Paul@Ribchester Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 I bet it won't last....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 How soon are you planning on getting them tested Paul? Remember to keep us posted. Whatever the result I'm sure they will make cracking working dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted May 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Just emailed the company requesting the swabs etc, I'll keep you informed as a I'm sure some people in here are just dying to tell me what a bad person I am....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Just emailed the company requesting the swabs etc, I'll keep you informed as a I'm sure some people in here are just dying to tell me what a bad person I am....... I doubt it, the knowledgable members on here are generally very supportive At the end of the day these thinga happen, similar thing happened on our shoot past season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 I'd advise you to get your swabs done under supervised conditions, ie get a vet to do it. There have been occasions where self testing has been proven to be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Dear Paul....these people that you are implying, that they can't wait to tell you what a bad person you are..... Do you really care?....at the end of the day, you love your dog, you will love the puppies and you will try to find them the best home.....so with all my support...tell these very perfect people to effeoff, with kind regards. We all have made mistake in life, that's how we learn. The best thing to do, its to listen to the very experience members, (that there is a lot) that always try to give the best advise. Just emailed the company requesting the swabs etc, I'll keep you informed as aI'm sure some people in here are just dying to tell me what a bad person I am....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted May 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 High bird, thanks for your support, I knew what I was letting myself in for when I started this post. You always get one or two who are negative and think they know best. As you said I'm over the moon with the puppies and I will be keeping one possibly two. The reason I'm getting them tested is so I can be honest and up front with potential buyers. I live in a small village and everybody knows my dogs and has been asking about the puppies, wanting to know if they will be as well behaved as their parents (they only see them walking to heal without a lead and waiting outside the shop for me). But I suppose to most pet dog owners that's what they want out of a dog, not one that pulls them on the lead everywhere they go and won't come back when asked. I'm wondering if anyone else on here has had or seen a litter of Springadors, perhaps you won't admit it in case you get called irresponsible by others....?!?! Anyway I'm off to get my camp bed back out ready for another not enough sleep nights puppy watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Brother in Law has one. Looks like a Labrador but is very much a Springer. Nice pet with a good nature but has a high prey drive & hunts obsessively. Lack of direction in a novice pet home means she cannot be trusted not to bog off when she hits scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Paul sent me some pics and a vid of his pups. Struggling to upload he vid but heres the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rizzini Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 gorgeous pups and parent, goodluck mate and Im sure the new owners will not care what they are. Typical of the fashion crew to mouth off at things that aren't perfect. Bet they dont hit perfect scores at the clay grounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyspringer Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 thanks for the email Paul, i would forget the dna testing, and I would sell them as an accidental mating, regarding believing "woody" just becoming mature young dogs will mate and sire litters at 7months old, the pups look great and bitch is doing well, remember that there could be a split litter, ie some labs and others X's? I would just sell them honestly as they are, without digging further into your pocket, try breeding the bitch to a top experienced stud next year.. oh and just to let you know... "woody" is like his father, a rapist.. Wrecko his sire is the best stud I have come across and the most willing,, seems he inherited the gene, joking aside good luck with the pups and try again next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Not sure if you can see these without being a group member, if you can look at the black winning dog & one of the red ones https://www.facebook.com/groups/ndlabclub/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thanks for posting the pictures Lee, Ricky, have you changed your mobile number?? Pups growing at an alarming rate, some of the white bits have almost disappeared? I ordered one of the DNA kits but I can't take a swab from the pups until a week after they have stopped feeding on mum. Spoke to my vet yesterday and we are going to do the test using blood, I'm now waiting for him to get back in touch with me when he's sorted out what he needs at his end. One of the bitches has already been reserved regardless of breed. Its costing me £80 per pup plus mum and possible dads, I am not popular with the missus at the moment...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Good man Paul I would hate to see a good mating wasted more than anything else! At the very least you should be able to recover the cost of the tests from the sale of the pups, even if they turn out to be crosses. Best of luck with the litter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 WGD, thanks for your kind words. I'll keep everyone updated with their progress and the outcome of the paternity test.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 be very interesting which way it goes fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Very common for working Labs to have white hairs on their chest, which disappear when adult. However this bitch has whelped a week early from her due date on the Lab mating and in over 20 litters of pups I've never had one whelp that early. Have just been looking back some dates for a friend, by Lab whelped last year on the 59th day after the first mating & the 57th from the second, When mating her I thought we'd missed her as the dog showed little on the second mating. I thought she was fairly early. Have you had one as early as this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyspringer Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 fingers crossed they are labs, well done for carrying necessary tests out Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted May 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Blood taken from mum suspected dad and a pup on Tuesday. Drove it to the company in Manchester who send it away. Waiting time is about two weeks, they will let me know by email. Pups all walking round now with their eyes open,1st worming done, going to the toilet on their own so mum not having to clean up quite as much. Plenty of interest in them regardless of their breeding so all good. Having had lots of people look at them they all reckon they are labs, I'm still not sure as a couple of them sleep on their backs just like my springer Woody....!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rizzini Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 lol goodluck either way mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Oh my god, how much pooh can nine puppies produce....?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Funny enough, my springer is asleep on his back now as for the pooh another couple of weeks you will need a wheel barrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 How long till the parentage of the crapping machines is known Paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Any time from today onwards, I'm waiting an email... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rizzini Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Im excited for you mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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