Selve bedømmelserne gik rigtigt godt og dommeren roste alle hvalpe for deres gode temperament og han var ret vild med dem alle. Stort tillykke til alle. Ziva blev bedste Groenendael hvalp og Zaga blev Bedste Tervueren hvalp så vi skulle i store ring om eftermiddagen. Jeg var lidt nervøs for hvordan Ziva skulle klare det for i store ring står man helt tæt efter hinanden og det er jo en af hver af dagens racer så hun skulle sikkert stå ved siden af en race hun aldrig havde set før. Heldigvis blev min frygt gjort til skamme for hun klarede det så flot og hilste på et par stykker af de andre racer uden problemer. Selvfølgelig blev vi ikke udtaget til de 4 vinder pladser for det sker meget meget sjældent for Belgierne. Vi havde alle er rigtig dejlig dag hvor vi bagefter kørte hjem til Zika og spiste fælles aftensmad. Det var skønt ikke at skulle hjem og lave mad så STORT TAK til Jette og Allan som inviterede.

Here’s a little summer greeting from Zika

I’ve been a camping dog for 14 days and been a very sweet and good dog. I have only been sneaking away from the camp twice. The first time I ran after mum – I just had to check where she was going. The other time I jumped over the fence because I wanted to play with Bounty – a small Sheltie who stayed next to us.
I have seen a lot of agility because my big sister have been participating in both Ringe and the Czech Republic.
I have experienced a lot and seen a lot of dogs. One of the days it was raining, but then I was wrapped in a blanket because it was a bit cold. I have also learned to sleep in the cage. I really enjoyed sleeping in the same bed as mommy though.
It was nice to get home too and I was so happy I ran straight into the door and hit my leg, so now I’m limping a bit.

  I hope you have all had a lovely vacation and I’m looking forward to seeing you at the show. 

Sincerely
Zika & family

Zika & Ziva på verdensudstilling

Så er der gået noget tid siden der er skrevet i hvalpedagbogen. Der er sket en masse og hvalpene er blevet store og dygtigt. 
Vi har haft hvalpedag hvor 4 af hvalpene fra Z-kuldet og 2 fre R-kuldet deltog. Det var en rigtig hyggelig dag hvor vi både fik lavet lidt seriøst træning og masser af hygge hvor vi spiste mad og fik både kage og chamange senere på dagen. Vivi og Zefyros var jo blevet nr 1 ved hvalpeafslutningen i DCH Helsingør så det skulle fejres med maner. Kæmpe stort tillykke til Vivi og Zefyros med deres flotte resultat.
5 af hvalpene har gået på samme hvalpemotivations hold i SBH kreds 3 og der har været afsluttende prøve. Desværre kunne Zefyros ikke deltage men de 4 andre kom og klarede prøven rigtigt flot. Zina blev trænet af Uffe som desværre ikke kunne komme alle gange så det var super flot af ham og Zina at de klarede det så flot. Uffe har jo ikke Zina i hverdagen så det var dejligt at hun alligevel fulgte ham så godt og at hun kan så meget sammen med ham som hun kan. Vi håber at Uffe vil fortsætte på det efterfølgende hold efter sommerferien. 
Vi har været en tur i Herning og se Verdensudstilling. Ziva var med som den eneste og det gik rigtigt fint. Vi boede i sommerhus sammen med Jette, Allan, Zika, Gaja, Uffe, Annelise, Bella og Sisse så der var lidt trængsel. Ziva og Zika legede dagen lang og sidste aften kom de som de havde gjordt hele ugen, stormende gennem havedøren. Desværre var den ikke ret meget åben så da Ziva sprang over dørtrinet slog hun sig og gled hele vejen gennem stuen- højt hylende. Vi blev alle meget forskrækkede og frygtede hun havde brækket det ene forben eller nogle ribben for hun var noget forkryblet at se på. Efter en grundig undersøgelse kunne jeg konstatere at intet umiddelbart var brækket og alle sener virkede men den stakkels hund havde voldsomt ondt og kunne slet ikke stå eller gå på benet. Hun havde nok banket poten ind i en af de tapper som stikker ud på siden af døren så det var en voldsom forstuvning. Dagen efter skulle hun i udstillingsringen idet vi havde tilmeldt hvalpene til SBH udstillingen i Silkeborg. Det var en trebenet hvalp jeg kom med men dommeren var flink og vi fik SL og blev nr 2 trods halten. Efter 5 dage haltede hun kun lidt når hun havde leget længe med de andre hvalpe og i den sidste weekend er hun kommet sig helt. Hun er en værre springloppe. Hun springer op på alt hun ser - også selv med det dårlige ben. Hun kan stå stille ved siden af en stol eller selg og springe lige op i den. Hun var i går kommet op på et spisebord i sommerhuset hvor hun sprang ned fra igen. Vi holder vejret ind imellem for hun er totalt frygtløs.
Nu er der kun en uge til sommerferien og så skal de få lov til at komme ud at bade noget mere. Både  Ziva, Zika, Zina, Zefyros og Zaga er tilmeldt til træffet så det bliver spændende at se hvor mange andre hvalpe der kommer. Vi glæder os til at være sammen med de andre igen og så kan hvalpene få lov til at lege i tre dage.
Der er en del nye billeder i Zina, Ziva, Zika, Zefyros og Zagas galleri. 

It’s been a while since I last wrote in the puppy diary. A lot has been going on and the puppies are getting big and talented.

We’ve been hosting a puppy-day where 4 puppies from the Z-litter and 2 from the R-litter participated. It was a really nice day which included both some serious training and lots of joy. We got a lot to eat and had both cake and champagne later on the day. Vivi and Zefyros was announced winners at the puppy graduation in DCH Helsingoer, so that had to be celebrated with style. Huge congratulations to Vivi and Zefyros with the great results.

5 of the puppies have been attending the same puppy motivations class in SBH kreds 3 and they’ve been holding the final test. Unfortunately Zefyros was unable to participate, but the 4 others showed up and handled the test really well. Zina was trained by Uffe, who unfortunately couldn’t participate every time, so it was very good that both he and Zina did so well. Uffe doesn’t see Zina everyday so it was nice to see her follow him around and do all the things with him she did. we hope that Uffe will continue to have her on the following class after the summer vacation.

We’ve been on a trip to Herning to watch the world-show. Ziva was the only one we brought along and it went really well. We lived in a rented house with Jette, Alan, Zika, Gaja, Uffe, Annelise, Bella and Sisse, so we where quite packed. Ziva and Zika played all day long and on the last evening they came, as they’d done all week, racing through the back door. Unfortunately it was not fully open so when Ziva jumped through she collided with it and slipped all the way through the living room – screaming. We all got pretty shocked and feared that she had broken either one of her front legs or some of her ribs because she was quite cribbled to look at. After a thoroughly check I could tell that nothing seemed to be broken and all sinews worked, but the poor dog was in great pain and she could neither stand nor walk on the leg. She probably smashed her paw into one of the pegs pointing out of the door, so it was a nasty strain. The following day she was entering the show-ring since we had signed up both pups for the SBH show in Silkeborg. It was a three-legged puppy I showed up with, but the judge was nice and we where awarded SL and placed 2^nd despite the limping. After 5 days she only limped a bit after she had been playing for long with the other puppies and during the last weekend she have recovered completely. She’s quite the little flea. She jumps on top of everything she sees – with the bad leg too. She can be standing next to a chair or a bed and then jump straight up unto it. Yesterday she got up on a large table in our summer house from where she just jumped down again. We’re holding our breaths some times because she’s totally fearless.

We now only have one week left before our vacation and then we will let them come out and play in the water some more.

Both Ziva, Zika, Zina, Zefyros and Zaga have been signed up for the Danish specialty so it’s going to be exciting to see how many other puppies will show up. We’re looking forward to see everyone again and then the puppies will get to play for three days.

There’s a bunch of new pictures in Zina, Ziva, Zika, Zefyros and Zaga’s gallery.

Hi Helle
Here’s a bit of news about Zaga.. Loke and her are playing together more and more, after all she’s starting to have the age and size, which Loke finds amusing, so that’s great. But phew, does it make him tired, I have to say it really reveals his age. I thought I was able to tell how old he is, but now I see more and more small details, which proves that he really is old. He’s a happier dog though, so that’s good. Zaga keeps growing and now (Sunday) weighs 8 kilos…. But she doesn’t feel heavy, in my opinion, so she’s just busy growing. She’s been on various trips, where she’s been meeting a lot of people, who thinks she’s too adorable…..-it seem like she thinks so too, she’s very good at charming people :-) and she’s been meeting a very sweet Labrador female and been playing with Siffe (the Danish Swedish Farmdog) and to think, she’s actually slightly bigger than him now. And then she’s become really fond of water….. Jette talked about Zika having both front paws up in the water bowl….-well Zaga has taken it a step further and included the hind legs. Guess she was feeling hot from running around with Loke and then found a way to cool off… luckily I managed to take some pictures, it was really hard, as I nearly dropped dead laughing. And when we’re in the forest, she really, really wants to jump into the stream and splash around…. I guess it’s about time she comes along down to the fjord, there should be enough water there…

  I’m attaching pictures of “Zaga in bucket” you have got to see them…+ a play picture
Hugs from Mette

Hi Helle
As you can see on the pictures Loke has decided that Zaga is good for something after all… they’re well into a good game of tug-o-war and none of them wanted to give in and let go. The poor plushie became longer and longer and in the end it started to rip and the stuffing came out :-) So now the game is on. Zaga is bigger now too, so now she really dares to challenge Loke…. He gets pulled in the neck and ears and a bit in the tail..-but that’s where he draws the line; only 2 x pulling in the tail, then he’s had it. Other than that they play tag around the garden and when Zaga thinks it gets too hard, she runs underneath the bushes and from there she makes “commando-raids”. But that’s hard to get pictures of…… I have plenty of pictures of a green lawn, where just seconds ago a puppy used to be :-)
In the “calm” picture I just think she looks adorable (and very innocent).
And today also happens to be the 1^st time she’s been home alone (almost, Loke is home too) in 8 hours. It went better than expected, the only thing torn to pieces was the newspapers, so yay for that. I know you can’t count on the 1^st day, so the next times will show whether she learn to be home alone easily or not.
Hugs from Mette

Hello Helle
Here’s a bit about Zaga’s first days here with Loke and me. She adapting well, is getting a little cheeky – towards Loke as well, even though she respects him very much, if he growls at her, woosh, she’s gone….. for a short while. But she seem to find him enormous, the first times she looked up at him, you could see her think; “Wow, I thought my mum was big, this one I have to put my head even further back to look upon..”
She’s very nice to walk with on a leash and she comes leaping, when I call for her, it’s just so great and if Loke is too rough on her, well then she comes rushing up to me for comfort, so in general I think it’s an okay start.
Hugs from Mette

Hi everybody
Since my sister Zika has given a presentation, I’d better do the same…
My name’s Belsiques Zaga-Nevada of Aura, but in everyday speech Zaga will do. I live together with Mette and my new BIG brother Loke, who’s an elderly gentleman aged 10. He told me so, that he’s old that is, because when an old dog is tired in the evening, it’s really tired and is not interested in neither seeing or hearing a nice little puppy like me…… then he needs peace, yes he does. Other than that we’re fine living together, but it’s a little difficult playing together, because Loke gets too rough quickly and then I get a little scared, just for a short while.
I have already tried a lot of things, I have met the neighbours and a sweet dog, named Siffe (he’s a Danish Swedish Farmdog and so more fitting in size to play with), been on several walks through the woods (though I have to be carried some of the way, I’m so little you know), been “helping” in the garden, been on small trips to the beach and around this area and I think it looks promising, so I think that here, I’d like to stay. And the thing about playing with Loke, that too will come, I just have to grow a bit first… and he’s really okay, I had just arrived at my new home and there I found all these big bones and to think I could just pick them and gnaw on them, he didn’t mind. I’m also allowed to take his toys and bite in. There’s one thing he isn’t to fond of though…. I have conquered his “prince pillow” (a big pillow stuffed with kroyer balls) even though I had just received my own new soft bed, but the prince pillow is better to lay on. Well my new mother Mette didn’t think it was such a good idea, so she found an old “prince pillow” and stuffed it with kroyer balls, so now we each have our own… I suppose mine is a “princess pillow” though. But I some times still steal Loke’s… So that was a bit about my first days here, and I’m looking forward to see my sisters again at training, so we can get some real playing started.
Bark bark from Zaga

Hello Helle
Did the puppytest say anything about delusions of grandeur? – I have to say I’m a bit worried about my little dog, who acts, as if he’s the king of the world. Last Monday we went to greet the horse, and when we entered the stables we saw a 600 kilo – horse, which Zefyros immediately ran after! When I a little later was holding him in my arms, while talking to one, holding a horse, Zefyros stuffed his entire nose up one of the horse’s nostrils and sniffed like crazy. He seem completely fearless.
When he gets too close to Rufus, when he’s got a ball, Rufus makes terrible sounds, but within a split second later Zefyros comes running back and steals the ball, and my poor Rufus is left staring in disbelief.
Today we went training in DCH, where the others have been training for 5 weeks, so they looked quite big. But who was it, whom as the only one, ran through the tunnel without trouble? It was some very impressed coaches, who praised the little dog.
Unfortunately he’s not very good at eating, but since he’s a very clever dog, he has already taught his mother, that if she boils a bit of chicken filet, she can pour the soup on the food and some pieces of chicken too. Unfortunately it’s already getting a little boring, so we better come up with something else tomorrow.
We’re looking very much forward to see you on Friday.
Many regards from Vivi and my great dog.

Hello everybody
I’m the new member of this family. My name’s Belsique’s Zika-Nevada of Aura – but I’m just called Zika. I moved in last Saturday, it was quite a change, but I actually think it’s nice here. I’ve got my own bed and even though I miss my sisters, brothers, mother and my first family a bit, I have besides the two-legged received a big sister Gaia. Though she thought I was too little to play with to begin with, today we played tag through the tunnel and every where. It’s a good thing I’m so small because then I can just get underneath a chair when I need to hide. But so far she’s quite nice, she lets me chew on her bones, laying here and there and when I get a hold of some toys, she lets me keep them – I wonder how long it will last.
I also discovered where they keep their shoes, but unfortunately the door to get there is closed, so I really have to be fast, when the door opens, to steal them.
I know my two-legged mother wants me to come when she calls for me, so for now I’ll do it. To think the two-legged in this house get so excited when I come.
I’m looking forward to meet you all as we go – I’ve been told I have a cousin Bersie who’s really fun to play with or that’s what my big sister tells me.
Bark bark from me – the Blixt / Carlsen family says hi

  Dear Helle
Zeus or Zacco, as we call him, have now been introduced to both cats and the little horses – and learned that one shouldn’t go too close. The cats have nails in their gloves – and the horses only let you bark at them for a while, then they turn around and walk calmly but directly to him – which resulted in a loud whimper!!!!!, tail between the legs and an escape in between mothers legs. 1 time was enough, he now keeps his distance.
Luna is an okay playmate, though far from as energetic and easy to get started, as Zacco might have wanted. Some times she says no, and that’s something he understands! From wild and crazy, hopping and dancing to quiet as a mouse in a second.
He has already noticed that outdoors is where most things happen, and that’s where he prefers to be most of the time. Yesterday he found a nice resting place underneath a bench in the sun after he had tried hard to help me in the beddings.
This morning the garden was conquered at 5:00, where he was wide awake – just like having a baby – the early bird catches the worm. We hope we can rid him of that habit. The nights are going well. The first night Alexander slept on the floor in the kitchen with him – Alexander didn’t sleep much, because Zacco had a blast doing his hair. The next night was my watch, but knowing about the last nights beauty salon , I slept on the “safe” side of the gate to the living room. An arm through the gate to pet him with, and he soon fell asleep and slept sweetly all through the night. Last night was Frederikka’s watch, she repeated the success.
The following days we will be doggy securing all the exits from the garden, and then we’ll teach him to be alone little by little. Next week he has to be alone with Luna for some hours around noon.
We’ll send pictures as soon as I’ve gathered most of the family.
Many greetings
Zanne Dittlau

Mette og Jette her skrevet sms og ringet og fortalt at det går rigtigt godt med Zaga og Zika og at de har indtaget hele huset og omgivelserne. Zefyros har jo fået Vivi til at sende billeder og mail i går g også en hilsen i dag om at han opfører sig som om han har boet der i årtier. Han er en bisse over for Rufus som er totalt uforstående over for hvad det er for en lille fis der er kommet i huset. Det er rigtigt dejligt at høre at det går så godt og at vi har leveret nogle gode frimodige hvalpe.  

Det er trist at de nu næsten er 8 uger og vi skal af med dem men heldigvis beholder vi jo en selv så denne gang bliver det nok ikke helt så hårdt for Aura når de rejser. Hun er ved at gå i panik så snart hun er væk fra dem for længe af gangen.

Nu er vejret endelig blevet bedre igen og det er noget som hvalpene nyder. De kan igen være ude hele dagen når først plænen er varmet lidt op. De har fået nyt legetøj. En usikker grund der er en plade hængt op i snore så den gynger når de træder på den og et tykt reb som hænger oppe så de kan trække i det. De har også været over for at se om de kunne komme op i vores badebassin så derfor måtte der mere vand i allerede nu, så kanten hævede sig. Vi kan ikke ha de øver sig i svømning nu.

Der har været mange besøgende i den sidste uge og det er rigtigt godt for hvalpene. I går kom Christina med sin familie og hvalpene syntes pigerne var rigtig søde og legede længe med dem. I dag har der været 5 familier her for at lege med hvalpene. Det var super godt at det var så fint vejr så folk ikke var ved at blæse omkuld i kulde som de var sidste weekend. 

The weather is finally good again and that is something the puppies enjoy. Once again they can stay in the garden all day when the lawn is heated up a little. They've been given new toys. An unsafe ground consisting of a board hanging in ropes so it swings when they step up on it and a thick rope hanging so they can pull in it. They've also tried to jump into our swimming pool so we had to fill in more water in it already, so they can't get up and into it. We can't have them go swimming now.

There's been a lot of visitors the past week and that's really good for the puppies. Yesterday Christina came wih her family and the puppies thought the little girls where sweet and played with them for long. Today we've had 5 families come and play with the puppies. It was super nice that the weather was so good so people didn't get blown away by the cold like last weekend.

The puppies are now very active and very curious. They run around the entire garden when they’re outside and explore everything. They play a lot with each other and do a lot of pull-playing. They find all kinds of little things here and there which they fight over in between. It’s both toys but also the little cards attached to our plants. They prefer to fight on top of our flowers or bite branches off of the little new bushes, so because of that we’ve put up fences around most of our plants to at least save some of it. We think the puppies should be able to run around the entire garden though instead of an enclosure which we could of course just have made. We believe it’s best for the puppies to be where we are and be able to follow us around though. They get better opportunities to find out what’s underneath bushes, behind rocks and cut off branches and they’re able to run back to the door on their own when they wish to get inside again. Unfortunately we’ve had a couple of days with snow and it’s been unbelievable cold so they haven’t been out very long. Instead they’ve been racing around the house where they’ve been trying to steal various shoes and other clothing items they could reach. They’ve had pigs ears and that was a success. They now believe they get it every time they come into the living room ‘cause that’s where they got it the first time. So far they’ve had quite a lot of visitors and they love it. They’ve also had our 4 and 9year old grandkids for visit a couple of times. The first time they thought they where a bit strange but they soon realised that they where a kind of people too.
They’re now all wearing a new pretty puppy collar. It’s a real collar which can be adjusted as the puppy grows. They’ve also received a leash which fits the collar.
The next couple of days they will meet new dogs and they’re coming along on a trip to the beach. It’s going to be exciting because it means they’re also going on their first trip by car.

Nu er der kun 2 uger til hvalpene skal rejse så i de kommende 2 uger skal de opleve en masse nye ting som de hidtil har været for små til. De skal ud at gå tur med deres nye snor og halsbånd på som vi lige har købt, de skal ud at køre i bil og med til stranden og til dyrlæge. De skal hvalpetestes og de skal have en chip ind under huden. De skal selvfølgelig stadig møde en masse forskellige mennesker, både børn og voksne men også hilse på andre hunde. 

There are now only 2 weeks to the puppies are leaving, so during the next 2 weeks they will experience a lot of new things they’ve been two little to so far. They’re going for walks with their new leashes and collars we’ve just bought for them, they’re going for rides in the car, going to the beach and to the vet. They will be puppy tested and get a chip under their skin. They will of course still meet many new different people, both kids and adults but also other dogs.

Hvalpene er ved at være nogle rigtige vildbasser. Deres tænder er spidse som syle og vil meget gerne gnave i vores tæer og bukseben. De leger meget indbyrdes, slås og knurrer men de går også på opdagelse så meget som de kan slippe af sted med. De er næsten umulige at holde væk fra en dør hvis de ikke må komme med. I går var de for første gang i haven sammen med Aura. Det var en stor succes og de løb rundt på græsset og ind i bedene hvor der var tørre pinde og blade man kunne bide i. Det var et værre blæsevejr men det tog de sig ikke noget af. De virkede meget nysgerrige og var optagede af deres udforskning så hverken det uvandte eller lydene skræmte dem. Alle var rundt omkring som om det var det naturligste i verden. Vi har taget en masse billeder og lidt videofilm som man kan se under kuldets galleri.

The puppies are getting quite wild. Their teeth are pointy like needles and really like to gnaw in our toes and pants. They play with each other a lot,  fight and growl but they also go exploring as much as they can get away with. They're almost impossible to keep away from a door if they can't come along. Yesterday they came out into the garden for the first time along with Aura. That was a big succes and they ran around on the grass and into the bed where they found lots of dry sticks and leaves they could bite in. It was rather windy but that they didn't care for. They seem very curious and was occupied with their exploring so neither the unknown or the sounds frightened them. Everyone was venturing about as if it where the most natural thing to do. We took a lot of pictures and a bit of videotaping which can be seen in the litters gallery.

I dag har vores datter og svigersøn været her og vi har fået taget en masse billeder af alle hvalpene, både sammen og hver for sig. De er næsten ikke til at holde styr på så man skal være hurtig på aftrækkeren. De er også begyndt at blive vejet i et næt for det er helt umuligt at få dem til at sidde stille på en bagevægt. Det går så meget bedre i nettet hvor de ikke kan komme ud :o)

Yesterday we had a visit from the families who have reserved a puppy. The puppies ran free in the kitchen and they really enjoyed being cuddled. Aura too enjoyed all the attention and was rolled out on her back in the middle of everything being the center of attention (or so she thought :)). The puppies aren't fond of staying in the box anymore. They've found that it's much more fun to be set loose. They have started playing with each other and some of them got to taste some pants as well yesterday when we had visitors. They make a lot of different noises now. They growl and have started to bark a little too. They eat really well and are sure to let us now when they are hungry. From then it can't go fast enough and even though Aura tries to calm them down a bit by putting the milkbar at disposal it's not always enough. They get solid food 4 times a day and the rest Aura takes care of. All have been given a three days worm treatment and they have had their claws cut for the second time so they wont scratch Aura when they're nurturing.

Today our daughter and son-in-law came by and we have been taking a lot of pictures of the puppies, both together and individually. They're hard to control so you have to be quick. We have also started to weigh them in a net because it's impossible to keep them still on regular kitchen weight. It's so much easier in the net where they can't get out :o)

Hvalpene har nu haft besøg af et par søde familier som hver skal adoptere en hvalp. Der er ved at komme rigtigt godt gang i aktiviteten i hvalpekassen så det vare nok ikke så længe før de begynder at hoppe ud af den. De er nu alle oppe at gå når de er vågen, selv om det fortsat er med lidt usikker gang og der kommer flere og flere lyde fra dem. De er også begyndt at få fast føde. Hvalpefoder med hvalpemælk på. Det skal nok få vægten op i en fart. Der er blevet taget en del nye billeder i dag som er sat på hver hvalps galleri og også i gruppegalleriet. 

CONGRATULATIONS to the Z-litter who is 2 weeks old today :)

The puppies have now been visited by a couple of sweet families who each will adopt a puppy. There's a lot of activity in the puppy box these days so it may not be long before they start to jump out of of it. All of them are now up and about when they're awake, even though they're still a little unsteady and they use more and more sounds. They have also started to eat solid food. Fodder for puppies with milk for puppies. That should make them gain weight fast. A lot of new photos have been taken today and added to each puppy's gallery and to the group gallery as well.

Vi har endnu ikke fået vores webcam til at fungere men håber der er nogen der kan forklare hvordan man får det tilsluttet hjemmesiden :o)

We haven't been able to make the webcam work yet but hope someone can tell us how to make it work :o)

I nat fik Aura 6 dejlige hvalpe. Desværre kunne vi ikke opfylde alle forudbestillinger da kønsfordelingen og varianten ikke var helt som håbet. Kuldet består af 2 Groenendael hanner, 2 Groenendael tæver og 2 Tervueren tæver. Fødslen gik let og helt uden problemer og Aura er super glad for igen at få nogle børn at passe. De ser alle fine ud og greb patten så snart de kom til verden og der har de siddet fast lige siden. Vi vil i morgen sætte vægtskema og billeder på hjemmesiden for det blev en nat helt uden søvn og kursus hele dagen i dag så der er en meget træt opdrætter der skal tidligt i seng :o)

We placed a webcam by the birth box today. It will be filming a little every day when the puppies have arrived :o) 

Aura er noget af en matrone at se på nu. Hun vejer 26,4 kg og måler 76 cm omkring de bagerste ribben og 67 cm i lysken. Der er kommet rigtigt gang i hvalpene som sparker meget så man kan sidde og se det på afstand. Nu kan de små komme hvilken dag det skal være. Det er næsten ikke til at vente til spændingen bliver udløst :o)

Aura is so big now. She is now 76cm wide around the lower set of ribs, 67cm around her belly and weighs 26,4 kilos. The puppies are very active and it is easy to se they are kicking inside her when you are watching. The pups can come any day now. It is almost impossible to wait until we see what comes.

Aura is starting to be troubled with being pregnant. She is now 75cm wide around the lower set of ribs and weighs 25,5 kilos. She grows well and she is getting more precautious. She's producing milk and you can easily feel the puppies kicking. She quickly starts breathing heavier when she’s been physically active. She is very observant of our whereabouts and sticks closely to us.

Today we went to see veterenarian Birgitte Schjøth again to get the last vaccination against herpes before the birth that's due in 14 days. We also got some treatment against worms which we will give Aura right before she'll be given birth. Aura is starting to fill out her surroundings well she now weighs 24 kilos. She's very broad across her back so she looks like a hippo when seh's sitting down and you see her from behind :o) The birthbox will be brought inside soon so Aura can get used to it before giving birth.

Aura is starting to change in shape and she has difficulty eating. She throws up a little once in a while and you can see the nausea in her eyes when we serve her food. It gets eaten slowly so she gets what she needs. It's exciting to see how many puppies she delivers this time and how she handles the birth. Little over half the pregnancy has passed so time goes by fast. Around the 20th of February she will be going to the vet again for her second injection against herpes. We want to be absoultely sure that this disease wont affect the puppies. Since it's something you can't test the dogs for we've chosen to vaccinate the dogs because in reality both Aura and Nevada could be infected since they have both made puppies before. A lot of dogs these days have herpes and it's contagious by mating.

We're now home once again after a very long trip from Germany to Denmark yesterday. Most of the way we drove through a blizzard so we had to drive very slow. Luckily there was no snow most of the way through Denmark so the last miles went excellent. We where tired and rather stiff in the body after the trip, but happy that everything went so well this time.

Aura fik to meget vellykkede parringer og vi fik taget nogle billeder af hundene i snevejr. Vi er meget glade for at alt klappede til sidst og takker Ronald og Sjouk for deres gæstfrihed. Nu skal vi bare vente og se til om maven vokser på Aura så vi forhåbentlig får et skønt kuld hvalpe i begyndelsen af Marts. Der bliver virkelig noget at se frem til i det nye år.

Aura had two very succesful matings and we got to take some pictures of the dogs in the snow. We're very happy that everything fell into place in the end and we thank Ronald and Sjouk for their hospitallity. Now all we have to do is wait and see if Aura's stomach will grow so we hopefully receive a wonderful litter in the beginning of March. There will certainly be something to look forward to in the new year.

Vi er rejst til Tyskland for at få parret. Det var det helt rigtigt tidspunkt nu, Aura løb hurtigt ind til Nevada og der blev slet ikke tid til hverken leg eller at hilse på Sjouk. Det hele gik meget hurtigt og allerede efter et par minutter stod vi der i mørket. Sjouk syntes hundene skulle have et tæppe over sig for det var frostvejr og meget koldt. Så kunne hundene stå der i det skjulte og hygge sig :)

We've come to Germany to have a mating. This was definitely the right time, Aura ran straight to Nevada and there was no time for neither play or greeting Sjouk. Everything went fast an already a couple of minutes later we where standing there in the dark. Sjouk thought it was best to give the dogs a blanket as it was freezingly cold. That made the dogs able to stand there in the unseen and enjoy themselves :)

Denne gang ser det ud til at alt er ved at være klar til en god parring. Progesteron tallet er nu oppe på 6 så vi rejser til Tyskland i morgen og håber på en vellykket parring.

This time it seem like everything's ready for a good mating. The number of Progesteron is now on 6 so we'll leave for Germany tomorrow and hope for a succesful mating.

Aura venter på svar fra Birgitte

Aura waiting for an answer from Birgitte

Another couple of visits at Birgitte, both Saturday and Monday, but Aura is still not ready to be mated. It appears she has completely stopped her heat and begun a new one. Some times it's seen that when a female stops heat and begins again, the number of progesteron rises very fast, but it's not like that with Aura. She acts as if she's begun like normal and need as many days as usual. She seem to have forgotten the first little heat :) We've agreed to have her checked again on New Years day so we know whether we're going to celebrate New Year Eve in Denmark or.....

We've been seeing Birgitte Schjøth to have the number of Progesteron checked again. There's still no sign of a release of eggs being near so we've made another appointment for after Christmas.

According to plan, Aura should be ready to be mated now, but her heat seem to have stopped so we've been to the vet to have her checked. The number of Progesteron is too low so Aura have devided her heat which means we now have no idea when she'll be ready.

We've meet the male dog with whom Aura will be mated. He's amazingly sweet and we're looking forward to see puppies from him in Denmark. Aura was crazy with him so now they know each other a little :)

Aura is once again in heat. Because she got ill with an uterus infection after her last litter, veterenarian Birgitte Schjøth recommended that we breed her again already to prevent her from getting sick again. The original idea was to wait a couple of years, but we would also like to secure her possibilities for future breeding as well as we can so we've chosen to follow through with the recommendations. We've found an interesting male dog whom we'll be checking up further and very much like to meet before the mating.