Mr Big is doing really well.  He has doubled his birth weight in 8 days, which is just perfect.  He is such a content puppy, with a gentle and loving Mum. Couldn't wish for a better start. I can't wait for him to open his eyes in the next few days.  Photo to follow when he does!

Mr Big's big sister Margot


Mr Big's big brother Oscar



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On Thursday 10th October at 3.30 pm we welcomed Mr Big into the world.  He is a real beauty and is doing well, putting on weight nicely.  Isla is a devoted mother and as an only pup he will be spoilt in every way.  We love him already :)
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At last some news to share! Isla is due to have her Cavapoo puppies on the  10th of Ocotber 2013.  I have told her the date, so hopefully she will not be 5 days early this time and cause chaos :)  she is such a fit dog, if anything like last time she will still be walking miles until the week before they arrive!  She is already filling out, but happy as always, so fingers crossed for an easy birth.
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On the 9th April Mabel gave birth to 3 beautiful gold and white puppies. Mum and puppies are doing really well, one girl and 2 boys.  Mabel is an amazing Mum and they are very lucky pups to have her.


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We are very excited about Mabel's puppies which are due around the 7th April 2013. Not long to go, so Mabel and I will start nesting soon and getting everything ready for the big day.  She is really well and eating like a horse. The sire of this litter is well on his way to becomeing a champion just like his Dad (Champion Saffron Sherhy King for UK with Debeaux)


Satrisse Angel Mabeline


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2012  was a very eventful year for us and bought us a wonderful new member of our 4 legged family!  Margot is almost 6 months old and has bought us much fun and happiness so far.
All her brothers are doing well and being loved by their new families, some of them we are lucky enough to see!
Evie (Panda's pup, we called Asia) is blossoming in her new home and I had the privelidge of grooming her recently. She is growing into a reall beauty

We are currently planning a litter with Mabel for the spri...
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All our Cavapoo puppies have begun their new lives with lovely new families. I wondered if we could find such nice people for this litter as we did for our shih tzu litter last Cristmas and it caused me many sleepless nights! I am delighted to report that the families for our Cavapoos are all wonderful and I am confident these puppies are being loved and cared for as much as they were when they were here :)  They were all wonderful characters and are thriving and enjoying exploring this new w...
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All the puppies are doing well and life is pretty hectic here!  Our little Shih Tzu puppy, Asia, is doing really well and her Mum Panda is looking after her beautifully.


Isla's babies have their eyes open now and are walking around! such a clever bunch, really alert and getting bigger by the day.

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This was Friday's little surprise. I was pretty sure my Shih Tzu had taken and was not in pup! She really didn't show any signs until Wednesday last week and that was because there was just this one little Angel in there!!  So at 3.45pm Friday 3rd Ausgust, we welcomed Asia to the world!  Her Mum is Panda and she looks just like her Mum did when she was a pup.


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The puppies are 1 week old today and what a busy week it has been. Being premature, they have taken a while to gain weight and being such a large litter, Mum needs a little help with feeding from us. I am trying to faze out our help now and they are really starting to gain weight. Their coats are growing already and under the light they look like crushed velvet with the waves in their coats starting to show.


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So last night, 3 days early, Isla's puppies arrived! The first one came at 1.45am and the last one arrived at 4.54am, so not much sleep here last night!!  She has 8 beautiful strong puppies and is being an amazing Mum already. More pics to follow after some much needed sleep :)
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Well, there is just one week to go now and the whelping are is all ready right outside my bedroom door!  The heat lamp is up and  towels at the ready.  Isla has been sleeping upstairs with us for the last weekso I can keep an eye on her and is quite determined to sleep on my bed and not in her choice of beds put up there for her!!! 

The pups are really lively and kicking all the time, but she is still keen to go for her woodland walks and her energy just amazes me.  She is super fit, so hopef...
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Isla is doing really well and getting bigger by the day.  We are very excited here today as we all felt the puppies move for the first time!  She is getting extra food rations now, to build her and the babies up.  This weekend I will prepare the whelping area so we are all ready for the big day.
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This is Isla's happy place, snuggled up with my son on the sofa. She is without doubt "in pup" and was 5 weeks pregnant on Saturday.  So her pups are due on or around the 28th July. She is really perky now and eating like a horse. We are really looking forward to it..........
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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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Really hoping Isla is now in pup after a sucessful mating this weekend.  This will be a litter of Cavapoos and has taken a great deal of planning and thought.  Whilst I love the Cavalier breed, I have spent 5 years researching the health issues and health testing.  I have come to the conclusion, that however much health testing is done, not enough is currently known about the way some of these genetic disorders are passed on.  The idea that a Cavalier pup may develop one of these awful condit...
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This is the first post in our new blog. We are currently planning our next litter and really looking forward to the patter of tiny paws again.  The house has been very quiet since February when our litter of little boys went to start their exciting new lives. Just waiting for one of the girls to come into season  and hopefully we will have  summer puppies!
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