Ellie delivered a total of 10 puppies between 13.20 & 21.15pm on Saturday 26th July. They weighed between 320g - 480g. We have a variety of shades of gold which hopefully you can see from the photos.
Introducing the parents...
Cuckmere Touch of Elegance X Ch. Catcombe Cock A Doodle Doo JW SGWC
4CC’s - 3 RCC’s - 3BOB - 4BP(‘04) & 4 BPIB (‘04)
A very tired looking Shannon - already hands-on with her puppy cuddling!
Ellie and Doodles’s daughters
And their sons....
Puppies at 2 days in order of delivery from left
At 3 days with mum
Litter at 5 days
Ellie has left Jake in charge of her babies while she takes a break!
The girls at 8 days
And the boys - also 8 days
Day 13 and the girls are now mobile!
One of the boys watching me!!
All asleep in a bundle at 2 weeks of age
Puppies are now very mobile and starting to play...
Miss Pink cuddling a toy pheasant...
Master Green playing with a duck
Puppies first taste of milk at 3 weeks 1 day - not impressed!
Ears appear to be tastier than the milk though!
Our 5 girls - thank you Cherry for the photo
After a couple of days trying just milk with not much success, I added Royal Canin with it - and they love it!!!
Shannon with Master Red
And she’s worn him out!!!!
At last puppies have been able to go outside for some fresh air and eat out there too
This is Master Green - having his after dinner nap!!!
At 5 weeks - the puppies still love to feed from Ellie - although she only goes in to see them occasionally now
A very sleepy Master Blue around 5 weeks old
And a very tired Master Red - George at 6 weeks
The morning after puppies were tattooed!! Don’t they look lovely?
Cuckmere Half A Chance - Bertie with his new mum & dad - Jayne & Russell from Patcham, near Brighton. Bertie will be living with 2 other dogs including another Golden Retriever Barney
Cuckmere Sporting Chance - Bentley - leaving for his new home in Derbyshire with the Hine family
Cuckmere In With A Chance - Bertie - on his way to his new home in Kent with the Griffiths family
Cuckmere What A Chance - Bailey - off home with the Wearing family from Berkshire
Cuckmere Game of Chance - George - he will be making his home also in Sussex with Janice & Mike
Cuckmere Only By Chance - Bella - leaving for her new home with the Bacon family in Surrey
Cuckmere Take A Chance - Bracken - on her way home with the Gillbard family. Bracken will be living on a farm in Sussex with another Golden Retriever Yarka
Cuckmere Just By Chance - Martha - on her way home with the Copelands family. She will also be staying in Sussex.
Cuckmere Quite By Chance - Blondie on her way home with the Hickmott family. Blondie will also be staying in Sussex
And finally - Cuckmere As If By Chance - Ruby - off home to Essex with Denise & Crawford
Please click here to see more photos of this litter as they grow up