And then there was one...

Seven and a half weeks brings new beginnings for our lovely litter - time to fly the nest and move to their new families.

Here are some photos from the litter's last day together.

We are so pleased with the new owners, I work closely with new owners to make sure they can provide the best for our labs. Included is a photo of Baxter's and Dylan's new mums. I have no doubt the two boys will bring much joy and energy to the family.

We are pleased for puppy Tess as she is integrated into her wonderful young energetic family and are enjoying having little Ruby for a few weeks while her new parents prepare for her welcome.

Ruby is left with her Mum, Grandma and Great Grandma at the moment, being spoilt and learning valuable life lessons from her elders.

Full of fun and energy

The above pictures show the Great-Grandma and Grandma just about tolerating the attention of the puppies as the youngsters want to play with them.  The senior citizens  put up with the tail pulling and ear nibbling for a short while but then  want to try and escape out of their reach and ask us to rescue them.        

Playtime

5 weeks old and gorgeous

They are 5 weeks old now and absolutely love romping around the lawn and investigating everything they come across.  I found it very difficult to take any photographs at all as they hardly ever stand still, so after about 20 attempts I managed these 3 photos which weren't blurred !

They are at the stage where they try to run but more often than not they end up just tumbling over.
Its difficult not to trip up over them as they tend to walk between your feet and tug at your trousers.

They are having 3 meals a day now but still try and grab a drink from their Mum whenever she passes.  Once they have been fed I usually let them out of their pen into the garden to go and explore and they have so much fun - they are at such a lovely stage now .  After a while they tend to get tired and end up in a heap so then I transfer them back into their kennel where they will probably sleep until their next feed -  its a hard life.