4 children, 3 dogs, 2 adults, small camper

4 children, 3 dogs, 2 adults, small camper

Needless to say, this is not our family, but it is two 7 year old Hounds of Heaven dogs.

A very good time was reported by all.

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Snow !

The dogs love the snow and especially love fresh show.

Bidelia, first out and having a ball.

Bidelia, making the hard corner.

Erlina

Erlina, almost never on the ground.

Oisin

Myrna, The Empress, Ruler of all she surveys.

 All the dogs did not cooperate with good pictures - or perhaps it is more accurate to say the photographer did not get decent pictures of all the hounds.

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The pups of the Presidents' Day Litter are 7

Myrna, the mom

Two weeks before the whelping Myrna was jumping over 40 inch gates, because she was the boss and needed to be over there.  This has not changed in 9 years.  This was the litter that came with a large surprise: 16 pups, of which 14 were viable.  We were expecting about 12, but when the pups went into distress after the first was whelped an emergency c-section resulted in 15 more.  The clinic was busy with everybody (and I do mean everybody) resuscitating puppies for hours.

Cuilke is still with us, but we do not have a recent picture.

 

Tiernan and friends

Granuaile, aka "Felony" and Deb

Finian

Keeva

Rhianon

Rosin and Ruairi

Saoirse

Riona

Riona should still be with us, but bacterial endocarditis led to premature heart failure.

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St. Brigid's litter is 3

The puppies of St. Brigid's litter were 3 years old on February first.
(you can click on the picture to see the original, the blog software crops them as it wishes)

Seamus enjoying his birthday cake

Bidelia

Maitias

CH Oisin

And, their Momma

CH Rhianon

and, their GrandMa

Myrna, every inch the wise matriarch.

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Erlina is 2 years old !

 

At one year we were amazed that she was  still with us:  If you can't remember the details, you can read backwards from that blog post.

However, she is still with us at 2 years old and full of life.  Here is a brief movie of her antics yesterday and today.

(you can click on the youTube icon below the video to see it larger)

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I think winter has arrived.

It is Winter 

 Keeva knows what to do in the winter

Winter seems to have arrived and the dogs love to play in the snow - and then they love to sleep.  

Overall things are going well for the Hounds of Heaven.  Erlina is perfecting her "monster moves," the dogs continue to serenade us at times expected and unexpected.  

Riona, she of the tail necrosis and bacterial endocarditis,  just doesn't want to eat.  Throughout her illness she has dropped from 140 # (64 Kg.) to 116 # (52 Kg.).  Now when she won't eat she gets syringe fed a high-calorie/high nutrition tube feeding formula + yogurt and a little canola oil.  She doesn't like it and she and Bill both get covered in the formula, as does the futon.  However, she has gained 2 # (1 Kg.) in the last week.

  

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Howl

With apologies to Alan Ginsberg and the rest of the Beat Generation, here is the Hounds of Heaven Chorus with their version of "Howl"

The chorus starts with the boys then Rhianon and Keeva and the rest of the girls join in.  Howling is a group sing that connects the various parts of the pack that are in different parts of the house and indicates that "All is Well."  It is delightful to hear, even at 3 am.  Our first Wolfhound, Fionna, used to start the chorus in her sleep, usually early (really early) in the morning.  Her health was always very fragile (even then she lived to 10 1/2) and it was reassuring to know that all was well.

If you play this with your dogs nearby, they may join in the chorus.

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