Freya and Ostara in France November 2011

Here is a video from our holiday in France a few weeks ago. Thank you to my boyfriend Rob Evans for making the video and composing the music :) We had a great time and as you can see from the video, the dogs had so much fun! Freya could have spent the whole day there chasing the birds, she was really quite amusing :) 

Our 6 months is almost up and we are very excited to be able to FINALLY return home at the end of this month. I thought the day would never come, but we should all be home, together, next week :)

Laga and Sumo

I just had to add the new photos of Sumo as he is such a handsome boy :) He was at the Empangeni SPCA calendar launch as a model, and he is in the calendar :)

Laga is Pregnant

I am excited to announce that Laga has been confirmed pregnant today :) The puppies are expected the week of the 19th December, so Christmas puppies. The sire is Tribow again.

SA CH Giftnell Ali's Newsflash of Berkano
(Laga)
HD A1/A1 EB 00 EYE TESTED CLEAR

CH Stavros Tri To Top Me Of Giftnell
(Tribow)
 HD A2/A2, ELBOW 00 EYE TESTED CLEAR

Expected colours: Black & White / Blue & White
Their pedigrees can be viewed here: http://www.giftnell.co.za/proc/pedi_tribow_laga.htm

Even though Laga is still in South Africa, the litter will be called a European name seeing as I have been in Europe for the past 6 months. I have been to quite a few different countries while I have been here, but I have spent most of my time in Belgium so I thought it would be appropriate to name the litter something Belgian. As I like the Belgian beers so much the litter will be called Belgian beer names :)

Here are a few pictures of dogs from Laga's previous litters, father also Tribow.

Giftnell One More Flash of Berkano
(Aradia)

Berkano Tsunami Sumo 

Giftnell Splash In A Flash

Mom, Dad & Daughter - Laga, Tribow and Aradia
Taken at Magaliesburg Country Kennels
http://www.countrykennels.co.za/

Sumo as a puppy

Germany September 2011

Ostara's rounds in Germany in September 2011, 4 first places.