Tormore and Beinn Damph: Blog

April 19/20

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:48:21 GMT

Guelph show in Fergus:

Hannah took Best of Breed both days - she is long finished now as I believe she has 14 points!

Nothing in Group however

Magnus took Best Puppy in Breed on Saturday - the judge actually said if there was one dog he could take home with him from the show it would be Magnus! He lacks a certain confidence and showiness in the ring, but the judge saw through the bucking bronco routine and loved him anyway!!!

Jade got Best Puppy in Breed on Sunday - nothing in Puppy Group

Stay tuned for results from KW show on May 17/18th! Hopefully we'll have a little competition!!!

April 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:50:57 GMT

Well! We are now 10 months old and have been to a few shows!!

Most recently:

Kent - Chatham April 12/13:

Hannah - Best of Breed both days

Magnus - Best of Opposite Sex both days

Jade - Best Puppy in Breed both days

Norfolk April 5/6:

Hannah - Best of Breed on Sat

Magnus - Best of Opposite Sex both days

Jade - Best of Breed on Sun / Best Puppy in Breed both days

Coming up:

Guelph April 19/20

KW May 17/18

And then there were 5!

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:24:08 GMT

Well, it was a bittersweet weekend for everybody at the Big Blue House (BBH) as 5 of our puppies went to their homes. The good part of this is that they are all loving, wonderful homes and their people are just great!!!

So here's the way it all went down:

Tormore Marcus (aka Marcus) still Marcus is owned and loved by Gabe (Texas)

Tormore Briagha Puck (aka Ellie) now Puck is owned and loved by Vince, Morganne, Aidanne and Cian (Wisconsin)

Beinn Damph Angus MacDonald (aka Bruiser) now Ajax is owned and loved by George and Gale (New Mexico)

Tormore Serena (aka Serena) now Selena is owned and loved by Gale and George (New Mexico)

Beinn Damph Bannshea O'Fife (aka Carlada) now Rena - owned and loved by Roberta (Texas)

Beinn Damph Islay (aka Sailor) - soon to be owned and loved by Pat (Ontario)

Beinn Damph Oban (aka Floyd) - also soon to be owned and loved by Pat

leaving momsy and I with our 'gang'

Beinn Damph Magnus (aka Whiny) - mom

Beinn Damph Hunter (aka Pooper) - mom

Tormore John Deere - Jade - my girl

August 16, 2007

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:30:34 GMT

Weights: August 15th

Jade 18lb 4oz

Floyd 17lb 8oz

Ellie 18lb

Whiny 20lb 2oz

Serena 19lb 6oz

Pooper 18lb

Sailor 18lb 8oz

Carlada 17lb 8oz

Marcus 21lb 8oz

Bruiser 21lb 6oz

Names

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:35:27 GMT

Beinn Damph Angus MacDonald - Bruiser

Beinn Damph Magnus - Whiny

Beinn Damph Hunter - Pooper

Beinn Damph Islay - Sailor

Beinn Damph Bannshea O'Fife - Carlada

Tormore Marcus - Marcus

Tormore Serena - Serena

Tormore Oban - Floyd

Tormore John Deere - Jade

Tormore Briagha Puck - Ellie

August 9, 2007

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:23:29 GMT

O.K. Pics at 8 weeks (and a bit)....they were very very tired...in fact Serena had the whole Deerhound lean going....was hard to keep them vertical.

Weights: August 8th

Jade 16lb

Floyd 14lb 6oz

Ellie 15lb 4oz

Whiny 16lb 2oz

Serena 15lb

Pooper 14lb 8oz

Sailor 15lb 8oz

Carlada 13lb 8oz

Marcus 17lb

Bruiser 18lb

July 31, 2007

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:17:22 GMT

Weights today: July 31st

Jade 13lb 4oz

Floyd 11lb 8oz

Ellie 12lb

Whiny 14lb 4oz

Serena 13lb

Pooper 12lb

Sailor 13lb 2oz

Carlada 12lb

Marcus 13lb 4oz

Bruiser 14lb 6oz

July 26, 2007

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:34:16 GMT

Pics at almost 7 weeks. Yes, some of them are not so great as puppies move! Enjoy!

Also got some candids of the pups with mom Tess and along with Auntie Hannah and Uncle Rudy!

July 8, 2007

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:27:51 GMT

Weights today: July 8th

Jade 5lb 14oz

Floyd 4lb 13oz

Ellie 5lb 8oz

Whiny 6lb

Serena 5lb 4oz

Pooper 5lb 5oz

Sailor 5lb 8oz

Carlada 5lb

Marcus 5lb 5oz

Bruiser 5lb 3oz

Well, everybody but Floyd is now 5lbs or over and I'm sure he'll be at that very soon. Everyone is now eating a mixture of kibble and soft food with water. They are very active and playing with each other and toys. They scatter when it's pen cleaning time. Tess is not feeding as often. It would appear that she is weaning them.

The pup in the photo sleeping on his back on my niece Piper's legs is Bruiser. I don't remember which boy on the couch had which pup...but this is what we've been doing for fun on a Saturday evening!!! Really, what 16/17 year old boy needs X-Box when you can cuddle a clean puppy? We're lucky to have all the kids and their friends around and so willing to join in. These will be very well socialized pups.

They all get a 'bath' (wiped down with a warm soapy cloth) post meals as they tend to get it all over them and like to be cuddled and put to sleep. Piper seems to be the best at putting the boys right out!!

July 3, 2007

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:17:27 GMT

Weights today: July 3rd

Jade 4lb 7oz

Floyd 4lb

Ellie 4lb 7oz

Whiny 4lb 9oz

Serena 4lb 3oz

Pooper 4lb 3oz

Sailor 4lb 5oz

Carlada 3lb 12oz

Marcus 4lb 1oz

Bruiser 4lb 3oz

They have started to eat puppy food. Their eyes are open, their ears are opening and they are getting teeth!

June 24, 2007

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:36:52 GMT

Weights today: June 24th

Jade 3lb

Floyd 2lb 9oz

Ellie 2lb 15oz

Whiny 3lb

Serena 2lb 9oz

Pooper 2lb 13oz

Sailor 2lb 14oz

Carlada 2lb 6oz

Marcus 2lb 8oz

Bruiser 2lb 8oz

Just an FYI...couldn't get decent photos of the other pups 'stacked', that is why they are missing! They weren't cooperating!

June 18, 2007

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:45:17 GMT

Weights today: June 18th

Jade 2lb 3oz

Floyd 1lb 13oz

Ellie 2lb

Whiny 2lb

Serena 1lb 12oz

Pooper 1lb 15oz

Sailor 2lb

Carlada 1lb 9oz

Marcus 1lb 14oz

Bruiser 1lb 15oz

June 16, 2007

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:32:03 GMT

In no particular order:

Jade 2lb

Floyd 1lb 8oz

Ellie 1lb 10oz

Whiny 1lb 15oz

Serena 1lb 9oz

Pooper 1lb 11oz

Sailor 1lb 12oz

Carlada 1lb 6oz

Marcus 1lb 10oz

Bruiser 1lb 12oz

Except of course that my girl Jade is leading the pack!!!!!

Puppies are here!

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:15:55 GMT

Hi All,

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Tess had a lovely litter of 10 puppies (11 actually, but the last little guy was still born).

We came up with names that suited at the time...

#1 Whiny 10:47am Boy 14oz

#2 Bruiser 11:12am Boy 1lb 1oz

#3 Pooper 12:31pm Girl 1lb

#4 Serena 12:51pm Girl 1lb

#5 Ellie 1:15pm Girl 14oz

#6 Floyd 2:20pm Boy 1lb

#7 Jade 2:46pm Girl 1lb 2oz (*I like this one!)

#8 Sailor 5:15pm Girl 1lb 2oz

#9 Josh (aka Marcus) 6:39pm Boy 1lb 2oz

#10 Carlada 6:44pm Girl 14oz

#11 Angel 7:58pm Boy still born

Tess is doing very well, tired but so far is a wonderful mother.

Patryn visits!

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:17:01 GMT

Well, we had an exciting couple of weeks as we had Hannah's brother Patryn for a visit. Actually, it was more of a working visit as he was here to get a breeding with Tess! And we (they?) were very successful. So all fingers and toes crossed, we should have a lovely litter of pups sometime in June! Many thanks to Brian and Lin for letting their lovely boy stay with us!

Cuddling by the fireplace!

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:28:23 GMT

Alright! I know, but this was just too cute not to share! After running and playing for hours in the cold and snow (finally! - I mean it is Canada), Rudy decided to join Hannah by the fireplace in my bedroom to thaw! Couldn't restist snapping some shots!

Happy Birthday Tartan & Whiskey!

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:41:05 GMT

Hello All!

Well, Tartan and Whiskey have made it to their 8th Birthdays and I thought I'd take some shots of them with the cupcakes that mom made for the occassion! However, I still seem to be a bit camera challenged and the pics have 'red eye' and lines...that I can't explain!

Thanks to both of these graceful old girls for staying with us! May they enjoy many more years of good health, good company and well....cupcakes!

Enjoy!

Welcome to Tormore and Beinn Damph!

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:08:33 GMT

Welcome!

Well, I finally figured out a way to get all my pics to all of you without having to send out one at a time! Actually, I can't take credit! It was my cousin Michaela who set this site up for myself and mom.

Hope you enjoy the pics and a very Happy and Healthy New Year to all of you from us and our houndies to you and yours!

Tormore Tartan

Tormore Whiskey

Ardachu Tess O'Beinn Damph

Tannochbrae's Hannah (Hoopla!)

and our newest member: Fitzhugh Hamish an Ruadh (Rudy!)