08 May 2006

• Today the pups are 5 weeks old, and because of the nice weather they are playing outside and that is allways great to see!! The first steps they make outside is a little strange to them. But soon they find out that it is a lot of fun. There are other kind of toys, like a tin can with marbles in it, for the sound, also an old washing-up bowl, the pups go sit in that. And also as we call it "Mount Dog" it is a sunshade-standard and there always is a pup who makes it its own by hanging or laying on it. And the jumping and running offcourse because they have more space for that. Last Friday they endured their first big thunderstorm, and it was a big one. We kept Gaisha away from the pups (she is not a big fan of it). But the pups react only at the first bangs. They are very easy to please and so much fun to watch en keep them of your toes.

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24 April 2006

The first couple of days we have to recover a little from the trip. Finland is a splendid country, this week it is not very cold and the snow landscapes are magnifique. Monday is the 9th day of her season, but Gaisha has absolutely no plans to stay still for Kensis and snaps and growls at him. This is also the case on Tuesday. On Wednesday the 11th day they become a lot more playfull and more tolerant towards Kensis but he still can't do anything really, and at that moment Jerry realises that it will be OK. And on Thursday the 12th day Gaisha and Kensis finaly mated and she was very pleased afterwards, just like a young dog again.. Because we had very little time we did a second mating on Thursday evening which also went very well. Friday morning at 5 o'clock they left for Hanko, at 10 o'clock the boat to Rostock set sail and fortunately they were at home on Saturday at half past 2. And Gaisha....a great girl behaved herself fantasticly in the car and on the boat and even arround Kensis. Now we have to wait for the puppy's

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27 January 2006

To keep some slack and because of it being Gaisha's first mating Jerry and Mario leave with time to spare. On Friday evening at 10 o'clock they leave by car to Finland, by means of Rostock in Germany by boat to Hanko in Finland. This boat trip lasts +/- 20 hours. We gave Gaisha some relaxationpills because she does not like to drive, and she will be in a bench on the boat and has therefore but a restricted movement space. They regularly visit her, and take her for a walk on deck but Gaisha did not like doing her needs there. At half past 6 on Sundaymorning they arrive in Hanko and it is still a 4 hours drive to Ruutana where the Fam. Gröhn lives.

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22 Januari 2006

Sunday morning goes like always, ordinary quietly...... until.....blooddrops?? Gaisha is in heat!!. and Gaisha is therefore to be mated by Kensis van de Weiwakers, a superb beautifulmale which stays in Finland at kennel Cäsarborgs of the Fam. Gröhn. The plans can be made.

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27/28 August 2005

• On Wednesday we arrived at the camping site in France. Myrna and Bjorn are allready there. It is so quiet and peaceful and Hope loves it, running and playing with the ball. On Thursday we get company from Theo and Annemiek Peters and Jan and Ria van den Dunnen. They have the brother of Hope with them Peer-Xeyenne van de Weiwakers, and Theo and Annemiek have Bitch with them. None of them is entered at the French Specialty. On Saturday morning very early we drive to the show, when we arrive they allready started the judging. Hope is entered in the intermediate class together with 43 other bitches. After a long and hot period of waiting, it is Hope's turn. She is showing very well and her movements are also good. Judge Mr. Descamps is having a hard time to make the right choice. Finally Hope is placed 12th with an Excellent. Later on that day she gets an Excellent for the charactertest and the gunshot-test. The next day she is allowed to enter in the SR-judging. But she is too young with her 18 months. So we will be back next year.

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20/21 August 2005

• This weekend is the International Dogshow in Lisbon(Portugal) and also the Portuguese Specialty for the Belgian Shepherd. We entered Hope at both shows. On Saturday morning there is a character-test, and she passes and later on also the gunshot-test. On a separate place in the park the Int. dogshow is held. Hope is showing very well, her movements are good and the Portuguese Judge Mr. L. Pinto Teixeira has no problem touching Hope. Hope becomes first in her class and also best Tervueren. So she may return later that day for the Ring of Honor. In the afternoon she was judged at the Portuguese Specialty for Belgian Shepherds. The judge is the Swedish Mr. A. Lyrholm. Hope wins her class again, becomes best Tervueren and later she has to compete with all the other BOB's for Best in Show at the honorstage of the Int. show. During the Ring of Honor at the International Show all Belgian Shepherds are ignored. Later that day the best of each variety at the Specialty are to be placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th for Best in Show for the Specialty and Yes! Hope wins. She's Best in Show!!!!!
• At sunday morning there was sheepherding, 8 sheep in a fenced part of the field. The sheep were to much comfortable with dogs, so they were not very impressed by them. They hardly moved and just some of the dogs could get them to move a little. Hope was more interested in jummy sheepshit (yuk!!).
• In the afternoon there was a test with a jute dummy. One of the men has a dummy on a rope and is teasing the dog with it. At first Hope did not like it that much, but later on she tries to get it with her paw's. If the man continues teasing her she bites it and holds on, and she really likes the game!! After a wonderful dinner and a good night sleep we start packing the next day for our long trip to the French Specialty in Commentry France.

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15 August 2005

• Today is the beginning of our vacation, we are going to stay for 1 week in Portugal and after that 1 week in France. Early in the morning we start our long ride to Portugal. At the end of the day we are near Bordeaux (Fr.). We stayed in a little cheap hotel and Hope doesn't mind at all. The next morning we leave early to finish the last part of our trip to Lisbon. Hope is sleeping in the back of the car most of the time and has no idea of what is going on. Tuesday evening we are driving along a long and boring road from Madrid to the portuguese border and it is getting very late. There are only a few hotels, but they look very shaggy to say the least. So we decide to drive on. Around midnight we arrive at Rui and Paula's house. The following days we did some site-seeing in the area of Lisbon. It is a beautiful big city, and Portugal is a very nice country but the wind and the heat are not my cup of tea. Hope has found her playmate very soon. Denyah a laekenois bitch of 10 month's old owned by Rui! Thursday Rui gets another guest in his house, Christine Bouchat, breeder of his Laekenois dogs. She is from kennel d'Eroudour in Belgium. At friday Rui, Christine and I went to the place were the dog-show will be held, it is a beautiful park in front of the Casino in Estoril. That evening Breeder/Judge Anders Lyrholm had a very interesting lecture about the "Belgian Shepherd" We learned a lot.

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12 June 2005

• Today there is a clubmatch at Kc. de Kempen . It is an outdoorshow and it is held in Geldrop. We entered Hope just for fun. The weather is reasonable. When it is our turn we turned out to be the only Belgian Sheperd. Hope is all alone in the ring. But she is showing great as usual and goes very well. She enjoys the judge touching her. She becomes first in her class with an excellent qualification and also (of course) B.O.B. Afterwards we went to the fair in Veldhoven with Dennis and Esther and a friend of theirs and of course Huey. All and all we had a nice day.

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29 May 2005

• This Sunday is de Belgian Special for Belgian Sheperds in Overijse a small village near Brussel. We entered Hop - Xeyenne into the Youthclass. It is a hot and sunny day but Hope is enyoing herself very much. In the afternoon the youthclass females starts. There are 7 other females entered. Hope is showing herself beautifull as allways and Hope does not have a problem with the judge touching her and look at her teeth. Showing the movements individually went very well. When she is judging the movements of all dogs Hope has to take point (is she already first?). During the running other dogs are placed behind Hope. After the running the judge looks at them one more time, and puts them behind the placement tiles.

And Hope-Xeyenne becomes Nr. 1 in the Youthclass with an Excellent.

So now Hope can participate in the Ring of Honour. All the Tervueren females who were placed nr.1 in their classes are there. After one round of running the judges are decided that it will be either Hope or the nr. 1 female of the Championclass that will be best Tervueren Female. And the female from the Championclass was chosen best Tervueren Female.

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21-22 May 2005

• This is the week-end of the Dutch Special for Belgian Sheperds in Deurne. On Saturday 21st of May both Hope ands Huey are entered for the show. Hope is entered in the youth class female's and Huey in the openclass males for the first time. There are 32 males entered in the openclass. Huey did get a Very Good and a nice judging report. It is obvious that Huey is not ready for this, between dogs that allready have proven themselves. We will wait... Hope is not quite fully in fur, but she is showing fantastic and her movement is also great. The qualification she get is an Excellent and also her judging report is good. On Sunday the 22nd there is al lot to do at the show, there is a show for puppy's up to 9 months, an agillity competition, sheep herding and a character test. Huey is entered for the character test. After a little nerves wracking morning he has to start at 10.15 h. He is walking the course as if he is walking his dailey walk, lifting his paw against every tree. and there are a lot of trees. He does all of the parts of the test very well. He past the social test and did very well on the defense test. At 1 o'clock he only has to pass the gunshot, and he does! He passes the charactertest Cum Laude just like his mom. In the afternoon Hope can prove she's a real shepherd. She starts cautious, but when she saw how it was done by the real sheepherding dog she joined in. She ran and 'herded' in a playfull mood. And again we had a fantastic week-end.

29 Januari 2005

• This weekend is the Dog-Show of K.C. de Kempen in Eindhoven. Hope is now 11 month's old and she has entered the youthclass for the first time. She loves the veteranian's check-up at the entrance, walking on the platform, the touching and the looking by the vet, that is fun. There are 8 female's entered in the youghtclass and one is absent. Hope is the last one to show in this group. She is showing great, walking great and the judge is watching her closely. Hope is selected among the final four. And yes! she becomes nr. 1. with the qualification Excellent. She has to return to the ring later on. Together with the female that won the Open class she has to show again. The female from the Open Class wins the C.A.C. Then the female who was second in the Open Class joins us for the Reserve C.A.C. After another run of showing and walking, Hope gets the Reserve C.A.C.!!!!

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28 November 2004

• This weekend was the Winner-Show in the RAI in Amsterdam. We left early in the morning to be there on time. Hope really enjoyed the check-up by the vet; she also likes to greet and to leap upon people. Having found benches near the ring were Hope will be judged, Hope goes in the bench and we are ready for coffee. Hope is entered in the Puppy class. After all the males have been judged it is our turn. Together with two other females Dhr. R. Vuorinen from Finland judges us. After the touching what Hope likes very much the showing and moving she is called Best Tervueren Pup. She's now eligible for the ring of Honour. In the pre-selection she is pre-judged. After that in the main ring of Honour together with all the best pups of all breeds judged that day, she was showing very well but was not chosen for the final round. After a very long day we went home, tired but satisfied.

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20 November 2004

• Today we have 'the Happening' of the N.V.B.H. in Heteren. Jerry and I handled the entries. There were 186 dogs entered, divided over the four varieties, and that is a very nice number of dogs. Hope-Xeyenne is entered at the Puppy-Class 6 to 9 months together with 24 other females and among them are her 3 sisters. Hope is being judged by Mr. Ebels and she is doing great, she is showing very well, she let's the judge touch her and her movement is fantastic. She becomes 1st in her class. After that she has to compete against the number 1 female of the class 3 to 6 months and again she become's 1st. Then she has to go up against the best male from the Puppy Class 3 to 9 months and again she wins. Hope is now the Best Tervueren Pup at the Happening 2004. In the ring of Honour the Groenendael wins the class 3 to 6 months of the four varieties. Hope has now a beautiful trophy. And it was a fantastic day.

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31 October 2004

explanation:

You are doing very well with Hope, but stay alert because you are the one who desides what happens. Good Luck!!

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13 August 2004

• Today we are leaving for our holiday in the French Alps, to be exact in Bourg d'Oissans near Alpe d'Huez. We went together with Mario en Nouschka and kids and Hayley, Dennis and Esther with Huey and we had Dizzy and Hope with us. It is a magnificent area where you can make long walks with the dogs. The weather is good and the dogs are having the time of their lives. After 10 day's we are leaving to another campsite near the French Special Dog Show where we entered Hayley and Hope. But do to circumstances we did not show them. So we had a wonderful weekend and a great vacation.

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4 July 2004

• This Saturday is the Outdoor Show in Uden and we have entered Hayley. Since a few weeks it is allowed to bring dogs to the show who are not entered. So it is a perfect opportunity to bring Hope along. So she can get used to the idea. Unfortunately Hayley lost all of her fur and we could not expect much from it. She was placed 4th with a Very Good and with a nice report. And Hope...she had the time of her life with all those dogs. Later that morning one of her littermates was there as well. Sammy and Hope are really two sisters they look very much alike. And so we had yet another great day.

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20 June 2004

• Today there is a Club match at Kc de Kempen in Geldrop. Hayley and Huey both are entered in the youth class. It is Huey's turn to be judged by Mrs. Brooymans-Schallenberg first. Both the dogs are out of fur but they both have an excellent judging report, Huey does not like it when the judge want to see his teeth and is showing that by a little growl. He is showing very well and also his movements are good. He is getting 1 Very Good. Then it is Hayley's turn, she also is showing excellent but Hayley will not let herself be touched by the judge. Her movement is also very good. Hayley gets also a 1 Very Good, and because there are only two Tervueren Shepherds entered Huey and Hayley are competing against each other for the B.O.B. Hayley gets the title B.O.B. So we have had a wonderful day.

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06 June 2004

• Sunday-Morning half past 8 we all know what that means... Doggy School. Today is the first time Hope is going to puppy training. When we arrive she meets some of the other pups from her class, a Newfoundlander and a Border Collie. The first lesson is always to get to know each other and to discover each other. The exercise we had to do: getting the attention from your dog and to let her sit. I can get a lot of attention from Hope when I call her name but that is not for long, but hey she is still young. The sitting was good as well, but she does a lot for a treat. We also had to learn how to play with the pup, Hope loves to play with the rope. You play backwards with the pup following you and Hope is crazy about that.

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01 June 2004

• On With Monday we decided to go to the beach and Hope was going with us. Very dear friends of us have a caravan in Breskens. We left the house at 9 o'clock and 2 hours later we arrived. After a nice cup of coffee and a Dutch treacle waffle the whole gang set out for the beach. Peter and Anica wanted to go Kite Surfing and Jerry and Larissa want to fly a kite. Luckily there was enough wind. Carla and I watched out for the dogs. Kwinto, the Dachshund from Peter and Carla, was in his element, digging on the beach. Hope was not sure yet. The sea is a strange thing it comes and goes. And... your paws get wet. We all thought she would be very tired but when we got back to the caravan, the playing with Kwinto continued. After a wonderful day of sun, sea and sand we went back home. Now Hope was very tired she slept all the way back, stretched out on the back seat of the car.

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23 May 2004

• Today is the Belgian Special in Turnhout, Hayley and Huey are both entered in the Youht class. The weather is nice there is no rain, the sun is shining but the wind is very strong and cold. There are not that much entry but we have fun anyway. Huey is entered with 2 other males but one of them is not there. Huey is showing very well he is walking very well and he is placed second with the qualification Very Good. He has to calm down a little bit and his body has to mature. Hayley is together with 5 other females. She also is showing very well. Even the judge was able to touch her, which is very promising for us and for Hayley. She gets 3rd place with an Excellent. It was a great weekend.

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21 May 2004

• Last week we made some tourist trips with our Portuguese friends. And off course Hope went with us. On Monday we made a little tour in the Kempen. In the morning we visited the market in Eersel, it is always fun to walk with a pup. Later on we walked through the little village. In the afternoon we went to Veldhoven there is also a marked. Afterwards we walked through the mall of which we heard later that there are no dogs allowed. On Ascension Day we made a trip to some places of interest. We started in Kinderdijk and got on a boat to see all the windmills. In the afternoon we went to see Madurodam (miniature Holland) but there were no dogs allowed. So Jerry stayed outside with Hope and now she is on film and photo in the Far East. Later on we went to Lisse to see the Keukenhof, all those beautiful tulips..... Unfortunately the blooming season was just over so the great fields of tulips were empty. But there were enough tulips to see and admire. It was a busy week for Hope but she had a wonderful time. At home playing with Bugatti and getting a lot of attention that is what every young dog wants....

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15-16 May 2004

• This weekend we had the club match from the N.V.B.H. in Deurne. It was a fantastic weekend; the weather was good, just the right temperature and some sunshine. Hayley did not have a full fur and got a Very Good in the Youth class female. Huey did get an Excellent in the Youth class male. The friends we had over from Portugal brought their Laekenois and he got the 1ste place in the intermediate class. The qualification he got was Very Good because de dog was limping due to an accident. But all and all we had a wonderful weekend.

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24 April 2004

• Finally today is the day.... we can take Hope home. At 8 O'clock we left home to go to Dodewaard. When we arrived the choice was clear, almost from the first moment I saw the pups the pink puppy was mine, and so the pink puppy was renamed into Hope. After a bit of administration we went home. Jerry sat in the back of the car with Hope on his lap. All the way home it went very well. Only after we left the highway she became a little ill, and threw up. Our first stop was with Mario and Nous. Hayley loved the little one immediately but Fixie did not seem to care at all. After a cup of coffee we went home. The meeting with Dizzy and Gaisha went very good. Gaisha really wants to play with Hope but Hope wants to wait a little bit more, until she is more comfortable at our house.

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17 April 2004

• Saturday morning at nine Gaisha had to do a G&G 1 exam. She did it quite well but I made some little mistakes. After a nerve wrecking waiting period she finally graduated! All tough she still did not want to bring the retrieving object back to me.. she will never learn.

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13 April 2004

• On Easter Monday we went to the Easter-Show in Leeuwarden. After a long drive on Sunday and a overnight stay in a little hotel in the neighbourhood we went to the Show. Hayley was entered in the Youth class. After a long time of waiting we had to go in the ring. Hayley luckily is an easy show dog. Also her movement went very well. The only thing that was a little less was the touching. But apparently good enough for a 1 Excellent. Her report was very good and so we went home tired but satisfied.

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29 March 2004

• Saturday 27 March we went to Dodewaard to see the pups again. They are 4 weeks old now and have grown quite a bit. The females are all very beautiful and have a nice dark colour. And yet there are slightly little differences, one of them has her ears high on the head, the other one is a bit lighter in colour, or a little bit broader scull. And now I understand the new puppy owners, 8 weeks is a long time to wait.

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13 March 2004

• Friday 12 March we went to see Xeyenne's pups. They are now 2 weeks old. It is a fantastic litter. It will be quite a task to make a choice. They are five gorgeous bitches.

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• We are proud to announce: Our Hope is born. Saturday 28 February at kennel "van de Weiwakers" from Fam. Peters and Fam. van den Dunnen in Dodewaard. From the combination Xeyenne (Tyrsa) v.d. Hoge Laer X sr. York v.d. Hoge Laer. There are 3 males and 5 females puppies. And one female is going to live with us. Her name will be Hope and she will be (HOPE-fully) a good extension of our breeding material.

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23 February 2004

• Sunday 22 February we went to the Flanders Dog Show in Gent (B.). Gaisha and Hayley both were entered. After a long period of waiting, the time has come to show them. Hayley had to go first in the Youth class, she showed very well and her movement was good also. She got first place! Then it was Gaisha's turn in the Open Class, she also showed very well and her movement was very good as always. The only problem she has is she doesn't likes to be touched if she's as tired as she was. But Gaisha got first place too! After that Hayley won from the male in the Youth class and became Best Youth Dog! Gaisha also won from the bitch from the other class and got the CAC/CACIB. So for both our dogs a nice Cup, a bottle of wine for the owners and our day had a happy ending.

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30 January 2004

• The first Show of the year in Holland is Eindhoven. Gaisha, Hayley and Huey all three were entered. Gaisha was given a Very Good in the Open Class Bitches. Hayley got a Very Good 4 in the Youth Class Bitches and Huey did get a Very Good 3 in the Youth Class but that was with the males.

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15 November 2003

• Today we went to the Belgian Special at the EuroDogShow in Kortrijk (B). Huey and Hayley were entered in the Puppy-Class. Mr. E. Desschans judged them both. Huey got a Very Promising and also Hayley got a Very Promising. And after that Hayley was chosen to be Best Tervueren Puppy.

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24 October 2003

• Today we went to Scheveningen with Mario and Anouschka. Just a nice day at the beach with the kids and the dogs. The weather was good and the dogs were playing and running with each-other.
• Click here to see more pictures from the beach-walk.

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4-5 October 2003

• This was the weekend of the Dutch Special and the Happening. Dizzy and Gaisha were not entered. But at the Happening the whole H-litter was entered for the individual judging and also for the Litter-judging. It was a very nice day. Mr. E. Desschans was judging Hayley and she got a very promising report. Mr. F. Aertgeerts judged Harvey, Huey and Heer-Jens and they also got a very nice judging report. The litter judging was being done by Mr. E. Desschans, the litter is very homogeneous accept for Harvey. He is a little bit rougher in bone and darker in colour. It was a pity the other bitch Hexa wasn't there with us. But as well father sr. pE. Dutch Ch. Ezrah v.d. Weiwakers and sr. pE. Dizzy were there. And that is always nice to see. All in All it was a fantastic day.

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23-24 August 2003

• This weekend we went to the French Special in Le Chatre. Huey, Hayley and Gaisha went with us. Huey and Hayley were to young to join the Puppy class. Gaisha was signed in, in the Open class. But just the week before she lost her complete fur. She got an Very Good, probably because of her fur, the judging report is unreadable. She showed very well in spite off the high temperature.

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22 August 2003

• Friday before the show we had drinks together, at the camping-site. Marja and Roeland Wasmoeth were at the French Special for the 20th time. And we were there for the 15th time. And of course we had to celebrate that with a bite and a drink.

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4 August 2003

• Last week we went for 4 days to the coast in Zeeland. Friends of us own a holiday home at a camping site and they have a new dog, a Dachshund. It is a young male four months old, Kwinto. After a first, a little rough meet and great with Gaisha, they found each other. The weather was great and Dizzy and Gaisha had a wonder full time at the beach. On the first of August the next holidaymaker came along. Frizzle is staying for two weeks with us, so Gaisha has another playmate.

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20 July 2003

• Wednesday 16 July Harvey had to stay for a few days with us. Gaisha was very pleased with it and they played 'till they dropped. They both were running around in the garden all night long. Thursday evening Huey came to play with his "Big Brother". Afterwards they look awful, all wet and dirty. But Harvey is a very easy guest, he sleeps like a baby (so did we), he eats like a horse and he also listen very well. The only thing he did not know is to stay away from Gaisha her food, and he learned that the hard way!

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06 July 2003

• Today we all, Dizzy and Gaisha, Fixie and Hayley, Huey and Loena, went to the fair in Eersel. That was really something. In general they all liked it very much, although at some spots the music was really loud. We had a lot of interest, the two youngest, Hayley and Huey did get the most attention. And they enjoyed it very much.

18 June 2003

• Today I have finished a new site: My Piggy-site and it is on Internet too. I must say that I am very pleased with the results. It isn't finished completely, some more pictures of my collection must be added. But that will happen in the near future. Today we got back the results of Gaisha's HD-test. It is like the vet told us a HD-A. Now all Gaisha need to do is pass her character-test and she can also be used for breeding.

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02 June 2003

• Today, on her second Birthday, Gaisha's hips has been X-rayed. But it wasn't that easy. Gaisha is not the type who lays down quiet on her back. She has to be held down with three people. The Vet had to make an extra photo because she wouldn't lay still. We hope to get the results very soon.

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26 March 2003

Today the pups are 4 weeks old, and they are getting cuter and cuter everyday. They found each other and start playing with each other. There is a lot more peace and quiet now, but every once in a while they start howling, and most of the time it's the red and white male or as I call them ' the PSV-ers '. A few days ago they have had a bit more playground, and boy do they like it. Now it is fun to sit among the pups. I could spend the whole day sitting and playing with them, but there's more to be done then just playing with the pups. Gaisha loves to play with the pups too. She stands among them, and plays a little bit but when they approach her, she doesn't like it that much. Oh, and Dizzy ?, everything is OK by her.