Enigmai

Way back when you try to keep a website as up-to-date as possible you little think that in between updates you would lose two of the girls and have four litters ~ bringing the total of puppies who had left our home for pastures new up to a grand total fifty-two and with Lucy's last litter we had two more who left us for new homes in early 2012. With the Kennel Clubs draconian measures that came into force which only allow four litters per bitch, it, as usual, has penalised the small, caring breeder instead of the intended puppy-farm targets.

By 2013 that had increased by another six puppies, of whom five left us for new families (Crystal of course remained).

Then on Easter Sunday 2014 we were back up to six girls again with the addition of Willow's daughter Ziva.

With the dawning of the new year in 2016 the number that had left for pastures new increased to 39 boys and 27 girls and with the Autumn of 2017 dawning we increased that number to 42 boys and 28 girls.......maybe more depending on the future success of Katie and Ziva.

Katie's 2017 litter of Nico, Bugsy, Cilla and Matsy left us in the first week of January 2018 and Ziva's progeny after her successful matings with Karter (Trirayne Get Karter) produced Prince and Hamlet leaving us in April ~ bringing the total up to 48 boys and 34 boys.

June 2018 presented us with the results of another successful mating of Crystal with Chutney and along came Bo, Buddy, Harley and a second puppy called Ralph. That brought the total that our girls have given birth to up to 35 girls and 50 boys ~ which gives us great pleasure 16 years after we thought we would "Give it a go to see if we liked breeding". Obviously we have kept five out of that total but it still has the added advantage of so many happy owners giving the puppies new, loving homes.

Then in early 2019 both Ziva and Katie came into season within weeks of each other so entered another five boys and two girls which increased the totals to 55 and 37 respectively; and we ended 2020 with the addition of Abbie's little girl, Lily, with the promise of more to come - hopefully. Which turned out to be positive hope indeed as at the end of August 2021 Abbie gave birth to one boy and four girls moving that bar a little bit further to 56 boys and 41 girls going to forever homes plus those little rascals that we have kept ourselves.

With the coming of Christmas 2022 Abbie's latest litter of seven girls are ready for their travels to their new homes - except Oona of course - which brings the grand total to 56 boys and 47 girls. Who's have thought back in 2002 when we strated that we would have found forever homes for over a hundred puppies in twenty years. However ...... the biggest bonus that we always look forward to is seeing puppies coming back to visit us as young ladies and gentlemen as well as the photos that the new owners send us showing how well they have developed.

.....and now ~ 2024 dawned and with it Abbie's final litter of three girls and two boys brings the total progeny after 21 years breeding up to 58 boys and 50 girls. Just select any button below to go to the pedigree of that particular dog. Those with a black surround have passed over Rainbow's Bridge but we feel it keeps their memory alive by including them.

Reviewed:~ Feb 2024