Posts tagged ‘HWV puppies’
Alfi’s first birthday.
The past year has flown by, and our Belatarr Amalfi and her siblings are all celebrating their first birthday and moving into adulthood.
Alfi has grown into a beautiful girl and is maturing into all that we had hoped she would be. A real firecracker with a big personality, she adores absolutely everyone, both human and canine, and is, without question, the most outgoing and playful HWV we’ve ever had. Like her mother, Aja, before her, she is also quite the athlete, flying, zooming, (digging!) and swimming around the valley here each day. In the occasional moments of downtime, she is also hugely affectionate, loving her cuddles, in typical HWV fashion:
We were delighted to receive some photos of her sisters, Mango and Wilma, celebrating their first birthday too:
Introducing Belatarr Amalfi.
Selecting which of our wonderful recent litter would be staying with us was the most difficult decision since our very first litter, but we finally made the decision and are thrilled to announce the arrival into our little pack of Belatarr Amalfi, Alfi for short. (Alfi being an Old English girls name meaning ‘Elf’ or ‘Magical Council’, which seemed appropriate too!)
Puppies at 8 weeks.
With the first puppies ready to start their exciting new lives in their new homes, this is the final week for all 6 to be together.
Now registered and microchipped, we can (re)introduce our Italian litter, with their assigned Kennel Club names:
Puppies at 7 weeks old.
The gang have been venturing into new territories this week as well as hanging out with / sleeping on top of mum and their (very attentive) big sister, too.
Belatarr San Remo (Mr Black) 2.
Puppies at 6 weeks old.
The weather has continued to be a frustration, either rainy or chilly. The growing pups are increasingly keen to explore and learn more about the world, but they have had to be patient—not easy when you’re only six weeks old.
Finally, though, the rain stopped and the sun came out this afternoon, and everybody was able to enjoy a full afternoon of romping and exploration outdoors:
and this week’s headshots, taken indoors before the weather cleared-up:
Puppies at 4 weeks old.
It’s been a huge week for the pups, as all their senses (and all of their limbs) come fully online, and the world suddenly becomes a huge playground.
Their nails have been cut and filed for a second time, teeth are now beginning to erupt and, when they are awake, the pups will be chewing, romping or chasing, often all at the same time.
The pups have also now moved into their extended indoor run (attached to their whelping box and bed, from which they are busting out, above) and, when weather permits, will also be able to use their outdoor run (tomorrow, for the first time, hopefully!)
With big physical changes underway, too, we have done a double set of headshots for the gang this week:
Puppies at 3 weeks old.
Big changes for the gang over the last week as they start to look more like puppies and less like little wrinkled guinea pigs. Their eyes are fully open now, but they still have quite limited and very blurry visibility so are only just beginning to explore their world and its boundaries and possibilities – mainly chewing one another ears and toes and trying to figure out if Mum has come back to feed them.
Their legs are also beginning to get stronger and they are fully in what we like to call their “wobbly spider” phase, meaning that they take 3 or 4 steps and then fall over or sometimes do full body-rolls!
Little bursts of activity are still very short, though, and, at this age, 90% of their time is spent asleep – digesting and growing.
Puppies at 2 weeks old.
14 Days old today, the puppies have had another busy week of snoozing and eating.
Eyes and ears have now just about all opened but it will be another week or so before they can see anything clearly, so all is currently a big blur for them and they still rely almost entirely on their sense of smell to navigate their world….all of that is about to change, though!
Time now to properly introduce the gang, with their first official head-shots:
Puppies arrive!
We’re absolutely thrilled to be able to announce the safe arrival of Belatarr’s 7th generation – 5 girls and 1 boy – born to our beautiful girl Aja.
The births were very easy and all 6 pups are feeding, squeaking and wriggling well, gaining 15% weight across the board on their very first day, and all are very even in size and weight, with Aja a completely devoted and attentive mother to them, as ever.
As usual, we will be adding weekly updates to show the progress and development of each of the puppies, with much snuggling and snoozing to come!
Puppies on the way!
We’re thrilled and very excited to announce the imminent arrival of Belatarr’s 7th generation, with Aja – Belatarr Aja – confirmed in pup to Benő – Áldozóvölgyi-Drótos Nyertes at Starshot (IMP HUN):
With the litter due to arrive in mid-Sept, Aja is now looking pretty heavy, but she’s certainly not letting that slow her down:
Watch this space!
Belatarr Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla. 