Well, Ludo arrived on Thursday and Raffi arrived Friday.  They are two of the boys from Mabel's Christmas litter and are now 6 months old.  They have come for two weeks while their families are away. These boys have not seen each other since they left us at 8 weeks, but after an hour of meeting they are inseparable and playing constantly, it's so cute. My girls have accepted them really well and so our family has grown temporatily. 

Isla is feeling a little off colour and will only eat home ...
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We have actually had a really good day at the fair today and the sun shone for almost all of the day. I am more than a few pounds light, my own fault for having far too many children!!!!

Isla and The shih Tzus (Mabel and Panda) enjoyed a trip over there among the hoards of people and noise! That is what I love about these two breeds, they are so outgoing and just thrive on meeting new people (especially children).

Isla seems paticularly cuddley now as it is three weeks since the mating, time is...
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So today, Isla refused her breakfast!  and was sick during the morning, not eating breakfast until 2pm.  Now this dog lives for food, so rather out of character. Unless, of course, it is morning sickness!!  Things are looking good and now I'm pretty sure she is in pup .

The fair has begun to arrive on the park outside our house today, so it will be bedlum from now until the weekend!  It brings life to the town, but gets a bit tiresome after a few years since they close our road and we can't g...
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We are all watching Isla like a hawk to try to see a change in her behaviour that tells us she's in pup!  She has become a bit more clingy, but her appetite has increased, when it should decrease at the start of pregnancy! lol we will just have to wait and see. 

I took Panda (one of our shih tzu) for a mating at the weekend. It did not go quite as well as planned, so more waiting and watching to see if we have been lucky!
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