Still breeding!

I know I have not updated my page for a while – sorry about that. As for everyone, life has been busy. Last year we packed up house and kennels and moved down to Hermanus in the Western Cape and are loving it here!

I just wanted to let you know that we are still breeding Irish Setters. However, I seem to have a permanent list of interested people and have not had the need to advertise. We are usually able to supply within a year of a request.

Our current stud is “Cody” (Beldigo Ever After of Karisah). Our recently retired mommy is “Molly” (Karisah Holly Molly) who had her last litter in February 2020. We also have “Kylah”  (Karisah Kyara Kylah) who had her first litter last year (September 2019) and will have her second litter early next year. Then we have “Nancy (Karisah Nancy) who is still a puppy and learning to behave herself. She will only be a mommy in 2 – 3 years time. Our other retired dogs are “Rusty” (Karisah Delta Diamond)  and “Jade” (Fenris Just Jade of Karisah”.

Our contact details remain:   Karen 084-990-1726            Chris: 083-377-8916                karenblack@global.co.za

October Puppies

We are delighted to announce that Molly had puppies in October – more than a singleton this time!! 7 boys and 4 girls are happily growing up and learning life skills in our newly renovated puppy yard. I have 4 little boys still available. Please call me on 084-990-1726 if you are interested in a little boy puppy.

2018

It’s been an eventful year at Karisah Kennels with us having to say a sad goodbye to 3 of our senior dogs in the space of 3 months at the beginning of the year. It’s funny how that happens – when one goes then the others follow. We were very sad to say goodbye. Two crossed the rainbow bridge in their sleep at home and one had to go to the vet. We love you guys and look forward to seeing you all again on the other side of the rainbow bridge.

Simultaneously we have been raising 3 new puppies for our future breeding program: – Cody , Kylah and Becky. One forgets what is involved in raising puppies and it has been a nightmare for my garden – continual holes in the grass, flowers being picked, fruit being plucked from the fruit trees, seedlings being dug up, jumping up with muddy paws, etc. But they are growing up and settling down. Cody and Kylah will be 2 years old in December and Becky will be 1 year old in January.

Only One!

Molly’s puppies were expected last Wednesday. By Saturday when they had still not arrived, we went to the vet for a check up and scan only to find there was one solitary little puppy. We were so disappointed!

Puppy arrived at 5:00 am on Tuesday morning 23 January, coming into the world just as the rain came down. She is a strong little girl and doing exceptionally well. After all, she has the fully buffet to choose from provided by her mother.

We are so sorry to all the people waiting for puppies. Unfortunately we don’t make them and are fully dependent on Mother Nature.

There are 2 other breeders planning litters in the first half of 2018 that I can refer you to. Our next litter will only be at the end of 2018.

 

One week to go!

Molly is now 8 weeks pregnant, but not looking too big. Last time she hid all the pups under her ribs. So we will have to wait to see how many are in there. She is well and getting a bit more clingy as her time gets nearer. Watch this blog for news of the arrival of the puppies!

Puppy has a new home!

I had several enquiries about our little chap and he has a new home! I know he will be a blessing to his new family and wish them all a long happy life together!

One Little Boy…

I have a super little boy puppy available from our Dec 2016 litter. He is a soft handsome little chap and has great conformation. He is friendly and cuddly and is looking for his new family. I would love to keep him, but cannot use him for stud in my kennel as he is related to all the others. He would make a great stud! R8000 includes everything except transport (KUSA registration, microchip, KUSA Health certificate, inoculations, deworming).

Please e-mail me (karenblack@global.co.za) or

call me if you are interested: 011-462-3781.

Play play sleep all day

What do the pups do all day? Play and sleep and eat and sleep. They have discovered that they have siblings. It is great fun to head butt each other and then roll over and wrestle. Sometimes they chase each other’s tails or bite each other’s ears. In the process they are learning to control their biting (bit inhibitor) – learning not to bite hard but to “play nice” with each other. Of course, in the process the “bed” gets all upset and the underlining of newspaper  below the blankets becomes a target for play… pulling, shredding and messing it all up. What fun!

 

The grass

Today the pups were allowed to explore the grass during their outing. It is so lovely to see them feel, look at, and (yes) taste the grass for the first time. They have also graduated onto Mother-and-Baby-Dog kibble, made specially for puppies up to 2 months of age. With all the millions of dollars/euros Royal Canin have spent on researching the best recipes, we choose to feed the pups kibble, as that is what most of them will eat for the rest of their lives. Royal Canin makes one of the best first-foods for puppies. The little guys enjoyed using their teeth and biting the crunchy pellets.

Stand up and Eat!

The pups are now able to stay awake a little longer. They are able to reach Jade’s teats while she stands, which is now her preferred method of feeding. Although Jade has 10 teats and there are 9 pups, they still manage to knock each other off when they over-balance. So it is a bit of a scramble to re-connect.But every one can reach and every one gets his/ her share of milkshake.