The puppies are now three weeks’ old so weaning begins! Dora is starting to spend more time away from her pups and enjoys going for short walks, although as soon as she sees another dog in the distance she wants to turn around and head for home. It’s as if she suddenly remembers she has puppies to look after and protect! We start off with some warm puppy milk which they seem to enjoy but […]
Pups are finding their feet and getting more noisy and naughty – there is always one who wants to rule the roost and boss the others about. However, when things start getting out of hand mum Dora wades in to sort them out! See the video below, can’t believe how the pups are growing compared to a week or so ago. For more info, please go to the Puppies page and look at our other […]
The puppies are planning a break out in the video below and are starting to find their feet although a bit wobbly on their little legs! They are certainly more vocal and the bolder pups are trying to lick Dora’s bowl of puppy milk so this weekend they will be relocated to the larger puppy pen in the living room. They have already had a few visitors, mainly close family and friends, who Dora vets […]
Scroll down for the latest video! So the puppies are 16 days’ old now, their eyes are open and they are certainly getting more mobile though there is a lot of rolling over rather than walking! The puppies have all tripled their birth weight and eyes opened around day 12. They are kept in our study in the quiet until they are more mobile when they will be brought out into the sitting room and […]
Dora has settled into motherhood so well and keeps everything in the whelping box absolutely spotless! Puppies doing well and are very active – scroll down to see the video below:
We are thrilled to announce that Dora, Madincrowd Bathsheba, has given birth to five gorgeous puppies. Mum and pups are all doing well. Dad is the handsome Sox, Welshmoor Bobbysox, owned by Debra Dawes. More news and photos to follow ….
We are thrilled to announce that Katy, aka Madincrowd Mercy Chant, is Our Dogs’ newspaper Lancashire Heeler Top Puppy 2018! Lynn has done an amazing job of showing her and she is a stunning looking puppy (along with her siblings!). She also follows in her big sister Dora‘s footsteps who was Lancashire Heeler Clup Top Puppy 2014!
Yet another short video, but the puppies are getting to be more entertaining now they are finding their feet:
Pickle was looking a bit fed up, the puppies were all sleeping peacefully so what to do? Wash them!
Long overdue but welcome news: The Government is developing proposals to crack down on puppies being reared in unhealthy circumstances by unscrupulous breeders who have a total disregard for their welfare. Puppies cannot be bought unless their mother is present under new laws – click here to read more from Defra and an article published in The Telegraph on 22 December 2017