Kennel Lewanika

Rosas nye familie kom hjem fra ferie i torsdags og nu er hun ogsÃ¥ rejst – det var lidt hÃ¥rdt, vi var ligesom blevet lidt glade for hende, og fredag morgen vandrede Sammy rundt med sit tøjdyr i munden og ledte efter sin lille legekammerat.

Men vi behøvede ikke at savne lyden af smÃ¥/store poter ret længe for fredag kom Gekko for første gang alene pÃ¥ weekend fra kollegieværelset pÃ¥ Ã…rhus Universitet. Han er meget dygtig til at sitte nÃ¥r i tvivl og i begyndelsen blev der sittet meget, men – det gik nu snart over, og hele gÃ¥rden blev undersøgt. Det var ogsÃ¥ herligt at komme pÃ¥ besøg hos halv bror Gandalf i Odder og de to smÃ¥ banditter legede eftermiddagen væk. Sammy forsøgte at opdrage pÃ¥ dem ind i mellem og lød ganske frygtindgydende, men det var lidt svært at tage hende alvorligt da hendes hale logrede hele tiden. Ingen tvivl om at hun kunne kende Gandalf igen.

Rosas new people came back from vacation last week the house is no empty of puppies – Sammy spent all Friday morning with her lion in her mouth looking for someone to play with and had no understandig for the lack of playmate. But she didnt have to wait long, Gekko was to spend his first full weekend alone with us and he arrived on Friday evening. Gekko is very good at sitting down when in doubt, and in the beginning he sat  a lot. However – he soon gained confidence exploring the huge amounts of space (compared to his students digs at the University) and especially a visit to his brother Gandalf was a huge success – the two pups played all afternoon and had lots of fun – Sammy grumbled over the wild boys, but she had a hard time keeping up the pretense of being annoyed, her tail wagged even when she growled the most

Tre hvalpe under 12 uger er nok ikke det man almindeligvis tager med til en af Ã¥rets store udstillinger, især ikke nÃ¥r det er en lidt sammenbragt flok: Rosa som er vores feriebarn og bor “hjemme”, søster Gwiza, der normalt bor i Ã…lborg men lige skulle passes i denne weekend og lille Gekko pÃ¥ kun 9½ uge, som selvfølgeligt skulle med nÃ¥r nu Sophie skulle med pÃ¥ udstilling.

SÃ¥ det var nogle rimeligt hyper hvalpe der mødtes igen efter ikke at have set hinanden et stykke tid, da de kom ud af bilen i Store Merløse.  Det kunne godt høres pÃ¥ lydniveauet –  sÃ¥ vi undskylder meget hvis vi forstyrrede en anelse

Men ellers hyggede hvalpene sig, der blev snakket med MASSER af folk, og især børn var et stort hit- at tænke sig, der blev hverken bidt i små fingre eller stjålet slikkepind, der ellers holdtes i en passende lav højse. Men det var herligt at se, hvor fint hvalpene klarede alle de nye lyde, de glatte gulve og det mange mange nye mennesker.

Funny var ogsÃ¥ kommet med i byen – og nu er det jo et stykke tid siden og hun sidst er blevet udstillet, sÃ¥ hun savnede det mÃ¥ske lidt…… I hvertfald havde hun SLET ikke lyst til at flytte sig fra ringen nÃ¥r de andre skulle have plads til at blive bedømt og det der med at løbe rundt blev lystig fejret med rejehop og biden i snor – jubiiii…..

Three puppies, who dont even live together, the youngest being Gekko a mere 9½ wks, the oldest being Rosa and Gwiza all of 12 wks – can be ever so slightly wild and noisy in their sheer joy of meeting up again. and then there was the fun of all the new people to greet and play with and especially the children – even the most sharptoothed pup behaved around the kids, not biting, not stealing their sweets…. good puppy! But all the new things were taking in their little strides – the many older pups and dogs – the pups was the most fun to meet, the older dogs could be ever so unwilling to great little obnoxious puppies. It was a fun day, resulting in some very tired puppies, and I think both Funny and Gekko was very happy to be able to run on the beach Sunday morning to get some of all the excitement out

Despite pouring rain all day, puppies Rosa and Gekko had their first day in Puppy class. Rosa just loved it, walked in with tail waving and feet moving confidently, but then again she HAD been here before when we took the entire litter a few weeks back. And it was so much FUN to meet all the new friends – a sweet red wheaten Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who did look a little like her siblings (in colour if not in coat texture), a fun prick eared Picard and of course her mate Gekko, plus a good few others. First lecture was look at me – not very difficult for a person fixated little pup like Rosa, then sit, which came a lot more slowly – I mean… the grass was WET!, then “NO” – an excersize I was certain she would fail: but, she actually listened and didnt take the treat so temptingly placed on my boot, hmmm maybe there is still hope for her? and at last “come” which she did with usual RR speed and gusto. Gekko meanwhile got a little tired, being all of two weeks younger and took a good nap on Sophies shoulder

From gekko

Quiet week finally – the pups are settling well into their new homes, many has already started to learn lots of things, from ordinary house breaking to tracking and obedience and all of them seems to be doing really well. Also the jetsetters G. Roux and Zula are settling in great – their long trips in the faithful – slightly frayed by now – Sherpa bag long over, if not forgotten by other passengers and cabin crew on their flights: Roux charmed the entire cabin crew into letting her hang out in the pantry and I bet she just loved all the attention and Zula had made such an impression that her new human, waiting impatiently after customs in Atlanta, with a big picture of her, was told by several passengers that her pup was coming real soon

From Elins photos – Zula arrives in Atlanta airport

The final jetsetter went the opposite way – though not as far: Ikimba Gekko Playbow flew from Helsinki and didnt have quite so much time to charm everyone – but he sure did his best with his little wrinkled face.  He is now living happily with Sophie at Aarhus University – just imagine having the entire University park to play in? He is just the last in a long list of travellers in that black bag: Yankee, DD, Zazu, Mandie, Roux  - Ridgebacks DO travel well – Welcome Gekko!

From 9.uge

Gwiza og Gandalf kom pÃ¥ weekendbesøg – sÃ¥ lørdag aften var der igen en hel flok glade hvalpe der styrtede rundt i aftensolen for sidste gang, og sov sammen i en lykkelig hvalpedynge natten igennem. Indtil tidlig  morgen hvor en morgensøvning Pink – nu Zizula – blev vækket, skulle tisse i det vÃ¥de græs (uff!) og fik lidt morgenmad, før turen gik mod Kastrup og flyveren til Atlanta, hvor hendes nye ejer ville vente pÃ¥ hende. Hun er netop ankommet frisk og fin takket være Frank familien som var sÃ¥ søde at tage hende med som hÃ¥ndbagage. Senere pÃ¥ dagen kom Røds – nu Emma – nye mennesker hele vejen fra Heidelberg og Gandalf er for længst taget hjem igen.  SÃ¥ nu er her stille… mærkeligt…..

From 9.uge

What a weekend – from 3 pups to 5 and now just 2. First Gwiza and Gandalf came back for a weekend visit – it was fun to see how quickly they settled right back into the puppy pile and Saturday evening all five pups was tearing after each other all over the place followed by Sammy who wanted to play along too.  But Sunday morning little Pink (now Zizula)  had to get up very early for the long drive to Kastrup airport and the waiting flight for Atlanta, where she has just arrived and been met by her new “mom” who is flying her back home to Baltimore. Later Reds (now Emma) new people came all the way from Heidelberg in Germany to take her home. So it is quiet now… strange feeling….