We started training in late September and although general team discipline was pretty poor to begin with, things are progressing quickly.

My aim this year is to get the best level of fitness possible in the dogs, and to compete in longer sprint as well as our "mid-distance" races. Our ultimate aim is to run the eight dog A class at next year's SSHC Quithel rally.

Towards the end of the month Maigan and Chara were both mated to Kenai, so I am hoping for puppies in late November. If all goes well these litters will ensure the future of the bloodlines Kenai carries, which are becoming increasingly difficult to find.

October 2007

Thankfully the temperatures have dropped, and so we are extending the distances we are covering in training. The older boys are keeping up the same pace as the younger girls at 3-4 miles, and I hope that as we run further they will be able to maintain this level of performance.

24/10/2007 - The end of October has not been as successful as I had hoped due to my getting a chest infection and having to take a couple of weeks off training. We did manage some nice runs though, and we were lucky enough to have Brian Duncan along with his camera to record the fun on one of our outings. We met up with the McNicols who have Volk and Lupus's brother Taskan, and who kindly let us have a go with their passenger rig. The team really enjoyed pulling the extra weight and worked well. The older dogs went out with the quad as usual, and had a great time. Here are some of the photos that Brian took.

November 2007

4/11/07 - Frosty and I went along to our last Championship show of the year, the Working & Pastoral Breeds Association of Scotland. The judge of the day was Jacquie Sercombe and she had an entry of 88. The Dog CC was won by Marallan Blaidd Paith, and the Dog RCC went to Sirius's close cousin Nebbou Warrior from Rajarani. The Bitch CC was won by the beautiful Sylvapak Katyenka (a daughter of Champion Forstal's Loco) and Frosty brought home the Bitch RCC, which is now proudly displayed on our wall along with a special rosette. What a great end to the showing season! I recorded some video of the event and also took some photos, so as soon as I can download them they'll appear here.

17/11/07 - Four days earlier than expected, Maigan gave birth to six beautiful healthy babies - two black and white boys, two saddleback boys, one saddleback girl and one dark grey girl. After some initial surprise Maigan has settled well to motherhood and the pups are growing apace.

December 2007

9/12/2007 - Happy First Birthday to Onieda's children Bilka, Jack, Nao, Oobloo & Storm!

14/12/2007 - Maigan's puppies have been registered and are now on the Puppies page with their official names. They were named in honour of Robin Hobb's "Assassin" series of books. All six are doing well and are lively, active and lots of fun. Maigan is keeping them in order and doesn't stand any puppy nonsense. They will soon be old enough to start investigating the outdoors, and we are part way through building two new dog runs to allow them their own special area. While the builders were here putting the slabs down the rest of the pack were fascinated and really enjoyed themselves rushing up and down the fences and pulling as much mud through the fence as possible.