Busy couple of days retrieving Cavaliers from the local countryside as we have Roe Deer around at the moment one whiff & they are happily of in hot pursuit although only in their dreams will they ever catch one but it is a joy to see them working as a pack & I admit I love to see dogs working.
Also at the moment have had the clippers out tidying up ears for winter as I keep my Cavaliers ears trimmed underneath for good ear ventilation & it does work.
Lucy is now around 3 weeks hopefully in pup, she is a maiden girl which means she has not had pups before.She is already showing a change of demeanour & her teats look more pronounced & pink but always careful not to get to excited yet as bitches can have phantom pregnancies which is were the bitch shows all the early stages of pregnancy but is not pregnant, they can even produce milk sometimes it can be signs of a hormonal inbalance but my vet told me that it also in some bitches is a throw back to wild dogs or wolfs were the Alfa female would be normally the only bitch to reproduce in the pack & to insure survival of all her cubs the other bitches will produce milk to help feed her young as well which if true just shows what team players dogs are & in my mind makes them even more amazing.
Due to the interest in Lucy's hopefully future litter we will scan her at 28 days to confirm if she is pregnant as to be totally sure by just looking at the bitch I would not be happy to say for shore until they are 42 days in pup. Scanning a dog is much the same as for woman. The vet will normally clip the hair of the abdominal area first & with gel on the end of the scanning instrument will gentle put pressure on her adomen & work around the area of her uterus to hopefully catch an image of a pup feotus at this stage it will be the size of a pea so it is quite a skill to finding them & it is also interesting to see & recognise organs inside your dog. This process can be done from 28 days to confirm pregnancy & to roughly know how many pups they are potentially carrying.  

Just thought I would share some more sleepy photo's as can Cavaliers sleep. I think I might take my scatter cushions away as I seem to have lots of scatter Cavaliers to cover my sofas.
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Madeleine thanks for your photo of Oliver swimming. Oliver who is Smudges brother & Millie is their Mum. Madeleine took Oliver to this session in the pool after being offered it at her puppy training classes & took them up on it when she noticed at the beach that Oliver seemed a little frightened of the water.
Another way to encourage a dog into water is to get in yourself or find someone with a dog that your dog enjoys the company of & that dog also loves water as normally when one goes in showing what fun it is the one not so sure most often soon follows.
Nice to know that this sort of thing is out there if your dog is not to sure of water & hopefully it helps. Madeleine is going to let me know if it helps Oliver. Always fun to hear from Madeleine & to know what Oliver & Madleine have been up to. Oliver certainly does not lack having an interesting life & Madeleine has gained  I know a very valued little friend in Oliver. Looking forward to the next Madeleine & Oliver adventure. Always a pleasure Madeleine.

Vanessa sent me these cute photo's of Alfie a couple days ago. He is one of Dolly's Cavapoo pups. He has had his second vaccination around a week ago so it is save now for him to venture out & about now. Look out were Vanessa lifes Alfie will be hitting the streets no one will be safe now from his cutness & irrestible character. Vanessa will have to give twice as long to get anywhere on her walks now due to the attention that I know Alfie is going to get. Good Luck Vanessa ! Looking forward to seeing & hearing about Alfie getting out & about.
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Alison who has the gorgeous Maddie who's Mum is Millie & Dad is Charlie sent me these couple photo's of Maddie looking so much like her Mum. Millie has really stamped her litter of 6 Cavaliers she gave birth to back in May with not only her looks but also her well mannered & loving temperment. I am fast realising that I am lucky to have Millie Maddie's Mum as she is to me everything a Cavalier should be robust, athletic with a temperment that could warm the hardest of hearts, as it is always nice to see grown men fall for her charms & no one yet who comes to are house seems able to resist having a cuddle with her when they meet her.
Maddie seems to have inherited Millie's charm & she to when out is a magnet for attention & cuddles from complete strangers but that is the beauty of a good tempered Cavalier there is always plenty of love to go around. Look forward to hearing from you again & hopefully we will meet up for that family reunion with the dogs soon Alison.
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Thanks Julie for your lovely comment on my blog & the photos you have already sent of Millie obviously making her self at home especially on your favourite cushion. Kezi looks like very interested in her new friend & I am sure they will become the best of mates.  Will look forward to hearing from you again in the future.

Got some funny photo's of some of are Cavaliers asleep & as the saying goes "let sleeping dogs lie".
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This is Primrose the little girl of Ysabel's that we are keeping. She is very pretty just like her Mum & she is already great mates with Smudge who we kept back from are last Cavalier litter of Millie's.

Millie the last pup of Ysabel's to leave us as we are keeping back one of these pups for our selfs left for her new home with Julie today. Millie is a gentle very pretty little girl who will join Julie's young family & will also have a canine friend in their other Cavalier so will not want for play mates. Will look forward to hearing about how she gets on.
This is are last litter of Cavaliers for 2010 but we hope to have a litter in the spring out of Bonnie with are lovely boy Oscar these should be solid coloured & you can look on the "Future New Arrivals" page if you want to know more about future planned litters. 

Foxy one of Ysabel's girls left today with Tracey. Foxy is abit special as whilst in my our care she had to have a little operation to repair an inguinal hernia that she had. She had the surgery & was so brave & took everything in her stride at the tender age of 6 weeks old. She is a character we have added Fiesty to her name calling her Fiesty Foxy. We will miss her shooting around the front room but know in Tracey & her partner that she has gone to a good home were she is going to be so loved & will have two new feline friends who I am sure Fiesty Foxy will win over with her cute little ways. Look forward to hearing how they are all getting on in the future.