It's been a long summer here at Endevor, not so much, time taken up with going to shows or racing but spent at home, puppy rearing. I tend to go to ground with pups in the nest, not taking the other dogs out very much & walking them on restricted routes until the pups have had their innoculations, for fear of bringing something awful back.
There is always an element of risk though, people can innocently bring something in with them, you have to take some chances if the pups are going to see any life before they are old enough to leave home, but lessening the risk by the X factor, is the best policy I feel.
So now innoculated - the fun begins....
Jay aka Springer came up to meet Nan & Grandad on Sunday, we took Fira as she is probably the best car traveller & would also be quite happy to put in a personal. Whinge - he must have perfected it by now, collar = whinge, car going slow = whinge, sleepy = whinge, unknown place = whinge, and so on. Well he had his moments, like greeting & then gazing in adoration at N & G's neighbour's children playing in their garden, ate a hearty lunch and dosed for a few hours before the return trip, which was less noisy.
Just to show I'm not a quitter; I took him out to training for a look/see, Lily went along as minder this time, she soon told him just what she thought of his constant whinging in the car - grrr, grrrrh, yrrrap = shut yor gob, I'd don't like car travel either, you whingey spoilt brat. That covered it & he took note for the rest of the journey, he whinged a bit inside the hall, but for the most part was totally unfased by the whole experience, lying on my lap = as much as he could fit on it, and making aquaintance with all and anybody who came by to see him. Lovely quiet journey home again, Aunty Lily's just great isn't she! When he got home he crashed on the nearest dog bed in the house for a bit then a few minutes later, he was rushing outside & couldn't wait to tell his bro's and sis; how cool a guy he is!
There is always an element of risk though, people can innocently bring something in with them, you have to take some chances if the pups are going to see any life before they are old enough to leave home, but lessening the risk by the X factor, is the best policy I feel.
So now innoculated - the fun begins....
Jay aka Springer came up to meet Nan & Grandad on Sunday, we took Fira as she is probably the best car traveller & would also be quite happy to put in a personal. Whinge - he must have perfected it by now, collar = whinge, car going slow = whinge, sleepy = whinge, unknown place = whinge, and so on. Well he had his moments, like greeting & then gazing in adoration at N & G's neighbour's children playing in their garden, ate a hearty lunch and dosed for a few hours before the return trip, which was less noisy.
Just to show I'm not a quitter; I took him out to training for a look/see, Lily went along as minder this time, she soon told him just what she thought of his constant whinging in the car - grrr, grrrrh, yrrrap = shut yor gob, I'd don't like car travel either, you whingey spoilt brat. That covered it & he took note for the rest of the journey, he whinged a bit inside the hall, but for the most part was totally unfased by the whole experience, lying on my lap = as much as he could fit on it, and making aquaintance with all and anybody who came by to see him. Lovely quiet journey home again, Aunty Lily's just great isn't she! When he got home he crashed on the nearest dog bed in the house for a bit then a few minutes later, he was rushing outside & couldn't wait to tell his bro's and sis; how cool a guy he is!