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SoftMaple 2003 Summer litter
Frankie and Seger  Seger and Frankie are bred! 5/30/2003
See the 2003 litter Pregnancy Calendar!
CH Aberbran Bar Von Bern WC JH SH ROM OFA good; CR-608G24M-PI CR-CA123/37M/P-PI CERF
Frankie's Page |
NKOKI Matabele Warrior (Aust.-Imp.)
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Lizallwood Lucifer KCT2594901 AVA Hip Score 3:4 (UK-Imp.) |
Sh Ch Gladrags Dynamite Hip (3:2) KCSB287BW |
Tamavon Swift AVA Hip Score 4:4 |
Aust. Ch. Blazeaway Classic Lace, CD,TD |
AUST CH Blazeaway Bowser |
AUST CH Blazeaway Magpie Magic |
Ebony Belle of Tavistock |
Gr. Ft. Ch. Midisland Sinbahd |
NZ CH & FT CH Pukemere Mure Kuri |
Toakaha Atiamuri |
Gr. Ft. Ch. Tavistock Penelope |
Fernland Black Prince |
Ardkeen Elect |
CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-CA134/34F/C-PI, CERF CR-640G26F-PI, CR-EL97F26-PI, GSDIIIa clear
 Seger's page
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Dutch, VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A (Finland), B1 (Holland)
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Int&FIN&N Ch, NordV-95-97-98, FINW-96-97-98-99, SW-96-98, JWW-96 Caballus Fair Dinkum hips A/A, clear eye cert '99
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Ch Darelyn Double Dutch |
Int.Nord.Ch Caballus Out For A Blaze |
Oak's Wild Song
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World Ch Cornish Marksman |
Oak's Rhapsody |
CH Mathel Felicitation CR-CA3/38F/C CR-453G24F CERF
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CH Haamorin Indeksi ROM CR-CA2/89M/C-T CR-315G24M-T
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FIN CH Häämörin Hurmuri |
Häämörin Usvana |
CH Darelyn Zelsa CR-EL12 CR-351G31F
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Sh Ch Darelyn Sutton Tied Boy |
Darelyn Wychita |
CH Aberbran Bar Von Bern JH WC SH ROM OFA good; CR-608G24M-PI CERF
CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-CA134/34F/C-PI, CR-EL97F26-PI, CR-640G26F-PI, CERF, GSDIIIa clear CHIC
Pictures of Frankie's family
Pictures of Seger's parents and siblings.
 Countdown to 2003 Litter
We are not big. We don't keep a lot of dogs. I want to be able to give each dog at SoftMaple individual attention. Our breeding program is the same. I have an average of one litter a year. I don't believe in churning out sub quality pups just to meet a demand. I don't know how any breeder can give each pup individual attention if they are keeping a dozen breeding animals, and having 5 or 6 litters a year. This factory line type of breeding can harm a breed of dogs in the long run.
You need to evaluate each litter in order to make informed choices for future breedings. Breeding many dogs may get the breeder more awards, but conscientious breeding isn't about awards. Breeding Curly Coated Retrievers should be done selectively with emphasis placed on producing good health, sound temperament, correct conformation, working ability, and other outstanding characteristics of the breed.
We as breeders are caretakers of the future of the Curly Coated Retriever. Breeding just to fill a demand for puppies can damage a breed for years to come. Not all dogs are worthy of being bred. Having a Championship title is not a good enough reason to breed a dog. There are many judgment calls that a breeder has to make according to their own conscience. There is no perfect dog, and unfortunately, no perfect breeders!
Read more about how we raise our puppies
Order your copy of the book, The Puppy Diary
Available through Trafford Publishing
SoftMaple Curly Coated
Retrievers
Mark and Cathy Lewandowski
8282 Soft Maple Road
Croghan New York 13327
For information about our exciting upcoming litter email me at:
softmaple@curlycoat.org
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The Puppy Diary thrugh PayPal for $19.95
($5.50 Shipping and Handling)
Or mail a check to:
Cathy Lewandowski
8282 Soft Maple Road
Croghan NY 13327
About the Book
Follow a litter of puppies from birthday until they go to their new homes. The diary contains lots of pictures, tips on puppy rearing, some breed specific information,
and lots of information on the care of any breed of dog.
I started doing an on-line puppy diary since many of the people that would be getting one of my pups would not be able to travel here to see the pups. I did not
want
to put a bunch of cute puppy pictures online, and encourage anyone to have a litter just because they wanted to see cute puppies! Breeding dogs, if done the right
way, is a lot of work. Lost sleep and sometimes heartache. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to raise a litter of puppies. Once I started doing The Puppy
Diary, I realized I had a captive audience. These people logged on every day to see the pictures, and read what was happening. I used this opportunity to cram as
much education into each day as I could. Health, Coat issues, grooming, feeding, socializing, vet care, puppy evaluations, shipping puppies.... you name it! I tried
to
put it in The Diary. It was suggested that I make it into a book. Well here it is! There are 560 pictures and over 300 pages of living with and watching one litter
grow up. I am sure may conscientious, caring breeders raise litters similar to the way I do. Its is a good look into the time, money, commitment it takes to
bring
up a litter of pups. Some of the things that go on behind the scenes, that the eventual puppies owners (family), never realize go into the litter.
Enjoy my litter as I see them. Day to day
Contents
Chapter One (Week One) ... Page 1
Seger comes into season
Happy Birthday!
Removing the Dewclaws
Start of the Bio Sensor program
Chapter Two (Week Two) ... Page 48
Coat issues.
Tail Gland Hyperplasia
Do Curlies Shed?
Chapter Three (Week Three) ... Page 94
End of Bio Sensor Exercises
Worming The puppies
Eyes are open
First pup escapes from the box
Chapter Four (Week Four) ... Page 130
Weaning. The great food fight!
Introduction to the puppy play room
Shark Cage
Chapter Five (Week Five) ... Page 156
Field dog? Show Dog? CPE?
Happy Mothers Day!
First Stacked pictures
Chapter Six (Week Six) ... Page 195
Toys! Toys! Toys!
What’s In A Name?
Kids and Dogs
Introduction to Wings
Chapter Seven (Week Seven) ... Page 236
About Puppies and Retrieving
Socialize your puppy
First Shots & Vet Visit
Splish Splash, first bath!
Chapter Eight (Week Eight) ... Page 286
Shape up or ship out!
Requirements to ship puppies
See all the pups!
Our next litter
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