what a fantastic summer
I have just loved this hot and beautiful summer we have had and the rain arrived just in time before we got too too brown. I know we need it for our stock but I must admit I have enjoyed the hot summer days. Poor Nelson suffered badly..and so terrible with those fires.. That was scary stuff!!
The dogs have loved our creek and cooling off. It has got quite low but still has its swimming holes good for them. We will often just head down there for a splash and its always a compulsory and much needed dip after a hot afternoon walk.
It has been a quiet couple of months with no puppies after Molly’s lot left. I have been able to spend more time with my big guys and also young Murphy who is now 6 months and quite a character. Although not related he does remind me of my old Hoons.. A bit of a clown personality.. Great wee fly catcher too!! he constantly makes us laugh with his antics.. he often gets the title ‘Mad Murphy’!!! Georgie has been a great playmate to him along with his mum Mishka.. Georgie turns 2yrs on the 2nd of April and we are still waiting on her to come on heat again.. I think Murphy has kept her young and puppyish. I am sure she will enjoy having pups of her own… one day soon we hope!!!
So this coming week I excitedly await the arrival of both Sue and Tuis babies. The first 6 weeks of their pregnancies seem to go so fast and this week is now going very slow!!! Bobbie is due a few days later too and she is looking quite large!! It is going to busy times ahead but I cant wait.. Greg has upgraded one of our puppy rooms and added two new windows and I have just finished painting it ready for the new arrivals.. Oohh its exciting..
Here are a few photos of Mollys pups before they left and some of our family over the last couple of months so i hope you enjoy them.. I am so lucky to have such a gorgeous bunch of kids..
Merry Christmas for 2018
Santa will have his bags packed and be on his way to all those good little Tylerwild dogs out there now!!! Its looking like it will be a wet Christmas but I’m sure that wont dampen everyone’s spirits.. Ho Ho Ho
We have had a great few months here with some gorgeous pups arriving and going..We also had Hugo arrive and he is an older dog looking for a home.. Check out my re-home page for his details on him.
Bobbies litter were an absolute delight in August and for a girl who was reluctant to become a mother she was a fabulous Mum and absolutely loved motherhood. Funny isn’t it.. Some are so much better mothers than others.. her son Paddy came back for a visit some weeks later and she remembered him and it was a lovely bond to see.. Chico continues to be a great dad to all pups even the ones he didn’t father.
Lani had her litter in September followed closely by Mishka. We have kept a wee boy we have named Murphy.. He is proving to be quite a character and constantly makes us laugh. I will start his page up in the new year
So I shall post a few photos from the last few months for you to enjoy.. Keep safe over the festive season.. Take care of our four legged friends in hot cars & people food that isn’t good for dogs!! I always look forward to seeing any pups if you are passing.. and if not be reminded to send me photos..!!!We have Mollys litter coming up 4 weeks old here and are around..
Next year we have some exciting litters planned. Georgie will have her first litter which we look forward to.. She is like her dad Chico and very gentle and loving to all our pups so it will be special for her to have some of her own.
Maddie 7 Feb 2003-5 Oct 2018 RIP
Four months short of her 16th birthday. Maddie my Foxy Lady, my buddy, my friend. I am going to miss you so much you sweet little dog. 15 1/2 years this little girl has been part of our life. How lucky have we been and how sad are we now.. People so often say to me when they take their pups how sad it must be.. Man I dare not tell them that 15 years down the track they will find out what sad really is..
Maddie arrived into our care at 8weeks of age. We had not long got Brucie so the two had a very close bond. In the ‘line up’ you would always see Maddie tucked in behind Bruce. In later years out walking we would sometime loose sight of Maddie, to discover her tucked in right behind our heels. A very loyal dog.
We took them both to puppy school, Greg took Bruce and I had Maddie. Well Maddie and I failed big time. She was the only pup in the class that could be off the lead because she would not leave my side. We failed the ‘stay’ in the imaginary road play they did. Maddie was meant to stay at the curb side while I crossed the road.. She came with me every time!!! I was told that Maddie would get run over. .I told them shes smart, she knows if I’m crossing then its safe for her to!!!.. I got growled at… Well somehow Maddie survived well past any road rage danger so … I think Maddie was pretty wise.. More so than them!!
She was a very gentle dog.. All the other dogs over the years all seem to love her.. They would all go to her give her kisses.. even till her last morning when the poor old thing just wanted to sleep Georgie would come running down the stairs and go straight to her and wake her up. She was gentle with children.. of all varieties.
Her one big phobia was she wouldn’t go up our stairs. As a small pup we had just 2 stairs and it took us forever to entice her up them. When we moved into our house she never came up to our bedroom. She would attack Tyler as she went up the stairs and we were sure it was just a jealousy thing.. She must have had some weird ideas in her head. Sometimes these border collies do have some crazy little ways..
I can still hear her excitement at walk time.. Every time she would get so excited and yip.. there was no sneaking out with her without all the others knowing that was for sure.
She was the most fabulous mother. Probably one of my best. She produced many beautiful babies and cared for them so well.
Maddie has been a very happy and healthy dog all through her years. We have not had her to the vet at all apart from her vaccinations and spaying.
Her last year she slowed down and in fact we thought the winter may be too hard on her but in fact she perked up. But the last week she has found it harder and harder to get up. She started to get a really old person wobble and was finding it more difficult each day to get up. Last night she didn’t ask to come inside. She told me with those big brown eyes she was tired and had had enough. I half expected to find her asleep this morning when I got up but she was in the same spot looking at me sadly. Maddie is in a happy place now. She is buried beside her buddy Brucie who died 2 years ago almost to the day.
She had a very happy life, she will be missed hugely but I feel lucky to have had the pleasure of her company for all these years.
Bobbies Black girls
These black and white girls will be ready for their forever homes after 28 September 2018 at 8wks of age. Very like their Mum Bobbie.. all have homes thanks.
Black and white mini Bobbies
Bobbie having babies has been one of those great thrills you get. This is her first litter(Riley is the dad) Born August 3rd and could possibly be the only one she has. Bobbie was very reluctant to become a mum yet now she is I will have to say she is brilliant.. She is so calm and relaxed. It has been wonderful watching her blossom into motherhood..
I have black & white girls looking for their forever homes. They will be ready to go end of September.
Chloes pups leave the nest
I have had a fabulous couple of months with a beautiful bunch of pups. They have been so much fun. Chloe and Chico are both great parents and we have had some really fun times with the pups. Its been great having some of the owners call in and see their pups growing. I took thousands of photos which I sent off to all the new owners and have now spent a few hours trying to pick out my favorites.. I am updating this now before I start on my dear Bobbies beautiful brood. (see my puppy page) We feel super excited to have Bobbies babies as we honestly never thought she’d be a mum.. She is so far surpassing all our expectations .. but thats another story.. here I want to share Chloes beautiful bunch..
May 2018 already..
Hmm It has been a while so not sure where to start!! I have so many super cute photos to share from my last litters.
March was the worst in history here.. we had so many bad incidents with dogs and vet trips. It was awful and I will have to say I would not want it repeated. We had two good births with Sue and Hanna and then lots of problems with poor Tui.. I want to leave it all behind me now and share with you the good times we did have and some of the gorgeous pups we had. It has taken me ages to sort through some of my favorites!!!
Thank you to all who visited over this time either with their dog or visiting pups and in particular a big thanks to Karen who stayed a week and was a great help with feeding and walking all the tribe. She was a great support.. We had a lot of fun trying to do photos shoots with pups I think if we had another week Karen would have had them trained and I would have some pretty cute shots around an old tractor tyre!!
It was also lovely to see Bella (Tui Chico kid) who came all the way from Dunedin to see us with Grant and Cath..
There has been an incident on TV news recently about the terrible conditions some dogs are kept in which was disgusting and heart breaking. I encourage all my new puppy families to visit us here and particularly before I have pups as so many of you do!! My next litter will be in June with Chloe and Chico which is also coming around super fast.
Happy 15th Birthday Maddie
My bootiful gal!! 15 today.. Definitely slowing down but still loved to pieces. She has had a wonderful 15th birthday today and been as spoiled as she is every day!!!
Enjoying the summer
Having had a very wet winter we are really enjoying this beautiful weather. My pregnant girls Sue, Hanna and Tui are finding this very hot but they are able to cool down in the creek which they enjoy. The double coat that a border collie has does help keep them cool. Our Guys do enjoy swimming.
We really enjoyed seeing Georgies 2 sisters Paddi and Gypsy. Georgie especially did and they all got on really well with lots of mouthing games. Very very cute kids..
So January is already coming to an end.We seem to be lucky and have also had some rain so everything is growing fast. I have had to mow the lawns twice a week which isnt ideal..It is a very hot job!! On the 5th of Jan my dear Charlie turned 12 years old. She is starting to show her age now and slowing down. I managed some cute pics of her on her birthday..
The last of Chloes pups left around Christmas. I went to my nieces wedding in Martinborough on the 23rd Dec so was able to take Juno with me for Deborah. And also a big thrill when Charlotte and Michael managed to surprise their family when they arrived to collect Nala on the 28th. They have Jasper (who is from Molly and Bill) and live in Wellington but had been up north on holiday. All the family wanted was a puppy for Xmas and the look on their faces was priceless when they realised they actually got one. It was lovely to see Jasper too and his older friend Gus. Billie and Blue left and then Macy Gray was the last to leave.
Here a a few pics I took this week too. Sue is starting to look big now and is due in only 2 weeks time. Hanna is also starting to thicken out and we are very excited about her and Rileys first litter. Tui will be 3 wks behind ..
Merry Christmas for 2017
And a Happy New year for 2018
Wow.. so I am not sure where this year has gone. Last November 2016 I gave up my 3 days a wk work(away from home) to be at home fulltime and devote more time to my my dogs and puppies.. I did think maybe this way I would have some spare time. It seems to have gone from 0 spare time to minus 10 spare time!! But to be fair I am doing something I love and are very passionate about. It is hard if not impossible for us to get away and generally not together.. Tomorrow I head down to the Wairarapa for my nieces wedding leaving Greg to hold the fort.. Puppy under my wing for a family down there too!!! But after Xmas I will be home (mostly)and around and often people are on holiday and pass by so we look forward to seeing some of those Tylerwild pups back for a visit.. I have already had a few visits this month which we love & thank you also to all the emails with Xmas updates coming through.. I love them they are great..
We had an extremely wet winter and now enjoying an amazing start to summer. Mind you how we are asking for rain as the grass levels for our stock will get low.. you cant win. If this sun keeps up and having no pups in Jan I am hoping to maybe have the odd day out fishing (Please note Greg if you are reading this!!)
This week I have started saying goodbye to Chloes beautiful babies. Some will stay here till after Christmas. Once again I have met and got to know some really neat people and families and its a happy time seeing the pups head off to their new homes and exciting life styles.. I say happy although there is the odd tear shed.. but they are happy tears!!! We did have one of Mollys pups for a few weeks longer Oscar and that was a bit hard saying goodbye.. Talk about cute & win your heart. Oscar has just been back for a visit with Savannagh when they came to collect Maia and ohh hes still so cute..
Exciting start to next year with Sue & Hanna both due to have babies in February . This will be Hannas first litter and shes a strong willed young lady but I think she will be a pretty good mum.. I cant wait..
I have also started a Tylerwild facebook page up.. Learning the ins and outs of it and I’m not a great facebook fan but its a the way of the world now.. so please check it out .. I will try & get this to connect through to updates but may need some more techno advise on that one!!
So things are a tad hectic here at the moment so I shall quickly put some pics through and sign off till next year. Remember to keep your dogs cool & not shut in hot cars or houses.. plenty of water and away from all that good Xmas tucker they can so easily sneak off benches!!!
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