What is Jebadiah looking for?

Jebadiah is looking for a new home, that's what he's looking for. Jebadiah is the last of out 'J' litter of schnauzer puppies to go to a new home. The only problem is he hasn't found that home yet.

We've been looking too, and we hope someone out there knows where his new home might be. He's a standard schnauzer, a lovely boy, just not as gorgeous as the boy and girl Holkschter Kennels are keeping for showing.

He is very cute though, but cute won't win, you need more than that. Cute can do protecting your home, playing with your children, sitting on your lap, if that's what you want. Jebadiah can do all of this and more! Obedience training for sure, maybe even trialling if that's what you want.

Jeb's sister Jenne is allowed to play with him now, she's feeling a lot better, still limping a little bit, but her eyes are looking good and the other symptoms are looking much better. We've all been worried about Jenne, but I think after our next visit to the vet on Monday, the news will be even better!

One gone, ? to go!

Well, one of the puppies has gone to her new home, three are set to go next weekend. Now all we need to do is decide how many of these cute babies we're keeping and find a home for the ones we don't want to keep for showing.
It's all fun, watching the puppies as they trot around the back yard, discovering new things and trying out their hunting skills on bugs, birds, each other. I know which pups will make the best show prospects (well, I think I do, I'm not the show judge though, am I? I'm only the backyard judge!) We're keeping at least one girl.
Do we want/need to keep a male schnauzer? Well, the big pepper and salt boy is such a good looking boy, it's hard to look past him really. I'm sure we can find a way to peacefully have three intact male dogs here. Well, 'sure' is perhaps not the right word. I 'think' we can, would be more correct, or maybe I 'hope' we can! If we can find a show home for him then that's the issue solved.
Anyway, that's what I've been thinking about lately as I watch these schnauzer puppies. It's all good fun!

Time flies!

Our schnauzer babies are four weeks old today – how time flies! They’re growing well, developing personalities. Now the hard part is deciding which one may become our next schnauzer show girl – the one I call Sunshine has a happy sunny personality, great for showing off in the showring. The girl I call Greenie has a fantastic correct coat, but she’s not as outgoing as Sunshine.

It’s early days still, of course, they can’t leave here for another month or so.
They’ll change every day, and I’ll keep watching the changes and learn about them as they learn about the world. Today might be a nice warm day to introduce the pups to the outside world – they’ve lived in the puppy room up until now. I’ll just have to keep watching and playing with the puppies, learning about them, evaluating them.

Ain’t life hard!

re the basket of goodies

These darling little babes all have their eyes open now, and they have been eating solids for two days now. Just a little bit, and Nena their mum is their main source of food, but my harder work is starting soon.
Looking at these little cuties, it's all worth it!
They will all have a name that starts with 'J' - I've been calling the big black pup Juggernaut, and the black girl Jezabel. We have a list, subject to change - there's plenty of time yet. And of course whoever ends up having a puppy in their life will name it whatever they choose. We just decide the pup's 'official' name.
Life is good!