Oliver has very sneakily grown a full inch in the past 2 1/2 weeks. Not at all what I expected when I measured him last night! A whopping 19" he is now. I expect he'll start to fill out now, he's reed-thin from all that growing. He's really turning out to be quite the handsome dude. Other than the fact he's gawky at this age, he's a solid little monkey.
We picked up 9 healthy pen-raised quail last week, and though I haven't had a chance to get the dogs on them in the field yet, I have been busy working on making a larger hutch for them. Even though we use birds for training, they should be kept as humanly as possible, which also means trying to prevent a very birdy little 7 month old pup from rushing into the barn to see them at every possible opportunity!
A good friend and mentor in the Brittany world has been ill and we wish her a swift recovery. I know she is on the mend, and will be glad to see her at the Futurity at the end of the month.
Spring has Sprung and the dogs know it. A good run in the field is in store for tomorrow at some point. Brand new grass, woohoo! But for now they are lazing about on their favorite couch, waiting for me to join them so they can each grab their favorite spot around me. Time to watch a Red Sox game!
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