Puppies, beach and Merry Christmas :)

 Yesterday, after thinking we were going to have to build an ark this week today we woke up to a beautiful sunny day. We were meant to be going on a walk with a friend in North Devon but as Florin is not long finished her season and the walk would have involved the dog she was mated to last week we decided that it might be best to postpone, so me and another friend went to Bigbury instead. Low tide was at 9am, which is when we arrived, fully expecting to have a good couple of hours before we had to worry about the tide coming in, wrong! We walked to one end of the beach, then started to stroll back intending to go past our start point and do the rest of the beach. About half way back we realised that the tide had actually come in far quicker than expected and although we had only been there about 90 minutes we were not going to be able to get back along the beach. So we headed back to the far end of the beach where we knew there was a public footpath, which we hoped would take us back to the coast road. Fortunately it did, so instead of our stroll along the beach we ended going up a very long and steep hill, through a golf course (bloody balls flying past us!) then through a sheep field, with 6 VERY alert dogs on very short leads, before eventually getting back to the car. At least it wasn't a boring walk, lol.

Last week Florin was mated, this is a repeat mating from 2021 and should give us a mix of blues, silvers and creams. Hopefully pregnancy will be confirmed early in the new year.

Which just leaves me to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year x

2023 Puppies

 Voodoo has taken me by surprise and come in season just before her 1st birthday, this means it is very likely that Florin won't be far behind. I am hoping to mate Florin when she is in season so if you are interested in a puppy or have previously expressed interest in a puppy please drop me a quick line to confirm your interest.

Beach day

 Not much to report really, all the dogs and cats are ticking on nicely. Plans for next year are our final ever Devon rex litter and a litter of puppies from Florin in the new year. 

I still have 5 calendars available featuring pictures of the Itzapromise gang from the lsat year, they are £11.50 each plus p&p, drop me a line if you would like one.

Photos from our recent beach trip, as usual the dogs had a great time :) 

Calendars

 Once again I have put together a calendar of Itzapromise poodles. These will be available soon at £11.50 each plus p&p. I have ordered a set amount of calendars so when they are gone that's it. Please give me a shout if you would like to reserve one. 

Picture of Voodoo just for attention, and a bit of a halloween theme :) 

What a fabulous day

 Last Sunday was our reunion, what a brilliant day it was with over 30 dogs in attendance, though there were some notable and much missed absences (hopefully we will see some of the next time). The weather couldn't have been better, the sun was out but not too hot.  

A couple of last years puppies were a little overwhelmed by the amount of dogs, all of which were enjoying off lead fun, but they still had a nice day even if they didn't feel confident enough to run with the big dogs.

We were lucky enough to be able to use my agility clubs facilities for 'have a go' agility, this provided a lot of fun for the dogs and even more of a laugh for the owners, who all entered into the spirit of it and managed to raise £88 for charity. 

The group photos went surprisingly well, in fact it was my gang who broke the stays on the main picture! Unfortunately not all dogs were present for all the pictures but they do represent most :) 

I would like to thank everyone who was able to attend, I know that several of you had very long journeys, I really appreciate the effort shown by all that came and I hope to see you all again at the next one.