Grooming

Grooming is taken very seriously here at Rainesgift as you can see by this video of my Junior

apprentice Seth with Clemence and Linnet!!!

The plan was to have the hair for the Birds for their nests ...we didn't get much and they had to settle for Maise's Border Terrier hair!

The big bad boys

The boys although still sleeping alot are now up and mobile and in need of entertainment !!!

Puppies for Islstrom Little Missy

The maternity ward appears to be in full swing and now Seymour daughter Little Missy has joined !! Missy had 7 boys and 1 girl last night , mum and babies doing well .

Congrats Ronnie Susan and Nicola Ross!

Latest baby photo's

Ellie Mae and 13 babies still doing great .... other mum and dad...tired!!!!

New babies for Eskwinds Chasing Moonbeams

Remus is a daddy again, Eskwinds Chasing Moonbeams has had her babies. Ellie started just after 6pm tonight and so far she has had 8 girls 3 boys fingers crossed she has finished!

Wishing Ken and Sandra Rees all the best!!

Ellie has ended up having 10 girls and 3 boys ...wow !!!!

New babies for Rainesgift The Dawn Chorus

Rainesgift The Dawn Chorus (Fran)

Photo by Gill Smitherman

Capeldewi Night and Day (Rocket)

Photo by Jonna Vassbotn

Congratulations to Gail Jones and Fran , 4 boys and 2 girls mum and babies doing well xx

The puppies are 2 weeks old

Clemence and the boys are doing really well , they continue to grow and fast!! Their eyes are now open and they are starting to move around the box. Clem is still being an amazing and attentive mum!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY , 12 YEARS YOUNG!!!!

Happy 12th birthday to Berrie and her brothers Bobby, Herbie , Wesley and over in Norway, Murphy.

The litter were born on the 15th April 1998 in the spare room to Tori ( Kentee Innes) with the whole process watched by the cat. They were a lovely quality litter of which I ended up keeping three, Berrie (Rainy Day and Sundays) Brea (SH CH Here Come the Rain) and Murphy (Wheelers Black Rain) who went out to Norway aged 16 months.

Wesley went off to Hampshire , Bobby remained in Belper, Herbie went to Macclesfield and Beck went to Essex. Sadly Beck died of cancer of the speen aged seven and my own Brea died last year in January with complications after being spayed . The others are however in rude health although their owners have all said they are finally beginning to slow up and show their age!

Berrie's brain is still as active but her legs are a little slower!!

Sired by Phil and Sue Goodman's Riversflight Neath of Beanit the litter between then amassed 8 CC's and 9 Reserve CC's. Their children and grandchildren have won CC's, Reserve CC's, Junior Warrants, SWGC's and Shooting Dog Certificates and also competed in the Obedience ring at Crufts.

Above all they have displayed fantastic correct Flat Coat temperaments, out going, friendly and fun!!!

Long may they continue xxxxx

Exciting times ahead for Mr Remus

Big plans are a foot for Mr Remus this year ... Andy Hurly and Liz Saunders of the Blazingstar kennel in Alberta Canada are planning on using Mr Remus's semen on their Liver bitch Blazingstar Tansley "Teva". We look forward to this pairing!!
Click on the link for more information on "Teva" http://www.telusplanet.net/public/lizs/puppies.html

Spring is definately here ..yippppeee !!!!

I got home from work and headed straight down to the River with Wubba , dogs and Camera and spent a glorious hour down there!!
I have added some photo's on to the dogs galleries via Flickr

The Flat Coat Retriever Championship Show 2010

Many congratulations to all the winners at the Show today ... the judges were Louise Jones for the Dogs and Ann Kilminster for the bitches .

I have to say well done to "the Gang" ...

Huge congrats to Ms Gemma Knight

http://www.gemswin.co.uk/ Gemma's home bred girl "Hettie", Gemswin Take a Chance On Me took her second CC today aged 10 years, well done girlies xxx
Not forgetting the Boys ... Joel won Veteran dog and Woody Best Liver !!!


Also to Kelly http://www.flatcharm.co.uk/ Holland with Calzeat Causa Commotion at Flatcharm (Denver) and his class winning daughters Kulawand Seventh Heaven at Flatcharm (Connie) ,Stranfaer Lucy Locket (Best Puppy In Show) and Stranfaer Oranges and Lemons (owned by the Thomas's) second in Puppy bitch. Bred by Karen Joyce and out of Rainesgift the Dawn of Tyme for Stranfaer who was fifth in her Limit bitch class.

Also to Kelly and Alex Webster's Calzeat Cwite a Catch at Flatcharm (Sivan) for her second in limit

To Roz Bellamy with Fraser the Rainesgift Reiver son Springlindi Sullivan for his fifth in Mid Limit Dog.

To Linda Walkers Lizzlog Laceys Enigma (handled by Hayley walker) for her two firsts. Sired by Rainesgift Over the Moon and out of Calswish Rosebud to Lizzlog (sired by seymour). Lacey was handled in the Challenge by Linda as Hayley had won Graduate bitch with my Rainesgift Fleur De Luna. Many thanks to Hayley for handling Luna xx

To Remus's babies Castlerock Northern Moon at Heatheridge for his first in Minor Puppy dog and to Castlerock Northern Star over Polesgate for her Reserve.

To Jenny Campbell with the Rainesgift Serendipity to Beanit daughter , Beanit Moneypenny to Ronevorg

AND Terri Durrant and Brie , 2nd in Veteran bitch x

To Elma Winton's Seymour son Braidwyn Bennigan for winning Graduate Dog and for his new puppies wins!!!


Last but not least to Seymour and his fourth in Limit dog!!

Well done all, I was at home on Puppy duty ...which is quite boring as all the boys do is eat and sleep and eat !!!

An excellent set of photos taken by Katja Poljsak by can be seen here http://www.flickr.com/photos/26258264@N07/

Two new Rainesgift editions

Finally they have arrived ...Clem's pups were due on Thursday and as she had been scanned for two puppies it was a nervous wait. Finally on Friday night after never really starting in "proper labour" I made the decision to take Clemence for a Caeserian. At

9.30pm last night , watched by friend Alex Webster and my 9 year old son Seth two beautiful but big dog puppies were delivered. Mum and babies are doing very well and Clem (and Seth) is proving very reluctant to leave the puppies for long ...or at all!!!

Many thanks to Alex and Seth for their help ...and of course my Vet Ian Taylor of Spire Vets!