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3rd August 2008
All the puppies have now gone to their new homes, except one which is due to go in two weeks. We are slowly recovering and getting back into our old routines again.
You will there is a new section on the site called "Jersey Litter" I will be uploading any pictures etc which are sent to me from the new owners.
We are taking our two, plus two puppies up to have yearly eye examinations today. So fingers crossed !
I would like to thank everyone who expressed an interest in our puppies, we were pleased with the amount of interest received and hopefully have produced a litter which is above all healthy, confident and have excellent temperaments.
We have a new addition !! - Details to follow on the site shortly !
We are looking at building our own Drafting cart /wagon and was wondering if anyone out there has any "plans, drawings, or photos of a nice "old fashioned" hay-cart style one. If you have, would it be possible to email it on to me as we would like to start trying a bit of drafting.
Any tips or good books on starting drafting would be greatly appreciated !!
We are going to give it a go and see how we get on. There are no clubs are associations in Jersey, which teach Drafting (as far as I know??) so we are going to "go it" alone.
Not sure what we are letting our selves in for, but we will keep you updated on how good or bad we are doing !
Speak to you soon
Wayne
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28th July 2008
Well it is a lot quiter here now as most of the puppies have gone to their new homes. !! Sahara is starting to get back in to shape and Khan is loving the new play mates.He much prefers it when the puppies are NOT trying to feed off his one and only teat on his "under-carriage" !!
It has been an experiance ! - Extremely hard work, very tiring, expensive, but in a strange and obsure way - we enjoyed it!
We have had some photos from some of the new owners and will shortly be updating the site to show their progress in their new homes.
At the moment, I am trying to enjoy a good nights sleep, and not having to go on 'Poo Patrol' all the time
Will post more of an update soon...
Wayne
19th July 2008
Well it doesnt seem possible that the puppies will be leaving next week, where has that time gone !???
Our Camera is playing up and we cant get any Photos at the moment - Sorry !
Luckily enough a budding young photographer called Matt Wellman came around last week and took some lovely pictures of some of the puppies
Keeping 9 Leonberger puppies under control is no easy task ! They are all doing really well and I am very pleased with their progress. I am finding hard to get time to update the website at the moment as all our time is taken up with Pups. Whether it be feeding them, cleaning up after them, socialising them (individually), spending quality time with each individual puppy and also not forgetting our Sahara and Khan. It is certainly a full time job !
The puppies will all be Microchipped next week and also be wormed again before they go to their new homes. We will be doing another "weigh-in" later and will update the site again with their new weights.
Sahara is slowly putting some weight back on and has been an absolutly brilliant Mum, she really has worked hard for these puppies and she will be due a well deserved break. I am taking her our out later on her own for a nice walk and then she can have a nice cuddle indoors, we are very proud of her !
Khan has also been brilliant with the puppies and has the patience of a Saint. He has had to put up with them trying to "feed" off him as well as them chewing his ankles all day !
A few sharp growls and a couple of empowering barks, soon taught the puppies that he was not to be messed with !
Well, I better go an start my cleaning duties and do some more on the puppy packs.
Speak to you soon
Wayne
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10th July 2008
Hi guys and girls
Sorry !! its another quick update as the pups seem to be taking all my time at the moment. I have however, managed to load their weights as at 5 weeks and as at this evening when they were 6 weeks old. Sorry no pictures or Videos yet, there are just not enough hours in the day ! I will try and get some soon though - I promise !
"Aqua" has taken top rung in the overall weight department this evening, but "Flame" is still the tallest. "Flame" reminds me so much of his Daddy "Nio" in his ways and looks. He is certainly going to be a great looking boy. "Aqua" is a nice chunky Male who loves a good Cuddle and play and is quite often 'larging it up' with "Fat Black".
"Kadeer" has done really well and caught everyone up. He is a lovely little Fella with real Character. He is always alongside "Flame" and seems to look up to his big brother ! A great combo
We are keeping "Rose", she is a roughty toughty girl who loves putting the males in their place (I am sure thats why Marie chose her ! ) She is always with her mum and loves to cuddle up, so I think she will fit in well here. We were torn between three actually. "Amber" and "Coral" were also on the books to stay here, but I wasnt allowed to keep them all !! "Coral" is an absolute angel and is so much like her mum in looks and tempremeant. She holds herself really well and is very lady like. "Amber is a very nice girl. Big bone and nice mask, She also loves playing with the boys ! "Sky" is a big girl and also has a nice head with a good mask. She looks like she will turn into a really attractive dog. She is going to a nice home with another Leo, so she will have a new "Play pal"
"Ocean" is a lovely chunky boy who loves a nice cuddle and enjoys keeping everyone on their toes ! He is a real 'boy' and has a lovely home waiting for him, as do the rest of them.
I am pleased that so many are staying on the Island and I will be able to see them grow up and hopefully meet quite regularly. We have had a good deal of interest from the UK and Europe and even as far as New Zealand and USA. I am pleased with their progress and they are making all the hard work over the last 18 months worth it. Both my Self and the breeder where Nio is from (Julie Jones) have put in a lot of time and effort for this litter and to see them turn out the way they have is lovely.
"Fat Black" and "Aqua" are in stones throwing distance from me so will hopefully bump into them a lot. The Channel 103 dog walk this year will hopefully have a few Leonbergers in it and It would be great if we all walked across the beach together in the very first Jersey, 'Leonberger pride !' It would be a Magnificiant Sight I am sure !
We have a number of people interested in our last two puppies "Kadeer" and "Coral" but they have yet to secure them, so if you are interested in one of our Puppies, please give us a ring before they go.
Well I must go and get some sleep as it is 23:44 and the mornig will soon be here and the pups will be shouting for breakfast !
Bye for now
Wayne
29th June 2008
Just a quick update for you - weighed a couple of the boys this week and they are touching 4Kgs at 4 weeks old !!
We met some lovely people at the weekend who will be taking home one of our puppies next month. We are very pleased that they will have such good homes and it obviously makes the day when they have to go that bit easier if we know they are going to be well looked after.
The puppies have really started to take things in now and play with each other. It is so lovely to watch and I waste hours upon hours just watching them.
I have posted a link to the S.E.A.L's website (formerly the UKLA) as it has some lovely pictures and is also a good source of infomation if you are looking at introdunig your Leo to Draught or water work. If you have a spare few minutes take a look around !
I cant belive that the puppies are 4 weeks old already. It only seems like yesterday that they were being born. It has been quite a hard 4 weeks and certainly the 1st 2-3 weeks went past when we had between 3 and 4 hours sleep a night if we were lucky ! and even then it was very light sleep as you always had one eye on the pups to make sure they were ok. Breeding puppies is by no means easy, and by no means cheap. A few people have contacted me asking for advice about breeding and is it easy etc. I cant say that it has been extremly exhausting and an awful lot of work. It is all worth it in the end when you see them grow up but dont be fooled into thinking it is easy. Sure, there is shortcuts which can be taken but they could be to the serious detrimeant of the dam and puppies, something we were not prepare to risk.
I am still looking at obtaining as much info as I can about the Leonbergers on the Island so if you have one or know someone who has one get them to drop me an email or give me a ring, I would love to find out about them.
Well, the puppies will be shouting for their food in a minute so I better go and get started
Take care for now
Wayne
26th June 2008
Wow ! Where does time go ???
My plans of putting lots of Pictures and vides on the website are all going to poty - because we are speniding so much timw with the puppies. It is not because they need it now, but there have all got such great characters we just love sitting watching them and playing with them !!
They have all pretty much got nice white shiny sharp teeth now !! - Beleive me, they have !
We have met most of the new owners now and am pleased that they are all going to good homes. We have a couple of new owners coming over at the weekend to see the pups from the UK, so am looking forward to putting faces to emails !
We have deceided to keep one and have our eyes on a couple at the moment ! -although if it was up to me I would have them all
So, apart from the pups there is not much to report at the moment so I am going to go and carry on with some paperwork and feed our little furballs.
Speak to you all soon
BYe for now
Wayne
16th June 2008
Sorry it has been so long since the last update but trying to keep on top of the puppies needs and catch up on some sleep and update the website is proving harder than expected but I will try my best to keep you as up to date as I can.
The puppies are all doing really well and I have posted their weights as at this evening on the litter page.
We have had a lot of Interest in the litter which is good, but unfortunatly it means that some people will not get puppy this time around. It is a hard process picking potential new owners to take home the puppy which you have just spent the best part of the last 8 weeks, day and night looking after and seeing to their every need.
We want to try and make sure that the people we pick, provide the best homes as we possibly can, afer all you are taking home our babies. Once I have met all the new owners and have a good undertanding of what they are looking for in a puppy and what sort of environment they will be going to, we can start letting the new owners 'choose' their puppy.
The puppies are slowly being weaned onto Solid food and all love minced beef and minced Lamb. Their are still feeding from Sahara as well, so are growing almost before our eyes !!
Their eyes are open now and are all sitting up and walking around quite happily.
After their meal this evening, two of them decided that they would climb into their food and fall asleep !!!
There is nothing more rewarding than seeing your own puppies develop and thrive before you own eyes. It makes the weeks of no sleep and, all the hard work all worth it. If any one says breeding your own dogs is easy, they are lying. We have been fortunate enough to keep all our puppies, but it is only through hard work and supervision 24 /7 that we are in this lucky position. It could quite easily be a different story and all so often is. We have 9 healthy baby bergers and we are really proud of our efforts.
Anyway, must go and get some shut eye - looking forward to seeing our potential owners over the next couple of weeks and introducing them to our pups.
We still have a couple of puppies available, so if your are interested and can offer a good home, then please drop me a message. My details are on the puppies pages.
Bye for now
Wayne, Sahara and her pups !
6th June 2008
Just a quick update to say that we now have a video page and all the pups have their individual "areas" on the litter page, showing birth weights and details as they grow. if you click oin the small pictures it should open up a large version.
Both Mum and all the pups seem to be doing well. They just seem to be sleeping all the time. It is OK for Some !! - We are with the puppies 24 hours a day 7 days a week at the moment just making sure none get accidently stood or sat on. Will be posting updates fairly regularly now so pop back again soon.
BYe for Now.
Wayne
3rd June 2008
I am sure most of you are allready aware but - Sahara's litter has arrived - 5 Males and 4 Females. She did it all herself and was fantastic.
It is certainly an experiance having your own litter and then watching them being born.
I have updated our litters page to include puppy details and I will also be uploading photos of each individual puppy. I have taken over 300 photos of them so far and i just need to go through and sort them out.
I will be updatng the site weekly over the next few weeks to upload puppy data and pictures. I also have the task of going through the waiting list. I will be in touch with those people in the next few days.
We are not sure what day it is at the moment and it feels like we have probably had the best part of 8 hours sleep since last Thursday ! Thank goodness for Coke and Chocolate.... and of course you can count on the puppies to wake you up everytime you are just nodding off !
I am off to try and get some shut eye, but will get back onto uploading some photos - hopefully tommorrow so please check back soon.
Bye for now
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19th May 2008
Hiya everyone, just a quick update to let you know Sahara is doing really well, she is starting to get big now and is having difficulty in getting comfortable to go to sleep but otherwise very healthy and looking good.
Judging by the size of her I will surprised if she goes past the end of this month ! As from next week I think i will be making my bed along side her just in case things "kick into action !"
I was lucky enough to have some photos sent to me of Khans Daddy (Rossnick Utter nutter) and have placed one of the front page. I can see a lot of similarity between the two and can also see where Khan gets some qualities from his mum (Stormchaser Stars in my eyes at Starlock)
At 9 1/2 years old he is still looking good and is being well looked after along side Khans Sister (Starlock Chikadee) and one of Utter nutters Grand sons. It was great to get these pictures and have been added to Khans Scrapbook.
Well as you understand we are awaiting the delivery of Sahara's pups so am in full "puppy" mode, so bear with us if it takes a bit longer to respond to any emails. I will get round to it I promise !
The next update will probably be after the puppies arrive so until then ...
Something for you to think about until the next update ....
... "A dog can express more with his tail in seconds than his owner can express with his tongue in hours"
Till then tutty bye !
Wayne
1st May 2008
The Pregnancy has been confirmed and Sahara is expecting !!!
The puppies should be due around the end of the this month, so it is all systems go now, and I have to get used to sleeping with the dogs !!
Sahara was scanned this evening and she appears to have a belly full !! It was hard to see exactly how many there were but without evein trying we manged to count 4-5 without all in ne go, which doesnt happen very much, and that was only scanning a small area of her belly !!
There are still spaces on the waiting list for this litter, so if you interested in a puppy from Sahara and Nio then please register your interest on the "Litters and Puppy" page.
She is doing really well and I am sure she will make a fantastic mummy.
So, its only about 4 weeks to go now and i have a few things to get done ready for the imminent litter so I must crack on and will hopefully have an update for you all soon !!
Take care
Wayne
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7th April 2008
Well I think I have settled back down again and Sahara is doing well.
We are anxiously awaiting the end of the month to see if we have any babies due , so fingers crossed !!
We had a great time and managed to see some fantastic Leos !
Jane and Tony from the Jantonely Kennel have some nice big Males and some lovely females as well. I met up with Gary and Rachelle from the Arcanine Kennel, but get get an oppurtunity to meet their dogs as it would have been great to see Sahara's daddy "Bear"and another of her sisters "Nanna" - maybe next time eh Gary ??
I obviosly met all the Bavaruki Leos, and they are all lovely. Of course one of my favourites was Nio, and he looked even better than last time I saw him !
Jane and Tony have "Diesel" who is one of Nio's offspring and he is already doing well in the ring and is a nice big dog.
I sampled lots of fantastic food over there and also developed quite a taste for St Pourcain Wine, which was a "local brew" to use one of Gary Pitchfords phrases !
Chantelle is a very nice area, and was very picturesque when we had snow.
I had my first encouter with a deer, although I would have preferred it wasnt when I was driving around a corner, and it unexpectantly decided to cross the road in front me ! - a quick change of underwear, rescued Sahara from under the back seats and we continued our journey !!
I must thank Julie and Pete for putting up with me for so long and also Julie Jones for all her help and assistance. - Thanks to you all
Will update you when we have had the scan.
Take care for now
As they say in France - "Bonjour ! "
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2nd April 2008
I have just arrived back last night from France and hopefully after the long awaited pairing of Nio and Sahara, we are hoping to get some great looking dogs. They both move great and are very typey. Nio is a very large male and has an excellent tempremant. They certainly looked great together.
We just have to await the scan and see if we were successful. Will update the site with more news as soon as we get it !
Fingers Crossed !!!!
I managed to meet up with Jane and Tony from the Jantonely Kennels as well as Gary and Rachelle from the Arcanine Kennels. I also saw the biggest Leo I have ever seen called Wannadoo !! - What a boy !
Apologies for this brief update, but will give a fuller update over the coming weeks.
Take to ya soon
Wayne
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19th March 2008
Hi everyone,
Sorry about the long break since an update, but we have been patiently (who am i kidding !?) waiting for Sahara to come into season. Well she has finally decided it is time and we are off at the weekend for a mating with Nio. - Fingers crossed !
We have had a good response for people wanting to go on our waiting list for the puppies and hopefully when we have a successful mating and a confirmation scan, I will be in contact with all those who have expressed an interest to make sure they are still interested.
Poor old Khan doesnt know what is going on ! - he thinks his luck is in and then we will take her away !!
I had booked Sahara in for a Champ show in April but it looks like that we will have to miss that one, which is a shame as I was looking forward to it and she would have done well I am sure. She is is in good coat at the moment and we have managed to get a couple of Kilos off her whch will be great for the mating etc - Sahara does like her food ! - and Khans !
I will post an update when I come back from France
In the mean time - take care
Wayne
26th February 2008
Hello, Sorry about the long time since the last update, we have had a busy time over here with one thing and another.
Sahara has yet to come into season so she is keeping us waiting for this one, but we are keeping a close eye on her just incase she springs a surprise !
We have a show coming up in April, and we have entered Sahara into that one, but if she comes in to Season then we may have to scrap it, for obviuous reasons.
I have had a few emails over the last few months about Leonberger health and inherant conditions, so I am looking at setting up a page with some of this info on.
Crufts is coming up soon and I will be keeping a look out for the Leos on the Saturday, a few of my Leo friends are going across and I will be cheering them on.
Not much more to report at the moment but will update the site as when Sahara decides to come into season !
Take care for now and remember, ..... if everytime you tuck into your dinner, you get a mouth full of fur, or evertime you want to go to the kitchen you have to step accross a huge dog, which is lying accross your doorway, then you must be at home with a Leonberger !
14th January 2008 !
Hi everyone, I hope you all got what you asked for at Christmas !!
No Sooner as it seems to arrive, it is all over again ! - maybe I am getting old ??
Anyway, it is hopefully going to be a busy month for us with Sahara coming into season around the end of the month. I am looking forward to taking her away agan and meeting up with Nio. He is such a lovely dog and so very similar to Khan in many ways, Ilove him !
We have been actively getting our 'Leo Nursery' together and hopefully, on top of things at the moment.
On the show side of things it is going to be a quite year I think, due to Saharas Litter and subsequant round the clock care for the bergers !
I may well take Khan out again as he does enjoy it. I am looking to get him into Drafting this year, but it is proving to be very difficult to get hold of any decent harnesses or even Karts, so looks like I will be Internet Shopping again !!
There is also nothing over here in Jersey yet for this, so it is going to be nose into lots of books this year and a bit of self tuition !
On the website side of things I am hoping to add a bit more "New" content so keep an eye out for some more pages appearing.
Well take for now and will speak to you all soon
Wayne
11th December 2007
Hello everyone !!
Well it is almost here so I am going to take this opportunity in wishing you all a Very Merry Xmas and an even better 2008'
It is (hopefully !) going to be a busy start to the year for us ! - Not only we have to contend with over eating during Xmas, over drinking during the new year, and then over spending on both !!, we will be looking at our first litter with Sahara.
We have allready had a fair bit of Interest in this litter, but there is a still a few spaces left if you would like to add your naming to our waiting list.
Over the past year or so I have seen lots of Leo puppies arriving in Jersey, and am keen to get in touch with a few to exchange 'Leo talk' and perhaps meet up with the dogs. If you know of anyone with a Leonberger and they are willing to swap leo Details, please ask them to contact me. I would love to get a Jersey Leonberger group Photo in the New Year !
Well, I have still got lots of wrapping to do and I havent even got the wife a pressie yet so must dash - take care everyone and speak to you all in 2008 !!!!
Wayne, Marie, Rhys, Kaed, Khan and Sahara
xx
May all your Xmas' be full of Christmas Spirit......, wine, beer, Leo fur, Muddy Footprints........
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5th November 2007
Hello again. Just a quick update.
We did the "Channel 103FM -Dog Walk 2007" at the weekend in order to raise money for the Jersey Animal Shelter.
We started at West Park in St Helier and walked along the beach to Bel Royal and then back again. There was over 200 dogs and they were accompanied by over 500 people. It was a good turn out and a fun day. The dogs enjoyed themselves and it was a bit of good exercies before we scoff ourselves silly at Xmas !!!
There was a lot if interest, once again, in the dogs, and apparently there was somebody with a young Leo Puppy but we couldnt find it. If it was you or you know who it was, please get in touch as we woud love to exchange Leo stories. There must be nearly a dozen Leos in Jersey now and I am trying to get to know them all and am frequently contacted and told "...we saw another Leonberger today like yours .." but it would be nice to meet up with the others and have a leo party !
I have updated the links pages as well as the Photo Album so please check them out.
Sahara is due back in Season over the Xmas / New Year period so fingers crossed this time !!
Details of the proposed litter can be found on the "Litters and Puppy" page.
Hopefully have an update and some more pictures soon.
Bye for now
Wayne
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3rd October 2007
Well not much to report really. We havent done any more shows and have been spending a bit of time on the dogs kennel. Sahara is now over 2 years old and their had been a noticable change in her. She has quitened down a bit and getting out of her 'puppy stage'
She is still determined to be the dominant Leo at home, but Khan is quite happy to let her think she is and then every once in a while remind her that he has the "Nads De Chien" and puts her in her place.
We are looking forward to her next season when we will be taking her away to hopefully get a successful mating.
We were at the beach the other evening and I went swimming with both our dogs and they 'towed' me about for a while until Khan had enough and decided to go back to my wife who was at the shore with our youngest son. Sahara, on the other hand was more then happy to give me a tour of the Bay for another 10 minutes !
We have had a very good response for puppies from Sahara's proposed mating in 2008 and have a number of names on our waiting list already. There are still potentially a few spaces, so if you are interested in a puppy please register your interest by emailing me at Wayne@Nahkolam.co.uk
As you have probably noticed we have moved to a new website and have almost finished the transition. I will hopefully be adding some more features soon including videos. Please check back soon to see how I get on
well thats all for now
Speak to you soon
Wayne
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15th August 2007
Hi everyone,
Well unfortunatly we didint get a mating this time with Sahara and Nio, but we are planning another mating early 2008.
A short 4-5 day excursion for Julie and her mum turned out to be 2 weeks. We had true Jersey weather and it was sunny everyday and i dont think the temperature dropped much below 25 and it certainy went over that on a couple of days.
As you can see from the pics on the front page (sorry about the quallity there were grabbed from a video !) our youngest boy fell in love with him and loved to be sat with him and kissing him. It just shows the fantastic temprameant he has and is exactly what we are looking at bringing intro our breeding plans.
The pictures dont do Nio justice, he his a big dog with a lovely coat and moves very well for a dog of his size. Sahara and Nio are very typey and will hopefully provide us with some fantatsic pupps early next year.
Well it is almost back to normal now for us as Sahara has just finished her season, and we are looking forward to her next one !
I will hopefully adding some new content to the site soon as I complete the transition from the old site.
Speak to you soon
Wayne
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25th July 2007
Sahara has now come into season and we will be looking at taking her to be mated with Beninio vom Zeitschelhof (NIO) anyday.
It has all come around very quick and is a very exciting time for us.
After she comes back from the mating we will get her scanned to confirm the pregnancy and possibly the number of puppies.
If you have not yet registered your interest in a puppy, please do so by emailing me at Wayne@Nahkolam.co.uk
I will update the site when she returns
take care
Wayne
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Welcome to our new look website !
It is still in the process of being updated so please bear with us.
Many Thanks
Wayne - 1-June 2007