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“G” Litter 5 weeks old and waiting for “H” Litter

March 19, 2014

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I figured that I had better get this week’s blog post knocked out before Mae starts whelping (to those who are puppy shopping, all of my 2014 litters are spoken for and my next breedings will be for Spring 2015 puppies)! We started out this morning in the first stages of pre-labor, where there is quite a bit of unproductive grunting around (like she’s going to poop or pee) but nothing comes out. She is taking a nap now, but I have to get this done, then go grab a new bulb for my heat lamp and some more bags of puppy kibble at the farm store, then we’ll be ready to rock and roll. Puppies should be here tonight or tomorrow if things go the way that I think they will. But who knows what mother nature has in mind, it might be over the weekend.

Mae full of babies on the front sidewalk (the metal goat photobomb was an accident)

“G” Litter turned 5 weeks old on Sunday and has transitioned to the kennel and insulated dog house well, their body heat and snuggling keeps them all warm with these variable temperatures. They’ve even woken up a couple of mornings to dustings of snow. It didn’t seem to bother them this morning at all, they were whining at the gate to get out into the woods when I went to give them some more food. They are going through 1-2 gallon buckets full of kibble every day and are on straight Diamond Puppy kibble now with nothing else added. They enjoy playing with the human kids and running around. Less than 3 weeks to go until they go to their new homes and I’m not sure if I am ready to let them go! I don’t even have to chase them around the woods to get them back into the kennel when play time is over, I just call them in and they all come. That will probably change soon as they get more bold and independent.

Here are their individual photos for this week. Some of them are better than others. It has more to do with my photography and being in a hurry than it does with the puppy. Some of them posed lovely, some of them are a bit odd and blurry. But hey, it is better than nothing.

Girl – Ginny

Girl – Garnet

Girl – Gayle

Girl – Gertrude

Girl – Gemma

Girl – Gabriella

Girl – Gallixe

Girl – Gisele

Boy – Gene

Boy – Gus

Boy – George

Boy – Gascon

Boy – Gilbert

And last but not least, the weekly YouTube video:

I will keep you posted on Facebook and on the blog for when the “H” litter arrives. Wish us luck!

“G” Litter 4 1/2 weeks old

March 13, 2014

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Sorry for the delay in posting this week. The puppies were moved outside on Sunday when it was almost 70 degrees, just in time to move Mae into the house this Sunday to prepare for her whelping next week.

For those people who are out surfing the web for puppies, all of my 2014 litters are spoken for.

The puppies are up and running around. They have no problems getting up and down the stairs into the dog house and seem to enjoy having the extra space that the kennel provides. And I like it that they aren’t stinking up the house anymore (but that will soon change with Mae’s litter coming soon!). They are drinking from the water dish and eating both soft canned puppy food and snagging kibble out of BB’s food dish.

Mae is really big, her teats are like 4 inches off of the ground. I didn’t get a chance to take a shot of her before posting this, but I’ll get one for next week’s blog. She shouldn’t whelp until the end of the week, so I should have time. I’m hoping for 8 puppies, but I just don’t know until they are here!

I ran out of time to take individual pictures, I will do that over the weekend, but here are some quick snaps from the kennel:

A face in the crowd, around the food dish

Waiting for mom

Play fight!

Running amok

4 1/2 year old Caleb is still light enough to be able to climb up the kennel fence (because the gate is locked) and hang out with the puppies whenever he wants. Luckily, all of my females are tolerant of this and it’s never caused a problem.

Caleb peeking down on to the puppies

And last but not least, the weekly YouTube video:

“G” Litter is 3 weeks old!

March 4, 2014

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BB and her 13 pups

The frigid weather has been pretty unrelenting, so we’re having to improvise with some of our puppy conditioning. Usually we are able to spend some time outside at this point, but our highs have been in the single digits and teens for the last two weeks. It appears that we’ll be lifting out of that trend, but I’ve got the puppies on a pretty good schedule that gives them enough exercise and stimulation for their little legs. They are spending their first 30 minutes to 1/2 each morning in the kitchen on the linoleum to help them get their legs underneath them. It is much easier for them to walk on their blankets since they can dig their claws in, but the hard surface makes them have to concentrate on keeping their legs steady and upright. Next, they go out into the ex-pen out in the living room (as in the photo above) to relax in the sun. There is an open gate on the pen so that BB can move in and out as she wants to. The kids come home after school to play with the pups off and on throughout the afternoon and evening. The puppies stay with us during our evening family time, then travel back to the whelping box for the night.

Caleb (4), Conrad (9) and Cordelia (12) hanging out with the puppies

Yesterday, I gave them their first taste of mush, which is a milk and soft puppy food mixture. Today, they had their first official meal with the puppy pan. Here it is on the weekly YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEJkKq059tw&feature=youtu.be

All of their eyes are open and their vocalizations are now barks, growls and howls. They like to play with one another too. Here are some updated individual photographs (to those of you new to the site, yes they are all spoken for):

Girl: Ginny

Girl: Garnet

Girl: Gayle

Girl: Gertrude

Girl: Gemma

Girl: Gabriella

Girl: Gallixe

Girl: Gisele

Boy: Gene

Boy: Gus

Boy: George

Boy: Gascon

Boy: Gilbert

Well let’s hope for some warmth soon so that we can get outside! Mae and Velma are due for more puppies in two to two and a half weeks!

“G” Litter 2 weeks old!

February 25, 2014

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The 13 puppies hanging out

The puppies are all doing well, gaining weight, and growing. Their eyes are starting to open and should be done opening by this time next week. They are starting to try and get up on their legs and their grunts are sounding more growly and bark-like. (Yes, puppy shoppers, all of these are spoken for.)

The litter and mama BB hanging out in the living room.

I will take new individual photos next week once their eyes are all open. In the meantime, here are a few closeups of them sleeping.

And last but not least, the YouTube video for the week!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IVjOuE9Czw

Due to the continued cold, the puppies are still getting supplemental heat in the whelping box as their full time hang-out at this point. I’m hoping that the weather turns around in time for them to move outside when Mae’s pups arrive. I’m projecting Velma’s whelp date around March 18th and Mae’s around March 21st, so they will be close. I currently have 14 reservations on those two litters, but as it is Velma’s first litter the same as it was with BB, it is possible that it could be quite large. This is Mae’s last litter prior to retirement, so I’m expecting an average sized litter from her.

I think that we are all ready for this winter to be over, but we aren’t quite there yet. Until next week, stay warm!

“G” Litter 1 week old!

February 19, 2014

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For those of you who are new to my site and looking for puppies: all of these puppies are reserved, plus I have an additional 12 reservations on my other two 2014 litters coming in March. Anyone who wishes to make a reservation at this point should be flexible about waiting for a puppy until our 2015 litters. I’ve had kids out of school on break recently, so I am a little behind on returning phone and e-mail messages, but will get back with everyone today.

Some common questions that I’m seeing from future owners: 1) the first date that I can release the pups to go home is on Sunday, April 6th, their 8 week birthday. 2) I do breeder picks, those with reservations do not pick on their own in order of their reservation. I have too many people spread out too far to do it that way, plus I am with the puppies every day and know them the best. You will not know which puppy you will be receiving until towards the end of their stay with me. Once the pups are around 5 weeks of age, I will start asking more detailed questions about what you are looking for and you will have seen pictures and videos while they grow up. You can then tell me if you have a preference for a pup. I’ve never had any complaints about where I place my pups because they are all fabulous!

BB and the 13 puppies at 1 week old

As far as the pups themselves go, they are doing great. It is amazing to watch something come out the size of a large bratwurst turn into something guinea pig sized in the course of a week. I was able to get them moved out of my living room and back into the whelping area at the end of last week, which makes it much easier when I have to go places. Let’s just say that females with puppies don’t care too much about their housebreaking training:) I took a short video of them on Sunday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93eFsxP3Lgg

At this point, they are really just eating, sleeping and squeaking. They are getting bigger and stronger every day. I will check back in with you next week and hopefully some of this spring-like weather will stay around.

Welcome “G” Litter 2014!

February 12, 2014

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I can’t believe that this is the “G” litter for Bluestem Kennels, coming into our 4th year of breeding. And “H” and “I” should be coming in a month!

The 13 puppies of Sam and BB’s “G” Litter were born on Sunday, February 9th and it literally took the whole day. We were up walking around at 5 AM and went to bed at 10 PM. There are 8 girls and 5 boys. BB has decided that her favorite time to get attention, be fed and go walking outside is between midnight and 2 AM, so I haven’t had the best nights of sleep, so I apologize to the new owners for not getting e-mails or phone calls out yet.

BB with 8 puppies in the whelping box

I thought for sure that with 13 that I would be bottle feeding, but BB has been doing awesome with nursing them well. It really helps that we have them right in front of the wood burning stove, so that they are not having to expend energy keeping warm. With normal-sized litters we’ve been able to keep them in the basement utility room or in the garage with space heaters and heat lamps, but this cold weather and with there being so many of them, they need to be where it is extra warm. It is also nice that my youngest boy, Caleb, will be 5 next month and has finally learned to not mess with the puppies at this age. The weather is supposed to warm up and they will get bigger and able to regulate their body temperature, so I won’t have to have puppies in my living room forever.

First night by the fire

I didn’t have anything set up by the fire after they were born, so I just put them on a blanket and slept next to them that night. I did have to fish a few out of odd places in the middle of the night, but they survived it and stayed warm. They are now set up with the small kiddie pool with a blanket in the bottom, with the x-pen around it to deter kids and other dogs.

They went to the vet Monday morning for their tail docking, dew claw removal and vet check. Dr. Kliewer at Heartland Animal Hospital checked them all over and said that they are perfect! I was sure that with so many of them that there would be a “dud”, but there’s not a single one. These are the individual puppy photos that I store on here for my records and so we can track their development. Try not to get too attached to any of them! They are all spoken for and I will do my best to get them all grown up, but one never knows. I also name them for tracking purposes and don’t expect the new owners to keep these names. They never get called anything other than “puppy” by me:) They are completely in random order and may be taken from different distances which might account for size differences. The coat differences I note only help me to tell them apart as they grow. Photos taken at 1 day old, right before we went to the vet for claws and tails.

Girl: Ginny

Ginny has a white blaze on her forehead and small liver spots on right side, above the tail, then most of the tail is liver.

Girl: Garnet

Garnet has a white dot on her forehead, a white dot on her neck, a tiny liver spot on the left bottom part of her back and a larger liver block on her right belly.

Girl: Gayle

Gayle has a solid liver head and her entire left side is liver. She also has liver spots on her right neck, underarm, belly and above the tail.

Girl: Gertrude

Gertrude has a small white dot on her forehead and is spotted liver heavily all over her body. Liver on most of her right side.

Girl: Gemma

Gemma has a white dot on her forehead and two large liver spots set on a diagonal on her back, the left one higher than the right. Small liver spot on left belly and above tail.

Girl: Gabriella

Gabriella has a think white blaze on her forehead, has a large liver spot on her back that is shoulder to shoulder, a tiny liver spot on her lower left back, then a liver spot above her tail that extends down into the tail.

Girl: Gallixe

Gallixe has a white blaze on her face and an entirely white back with a small spot above the tail. Her neck is 1/2 white and 1/2 liver.

Girl: Gisele

Gisele has a white blaze on her face and and entirely white neck and body except for a small spot above the tail.

Boy: Gene

Gene has a white dot on his forehead, large liver spots set diagonally with the right higher than the left. A tiny liver spot on his right belly and a large liver spot above his tail.

Boy: Gus

Gus has a white blaze on his face with two large diagonal liver spots that do not touch at the back. The right spot is higher than the left. The rest of the body is white.

Boy: George

George has a liver head and white upper back. His lower back has a large liver spot in the center, with a smaller one on the left. Also has a small liver spot above the tail.

Boy: Gascon

Gascon has a white blaze on his face, a white upper back, a small liver spot in the center of his lower back and a liver spot right above his tail.

Boy: Gilbert

Gilbert has a tiny white spot on his forehead, his body is entirely white except for a small liver spot above the tail.

Okay, that is everybody! Here is a shot of them today at 3 days old.

“G” litter 3 days old

I will be sure to get phone calls and e-mails out to the new owners before the end of the weekend. As this was a large litter, I am willing to take a few more deposits for possible 2014 puppies. Right now I have 10 other reservations and 2 more litters on the way, so there is a possibility of having more than 10 puppies yet this year. There are no guarantees, so I just ask that anyone who wants to make a reservation at this point be flexible and open to getting a pup in Spring 2015.

Pupdate

I was just thinking about Gomer from Sue and Sam’s 2012 “D” litter after I saw his NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize I with a Perfect Score of 112 points at the Spoon River Chapter Fall Test in the latest edition of Versatile Hunting Dog magazine. Lo and behold, I just got some new photos of him and his family, with the announcement that he will be a big brother to a human sibling soon. Congrats to Kyle and Jenna!

Kyle, Gomer and Jenna

Gomer and Jenna in the pool last summer

Gomer says, “Who needs a dog box, I get to ride in the front?!”

Thanks to Kyle for the update and his great work with Gomer towards the Natural Ability Prize.

Well, it is time for me to go to my son’s Valentine’s Day party at school. I will be sure to keep you posted with the new puppies and the upcoming litters. Oh and Happy Valentine’s Day!!

A Day in the Snow

February 5, 2014

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This has been a cold and dry winter, but we did get a nice batch of snow last night that let the kids stay home and play in it with the dogs!

Tor gets after Mae

Tor blazes a trail down the hill

Sam shows Tor how the boys play

Sam tries to jump on the sled with Cordelia while Tor follows

All boys on deck: Sam, Conrad, Caleb and Tor

All boys on deck: Tor, Conrad, Sam and Caleb

BB is too big for the fun, but is keeping warm by the fire

BB is too big for the fun, but keeps warm by the fire

Stay warm and safe, everyone!!

Yard Play Photos

January 30, 2014

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I just took the camera out for our daily backyard run and I wanted to share the pictures. BB is huge and will be having her puppies around Valentine’s Day. Mae is a heavier set dog anyway, but I can see that her nipples are already dropping 2 weeks post-breeding. This is Mae’s last litter and BB’s first, so their bodies change at different rates.

BB the pregosaurus

Old mama Mae

Tor is doing well at 12 weeks old now. He loves to play with the big dogs and his kids. He is generally pretty spoiled, but listens when he is called, is almost housebroken, retrieves dummies, likes to run in the woods, sleeps in his crate at night and when we are away, and will hang out in the outdoor kennel with BB for a few hours without bawling his head off.

Handsome Tor striking a pose.

About a week ago, Charles pulled a quail out of the freezer and was playing fetch with Tor using it. I hadn’t used my big camera in quite some time, so I was pretty out of practice and the camera was a little slow to respond. Here was the best shot I got, which isn’t great, but will have to do.

Tor with a frozen quail

Boys will be boys: Tor gives Sam a pounce

Sam is just being big friendly Sam. He and Charles went out hunting these last few weekends, but only saw one rooster or so and didn’t bag anything. After a busy hunting season full of travel, we are all happy to stay home with the new puppies on their way!

Sam nosing around

I need to get down towards Lincoln to get some photos of Sam and Sue’s 3 year old son, Ben, who is the sire of my co-owned female, Velma’s, puppies. Aaron said that Velma is doing well and is showing some changes in eating habits, so we assume that the breeding is going ahead for puppies to whelp mid-March, at the same time as Mae does here.

Pupdate

Lindsey in Montana shared this photo of 10 month old Midge, on right. She is hanging out on the farm with her big brother Murf, who is not from our kennel but is also a griffon. Midge is from our 2013 “F” litter between Mae and Sam. We hope that she turns out well, as she is a part of our future breeding program if so. There are many quality up-and-coming studs in Montana that we are evaluating for potential future use.

Murph and Midge

I know that there are many folks out there looking for griffon puppies right now and I just want to give them a quick message. Although I have 3 litters planned for this spring, I have 23 reservations. With 2 first litter females (BB and Velma), there is a possibility that I will have more than enough puppies, but there are no guarantees and it is likely that some folks may have to wait until 2015 for a puppy from us.

The whelping area is all set up and the countdown to BB’s puppies is on. With the end of hunting season tomorrow, it is doubtful that I will have any news until her puppies are whelped. Send us good thoughts for a smooth whelping and I will keep you posted!

Puppies on the way and pupdates!

January 20, 2014

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Sue’s retirement

Sue out on the South Dakota prairie

12 year old Trey gave me an update on how 10 year old Sue is doing up in South Dakota. He says that he is finally licensed and has a shotgun and is ready to shoot some birds over her. We miss Sue and my youngest boy Caleb (age 4 1/2) asks about her at least once a week. We want to keep our dog numbers at 4 here at the house, so that we can hunt them regularly and give them personal attention, so retirement and re-homing is a necessary sadness. But we are so happy to give folks an opportunity to experience the griffon who might not be able to afford or have no desire to raise a puppy. I can’t wait to see pics of Trey and Sue with some birds in the fall!!

Sue’s sweet face

Pupdates

I really appreciate all of my puppy owners who contribute photographs and stories of their dogs as they grow up. It is truly the reason why we do this.

Pete, Whiskey, Andi and chukars in NV

Great job to sharpshooter Andi and our oldest boy Whiskey, who will be four years old soon! He is from our first, or “A” litter in 2010 with Sue and Sam. Andi and Whiskey really tore it up in the chukar field and we couldn’t be more proud!! Thanks to Pete, Deborah and Andi for giving him such a great life out in Nevada!!

Sal and 2 year old Chester

We received a lovely Christmas card with photos of Chester from Sal and family out in New York! When Chester isn’t out with Steve “Hoss” Anker training or out with the Hudson Valley NAVHDA Chapter, he’s having a good time at home on Long Island. He is from our 2012 “C” litter from Sam and Mae. Sal has done a great job working with this dog and he has a bright future ahead!

Chester taking a rest

Chester’s “C” litter sister TracHer is having a good season up in North Dakota. She has a new brother, a 10-month old German Wirehaired Pointer named Max. Thanks to Susan and Tom for the lovely Christmas card with photos. Tom had surgery is on crutches from a knee injury incurred while hunting, so we send prayers for a speedy recovery.

TracHer and Susan in the ND snow

Chester and TracHer’s little sister Zoey, from our “F” litter in 2013 also from Mae and Sam, is having a blast down in Oklahoma with Jimmy and Sandi. Here’s what Jimmy had to say:

This girl is the best thing that every happened to Sandi and me. Here some updated photos. She is now 10 mos old and weighs 55 lbs. We just bought some land in the badlands of SW Oklahoma and she loves it. Here is some photos of her expeditions so far. She loves hunting antlers and when go into the shop she will go to the gun safe and sit there until I either get a gun out or tell her we aren’t going hunting.

Jimmy and Zoey

Zoey on point

Zoey water retrieving a stick

Zoey retrieving an antler

Zoey patiently waiting for the ducks

Zoey and her mallard haul!

Thank you so much again to all of my owners for contributing to this and keeping me up to date on how their dogs are doing. It is really important for us to see their success, it keeps us going during the times that we find the pressures of breeding overwhelming. Watching the gun dog lifestyle continue in our pups is one of our greatest joys.

I will be sure to keep everyone posted on the upcoming litters. BB is already heavy and I need to get some pictures of her, along with updated shots of the rest of the dogs. I’d also like to do video of Tor. Now that I’ve recovered from travel, the holidays and a major plumbing project, I will do a better job of keeping the blog updated. Charles and Matt are out right now trying to spook up some pheasants, all of the chaos lately has really cut into their time in the field. Until then, stay warm and don’t blow away in these winds!

Hunting season slowing down and puppy season upon us

December 17, 2013

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With all of the holiday and end-of-year activity, Charles has only had a chance to get out hunting once on November 30th, for the first time since my birthday hunt. They did manage to bag a few birds and we all hope to get out for a few more before the season ends at the end of January.

Charles and Matt each bagged a rooster on November 30th

Breeding season is upon us! Sam and BB mated on Friday and Saturday, so we are looking at puppy whelping around Valentine’s Day (February 14) and homegoing in mid-April as long as everything goes as planned. I am checking Mae every few days and we are getting closer, pro-estrous (bleeding) could be any day now, or it could be a few weeks out. Having some space between the two litters is a good thing! We are also waiting on Velma, but she has until mid-March to cycle within our cutoff time.

Right now I have 18 reservations for this breeding season and have already have a reservation for 2015. I am really flattered by all of the attention and positive feedback that we are getting on our puppies. We have so much fun raising them and love sending them to great families!

Speaking of our breeding program, our new male is just over 6 weeks old and looks like a fat little dude! Renee says that he is very active and inquisitive. We can’t wait to meet him. It sounds like his registered name might be Bourg-Royal FC Hector and we would call him “Tor”. A tor is a medieval pagan/early Christian holy hill in England. Here he is with his littermates

Tor at 6 weeks up at the very top of this photo on the left

Cordelia and I will be flying up to Quebec City on the Friday after Christmas and will bring him back on the Monday before New Year’s Eve. Of course, we will enjoy lots of great food, sightseeing and good friends while we are there.

Pupdate time. Roxy is from our 2011 “B” litter from Sam/Sue and lives out in Utah with Randy and Pam. Sounds like Roxy and Randy had a great time in North Dakota. Randy said:

Wanted to send a few photo’s of the results in North Dakota this year with some of my buddies. Bird counts were a little over the limit with what the picture shows but it took more people to run the cameras so they couldn’t all be in the picture. Over all another excellent trip in the Dakota’s even though the bird numbers were down.

Roxy done an amazing job and has lived up to everything an owner could ever expect. Again,,thanks for the ability for me to experience life like this with her by giving me the opportunity to get her as a pup from you. Griffs forever.

Randy and Roxy on the left

Another great day for Roxy and Randy in ND with the gang

Frankie from our Sam/Mae 2012 “C” litter is having a great life out in Colorado too. Her owner Mike said:

Frankie had a great year last year with several good wild hunts and a LOT of preserve training (82 successful points last year ). Not as many preserve hunts preseason but my oldest helped me gear her up a few times with some planted chukar. Opening day in Kansas we limited out. And we took a Wednesday last week into eastern Colorado. Very few birds and It took all day but me and a buddy both got our birds. Fetching is really coming in this year, was sketchy last year.

She is doing great, just thought I would say hi.

Mike and 20 month old Frankie with CO roosters

18-month old Abby is from our Sam/Sue 2012 “D” litter and lives with Rob down in Western Illinois. Rob said:

Abby was wonderfully today. Took her by herself for a few hours today trying to get more range. She was stretching out farther and covering ground methodically leaving nothing untouched. She worked for over an hour with no bird contact. Then she got birdie and tracked for about 150 yards. Then stopped on a dime. I was not sure she had it the it erupted from the switch grass a rooster. One shot later it was in her mouth and on its way back to my hand. She dropped it out about twenty yards and started tracking and up came number two. Hit it but not real hard she was on it and caught up to it. Two roosters in less than five minutes. She was great.

Thanks

Rob, 18 mo old Abby and roosters

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and most prosperous New Year! I will be sure to post a report when I get back from Canada with Tor and hopefully we’ll have some breeding news on Mae too. Sorry, I don’t get the dogs dressed up in elf garb or make them sit in front of the Christmas tree. May your days be filled with family, friends and some late season hunting too!

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