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a clean sweep at UGS for pops and Her puppies

You wouldn't be the first person to call us crazy for keeping three puppies from the same litter, and it's certainly not something that I would recommend undertaking without carful thought and consideration. We had initially planned to keep one each but somehow we just couldn't part with tiny Tactic so we figured, why not?

All three youngsters have had their share of awards over the summer, and much like their dam overall they have been a pleasure to bring on and train. Tactics training has been shared fairly equally, however she seemed to go better for Ben so it was decided early on that he would compete with her and Biggie, leaving Sarah to focus on Dee and Mary.

So on a sunny day in July we got up early and headed to Rickneys training ground in Hertfordshire, with our team of reds hoping to have a bit of fun and see if all the effort had paid off.

The tests were challenging, but fair incorporating water and a jump for the older dogs. What a lovely surprise it was when Mary took first place in her group and the puppies second, third and fourth in theirs.

Its always lovely to come away with an award at the end of the day, but for all four to do so well was an incredible boost and definitely a real pinch me moment.

guns choice at ampton

Ben and Pops (Colquite Mary Poppins of Blackenvoy) competed in their first trial of the season at Hampton estate in Suffolk. This was Pops first ever trial and Bens first one back after a long absence from the sport.

Ben had only trained with MP two or three times before the day, but he figured she was up to the challenge so off they went.

Pops did really well, staying in for the first two rounds and picking a fabulous runner early on which she had marked down beautifully and earning herself very well deserved guns choice award.

clear eyes

we recently took four of the Blackenvoy Labrador girls to see the specialist eye vets for their annual eye examinations.

These tests are a real nail biting experience for any breeder as a fail means that the dog can no longer be included in a breeding program. This is obviously devastating when you've put your heart and soul into training a young dog and getting it to a high standard only to realise it will never be able to continue its line.

I am very happy to report that on this occasion the nail biting was not in vain and all four beautiful girls have passed for another year. Ellie and Pops for the second time and Pip and Sally for the first.

yay, well done bitches!