plan Junior stakes behind the top winning young Beardie under judge Jeff Luscot ~ a good day!!
A couple of weeks ago at the East of England Championship Show under Val Foss, Fynn was awarded RES (4th) in Minor Puppy Dog, Twist 2nd in Limit Dog & Wish 2nd in Junior Bitch so another very good day, especially as Fynn is very raw only looking 5 months old & Wish is totally out of coat at the minute!!
I received a letter from Amanda & Taz (Borderpride Blazing Star) the other morning (what a gorgeous boy he has turned in to be!!) & Taz has now been awarded his Advanced Flyball Certificate!! Way to go Amanda & Taz!!
Also special congratulations to Kim & Maddie (Borderpride Eternal Dream) on winning out of Novice obedience recently!! Good luck in "A"!!
Norma & Troy (Borderpride Classic Story) are continuing to do well with their obedience with Troy working "B" & C", I'm sure it won't be long until Troy is working "C" only!! Well done!!
Some other Borderpride's working in obedience, agility & Cani-X have also been having some great successes recently, I'm really proud of all the Borderpride's who are out there flying the flag, working & doing well for their owner's, congratulations to all
Our next show is Leeds this coming weekend so I'll updated again after then.
BFN!!
Update's
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I finally saw the woodpecker the other week, it is a "Greater Spotted Woodpecker" & I have managed to get a couple of photo's, I'll upload one once I've got the photo's off my camera.
Last week I took Abbie for her ultrasound scan & she does indeed have puppies but only a small litter, I'm just keeping everything crossed that she has a gorgeous daughter in there for me :o)
We also took Lydia back for a re-scan which unfortunately showed no more than an empty tummy. We're disappointed but have decided to have one final try when Lydia next comes into season, hopefully September. I've updated the "Puppy" page & you will see that some people have decided to wait, if you were hoping for a puppy from this litter & would also like to wait & I've not got back to you yet then please give me a call or drop me an email to let me know.
I also have another very exciting litter planned for late summer/autumn & full details will be posted on the "Puppy" page soon.
Due to having lots of work to do on my new home & especially out in the garden, my time on the computer is very limited so please allow me a few day's to reply to any email's, sending me a message everyday will only clog my inbox up (I receive a lot of email's) & I still won't reply any sooner. I do understand how frustrating waiting can be but I will get back to people as soon as I can, at the moment I do have a backlog but am working through them when I have time.
We've not been to any show's since the National due to having been busy at home. It's actually been quite nice having the time off from them though I still look forward to seeing the result's come through.
Well the parcel I've been waiting in for has now arrived so I'll sign off as I have to go out. I'll update again after our next show in a couple of week's.
Until then!!
Update's
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Happily for Twist, the summer season show's are held outside though not having been anywhere since Crufts, Twist was very up on his toes!!
On Monday Siobhain & I took Lydia for her ultrasound scan ~ Lydia always has to be awkward lol!! The scanner did find something but it was too small to tell if it may be puppies so she thinks that it maybe that Lydia isn't as far along as we think, this is because everything can hang around for upto a week so we'll take her back for a re-scan in 2 weeks when I take Abbie.
I have to admit that when Lydia arrived here I said that I thought she was definitely in whelp as she had a very different look about her & then last night Siobhain sent me a text to say that if Lydia isn't in whelp she'll eat her socks so watch this space lol!!
I really hope that both girl's are in whelp, with Abbie I'm really hoping for a lovely daughter from her, from Lydia Siobhain is hoping for a gorgeous son ~ I think we've both given the girl's our "order" for what we'd like them to have lol!!
Whatever the outcome at the next scan (probably around the 26/27th) I'll post updates.
Until next time!!
A Little Update
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We've not been to any show's as I decided that with having lots to do on the cottage, the garden to sort out & kennel's to get put up, this year we'd not do many. I'm entered with Twist at "The National" just 1/2hr up the road at Stafford in a couple of week's so will update on that afterwards.
Lydia finally came into season the other week & has been mated to Twist. Puppies are hopefully due around the 12th June.
I also brought forward my plans with Abbie & she has just been mated to Cruise, hopefully their puppies will be due around the 26th June.
Full details are now on the "Puppies" page. It's going to be a busy couple of months!!
Crufts
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As is usual for Crufts, it was an extremely loooong & tiring day though at least this year, with the absence of the BBC it wasn't as busy & for a Sunday you could actual move & get from the benches to the ring's without having to wade through crowds!!
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