Pascal x Summer Puppies: One Week Old

Our precious puppies have made it through their first week of life.  Summer is proving to be an excellent mother to her little puppies.  They are gaining weight exponentially and have become fat and chubby little pups.  

 In their first week of life the puppies are very vulnerable as they cannot regulate their own temperature so need to be kept warm and safe.  We keep the whelping box at a temperature that allows the puppies to be safe while not being uncomfortable for Summer.  The puppies spend lots of time snuggling up with her for comfort and warmth.                                    


At this young age the neonates cannot hear and their eyes are not yet open, they are however pretty good at moving around in order to get to their mother for nursing.  Summer is attentive and gentle, calm and content.  I could sit and watch them for hours on end.

Bert on the left and Ernie on the right.

Although the puppies can't see and hear at this young age they are capable of smelling, feeling and tasting.  We started the Bio Sensor Exercises and Early Scent Introduction on day three and will continue until the puppies are sixteen days old.  It is always enjoyable for me doing these exercises and introducing the puppies to novel scents and seeing how they will react to them.   Their nails are trimmed every three days and they receive a plentiful amount of cuddles.  These early days are tender and sweet and as much as I am looking forward to watching their personalities develop I am definitely enjoying every minute of their early weeks of life.

 

Frequent updates and photos are posted on our Northrock Barbets Facebook Page if you would like to follow the litter's progress.

Welcoming the Pascal x Summer Puppies

We are pleased to welcome our small but precious litter of two handsome male puppies born January 17, 2019 

URO1 UKC/CKC CH Nuphar's Soak Up the Sun RN PCD CGNx  CKC CH Northrock's Athos Pascal

Summer

Pascal

The arrival of these much anticipated puppies has brought us great joy. We are incredibly thankful for Pascal's co-owners, Josh Bandoch and Maria Rogacheva and to Summer's breeders Anne Plomp and Miska Aksular who's cooperation and friendship have made this litter a possibility.

We anticipate that these pups will have many of the wonderful qualities their parents possess, especially their outstanding temperaments.  More information about Summer x Pascal is available on our website. 

BISS and BPISS for CH Barbevoix Oscar de Northrock

Celebrating show ring success for CH Barbevoix Oscar de Northrock (Northrock's All Night Boogie ex Barbevoix Spezia dit Holala). Yesterday at the Elora Gorge Kennel Club Show, and at the Southwestern Ontario All Retriever Society Specialty Show, Oscar was Best of Opposite Sex and Best Puppy in Breed under judges Geraldine Taylor and Brenda Wilson respectively. Today judge Lee Steves also gave him BOS and Best Puppy in Breed, he then went on to win Best Puppy in Sporting Group under judge Geraldine Taylor. Thank you to these judges for appreciating our young puppy. At the Barbet Fanciers Association of Ontario Specialty today, Oscar was Best In Specialty and Best Puppy in Specialty! Our sincere appreciation to judge Wendy Maisey for the honour. Congratulations to all the other winners. Much gratitude to Peter Scott for handling Oscar to all his wins. He sure loves showing with you Pete! Oscar was bred by Catherine Verge and we are so proud of this puppy. 

To make today even more special, Oscar's family came to watch him in the ring. They are such a great home for this awesome pup. Oscar is co-owned with Nellemarie Hyde and I can't thank the Hydes enough for their support and friendship. What a fun year 2018 has been with this special puppy. 

New Champion and another BPIG win for Barbevoix Oscar De Northrock

On Saturday December 8th at the Brantford & District Kennel & Obedience Club, Oscar completed the requirements for his CKC Championship with a Best of Breed win awarded by judge Anik Primeau from Quebec. At only 8 months of age he finished very quickly, undefeated in the classes and acquired a BPIG win last month along the way.  

In the second show on December 8th, Oscar again went Best of Breed and also won Best Puppy in Sporting Group under judge Judy Taylor. We are grateful to these judges for recognizing the quality of this promising young Barbet. Thank you to Peter Scott, whom Oscar just adores, for handling him to these exciting wins.

Bred by Catherine Verge, Oscar is by Northrock's All Night Boogie and out of Barbevoix Spezia dit Holala. Oscar is co-owned with Nellemarie Hyde and we are thrilled with the success he has had thus far. We look forward to seeing what the next chapter will bring for this fun-loving boy.

Best Puppy In Group for Barbevoix Oscar de Northrock

Oscar and I had so much fun at the Aurora Kennel Club dog shows this past weekend. On Saturday, November 24th in the Club Barbet Canada Booster, Oscar (Barbevoix Oscar De Northrock) went Winners Male and Best Puppy in Breed for a two point major under Sporting Breed specialist Mr. Jeffery Pepper - who then later awarded him Best Puppy in Group in a beautiful line up of puppies. It was such a thrill showing Oscar to this exciting win!!!

Peter Scott showed Oscar on Sunday morning to Mr. Eugene Blake and came away with another two point win with Winners Male and Best Puppy. In the Puppy Group, handled by myself, Mr. Blake gave Oscar an “honorary” Group third. Thank you to these wonderful judges who appreciated our young junior puppy and were a pleasure to show to.

Congratulations and much gratitude to Oscar’s breeder Catherine Verge and to his co-owner, my good friend Nellemarie Hyde. He is such a fun puppy! A special thanks to Peter Scott for all his help and support. Oscar is out of Barbevoix Spezia dit Holala and by Northrock’s All Night Boogie.

Oscar also enjoyed meeting Santa while at the dog show.  I hope he gets everything he asked for!

Litter Born at Hickory Tavern Farm Barbet

Congratulations to breeder Judy Descutner at Hickory Tavern Farm Barbet on the arrival of 10 beautiful Barbet puppies born November 5, 2018.  This large litter is out of her sweet girl Solene, CKC/UKC CH Hickory Tavern Intl Intrigue CM by CH Northrock's Athos Pascal.   

Solene and her pups (6 females and 4 males) are all doing well and we look forward to watching this promising litter grow up.

Howl-O-Ween Party 2018!

On Sunday October 21st Barbets and Berners and their humans gathered together at the home of Erik and Susan Luyendyk for a Howl-O-Ween Party.  We played games, ate treats and enjoyed one another's company. 

Sweet Marie (UKC/CKC CH Northrock's Forever Yours CGN) is from our Boomer x Ellie litter and she and her housemate Thea (Bernese Mountain Dog) had lots of fun running around, bobbing for apples, eating witch's fingers and strutting their stuff in costume. 

It was a wonderful day and we are all grateful to Susan and Erik for their hospitality and for sharing their beautiful home and property with us.