Happy Birthday "J" Litter

12 years ago today our Phenomenal “J” Litter arrived. 4 of the litter were to qualified for Open Field Trials, 2 became Field Trial Champions, one in Ireland and one in the UK as well as being placed 3rd and twice 1st in the KC HPR Championships in 2017/2018 & 2019. 2 won UK Open Trials and 2nd’s but didnt make that FtCh. It feels like it could have been a litter record?

Happy Birthday to the whole litter including Hari Lampart’s, Myrtle, Lee Minhinnick’s Bob, Darryl Elliot’s Lewis and our own adorable Jerzi, 😍 laying by the fire tonight, the easiest GSP I will ever own.

The Best Day

It’s a beautiful morning and bank holiday weekend for the Kings birthday here in New Zealand and today, 31st May, the first day of the North Canterbury Upland Game Shooting Season. With just 7 days a season allowed for pheasant shooting in our area,(1 bird a day) it’s important to get out and train for those trials! Job Done - Mavis filled the bag 😁completing her first HPR in NZ 😊 👌🐾👏🐾

Job Done

"S" is for Karat's magnificent Seven

Once she had decided, Karat didnt hang about and our “S” Litter arrived 3 days early, Friday 23rd May, apparently a common thing with litters born from surgical AI. Arriving in our kitchen with warmth from the woodburner, the 3 bitches and 4 dog puppies are all feeding well and very content. We are very excited to have such lovely homes lined up and we would like to thank everyone on our waitlist for being so patient and Lucie will be in touch by the end of Monday latest. !! many thanks for the wonderful interest in this litter - all puppies are reserved.

A kinky tail that can be seen taped, (to straighten) was bent by the closeness of his big brother before birth 🥰

Slowly, Slowly, Catchy Monkey

Moving to a different country is mega when it comes to getting everything in place to shoot over your dogs, find access to grounds and hook up with likeminded people. Today Mavis and I made a start (it being the first day of the season) by shooting our first duck, with a new gun, with the first shot and giving Mavis her first live bird retrieve 😁 A fabulous sunny day when hunters could be heard from dawn to dusk and which followed a huge mid week rain storm which in a timely way had swelled the rivers and filled all the ponds. Yay! The surprised face says it all 🤣

"S" Litter on Its Way

Karat scanned in pup today and is carrying a medium to large sized litter. The scan immediately showed 5 puppies in a view so it’s likely there are more. Enjoying the sun this afternoon, Karat, centre looking pleased with herself 👏 is flanked by her daughter and dam. Thanks to Kirsten Wylie and her team at K9HQ for getting us to this stage and we look forward to the coming weeks. For enquiries please contact Lucie on 027 277 9008 (Canterbury NZ ) https://www.aytee.co.uk/litters-overview

Beating in the Roar

Taking part in our first NZ driven shoot today was just like the Scottish Borders with guns, picker-uppers and beaters all having the usual banter, slips and slides, smiles and wet and steaming dogs :) Plus here in NZ it was right amongst the roar of the red deer with stags seen and heard through the misty rain as we worked the beating line what an atmosphere!

Happy Birthday "Q" LITTER

The "Q" Litter are 2 years old today. Mavis here is working pheasant poults and practising her hunting skills the final day before they are released. She has had a busy year, moving to the Southern Hemisphere and continuing to learn to be a good bird dog. We wish all her litter brothers and sisters and their owners a wonderful year ahead and much luck and enjoyment in whatever they do.