The fantastic four - day 3!

We are still working hard with the puppies but they are doing well. I haven't had nearly any sleep since their arrival and am getting pretty tired but there always seems to be something that needs to be done! The puppies are really cute and very funny. The blue one loves to cuddle with mom and get in the warmest most furry spots. White boy loves to roll around and is often found upside down! He is already a comedian! Pink girl of course is a princess and purple boy is a total sweetie! We hope that they continue to do well and hopefully I will be able to get some sleep soon and also to catch up on all my many many emails!

A perfect summer day!

We had a great day with the kids, dogs and of course puppies. The sun was out with a bit of a breeze and some big white clouds in the sky. The temperature was perfect - not too hot and not too cold. Wish the weather was always like it was today!

My little helpers and the rick rack!

Well my littlest helper found the old bag of chips and thought that was quite the treat! They were all mushy from the heat and humidity in the puppy room but she didn't seem to mind! She was pretty sulky when the bag had to go into the garbage can!

So the rick rack color discussions are ongoing. Hopefully we will be able to settle on a puppy color soon. It is a hard decision for a two little ones if the puppy should be white or green! They love the puppies and love to hang out with me in the puppy room. Too cute!

The puppies - day 2!

The puppies and mom Priscilla are doing really well. I am pretty sleepy but that is always what happens with new baby puppies in the house. So red boy is now white boy and maybe soon to be green boy! The kids just can't decide what color they want him to be. They decided that 'red' was a puppy girl color! We are also trying to come up with a litter name and are thinking of the fantastic four. They are pretty fantastic and it is totally fantastic having puppies where their daddy lives across the ocean. Really amazing! Hmm maybe the amazing four! We'll see!

The puppies are here!

The puppies arrived last night! We have one sweet girl and three beautiful boys. So far mom and pups are doing well. The first few days are always so difficult. The girl is pinky, the boys are purple, red and blue. More photos coming soon!

A few pictures of Lanta

Well here is daddy Lanta again! He is incredible - so very beautiful! We are so excited to meet his new puppies. We know this combination with beautiful Priscilla and spectacular Lanta is going to be something really special! Stay-tuned for the puppies' arrival.

We see four puppies!

Well we took Priscilla up to the vet clinic today and did her pregnancy x-ray and we clearly see four puppies! So we are very happy with that! The sweet puppies are due on Friday and we are so excited to meet them. They are going to be so adorable! I have numbered their little heads so you can see them clearly. Fingers crossed for their safe arrival!

A summertime walk to the lake!

Well here in Nova Scotia we have plenty of lakes for the dogs to go swimming and one of our favorite places is just down the road from where we live along a very lovely walking trail. A 30 minute walk leads to an incredible swimming place where you feel like you are in the middle no where. We had five Leos on our walk but didn't get a photo of all of them together, but you can see the dogs love the lake and we love to watch them swim! Was such a beautiful evening to be out on a walk!

One more week until the puppies come!

Well this week has flown by! Priscilla is still feeling great and hasn't really gotten any bigger so we are not anticipating very many puppies.... I can feel at least one little puppy moving around in her tummy! That is so delightful. I have Prissy resting on her side and place my hand on her belly and can feel the puppy moving around in there! Very sweet! We will be doing our puppy count x-ray in the middle of next week so then we will know for sure how many puppies are coming!

Fingers crossed!

Happy 8th birthday Wanderweg's A litter!

A very happy birthday to all those beautiful puppies born all those 8 years ago! We are so happy that so many from the litter of 12 are doing so well! We know that each of their owners are giving them a special extra tummy rub and a special extra treat today to celebrate all those long and wonderful lives. What a special litter our A litter is! A number of the puppies were born pretty tiny and our sweet Elly, who was Isaac's mom, really saved the day by helping feed the smaller puppies. Elly never really liked her job but she would come in and the puppies would feed and she was so sweet to them! All those memories! Such a beautiful litter of lovely Leonbergers!

Happy birthday to Wanderweg's A Leo litter! We wish you all a great day and many more great years! Hugs and kisses to all!

Two weeks to go!

Well we have two more weeks until the puppies are coming. Priscilla is great though she is not too big so we are not thinking she has too many puppies. She still has a bit of a waistline which should be gone by now with a good size litter. But what will be will be.

Here she is! You can see her tummy is down a little. It has been so hot here she hasn't been doing too much. She is still looking very beautiful even with her big tummy!

Priscilla is still growing ... a little!

Well Priscilla continues to grow a little, not too much but a little, so we are thinking she is only going to have a smallish litter - but we will see in just over two weeks!

Since her last measurement on Sunday she has gained another inch or maybe a little less, but we'll say that she is 30" around her waist and 36" around at her last rib.

She continues to be a very picky eater, she likes steak best with a little bit of parmesan cheese on top!

Happy 4th birthday to Stella and her littermates!

A big happy 4th birthday to those sweet puppies. We hope you are having a wonderful day! Stella has had a great day so far, she got to eat Priscilla's breakfast in addition to her own, she got to chew on a great big marrow bone, she got to clean the kids breakfast bowls and eat their leftover lunches, she got to get a birthday hat and have her picture taken and of course there is always cheese involved with that! In addition the weather is sunny and cool today - so she is loving that! We love Stella so much. She is a total sweetie and so beautiful too!

A very big happy birthday to our 'D' litter. We send our love and many extra tummy rubs!

Priscilla is growing ... a little!

Well it is now 6 weeks since Priscilla was bred and she is getting a little round. She is certainly pregnant, but we are wondering how many puppies are growing in there? I am always trying to figure this out before the x-ray we do to count the puppies right before the puppies are born. So I sometimes measure the girls to see how much size they gain. I measure them at their waist and also about where the last rib is. The measurements aren't exact and there is some uncertainty but some people claim the female will grow 1 inch for each puppy.

My first measurement with Priscilla was last week when she measured 28" around the waist and 34" right behind the last rib. Today she is 29" and 35" so she is gaining - a little! I'll post her measurements in a couple of days! Most of the size comes between 6 and 8 weeks! We hope that she has a few puppies growing in there!

Is she or isn't she?

Well we are almost 5 weeks from the day of the Priscilla and Lanta breeding and still are sitting on pins and needles wondering if Priscilla is pregnant! She is looking a little rounder and her hair is sticking out on the sides - always a good sign. She is also being a very picky eater and will only eat really yummy things like chicken or steak or maybe a little spaghetti and cheese (she loves spaghetti and cheese!) She is also being very lady like and isn't running and playing like her usual self so things are looking bright! We will know one way or the other pretty soon so fingers crossed!

Happy 8th birthday Isaac!

Wow it is hard to believe that eight years have gone by since that beautiful bouncy Berner baby was born into our home. He was simply the cutest Berner puppy ever - pictured above at 7 weeks of age and also at 8 years of age! A long time ago and his birth still fills my eyes with tears as this beautiful boy had two lovely little sisters who didn't make it that day. A tragedy that still breaks my heart. We have found the hard way that breeding Berners is never easy. But this beautiful boy has filled his 'mom' with lots of love and they have taken such good care of him over the years. May he see many more birthdays!

Happy Birthday Isaac - hugs and kisses to you and your family!

Don't take my Stella!

Well you can see that my little helper is getting much bigger and is so happy to be walking Stella around the yard after her brush. She has the biggest smile on her face in the first and second photos and then that big helper isn't very helpful and comes and takes the dog and runs off with her! Now that is one unhappy little helper! "What happened to my Stella! Give her back to me!" she yells. Stella and my little helper are BEST friends and she did quickly get her dog back and all was well! Too funny!

The fur is flying!

Well the weather is so hot here and with hot weather comes the flying fur! We always get the question 'do they shed?' Well the short answer it yes and the long answer is yes! They shed a lot when they really blow their coats when the weather turns really hot. The best way to get the undercoat out is to give them a nice bath with good quality shampoo made for dogs and the blow them dry with a dryer. That really helps to loosen up the undercoat and then you can brush it all out.

So here is Stella in her summer attire and she is very happy to have all that fluffy undercoat out. Now this was just one brushing of her and she had already lost a LOT of fur before I got the brush out! Fur really does fly around here! But Stella is looking so very pretty and feeling great! We love Stella and think she is so beautiful!

Pictures of Lanta!

Well like the old saying goes a picture is worth a thousand words and I think these pictures say it all .... Lanta is spectacular! We love him and he is also as sweet as can be! He has huge bone, a beautiful body and the most beautiful sweet face and expression. What an incredible Leonberger he is! He has also produced some very beautiful puppies so we hope we have such luck too! Fingers crossed that all goes well with the breeding which should happen in about two weeks time!

We have news!

Well after waiting for what seems like forever Priscilla is finally in season! We are so excited about our upcoming breeding with Priscilla (Wanderweg's Classic Design). We are so pleased to announce that Priscilla will be bred to the truly spectacular Kwenobe Balfen Hullanta (Lanta). Lanta lives in England so our attempt at puppies will be with frozen. We are so thankful to Lanta's owners for everything they have done to make this breeding happen. Everyone who follows this blog please send great thoughts for lots of puppies over the next couple of weeks! We will update our news as it happens! Stay-tuned!

Stella and her BEST friend!

Stella is just the sweetest dog you can ever imagine. She loves to sit on the couch with the kids and snuggle up close and her best buddy equally loves to snuggle up with Stella. Stella always has to be with the kids and the kids will have it no other way! They are always asking 'can Stella come with us' no matter where we are going or what we are doing! We love you Stella! Too cute!

Wanderweg's Great Adventure Grp 4 photo!

Drum roll please! Here they are! Wow at only 13 months old Fisher is incredible. Mommy Priscilla and daddy Mr Magnus are VERY proud of this huge win. Placing group 4th in the working group at an all breed CKC show is fantastic! Simply spectacular!

More photos from the all breed show!

Wow look at Fisher move. We are so proud of this pair! Way to go! I think the pictures say it all! Fisher looks so happy in the ring, she is full of life and is so animated. We love that! Congratulations to this very special pair!

May many more big ribbons come your way!

The last bit of snow!

Well this is the most beautiful Louie! He is Mya's brother and is a totally handsome guy! As any good Berner will tell you snow is just the best place to be and here is Louie enjoying that little bit of the last snow before it all melts away! He is looking pretty proud to have found such a great place to hang out!