Millie 2, aged two, produced ten puppies in August 2012, fathered by Barra,
who is a fine dog who lives a few hundred yards from where we live in Clare.
Here are some pictures that show how the pups have developed. One of them,
Billy, has come to live with us...and with his granny, and his great granny, and
great uncle Norris, and his daddy up the road, and his other granny, and then
there elsewhere in Clare are uncles Max and Ollie, and aunt Sally, and then
three more with our children, and then all the ones who stay with us, plus his
two brothers, and to think he was called Billy-No-Mates when it seemed no one
wanted him. Oh yes, he also has nine cousins born a few weeks after him, from
our daughter's dog. He's now Billy-mega-Mates, perhaps one of the luckiest
Labradors in Britain!
Billy's Dad on left, Barra, mother Millie 2 on right, after a swim |
Millie 2 observes her ten pups, at a safe distance | The brood on its first day outdoors |
There is NOTHING better than cuddling Labrador puppies |
This lasted for about 5 seconds |
Billy-no-Mates, no one wanted him... | ...until we saw his picture, and decided we had room for a fourth dog | so to Clare he came, on his first night sleeping on his own... |
...but soon sleeping with granny Maisie, (and Tiger Tim) |
and then muscling in on granny AND great-granny Millie |
meeting two chooks |
first day out with the big dogs |
resulting in a successful tiger hunt |
Granny, will you play with me? | Go on, play with me | OK, but I am much bigger than you... |
Billy and his extended family ready for a good walk, (all grannies, aunts and uncles) | Nothing like a good splash around. Billy had his first swim. | Followed by a cosy stove |
Billy's nine cousins, 7 weeks
younger than Billy. |
Eating a TV supper requires a heart of stone |
|
April 2014, 8 bowls full of food, no Labs.... |
...ah yes, here they are, as well-behaved as ever. |
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Billy's first sired litter. Rosie is now
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