Blog Posts - Foxpath Flatcoated Retrievers

The big Move 8th April 2019

22/4/2019

The first big move took place today. The puppies were moved from the bedroom to the living room as they are getting more mobile now.

This is a small pen mostly covered by vet bed, and a litter tray is put into the pen so they can start to work on house training. Puppies will not soil their bed so adding a litter tray they will use it. To start with they will poo in the tray and sometimes manage to make it there to wee, but until they are older they will still have a few accidents weeing on the bedding.

April 19th, 2019

19/4/2019

Chris writes, 'I have attached pictures of Angus (left) and Oban (below).
Angus was a fantastic dog a tireless worker and a real character he would never forget that maggot ridden rabbit or pheasant I had taken off him after what he considered a great retrieve and would climb barbed wire fences with ease up until 12 years of age to bring back to me what he thought I wanted – his trade mark was what we called "half smiles" he would greet you with one side of his mouth curled up so much he had trouble breathing!

Oban (Alices brother) is his fathers double very very intelligent probably more so than Angus (gets it from his mother), a great escapologist, opens doors and lets himself in or out. His latest trick came about one evening after locking him out by mistake I saw a paw coming through a hole cut in a solid wooden door he was, with success, unlatching the door from the outside, again he is a good worker soft mouthed and quiet at the peg and has been very easy to train.

Field Trial Champion Werrion Redwing of Collyers was owned by the late Hon. Mrs Amelia Jessel. Noonie as she was called is in the 7th/8th generation of the pedigree quite a way back. She was our first FT champion after WWII and only one British dog has been made up to FT champion since then. Amelia was always encouraging to novice handlers and came to be a guest trainer at the original Bucks Flatcoat training group, which was held at Dinton Hall and run by myself and ex husband back in the early 1980's. Noonie is another dog who made it well into their double digit age.

Exclyst Sequin This pretty little girl won 1 challenge certificate and 2 reserve challenge certificates in the show ring. She is dam to one field trial winner, 4 champion dogs, and two overseas champions. She is a grand daughter to one of my favourite dogs Ch. Exclyst Bernard

Leeglen midnight Lady was in the winning teamat the CLA game fair in 1989. She won awards in field trials and was described as a fast and stylish bitch when working

Late night puppy cuddles.

Sizing them up! 5th & 6th April

16/4/2019

The puppies are growing fast now and are a hungry bunch, so sleep is limited! They are are tiny alarms clocks prone to going off every two hours and the noise they make is enough to wake the neighbourhood!

Comparing them to the Flatcoated Retriever Society newsletter which is A5 size gives you some idea of their current growth. This was taken on the 5th.

Thinking that perhaps not everyone is a member of the Flatcoated Retriever Society I thought I would picture them with a copy of the Metro newspaper which is a tabloid newspaper in the UK. This picture was taken on the 6th and they look like they grew overnight!

Mother, Grandmother & New Family. 4th April 2019

16/4/2019

The puppies appear to have two mothers! Alice their grandmother really wants to be involved and Miss Chief their mother doesn't seem to be bothered as it was Miss who took the puppies to Alice's bed, last night, and I was lucky to have my ipad handy to take the picture when I discovered them all together.
Every opportunity and Alice is in the puppy pen so we have to keep getting her out! She spends a lot of time lying by the puppy pen and likes to stick her head in the box to check on them.

Little and Large. 3rd April 2019

16/4/2019

Although the litter is very even by today there is one puppy (first born) who has become quite the larger version of his two smaller siblings. The two smaller siblings were the last two born and are mini versions of their brother perfectly in proportion for their size. I couldn't resist taking this picture as they were cuddled up together.

April 2nd ... More relatives!

16/4/2019

As the puppies are still very small this is a good time to explore the pedigree a bit more, and meet their ancestors.

Above is DK CH Jiggers Wait for Me, a dual champion which means he was a champion of the field and the show ring. A truly handsome dog.

Above is Hovhills Sa Her Ska Det Va and on the left is Tarncourt Little Jupiter. Tarncourt is a well known working dog line and appears a few times in the pups pedigree.

Above is an action shot of DK CH Albert and next to him is DK Br CH jiggers Tarka Cheata both are dual champions.

April Fools Day 2019

16/4/2019

Finally I am managing to catch up on the life and times of the puppies. Daily photos and note taking has been as much as I have been able to manage as the puppies grow and develop. I promise to get my act together now!!!

Cuddling up to each other and sleeping, something they will do a little less of in the next few days!

More Family Relations. 31/3/2019

4/4/2019

Feltis Von Rethwischohh is the grandfather of the puppies, and father of Miss Chief. He is was a good working dog who lived a very long life.

This picture is of Falcons mother Jiggers Tarka Lovely Rita and the face caught in the reflection is that of Mr Poul Ronnow who breeds the Jiggers line of working flatcoats in Denmark. Rita has the most lovely dark eyes. Like all dogs of this line she was a working girl picking up regularly.

Last picture for today is of the puppies and their Mum, they are growing at an amazing rate! Their coats gleam and look as though they are polished.

Like Mother Like Daughter.

30/3/2019

Alice got the sudden urge to dig a den when the pups were about 3/4 days old, and Missy has done the exact same thin since late yesterday she has been digging a den. It is very chilly standing in the garden in your nightwear trying to get a dog out of a giant hole. At least when Alice had her pups it was not frosty in June, but this morning at 5am the frost was white over the garden and I was shivering!

Growing Quite Fast. 29th March 2019

30/3/2019

Today Missy decided the babies were old enough for her to leave them for a few minutes at a time.

Time to chill out and escape the horde!