10 days old

Starting to lift our heads, so we can cuddleVery cute baby boyBig stretchI love my sisterSnugglingCrispin loves the babiesBabies are now 10 days old and starting to move around a whole bunch and getting cuter every day.

Day 3.  Puppies are getting bigger, starting to move around the box and causing Mommy Sage fits.  She hates it when the babies get out of her reach.

More babies…

We’re up to 9 Sage and Rowan puppies – 7 boys, 2 girls.  Sage is remarkably relaxed about the whole situation – 3 hours, 9 puppies.

The puppies are here!

The puppies are arriving.  Sage started to have her babies at about 3:40 this morning.  It’s now 5:40 and we have 6 babies so far.  Sage and the little ones are doing well.

Timber

Had a great time training on the weekend. Our first really spring type day. One of Timber’s bumpers landed in the tree. I sent him expecting that by the time he got to it, it would have fallen. No such luck, however, Timber figured it out all by himself. Smart...

Bella and Fisher

We’re pleased to announce an upcoming breeding between Bella and Fisher.  Bella is a Rowan and Leia daughter from our December 2010 litter and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to breed her.  Fisher is Ch Deauxquest Hard Day’s Knight...

…and more puppies!

Remember these babies?  I sure do – they must be the most photographed golden retriever puppies on the planet.  They are our Rowan and Leia puppies from December, 2010.  Mark bought me a new camera for my Christmas that year…and I opened it...

Puppies!

I really need to find some better pictures of Sage.  Well, TAKE some better pictures of Sage.  If I took some now, she’d be mad, because she’s very fat.  She’s very fat because she’s PREGNANT.  We’re expecting Sage and...

RangerCrispinSpent Saturday morning at the Golden Retriever of Greater Toronto’s health clearance clinic.  Pretty much every breed of dog has some form of genetic health disorder and Golden Retrievers are no different.  We work very hard to make sure...

Upland Test at Luther Marsh

Rowan and Ranger had a LOT of fun at Luther Marsh HRC’s Upland test this past weekend.  Ranger got 2 passes towards his Upland Hunter title, going 2 for 2 on Saturday.  He figured out pretty quickly what was going on and was very serious about getting...