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Cuckmere

Golden Retrievers

& Cairn Terriers

The ‘Dutch’ Litter

Mia and Dutch’s puppies were born between 21.58 & 03.55 5/6th May 2008.  She had 6 dog and 5 bitch puppies. They ranged in weight between 330g - 440g.

Introducing the parents.....

Cuckmere Players Pride  

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LT, EST, BLR & RUS CH. Xanthos Ardulfe

Xanthos Ardulfe is a young dog owned and bred by Heather Morss.  He is a show dog who is also worked.  He has had some success in the show ring notably 4th in Puppy Class Crufts 2007. His parents are both Dutch Champions.  Not long after the litter was born, Dutch went to live in Lithuania and has had an amazingly successful international career since.

Cuckmere Players Pride is another young bitch whom I have bred.  She has now provided me with my 3rd generation of home bred puppies.  She is an excellent example of the breed with a superb temperament to match.  She has never been keen on the show ring but we have gained the Kennel Club Gold award in obedience together. I am hoping that when she has recovered from this litter that we can begin gun-dog training.

The girls

& the boys - still in the whelping room

All settled now in a clean whelping box

At 3 days

With Shannon & Jake - 4 days

Having a good wash at 5 days!

One week old

10 days old

The boys - 2 weeks

The girls - 2 weeks

18 days old

At 3 weeks - beginning to play...

Its tough finding room for everyone now!

Enjoying their first milky meal at 3 weeks

and a meal of Royal Canin - its hard work learning to eat!

At 4 weeks - exhausted after being outside for most of the day in the sunshine

Cousin Tilly helping with the washing of puppies!

Watching Auntie Ellie sunbathing!

A greedy and selfish puppy!

Very dirty puppies after being tattooed!

Playing with Ellie and Mia in the big girls yard

Surprisingly, Mia still has the energy and enthusiasm to play with her pups

Mia - looking good I think and keeping a motherly eye on pups

One last wash before you go son.....

Cuckmere Dutch Dazzler - Loxie

Cuckmere Dutch Delight - Bo

Cuckmere Dutch Damsel - Misty

Cuckmere Dutch Design - Evie

Cuckmere Dutch Dawn - Lucy

Cuckmere Double Dutch - Muffin

Cuckmere Going Dutch - Barney

Cuckmere Dutch Courage - Chester

Cuckmere Dutch Master - Bosun

Cuckmere Dutch Dynamo - Alfie

Cuckmere Dutch Detective - Henry

Misty was last to leave and so spend more time with the big girls - here playing with Great Grandma Mollie

and then being made to lie still when she’s had enough as she’s getting old......

Bosun - preparing to leave with the Ridley family in Kent

Bo - leaving with the Taylor family to live in Surrey

Henry - leaving with the Castle family - also going to Kent

Alfie - with the Gunsel family.  He hasn’t gone far from home - now living in Roedean

Chester - he also didn’t have far to go home.  He now lives in Eastbourne with the Capell family.

Another puppy staying close to home - Lucy - she now lives with the Bendall family in Stone Cross

Muffin - preparing for his journey home with the Hole family to Worthing

And Evie - she will be making her home with the Sprosson family in London

 Misty is making her home with the Harrington family in Norfolk

We are delighted that Loxie has found such a wonderful new family to live with - she is such a lucky young lady

I do aplogise to the other puppy owners for forgetting to take photographs of them when they were leaving.

Please click here to see photos of the puppies as they mature