Dam of Litter:
LOLA
16/02/2021
Glenyarra Hiraeth
Hip/Elbow, Eye and Heart Certificates
Dog's Victoria Breeding Clearance :
DNA Test.
Sire of Litter:
ZEUS
16/02/2017
Ambercreek Olympian Zeus
Hip/Elbow, Eye and Heart Certificates
Dog's Victoria Breeding Clearance:
DNA Tested.
GLENYARRA:
I am a registered breeder with Dogs Victoria , Member number: 3008682930.
Please contact Dogs Victoria on email: office@dogsvictoria.org.au to verify membership.
Pet Register Source no: RB109505
I am also a member of the Golden Retriever Club of Victoria.
LITTER UPDATE: 22nd of December, 2022
22/12/2022
Glenyarra is very happy to announce that after a very long first stage of labor which started on the 21st of December, Lola delivered 5 puppies naturally : 4 boys and 1 girl. Mum and her little ones are doing really well. We will be very busy watching over our little ones and Lola round the clock to make sure that they have the best start possible.
The parents of each litter have been hip/elbow scored, have clear eye certificates and a healthy heart certificate, all available for you to view.
Puppies go home with a pedigree certificate, vet health check and proof of vaccination card, a microchip and a puppy information pack that includes; food, diet sheets, weight chart and loads of tips on raising and training a healthy and well adjusted pup. Free Petplan Health Insurance coverage for six weeks.
December 29th, 2022
Glenyarra welcomes the new families of Lola's puppies,who were born 1 week ago today and have shown amazing weight gains this week, more than doubling their birth weights. The range today was from 1.04 kilos to 1.2 kilos with puppies being born on December 22nd with weights between 472 gms and 564 gms. Each golden mother has about 10 teats and Lola's 5 puppies have enough choice to have main course and then desert!
As I pointed out to many families today on a video call the puppies have no ear hole, so they cannot hear and their ear flap sticks up as there is nothing to protect...this will change in the next week. Their eyes are also sealed closed so they cannot see. However their sense of smell is amazing and they wake instantly when Lola gets into the whelping box to feed them.
As you can see from the photos Lola was reunited with her family soon after giving bith and they were extremely happy to see each other again. She was even up for a short play with a new ball outside.
Lola is a first time Mum but her sweet nature ensures that she looks after each puppy in a very tender and competent way.
I still have many calls to make to families on the wait list who I have not spoken with so far... Please be patient as I try to complete this task over the weekend.
Please enjoy this week's photos and there maybe a few extra photos tomorrow ...I have a new phone which I am just learning to use and some lovely shots from the past week just wouldn't load onto the website...so I will have to seek advice when the world wakes up!
January 5th, 2023
Our little pups are 2 weeks old today. They are a very quiet and contented litter. Wonderful weight gains again this week: Blue Male born at 483 gms is now 1.75 kilos. Red Male born at 532gms is now 1.81 kilos. Green Male born at 564 gms is now 1.72 kilos. Purple male born at 470 gms is now 1.60 kilos and the Pink Girl born at 488 is now 1.59 kilos... So large that Lola needs to sit up to feed them now as it is a bit of a squeeze laying down.
We have had several visits from Lola's lovely family ...they are very proud of their little girl. Thank you both for the gentle care and love with which you have raised Lola as it is coming through in the way she mothers her little ones.
As you can sort of see in the photos, the puppies are just starting to open their eyes but have no vision at this stage. Ear holes are also forming but not hearing yet either. Puppies have had their nails trimmed again for Lola's comfort. Please invest in a pair of nail trimming scissors for your pup... refer photo. Pups also had their first worming tablet today.
I have put up single photos this week so you can see how the pups heads grow and change over the coming weeks.
Everyone should have received their first video today through viber or Iphone message, please let me know if you did not receive it I will attempt to start sending more videos as the pups get more active in the coming weeks.
Please enjoy this week's photos...what a change from the birthing photos.
January 12th, 2023
Lola's puppies are three weeks old today. A big change for lola and her babies this week as they all moved from our house out to the puppy room, next door to Mango's 6 week old rascals! Lola is doing a supberb job of feeding and mothering her little ones. They have continued to put on a good amount of weight with the range being 2.11 kilos to 2.43 kilos... little chubbers.
The pups' eyes are now fully open and they react to noises... especially the builders who are working on our house... a good idea to move to somewhere more restful from drilling and hammering... think that I might move out with them!
The puppies are now very mobile, walking around their whelping box and trying to peer over the sides to see if Mum is around. Toys have been introduced into the whelping box and as you can see from the photos the pups are curious about them and have started to interact with them... Lola likes to take the toys from the box and put them in her bed! And I keep finding their balls out on the grass where they have been carried by Lola. The puppies still spend a lot of their time asleep and Lola now spends more time away from them eating bones with the other goldens and playing on the grass.
You can see from the photos that the puppie's ear colour is starting to come through... by looking at the ear colour of a golden puppy and the back of their legs and the tip of their tail we can predict the final colour of the dog in the years to come. A good example would be to look at the photos of Nelson under Golden Retrievers in the main menu and see how he has changed from a light bodied young boy with golden ears to the colour he is now at 8 years.
I hope everyone received the video sent out today...please let me know if it wasn't received or wasn't clear... as they get older and more interesting I will increase the frequency of these videos... so please make sure that it is working well for you.
Our Open Weekend for Mango's pups is this weekend and after I have recovered I will start organising for Lola's Open weekend on the 28th and 29th of January.
January 19th, 2023
Our little ones are 4 weeks old today and aren't they gorgeous? They have continued to show good weight gains with the range being 2.88 kilos to 3.09 kilos
Now that the puppies' teeth are through they were introduced to a small amount of soaked, mashed, warm kibble with a little lactose free milk today with varying degrees of success...one puppy just wanted to lick the food but the others actually sucked little bits into their mouths and then swallowed...success! After only drinking from Lola, who has done all the hard work of feeding them by herself we will now assist with food so that the drain on her will not be too much. Learning to eat and not to suck is a skill they do learn quite quickly. We will only feed one meal for the next few days while their little systems adjust. Lola spends long periods away from her pups now as she prepares to wean her babies only going in for a feed when she is full of milk and feeling the need to feed to feel more comfortable. She either sits or stands to feed which is also a sign she has had enough, as she moves off and away from the babies before being completely empty. This is very normal behaviour.
The puppies had another nail trim today and worming tablet. I have a posted a photo of the intestinal worming tablets that I use, which can be purchased online... you probably don't need to purchase a pack of 50. They are particularly good as they have a small degree of a heartwrom preventor included... protection until you see the vet at 12 weeks.
I have spoken with almost everyone about our Open Weekend on the 28th and 29th of January and arranged suitable times in the morning of both days ...Thankyou for all being so flexible. If the really hot weather returns we may bring everyone's time forward by 1 hr to try and avoid the dreaded heat... but will contact you all again before hand.
Thankyou for your lovely responses to the videos that come each Thursday. I hope you can see how their little heads have changed incredibly in such a short time. Please enjoy this week's photos!
January 26th, 2023
Lola's pups are 5 weeks old today. They are well settled outside in the puppy house and enjoy the space and the range of toys there to challenge them. All the pups love the cubby house and chase each other around and through it. They are a quiet and relaxed litter and are quite curious about their new neighbours who are very energetic despite their smaller size. Lola is weaning her puppies...she doesn't not sleep with them any more at night and is down to 3 feeds a day. As you see from the photos she is quite a character and really loves soft toys. Lola's family have come for another lovely visit with their beautiful girl today and has had a great walk on the bike track...thankyou both, she has been beautifully raised and is gentle, sweet and hilarious all at the same time...we will miss her making us laugh when she leaves us next week. We know how much you have missed her...but now you get to take home one of her sons... Perfect!
The pups are also having 3 feeds of soaked kibble per day and are coping well and having good weight gains...this week Light Green was 4.12 kilos, Red weighed in at 3.98 kilos, Blue at 3.68 followed by Pink at 3.67 and Purple at 3.6 kilos...so all very close at this stage. Puppies have had their nails trimmed again this week... there is a picture of nail scissors posted please invest in a pair.
All the visiting times have been organized for this weekend and we look forward to seeing you. Please don't forget to bring a robust toy along to leave with us to soak up the puppy house smells... and this will help your pup settle in at his/her new home
I have put some pictures up on the site of popular/strong toys... just imagine several pups all pulling at the same time in different directions...would your toy hold together?
Please try and read the puppy notes again and perhaps print them out and bring them with you, with questions written on the back... some people tend to forget what they wanted to ask when they are with the pups. Please bring a pair of old, clean socks to wear into the puppy house so you can play and cuddle the pups...you will be asked to hand sanitise thoroughly before touching the pups. I also ask that you explain to your children that there is no running or squealing inside the puppy house and each child must sit down to hold a pup... we really don't want them stepped on or dropped. We need to approach them in a quiet gentle way.
On our open weekend you will be given a promotional folder from Royal Canin which entitles you to a free bag of food, and some other goodies... I ask that you continue on the same diet as I have given when you take your pup home to avoid diarrhea and sickness by introducing a new brand of Kibble (dry food).
February 2nd, 2023
Lola's puppies are 6 weeks old today and have continued to grow in confidence and are now very outgoing and playful... so much fun to be with! Very cuddly and soft and fluffly. They are all eating well and now we will start to add shredded chicken, cooked mince and an array of veggies to their meals over the coming two weeks. Their weights are really good for their age with all puppies over 4 kilos... with the range from 4.3 to 4.8 kilos.
The vet came last night and all the puppies passed their health examination, had their microchip implanted and their six week vaccination. A copy of their health certificate will be in your folder on Pickup Day.
After a bath and a brush, we said goodbye to beautiful Lola today ... she was delighted to be reunited with her family... and I'm sure will love getting back to all those fun activities. We will miss her happy playfulness. A big thankyou to Victoria and Andrew for the trust placed in us to look after and care for Lola for the last 7 weeks as she experienced being a Mum... to her five gorgeous little pups.
I hope everyone received the email sent this week with a diet sheet (ROYAL CANIN dry foood) and articles regarding basic command training. Please let me know if it didn't come through so I can resend.
So many wonderful photos tell the story of our week ...enjoy.
February 9th, 2023
Lola's Puppies are 7 weeks old today and the countdown is on to Pickup Day, on Thursday, 16th of February. Today you will have received pages from the Puppy Sales Agreement with your details and your pup's microchip number written in. Thankyou to those that have already returned the last page signed and dated. There will be one last email sent early next week called 'last thoughts' and is usually made up from the questions I will be asked over the coming days. One particular email I received today was a question about vaccinations and when to attend Puppy School...it is a dilemma for puppy owners to try and decide between being safe and waiting till the 16 week vaccination or introducing your puppy to the world at the earliest opportunity? Please think about this information from the AVA...THE AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION...thanks Lisa!
Puppy and kitten core vaccinations are vitally important in preventing disease. Because of the variability in the level and duration of MDA among individual animals, core vaccines must be administered to puppies and kittens, from 6 to 8 weeks of age, then every 2–4 weeks with timing of the final dose being not earlier than the age of 16 weeks.2,10 Although some canine vaccines have label claims for a 10-week finish to a puppy vaccination protocol, it is still considered good practice to use a 16-week vaccination if any unacceptable environmental risks exist for the young dog.10
Our puppies are so photogenic... they see me with the camera and seem to pause in what they are doing... they really are so gentle and chilled... must be from lovely Lola. Even when they eat they are quite well mannered for puppies and have a nibble then look around and then continue until all the food is gone. Weights are good again with Sunny the heaviest at 6.15 kilos, followed by Finnegan at 6 kilos, Elton and Jiemba at 5.7kilos and Ruby at 5.5 Kilos. You will see quite a change in all the pups from the Open Day visit.
Please have 2 cups of kibble soaked through until soft and ready to divide into 3 meals, before you leave home on Pickup Day. Don't worry too much about veggies etc for the first 48hrs ...start off simple and gradually introduce extras. Make sure that your water bowl cannot be tipped over by puppy play...something with a heavy base and perhaps more that one bowl around?
Have you thought about how you are going to socialize your pup? walks down the street in a puppy pram or being carried? Puppy play dates with friends and family who have a vaccinated pet. Always introduce pup to dog in the house in a quiet and controlled environment before outside play.
Now is the time to reread the original puppy notes and ring me to chat about any concerns that you may have. Don't forget to take your puppy information folder that you receive on Pick Up Day to the vet with you if you go for an initial check...and a towel to put on the exam table ..do not put your pup down on the floor at the vet or let him/her walk on the ground from the carpark.
One last post next week, after Monday, when pups have left will appear with bathing photos and goodbye shots of happy and excited families. I cannot believe this journey is coming to an end for me!...please enjoy this week's photos of gorgeous puppies.