7 June - Goodbye to Ollie

7 June was a dark day in the Klancraig household as we had to say goodbye to our handsome, gentle, cheeky old boy Ollie - Sh Ch Kimmax Kandy Storm By Klancraig.

This boy like his sire before him, Fergus - Ch Kimmax No Kompromise For Klancraig - had the most wonderful temperament. He had lived his whole life mixing with entire males and females and was never any trouble. He loved people and anyone who came to our home adored him. Having only been given the thumbs up by the vet a few weeks earlier, we were hoping to enjoy another summer in his company but it wasn't to be.

Run free at The Bridge Ollie Wollie XX

Sh Ch Kimmax Kandy Storm By Klancraig 19.04.2001 - 07.06.2014

25 May - The Hungarian Vizsla Society Working Test

We had a lovely day at The HVS Working Test in June. After a thorough soaking the previous day at training, the weather was dry and bright. I think Winnie had been on the blue smarties as she crashed and burned in the hunting, winding something and going off on a jolly. Then she completely fluffed the blind that on a normal day she would have walked. She redeemed herself on the seen and water but too little too late and so she and Gary were not in the cards.
Gail handled the lovely Isla, first time in Novice for them both and both did very well. Ian took Louie and they gave a very respectable performance. Both of these handlers and dogs are ones to watch in the future I think.
Meanwhile I had a leisurely day spectating with Bronte, as Coco was at home in season.

18 May - Winnie's Fifth Birthday

Winnie was five years old on 18 May. She has matured into such a beautiful young lady, very loving and eager to please and continues to do well with her gundog training with her partner in crime Gary. Hopefully she will make an appearance at one or two shows and working tests this summer and maybe even accompany Gary on the local shoot over the winter months.

German Wirehaired Pointer Club Working Test

This time last weekend Gary and I were just settling down for the evening after attending the German Wirehaired Pointer Club Working Test. Gary ran Winnie, I ran Coco and Ian ran Louie (Gail and Isla were unable to go). We all ran in Novice under judge Jonathan Holmes and for Coco and Louie, it was a first time in Novice after Puppy.
The first two tests proved to be a challenge so Winnie, Coco and Louie were not in the cards on this occasion but none of them failed any of the tests and in fact gained respectable marks on the remaining tests that afternoon.
It was a great day out, lovely ground, the company of some friendly dog people and the opportunity to watch some good dogs working. Well done to the German Wirehaired Pointer Club for organising such a good event.

Ollie's Birthday

April saw another cause for celebration... Ollie' s 13th birthday.

Ollie is a grand old chap but in ways quite frail, so we definitely make the most of our time with him. Anyone who knows us at Klancraig, knows that we raw feed and part of our diet is whole bone. Ollie has reached an age where digesting whole bone is not so easy, so we have substituted this with mince containing bone. The upside is that he seems to be more comfortable and is obviously getting all the goodness he needs from this mince, the downside is that we are having to keep a closer eye on his dental health as he is not having whole bone to keep his teeth clean but then scaling his teeth from time to time really isn't a problem.
Happy birthday old boy... and here's looking forward to enjoying a lazy summer with you in the garden.

Happy Birthday Tilly

Today is Tilly's 9th birthday. Tilly is mum to the beautiful Winnie, handsome Flash and grandma to the gorgeous Coco. Happy birthday Tilly...

April Birthdays

April brings with it several doggy birthdays in the Klancraig household beginning with the 7th birthday of my beautiful girls Lottie and Indie....

Happy birthday also to Chunky, Kizzy, Ottie, Bryony, Dilise, Hebe, Fennel, Milo, Jake, Luccë and Murphy.