What Way Now?
What way now for the Glen?
I urge you to think about this sincerely. If the direction of the Glen is to be influenced by the show winners, then you are putting the breed under the judgement of men & women who are merely generic show judges.
is it not enough to see how many breeds have been destroyed by the ongoing pressure of show driven breeding? Why does the glen an already rare breed have to be driven down further?
Please i urge you to start training & testing your dogs for the field, show champion or not and start selecting for the best workers, the hardest workers, the easily handled dogs at the dig, the fittest and healthiest dogs after a hard day in the damp and the chill.
it may show you something that ma transmute your breeding programme into a drive for health in the raw & vital sense, health of body & mind.
If you do not actively select for these traits it is pot luck if you get them. Work with terriers will help you select, you see how coat quality, dog aggression, size, build, agility, courage, inquisitiveness, obedience, stamina, hardiness and physical overall fitness affect a living breathing dog. Not one of many to be made up, please!
Don't think i live in an absolute vacuum. I have many serious show people mates & friends. That is their path, work & performance is mine. But show breeding degenerates a dog, body & mind, INEVITABLY. Please even if you show enthuasiastically consider selecting for performance.
None of us breeders, work or show or pet are perfect.
but please let us make every new generation of glens better than the last, body & mind.
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Monday, 20 October 2008
NACH BHFUIL AMADAN MISE!
Amn't i a fool?
Do i live under a rock or not?
Isn't Harry O'Donoghue the man who judged Glens over the states a fair bit this year, don't tell me you Glen Folks didn't know about his petshops in the North East of Ireland, where pedigree and non-pedigree pups have been sold for years.
Now i'm out of Dundalk about 3 years now so i don't know if it still goes on, but i can easily check.
You see the hypocrisy of it gets me, that breed club ethics and kennel club ethics advise against puppy sales from pet shops over and over, AND as an ex pet shop owner who DID sell puppies from my own shop i can tell you why it really is a bad thing.
The pet shop puppy is more likely than not to be an impulse buy, not thought through, a pity purchase... because there is something absolutely wretched about seeing puppies in a pet shop.
Now the puppies i sold were bred by myself and taken home each night to their mums and often spent a fair amount of time loose around the shop with us, but that doesn't excuse us from doing what is not good practise.
Because as you good dog owners and breeders know out there getting the right home for your dog isn't just a matter of getting the money out of someone, you have a lot of matching up to do between your dog's requirements for a happy, healthy well loved life and what this person can offer the dog.
This CANNOT be done in a petshop where you are pressed for time no matter how sincere you are about doing right by the pups. So yes it more than likely goes wrong, a puppy bought out of pity in a petshop, it is more likely to not work out, to be sold on, passed on, end up in a pound.
And oh deary me, you didn't know this is what Harry O'Donoghue had been doing for years and now his sons continued doing in the 3 shops across the northeast up to 3 years ago at least. Harry was well known as a bulk buyer of litters across the area and believe me the pups were often sold at very high prices compared to the going rate of the times.
Well we live and learn but i'm glad i'm out of the petshop game, its not what you think, its all about money and if you are honest, sincere and genuinely care about pet welfare, you won't last in pet retail, its a jungle out there!
Do i live under a rock or not?
Isn't Harry O'Donoghue the man who judged Glens over the states a fair bit this year, don't tell me you Glen Folks didn't know about his petshops in the North East of Ireland, where pedigree and non-pedigree pups have been sold for years.
Now i'm out of Dundalk about 3 years now so i don't know if it still goes on, but i can easily check.
You see the hypocrisy of it gets me, that breed club ethics and kennel club ethics advise against puppy sales from pet shops over and over, AND as an ex pet shop owner who DID sell puppies from my own shop i can tell you why it really is a bad thing.
The pet shop puppy is more likely than not to be an impulse buy, not thought through, a pity purchase... because there is something absolutely wretched about seeing puppies in a pet shop.
Now the puppies i sold were bred by myself and taken home each night to their mums and often spent a fair amount of time loose around the shop with us, but that doesn't excuse us from doing what is not good practise.
Because as you good dog owners and breeders know out there getting the right home for your dog isn't just a matter of getting the money out of someone, you have a lot of matching up to do between your dog's requirements for a happy, healthy well loved life and what this person can offer the dog.
This CANNOT be done in a petshop where you are pressed for time no matter how sincere you are about doing right by the pups. So yes it more than likely goes wrong, a puppy bought out of pity in a petshop, it is more likely to not work out, to be sold on, passed on, end up in a pound.
And oh deary me, you didn't know this is what Harry O'Donoghue had been doing for years and now his sons continued doing in the 3 shops across the northeast up to 3 years ago at least. Harry was well known as a bulk buyer of litters across the area and believe me the pups were often sold at very high prices compared to the going rate of the times.
Well we live and learn but i'm glad i'm out of the petshop game, its not what you think, its all about money and if you are honest, sincere and genuinely care about pet welfare, you won't last in pet retail, its a jungle out there!
Sunday, 19 October 2008
TORTIS
Tortoise
Here's someone you haven't met or heard of before,
COOKIE MONSTER.
Cookie Monster is our African Spurred Tortoise we imported from Spain shortly after her hatching about 5 years ago i think.
In those days surprise, surprise we ran a pet shop in Dundalk the North East of ireland.
We set up in 2001 as Dundalk Aquariums & Aquatic Supplies in Bridge St., Dundalk during the heart of the Foot & Mouth Crisis.
It did so well we upgraded to Williamson's Mall & Mega Pets 8 months later. In MegaPets version1 we did very well, now importing our own tropical fish from malaysia, africa, singapore & china, our quarantine fish room was 150 x 20 gallons, we had Penang Discus & Malawi & Tanganikan cichlids, it was heaven for a fishophile. We kept small animals, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, chinchillas, pet birds, african greys, cockatoos, canaries, budgies, finches & then exotic reptiles....
First we bought off a pair of reptile dealers, Martin & Paddy from Tyrone, who sold us out to their competion fairly quickly, later we learned to buy direct & cheaper hence COOKIE MONSTER who i bought for myself direct from a farm in Spain.
Soon we decided to get an even bigger premises for MegaPets and we took another unit in the Shopping Centre, even bigger and spent a fortune creating an EXOTIC ANIMAL ROOM a sort of small town zoo for displays and teducational tours of our diverse exotics. We took in an investor & foolishly despite teething problems pressed on.
Well yes it all went pear shaped, we indeed are not business people as we were so often told, just animal lovers.
Well we learned a lot!
We enjoyed caring for the many animals the wonderful fish & reptiles & small animals!
We learned you can sell PUPPIES FROM YOUR PETSHOP FOR YEARS & YEARS, that you buy in by the litter for cheap.... if you are a certain person, well respected in the IKC & KC, with a famous prefix known for Cruft's level Fox Terriers & Lakelands....a judge also i fear, may have judged Glens too, & i assure you what does this man know about glens???????
Harry O'Donoghue
OOOOOOOpppps!
Saturday, 18 October 2008
BREACHADH AN LAE NUA
A New day Breaking
After the misery of nursing & losing Timmy and Wolfie its been a relief to feel a new day breaking and the somber mood here starting to lift.
First of all this morning i went for a nice brisk walk with roxie the rottie nothing too long, about 20 mins up the road & back, we took some pictures
After the misery of nursing & losing Timmy and Wolfie its been a relief to feel a new day breaking and the somber mood here starting to lift.
First of all this morning i went for a nice brisk walk with roxie the rottie nothing too long, about 20 mins up the road & back, we took some pictures
Then out went the orpington babies who are no longer chicks but fully feathered little chickens in the miniature.
Fed the turkeys, Cranberry & Sauce, think they are a cock & a hen, its very debatable whether we'll get round to eating them as 2 were bought so the one for christmas wouldn't be lonely, guess that says it all...
Took some pics of the Cuckoo Maran cockerel
And Peter caught one of the Khaki Campbell Ducklings now 4/5 weeks so i could take her picture & cuddle her.
Put out the babies then, glen babies and jack babies, both litters about the same age, 6/7 weeks now.
Fluzzy checked out the puppies, our newest rescue case, by gum that's a story.
Sunday, 12 October 2008
CROIBHRISTE
HEART-BROKEN
On 9th october Wolfie, Gerrardstown Wolfgang was put to sleep. He had lymphoma all through his body & bones, he was only 3 in August.
At first pneumonia was suspected, then poisoning by weedkiller when he failed to respond to the usual medications. When he was xrayed & bloods examined the truth was found he had incurable cancer.
We're still destroyed.
He was a lovely mannerly dog, who grew out of a boisterous dog-aggressive young dog hood into a mannerly gentleman. He was affectionate & obedient to myself to the extent that he did not accept any other masters. he was a one person dog. He was a proven worker of such speed & efficiency that had been rarely seen in recent glenhood. He was a return to the glories of old. Dubhie is lost without him, they were like a wee married couple.
He's gone now & i miss him dearly. wee wolfie
On 9th october Wolfie, Gerrardstown Wolfgang was put to sleep. He had lymphoma all through his body & bones, he was only 3 in August.
At first pneumonia was suspected, then poisoning by weedkiller when he failed to respond to the usual medications. When he was xrayed & bloods examined the truth was found he had incurable cancer.
We're still destroyed.
He was a lovely mannerly dog, who grew out of a boisterous dog-aggressive young dog hood into a mannerly gentleman. He was affectionate & obedient to myself to the extent that he did not accept any other masters. he was a one person dog. He was a proven worker of such speed & efficiency that had been rarely seen in recent glenhood. He was a return to the glories of old. Dubhie is lost without him, they were like a wee married couple.
He's gone now & i miss him dearly. wee wolfie
Thursday, 18 September 2008
NIL AON THINTEAN MAR DO THINTEAN FEIN
There's no fireside like your own.
Some pics for ye, Peter & Prionsa. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lm.mcneill/PeterNPrionsa10Wks
The Joy Of Clucks...
Pics of my Orpington eggs hatching in the incubator, the fluffy new chicks & Brewster the Copper Black Maran Rooster.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lm.mcneill/TheJoysOfClucks
Enjoy
Some pics for ye, Peter & Prionsa. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lm.mcneill/PeterNPrionsa10Wks
The Joy Of Clucks...
Pics of my Orpington eggs hatching in the incubator, the fluffy new chicks & Brewster the Copper Black Maran Rooster.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lm.mcneill/TheJoysOfClucks
Enjoy
Monday, 1 September 2008
AN DOMHNACH ORGA
THE GOLDEN SUNDAY
On Sunday 31st September SRAOTHA went into labour. She ws comforted & assisted by her mum, Sooty who is now helping her care for the pups. The father is ....Wolfie!!
Sooty cleaning & calming Sraotha durng stage 1
3 little Hooligans, from left; Tromabhal, Bideach & Banphrionsa
Revenge
Just chillin w me bitches....er sisters really says Prionsa
Look out i'm gonna....
JUMP!
There i'm done.... Tromabhal
Thursday, 28 August 2008
AN STAILCAIRE
THE STALKER
3 glen bitches & wolfie standing around the water bucket.
Cailin found a bone in the hedge
Wolfie & Cailin
Wolfie
Wolfie
A lot of mushrooms
More pics taken today at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lm.mcneill/Aug2808
link back to website http://www.freewebs.com/bailielands
Monday, 25 August 2008
MITHUISCINT
Misunderstanding.
A very wet couple of weeks it has been.
However Misty's litter turned 8 weeks on Saturday. One blue bitch pup is in Belfast, another in Dublin. Banphrionsa Bui is staying with us.
Bailielands Danny has gone out to Pat & Shirley Mc Sweeney, hopefully to become a fitting stud dog for their two glens.
Sandybanks Daniel has come out to us in return, Siobhan's big strapping brother, we'll possibly run him on & see what happens.
Summer is fading away & Autumn aproaching. I hope to get out with Wolfie & Dubhie good & often this season as i now have my Bellman & Flint terrier locator, a really fascinating bit of kit, adapted from equipment for finding people lost in avalanches! Had to be really careful last season with an old Deben 1 & completely mute dogs. Divorce would have been unavoidable if anything happened to Wolfie & Dubhie.
Such excitement here in Ireland & UK regarding the BBC programme 'Pedigree Dogs Exposed' shown last tuesday night. i didn't see it but wish i had. Certainly didn't miss the articles in Our Dogs, the Irish Times, most of the papers & of course online articles and comments.
So i googled 'Inbreeding In Pedigree Dogs' & after trawling through a heap of 'poor little doggy woggy articles' found some very interesting scientific articles as follows....
A New Direction For Kennel Club Regulations and Breed Standards
Koharik Arman
(Can Vet J. 2007 September; 48(9):953-965)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1950109
Inherited Structural & Functional Abnormalities In The Dog
M W Fox
(Can Vet J. 1970 January; 11(1):5-12)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1695057
Indirect Exclusion Of Four Candidate Genes For Generalised Progressive Retinal Atrophy In Several Breeds Of Dogs
Tanja Lippman, Sandra M Pasternack, Britta Kraczyk, Sabine E Dudeck, Gabriele Dekomien.
(J Negat Results Biomed. 2006; 5:19)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1716180
Some of you may read Terrierman's Daily Dose a blog at http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com
where the author posts on his working dogs and many many other issues. Though the author has a very low view on Glens & mere occasional diggers like myself i enjoy his blog very much and am challenged & educated by it. He's had a lot to say on this BBC programme and has already posted many times on the travesties made out of many breeds by showbreeding, healthwise, temperament wise and appearance wise. If you read the above scientific articles especially Population Structure & Inbreeding.... and A New Direction... you'll be in for an education.
Worrying me a lot lately is the growing lack of genetic diversity in our Irish Glens, some of the papers explain the Inbreeding Co-efficient values quite well and looking at pedigrees now, most of the dogs around are all more of the same. But to most Irish Glen breeders, breeding to non-Irish bloodlines is a perilous option.
So what to do? Some working strains of patterdale & fell terrer are closely inbred at present, unhealthy, unsound or non-workers are removed from the gene pool by culling or neutering. Breeding only from good gene dogs increases the probability of good gene dogs in each subsequent litter and removes bad genes as they occur. But what to do about faults that show later in life such as PRA turning up at 4 and 5 yrs of age, after breeding as usually occurred and the bad genes passed on...
It is so difficult to get PRA screening done here with 1 vet available for the entire country and he based in Dublin. Do hope the club might arrange a clinic.
For though here in Ireland, the Glen seems mostly a very hardy healthy dog with no dogs i can think of going blind early among the many i know or have known, internationally the breed appears rife with it.
Time for testing, i think...
A very wet couple of weeks it has been.
However Misty's litter turned 8 weeks on Saturday. One blue bitch pup is in Belfast, another in Dublin. Banphrionsa Bui is staying with us.
Bailielands Danny has gone out to Pat & Shirley Mc Sweeney, hopefully to become a fitting stud dog for their two glens.
Sandybanks Daniel has come out to us in return, Siobhan's big strapping brother, we'll possibly run him on & see what happens.
Summer is fading away & Autumn aproaching. I hope to get out with Wolfie & Dubhie good & often this season as i now have my Bellman & Flint terrier locator, a really fascinating bit of kit, adapted from equipment for finding people lost in avalanches! Had to be really careful last season with an old Deben 1 & completely mute dogs. Divorce would have been unavoidable if anything happened to Wolfie & Dubhie.
Such excitement here in Ireland & UK regarding the BBC programme 'Pedigree Dogs Exposed' shown last tuesday night. i didn't see it but wish i had. Certainly didn't miss the articles in Our Dogs, the Irish Times, most of the papers & of course online articles and comments.
So i googled 'Inbreeding In Pedigree Dogs' & after trawling through a heap of 'poor little doggy woggy articles' found some very interesting scientific articles as follows....
Population Structure and Inbreeding From Pedigree Analysis Of Purebred Dogs
Federico C.F. Calboli, Jeff Sampson, Neale Fretwell and David J. Baldy
(Genetics. 2008 May; 179(1):593-601)
A New Direction For Kennel Club Regulations and Breed Standards
Koharik Arman
(Can Vet J. 2007 September; 48(9):953-965)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1950109
Inherited Structural & Functional Abnormalities In The Dog
M W Fox
(Can Vet J. 1970 January; 11(1):5-12)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1695057
Indirect Exclusion Of Four Candidate Genes For Generalised Progressive Retinal Atrophy In Several Breeds Of Dogs
Tanja Lippman, Sandra M Pasternack, Britta Kraczyk, Sabine E Dudeck, Gabriele Dekomien.
(J Negat Results Biomed. 2006; 5:19)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1716180
Some of you may read Terrierman's Daily Dose a blog at http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com
where the author posts on his working dogs and many many other issues. Though the author has a very low view on Glens & mere occasional diggers like myself i enjoy his blog very much and am challenged & educated by it. He's had a lot to say on this BBC programme and has already posted many times on the travesties made out of many breeds by showbreeding, healthwise, temperament wise and appearance wise. If you read the above scientific articles especially Population Structure & Inbreeding.... and A New Direction... you'll be in for an education.
Worrying me a lot lately is the growing lack of genetic diversity in our Irish Glens, some of the papers explain the Inbreeding Co-efficient values quite well and looking at pedigrees now, most of the dogs around are all more of the same. But to most Irish Glen breeders, breeding to non-Irish bloodlines is a perilous option.
So what to do? Some working strains of patterdale & fell terrer are closely inbred at present, unhealthy, unsound or non-workers are removed from the gene pool by culling or neutering. Breeding only from good gene dogs increases the probability of good gene dogs in each subsequent litter and removes bad genes as they occur. But what to do about faults that show later in life such as PRA turning up at 4 and 5 yrs of age, after breeding as usually occurred and the bad genes passed on...
It is so difficult to get PRA screening done here with 1 vet available for the entire country and he based in Dublin. Do hope the club might arrange a clinic.
For though here in Ireland, the Glen seems mostly a very hardy healthy dog with no dogs i can think of going blind early among the many i know or have known, internationally the breed appears rife with it.
Time for testing, i think...
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Ag Iarraidh Rud Nua A Dheanamh
Trying to do something new.
See this link for some new pics.
A Witch's Egg! Danny & Shannon playing tug!
http://picasaweb.google.com/lm.mcneill/July2808?authkey=DfBQSrn2io4
See this link for some new pics.
A Witch's Egg! Danny & Shannon playing tug!
http://picasaweb.google.com/lm.mcneill/July2808?authkey=DfBQSrn2io4
Monday, 28 July 2008
I mBaile is i gCein
At Home & Abroad.
At home things have settled down a little. Misty's pups and Sona's pup are begun eating solids & are packing away soaked Red Mills Racer & fresh raw lamb.
Away from home a Glen is in trouble. A male is in Ashtown Pound due to be destroyed on Tuesday. We're trying to arrange to get him out. If you can help ring 00353-1-8383236 URGENTLY.
Below are 2 of the first things i put on the morning ;-) a training whistle & clicker.
This is the much loved treat ball. We often put the kibble for a dog's main meal into it & both glens, jacks and rotties enjoy bashing it around & snatching up the biscuits. It gives exercise, entertainment & boredom bashing in 1 go.
Here's the new CopperBlack Maran pullets a much appreciated gift from friends in Glens.
Honey Pup & Siobhan
Nugger bird watching from the cattle yard wall.
HoneyPup & Siobhan
Finally found this in my kitchen !
At home things have settled down a little. Misty's pups and Sona's pup are begun eating solids & are packing away soaked Red Mills Racer & fresh raw lamb.
Away from home a Glen is in trouble. A male is in Ashtown Pound due to be destroyed on Tuesday. We're trying to arrange to get him out. If you can help ring 00353-1-8383236 URGENTLY.
Below are 2 of the first things i put on the morning ;-) a training whistle & clicker.
This is the much loved treat ball. We often put the kibble for a dog's main meal into it & both glens, jacks and rotties enjoy bashing it around & snatching up the biscuits. It gives exercise, entertainment & boredom bashing in 1 go.
Here's the new CopperBlack Maran pullets a much appreciated gift from friends in Glens.
Honey Pup & Siobhan
Nugger bird watching from the cattle yard wall.
HoneyPup & Siobhan
Finally found this in my kitchen !
Friday, 25 July 2008
AN LA AR FHEABHAS.....An Excellent Day!
I started this post a few days ago & got no farther than the title, i got so busy. On Thursday off went Nanny & me to pick up not 1 but 3 glens for rehoming.
The first one in Tipperary was a bitch i had sold on allegedly to a good home for keeps, but ended up getting sold on again & was up for sale AGAIN within the space of about 6 months since leaving here. Her owner was emigrating so i bought her back. This is Cara, December Dawn out of Ballyfoyle Dawn by Ballyfoyle Fionn at Threetrout. I'll post her pic later. Her face when she saw me & later when i got her home to tommy had to be seen to be believed, she was so happy to see us & be home again i've kenneled her in with Bruce.
The other 2 over in Galway had been very naughty sheepkilling but luckily for them the farmer didn't demand to have them shot but accepted being paid for damages & the dogs being took away. Also luckily for them, i have the cure for sheep killers & they can look forward to learning a bit of manners.
That's it for now, must go & do some more work.
cheerio
The first one in Tipperary was a bitch i had sold on allegedly to a good home for keeps, but ended up getting sold on again & was up for sale AGAIN within the space of about 6 months since leaving here. Her owner was emigrating so i bought her back. This is Cara, December Dawn out of Ballyfoyle Dawn by Ballyfoyle Fionn at Threetrout. I'll post her pic later. Her face when she saw me & later when i got her home to tommy had to be seen to be believed, she was so happy to see us & be home again i've kenneled her in with Bruce.
The other 2 over in Galway had been very naughty sheepkilling but luckily for them the farmer didn't demand to have them shot but accepted being paid for damages & the dogs being took away. Also luckily for them, i have the cure for sheep killers & they can look forward to learning a bit of manners.
That's it for now, must go & do some more work.
cheerio
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
AN DOMHAN NUA
A New World
Hey this is getting like the Backpacker's Rough Guide To The Internet now!
Find more Bailielands pics all for FREEEEEE!
http://www.photobucket.com/bailielands
Yup, the link works fine, it will give you access to all the public albums i am posting on Photobucket, Glens, Jacks & more. Pics are mounting up in Photobucket as it is SO easy & fast to upload pics.
You can see lots more pics of Danny, pics of Sona when pregnant, more jack russell pup pics and beagle puppie pics from Sally & Rex, our 2 foot beagles. All this at the moment but of course more to come as its well free.
Cheerio!
Hey this is getting like the Backpacker's Rough Guide To The Internet now!
Find more Bailielands pics all for FREEEEEE!
http://www.photobucket.com/bailielands
Yup, the link works fine, it will give you access to all the public albums i am posting on Photobucket, Glens, Jacks & more. Pics are mounting up in Photobucket as it is SO easy & fast to upload pics.
You can see lots more pics of Danny, pics of Sona when pregnant, more jack russell pup pics and beagle puppie pics from Sally & Rex, our 2 foot beagles. All this at the moment but of course more to come as its well free.
Cheerio!
Sonas!
Happiness!
Well the link from the homepage on freewebs is working so i thought i'd throw up a few more pics.
This pic is Pippa, Cumbreck Tiny Pippa our generation 1 jack from Angela in Cumbria. Pippa is getting a little gray now & is done with having babies, but you can see how she has adopted (stolen) these ones! She won't let them go back to their mum at all.
This is a pic of Bailielands Danny at 3 weeks getting a kiss off the Nug. Nugger is very motherly too & loves puppies.
This is Bailielands Honey Pup(jack) & Sandybanks Siobhan (glen) playing beside one of the chicken runs. Siobhan is our latest new arrival, Bruce's daughter out of Knockroe Earball Fada. What a fine girl she is.
Last pic is Shannon mothering 2 other puppies AS WELL!
Well the link from the homepage on freewebs is working so i thought i'd throw up a few more pics.
This pic is Pippa, Cumbreck Tiny Pippa our generation 1 jack from Angela in Cumbria. Pippa is getting a little gray now & is done with having babies, but you can see how she has adopted (stolen) these ones! She won't let them go back to their mum at all.
This is a pic of Bailielands Danny at 3 weeks getting a kiss off the Nug. Nugger is very motherly too & loves puppies.
This is Bailielands Honey Pup(jack) & Sandybanks Siobhan (glen) playing beside one of the chicken runs. Siobhan is our latest new arrival, Bruce's daughter out of Knockroe Earball Fada. What a fine girl she is.
Last pic is Shannon mothering 2 other puppies AS WELL!
Monday, 21 July 2008
AN BEALACH EILE
The other way.
He is just 3 weeks old in these pictures.
Well i've used up all my free webspace on freewebs & have been waiting to upgrade my account to be able to post more pictures & new blogs.
But it occurred to me that there were plenty of free resources on the web, photobucket & blogger for example that were worth a try.
Perhaps they could carry the addons to my site if i build in links etc. So here goes.....
My new Bellman & Flint Terrier Locator system arrived about 2 weeks ago i think. I haven't dug with it yet, but we have tried it out on dogs running about the yard & so, to get a feel for it.
Word is it is the most excellent locator system to date.
With sterling weak against the euro it cost me about 392 euro including postage to Ireland.
The price of units has slightly increased since then i believe, not surprising everything is rising fast, the days of milk & honey for the Celtic Tiger are over.
Now about Sona, she has 1 lovely male pup, a blue/brindle hopefully destined to stay in the west of Ireland & here he is...
He is just 3 weeks old in these pictures.
He possibly may be known as Bailielands Danny, we'll see or maybe Bailielands Daniel or Danny Boy.
Misty's litter were 3 weeks old this weekend & are very very noisy indeed.
That'll do us for now, i'll be busy trying to link this to website for 2 nite
all the best
marie
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