5 week update - Deja

Here is what we accomplished with stacked pics this week with hopefully our newest addition - Deja *Athill's Here I Go Again (pending ckc approval)she is a real energetic little gal, spunky and smart.

Athill's Highland Laddie HIC

A bit of a delayed post but i just got the pictures from the event photographer :)

Athill is proud to announce that Athill's Highland Laddie HIC - "Mc Duff" owned and loved by Patricia in Thunder Bay earned his Herding Instinct Certificate with flying colors and much enthusiasm this fall. Here are some photos that were snapped of him in action, we also have a youtube video on him working that can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Athillshelties#p/u/0/D-DR08v54L4

Thanks to Maggie Redfern-Pucci for capturing this all on film.

Mc Duff is sired by our own tri boy CH. Athill Kintara's Questar and is out of our blue lady Ridgelynn Blizzard Of Ahs.

Also to pass her Herding instinct certificate that weekend was our lovely little Skonsa - Solhundur Depla Aleiga HIC who had a blast and got right in there with those big sheep and got 'em moving at just 4 months!

4 week photos

The kids at 4 weeks - how time does fly.. starting to look like little bears now :)

Two week photo session

Gabby pictured above

Deja picture above

Poison pictured above

Tye pictured above

Tried to take some new photos of the puppies and had mike help me out, needless to say haha i did re takes after he left for work ;)

I tried to get some pictures of the puppies just being themselves so it is more of a casual shoot, but cute none the less.

New babies - 1 week old today!

Last week on november 3rd 2009, Mac whelped four beautiful sheltie puppies sired by our blue boy Rivet. This was both Mac and Rivets first litter.

Mac easily whelped three tri colored girls and one blue merle boy, she was cool and collected through out the whole thing and as it turns out is a very enthusiastic and loving mother.

The puppies have been gaining every day and are thriving. :)

Attached is a photo of the gang only hours old.

Xray Day!

Mac had her xray this morning confirming 4 puppies, and maybe a 5th! Im very pleased that at her age and having her first litter she has such a nice sized litter brewing in her tummy :)

Good job Rivety & Mac!

All the puppies looked to be nice and evenly sized, once i get a digital copy from my clinic i will post the xray here. Note to self for next time: Dont feed momma before xrays. Hahah So not only did we get a nice picture of some lovely little puppies but of mac's breakfast and previous nights supper as well :S

Cant wait to meet the new little ones!

Sitting on the nest...

Mac goes for her xray thursday :) here is a pic of momma mac hanging out in her whelping box. Laying down and looking pretty spread out, she was reluctant to lay on her side and stay put for pictures so I wasnt able to snap a big belly picture this time ;)