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Gone To The Dogs With Adorable Airedales
Excerpt : My wife and I were brought up in families with dogs. In her case, Corgis with the unfortunate name of Haggis. In my case, Welsh Terriers with the more prosaic name of Taffy. When we married we still
My wife and I were brought up in families with dogs. In her
case, Corgis with the unfortunate name of Haggis. In my case,
Welsh Terriers with the more prosaic name of Taffy. When we
married we still wanted dogs, but what sort? The first was a
mongrel named Lemon Curd. The second a Dalmatian named Miffy.
By now we had moved to a house in 8 acres and had 3 young
children. We had chickens, ducks and goats and hit on the idea
of breeding Airedales. As much as anything to give our
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children
an insight into nature's cycle of life. Our aim was not to make
money but to have fun.
My wife bought Troubadour a young male from one breeder and
Misty, a young bitch, from another. Both were the offspring of
Champions with no evidence of in-breeding. We set about training
them, going for walks, playing with them and generally having a
great time. My wife had read that it was best not to breed in
the first season as this gave the bitch time to develop and
mature. So as
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the second season approached we began our
preparations.
After the pair had mated I built a large pen with foot high
sides in the utility room. This was to keep the puppies
contained but allow Misty to get in and out at will. Lots of
newspaper was laid as bedding and we awaited events. The births
were all straight forward and Misty had presented us with nine
jet-black puppies. We were all excited, especially the children.
All the puppies thrived, the Vet came to inoculate and
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dock them
all and before we knew it they were ready to be weaned. Also
they were developing their different characters and their coats
started to turn brown. Organising the feeding of nine puppies
was a challenge and we have many photographs. One very funny one
is of a line of nine puppies all with heads down in their bowls
and tails in the air.
At about six weeks Misty had had enough and we put them up for
sale from 8 weeks. People came to view and that was interesting
too.
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Pretty well all wanted to buy and by 10 weeks they were all
gone. We were tired, relieved and also sad. The 8 weeks had
simply flown by.
Trouby sired and Misty bore us another two litters with a
seasons rest between each. Each litter was of 9 puppies in each.
The cycle of events was the same each time and we thought we
were becoming experts in the field. Unfortunately Misty was then
hit by a car and killed. We did not have the heart to buy
another bitch and Trouby enjoyed a long
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and peaceful widower
hood. When he eventually died of old age, the house seemed very
empty.
Imagine my surprise when six months later my wife said she had
been very naughty and presented me with two young puppies. She
named them after two favourite maiden aunts, Bess and Nell and
12 years later, we still have them.
About the author:
Barry Gorman writes for Dog
Primer, an informative website dedicated to all things
canine.
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