On the turn
04/03/10 10:04 Filed in: Stories
I may be talking too soon but I feel we may be starting to see a change in the weather that is of some benefit to everyone, first we had the Rain in Dec, followed by the snow, then last week we had torrential rain which all in has left our place very very wet, however a few days of sunshine albeit not exactly tropical, have me believing that we may be seeing the change, lets keep our fingers crossed.
Due to the weather and the way the Brood Paddocks got hammered, I have decided to slab each Brood paddock 12 ft deep by the full width of each paddock, this will allow the broods to lie out no matter how muddy the grass gets, I am also building Beds within each Hut and lining each hut, this will cut down on dampness etc which can only help the Broods, some may think I am off my trolley as these huts are only for the Broods through the day, but I believe in trying to look after them the best I can possibly do and this will aid them.
All the broods have decided to drop in season but I have decided to just have Miss Wonderful and Final Rose mated as I do not want to have too many pups within such a close period of time, plenty time for the others and I am sure they won’t mind the extended rest.
All the pups are coming on fine and I will need to start cutting their feed back a little as I had increased it due to the very bad weather but now I have to drop it back or I will end up with very fat puppies, all are on the go a lot and I am more than happy with them.
On the racing front it was pleasing to see Rock It Jazz( Droopys Kewell x Jazz Hurricane) reach her 2nd final at Nottingham, whilst she was not lucky enough to win she has already shown that she has a good future ahead of her, well done to Esther who has done all the work on her, Baron Samedi(Rock) won his 1st Open recently at Hove over a trip that is far too demanding for him, would be great to see him dropped slightly in trip, Jazz Rasta has knocked on the door but not yet won an Open yet.
Shimano Loco has ran 3 times with 2 wins and a 2nd at Henlow, his win on Saturday was FTON and he is very much going in the right direction, this lad will have a good future ahead, his sister Rock It Diva has ran 4 times with 3 wins and a 2nd at Nottingham, this now sees her into A1 already and she is showing awesome early pace and yet another pup that Esther and Paul have guided through her life quite brilliantly, I believe that Big Chief is on the Sick list but has already shown that he has immense ability and will hopefully be showing it on a track real soon.
Questhouse Em has been brought back nearer home and is currently off for a few weeks with a slight Hock Strain that was picked up after being checked over, this may work in her favour as it will mean the weather will be changing which will help her greatly, I am certain she will do very well this year.
Savana Highlands mum Valentia Mist who is a House Pet now came in season around 10 weeks ago, she took on milk and when I went out the other day and returned she had decided to shred the Livingroom Carpet to pieces, if I did not know any better I would swear she thinks she is going to have pups and was kind of nesting up, guess whats on the shopping list now! Daisy is coming on well albeit she should be renamed shadow as thats exactly how she behaves, Knockeevan Angie has also been brought into the house and it now resembles Crufts as opposed a home, still its nice seeing them lying in front of an Open Fire as opposed in a kennel, they helped get me started and it is the least they deserve.
Due to the weather and the way the Brood Paddocks got hammered, I have decided to slab each Brood paddock 12 ft deep by the full width of each paddock, this will allow the broods to lie out no matter how muddy the grass gets, I am also building Beds within each Hut and lining each hut, this will cut down on dampness etc which can only help the Broods, some may think I am off my trolley as these huts are only for the Broods through the day, but I believe in trying to look after them the best I can possibly do and this will aid them.
All the broods have decided to drop in season but I have decided to just have Miss Wonderful and Final Rose mated as I do not want to have too many pups within such a close period of time, plenty time for the others and I am sure they won’t mind the extended rest.
All the pups are coming on fine and I will need to start cutting their feed back a little as I had increased it due to the very bad weather but now I have to drop it back or I will end up with very fat puppies, all are on the go a lot and I am more than happy with them.
On the racing front it was pleasing to see Rock It Jazz( Droopys Kewell x Jazz Hurricane) reach her 2nd final at Nottingham, whilst she was not lucky enough to win she has already shown that she has a good future ahead of her, well done to Esther who has done all the work on her, Baron Samedi(Rock) won his 1st Open recently at Hove over a trip that is far too demanding for him, would be great to see him dropped slightly in trip, Jazz Rasta has knocked on the door but not yet won an Open yet.
Shimano Loco has ran 3 times with 2 wins and a 2nd at Henlow, his win on Saturday was FTON and he is very much going in the right direction, this lad will have a good future ahead, his sister Rock It Diva has ran 4 times with 3 wins and a 2nd at Nottingham, this now sees her into A1 already and she is showing awesome early pace and yet another pup that Esther and Paul have guided through her life quite brilliantly, I believe that Big Chief is on the Sick list but has already shown that he has immense ability and will hopefully be showing it on a track real soon.
Questhouse Em has been brought back nearer home and is currently off for a few weeks with a slight Hock Strain that was picked up after being checked over, this may work in her favour as it will mean the weather will be changing which will help her greatly, I am certain she will do very well this year.
Savana Highlands mum Valentia Mist who is a House Pet now came in season around 10 weeks ago, she took on milk and when I went out the other day and returned she had decided to shred the Livingroom Carpet to pieces, if I did not know any better I would swear she thinks she is going to have pups and was kind of nesting up, guess whats on the shopping list now! Daisy is coming on well albeit she should be renamed shadow as thats exactly how she behaves, Knockeevan Angie has also been brought into the house and it now resembles Crufts as opposed a home, still its nice seeing them lying in front of an Open Fire as opposed in a kennel, they helped get me started and it is the least they deserve.
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