Family

Jethro is Sammi's son from her Videx Merlot litter. Lyra the LSH female is Orin's daughter from a Carlsbro female, and Reacher the pup is Zavi's brother, so Orin x Mattie. 

Basically a Sammi son and two Sammi grandkids. 

Camera Photos

Being off the lead in the field with Sammi is ideal for Zavi, she exhuberant but not OTT. 

I would never have got these photos with my phone as I needed to Zoom to get them.

Gemini's critique of this photo ...

In a free, alert stance in the field, Zavi presents a very balanced, functional silhouette with strong breed type.

• Alert Expression & Head: Held high with keen focus; his muzzle carries broad substance, and his profile shows a strong, parallel bridge without steepness.

• Topline & Coupling: Excellent firm, short back through the loin. Even on uneven ground, his topline holds together without dipping, sloping smoothly off high withers.

• Rear Assembly: Clean, firm, short hocks and solid turn of stifle. He places his rear paws with natural stability and zero looseness in the lower joint.

• Bone & Substance: Very heavy, round bone through the limbs that supports his frame effortlessly, giving him a grounded, robust appearance.

• Coat & Pigmentation: Rich black mantle with intense dark tan points coming through on his legs and cheeks, showcasing deep, plush coat quality.

He carries himself naturally with the poise and framework of a very high-quality young dog.

Thanks Gemini! LOL

The oldest and youngest at Blanik.

Lovely yeah!

Siblings At 3 Months

Lila, Bryn

Reacher and Kate 

Autumn Walk

Autumn has started off with some decent amounts of rain, but the stream in the little woodland was still a trickle, put it this way: Siska crossed it without getting more than the tips of her toes wet!

Zavi is now well and truly broken, LOL

What Did I say About Ears?

Bryn

 

Recent photos of Bryn, Zavi's brother who was Mr Green in the litter. Isn't he just lovely.

Zavi Progressing

My little man is coming on well. His head again looks a little narrow and pointy, but at this age it's far too early to predict. Thankfully he has his mother's feet and eyes, but he does remind me of Orin at the same age. His coat is slow coming through; they say thicker coats take longer, which makes sense as Kate, who's less coated, is already wearing her new jacket. At the moment he doesn't have the forward reach that Orin had at the same age - we can only hope it comes with time. 

I have a feeling Zavi may lose his ears now as he gets close to the age to start teething, but they do seem strong, so I'm hopeful they will not be a concern. 

This bottom photo is of Orin at exactly the same age, you can see that his head was broader, and as I've said from very early on, his eyes were not as close together. I do wonder if Zavi's head will be less broad; if it is then it's something to watch for in future, especially as I was told by a BSD exhibitor that it would be something they would look for for correct head proportions. They obviously have very different head planes to a GSD. Time will tell.

Last Day Of Summer

Zavi's Big Day Out

My little man did so well yesterday. He was a tad unsure of himself first thing, but after that he took on the world. He got on so well with Leif the Swiss White and walked through everything and anything without a care. We carefully managed the stairs to the balcony and, with extra care came down again. He was passed piller to post and sat with many an "Auntie" during the day. Well done Zavi. 

Driffield

Just a fantastic day at Driffield yesterday. Our breed judge was Shonagh Reid. It's was so great to spend time with our lovely bunch of friends in the breed and to catch up with special people now in other breeds. I think we laughed for most of the 14 hours that we were out. 

When you know the limitations of your dogs, you are more than happy to accept your placing graciously. So yeah, I was more than happy with Meerah's third in PG, thanks to Owen, her handler who did an amazing job with our "Mwnci." Beautiful bald Beti was her usual exuberant self and won limit with my lovely mate Sarah at the helm. 

We stayed to watch the groups, Benzes giving a super performance to gain group 3. Jane with Jodie, Owen with Nala and Ellie with Kona also doing a brilliant job of representing their breeds in their respective groups! Huge congratulations to Jackie with lovely Ruma who was Best Female. 

Little Zavi had a great day, thanks to everyone who were more than happy to babysit, and with so few of us there, it was just so lovely to see everyone helping each other in and outside the ring. A fun trip home, the lunacy probably fuelled by hunger and tiredness. We stopped for a Maccies, Owen and I almost choked on it from an unexpected remark from Linda ... OMG! PMSL What's said in the van, 

stays in the van!!!!!