 NEWS at Carolina Kennels......
K9 Brianna reporting in.....YUP, those springers are smart! It's about time that gorgeous gal got a job!!
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July 14th: The Babies got their first puppy chow meal today....we feed our puppies Purina One Puppy Chow and as evidenced today, they loved it. Couldn't believe that they jumped right in there and chowed down!!!
July 9th: The Cotillion Litter has made it out of the whelping box and into the larger containment areas!! All eyes are open and they are starting to play with each other....so toys were introduced into the picture! This is an exceptionally handsome/gorgeous litter and Lacey is a fantastic mom!
Kelly is now reserved and will be joining the Brunswick Search and Rescue Team to be trained as a SAR dog!! Way to go Kelly and we welcome John to BSAR! (John and Grae have also reserved Anna from the Cotillion Litter...life will be quite interesting for them with two new puppies!!
 Kelly (what a handsome boy)
Trevor is also reserved and will be going to the Kasson family! Welcome.
July 1st: The Cotillion Litter are growing and have doubled in size....their little eyes are starting to open today!! Ahhhh, that puppy breathe!!
We are accepting reservations for the Cotillion Litter, six girls and one boy!! Lacey II, Leah, Tessa, Anna, Abby Aimee and Trevor!!!
We do have one puppy, Kelly, a black/white male available and ready for his forever home!! Contact us for an application.
June 18th: BIG NEWS...lots of new girls here at Carolina Kennels....Lacey and Ringo are the proud parents of SIX girls and one liver/white little boy born on the 18th. Girls are liver/white and black/white and all are resting well. Momma Lacey didn't take any time to have all seven within 2.5 hours...that is realllllly putting out the ritz!!! This will be the Cotillion Litter and we will post pictures at the beginning of the week so you can see just how gorgeous these babies are!!! WOW...we are so blessed. Click here for first the pictures....
June 16th: We welcomed my third grandson, Elijah Fisher to this world today and I don't care what ya say he is a GORGEOUS BEAUTIFUL perfect little baby boy at 7 lbs 15 ounces!!! Good job Jenny and Jon!! While big brothers Isaih and Jacob snuggle in....
June 16: You just won't believe it...another copperhead bite and Bailey got nailed again...multiple times. I am going to call Billy the Exterminator to see what more I can do to ward off these pesky snakes this year!!! Any ideas? I have hundreds of moth balls already surrounding my property!!! But Bail is recovering perfectly...the defender of all of us!!! The pesky copperheads are bold and aggressive around here!!!! I am exterminating them one at a time!!!
 May 15th: It is a busy time here at Carolina Kennels...the puppies are five weeks old and today they are spending the day in the outside kennel run enjoying the sunshine...they have visited in the puppy pen for several hours per day and are growing and showing their personalities now. Check the Easter Litter Five Weeks Old photo page by clicking here... and yes this article was introduced with the pix of Spring....one of the Easter Litter, what a gorgeous girl!!
Bailey had a copperhead incident last week...complete with a a bite, a vet visit and a full recovery!! Dang those dreaded copperheads!! Let us just say this world can count one less copperhead!!! I don't know what it is with snakes this year, but my new best friends are moth balls and wasp spray!!! Walk into the backyard and get a faint whiff of moth balls...but, hey, whatever works to keep those critters at bay. Any ideas are most welcome!!
April 14th: Lauren reporting in...she and the kids have moved into the kitchen with momma. The normal nursery is in the kennel, complete with heat, air and tv....BUT...today the kennel was visited by a Black Racer snake...and we AIN'T taking any chances...that was scary as the devil...geez, momma Christy almost had a heart attack!! It is just a good thing there were some workers at the house who could take care of business while mom scooped up the babies!! Whew...that was scary but no one harmed except momma whose heart is still recovering this evening...all resting well this evening. Tails have been docked, dewclaws removed, and loving all the way around..I posted nine day old pictures on the Easter Litter link...
 March 31st: BABY NEWS: Our Lauren is checking in also to let everyone know that her puppies are getting quite uncomfortable as that tummy looks like a basketball!! She is entering her final week before delivery! This is Lauren's first litter. Here is Lauren and me about 8 weeks ago...working a disaster pile. Love those springer kisses.
 March 30th: Lance Bevins, from Southport, NC checked in today sending his mug shot and his updates!! Lance will turn 9 yrs old on July 23rd and his momma and daddy report he still acts like a puppy!! Good dog, Lance!
March: GREAT JOB BAILEY AND GYPSY on a recent search!! Woo-hoo...
Fall: Mamie Peebles checked in and shared some of her posing shots during the fall and at Currituck Sound relaxing!! Oh, those warm days WILL return!!
February 14th: Like the rest of the south and east coast, we enjoyed some snow this past Friday night and Saturday...hope you enjoy the pictures of my grandkids, Isaih and Jacob and Bailey and Gypsy!!
Oh, yeah...got a call from Officer Brooks this morning and K9 Officer Rusty is doing GREAT with his Narcotics Training!! "He is smart and catches on fast and doing great!"....Officer Brooks!!! What a great Valentine's Day!
 
February 7th: YEAH, Lauren certified in Wilderness Air Scent Search and Rescue!! This is our 3rd search and rescue dog here at CK. Gypsy and Bailey, her parents are VERY proud!!!
 January 30th: 2010: All is well around Carolina Kennels. Rusty, our liver white foster that we rescued from Animal Control, is in his forever home and beginning Narcotics Training in Georgia!! We look forward to hearing good things from Rusty!
New pictures from Harmony (b/w fe) and Rebel (liver/wh male) who owns Julia!! Thanks, Julia for checking in!! Julia reports that Harmony is a real "DIVA"!!! You go, gal!!
December 2, 2009: Whelping Updates: Well, Miss Cammie is milking it for all can get....wants mommy by her side 100% of the time for the past two days and we know we are getting close. So we are just brushing, and combing and clipping and generally just babysitting till the big moments get here. Everything is set in place, the delivery tray ready, and it is pouring rain outside. The kennel is nice and warm, with TV and heat and comfy surroundings, so we are just hanging out and playing the waiting game!! Perhaps tomorrow is the big day....day 60!
 November 2009: Garcia At Greenbriar, owned by Gordon Snurr, passed away at 14 years of age. This was one of the first puppies bred at Carolina Kennels and we remember Garcia who brought many years of joy to the Snurr family. Thank you, Snurr Family, for keeping us posted as we grieve for you. This picture was taken just a few weeks before Garcia passed across the Rainbow Bridge to rest with Missy and Tucker, his parents. Puppy kisses, Garcia.
November 10, 2009: YUP, Cammie is coming along and all is well in anticipation of our holiday litter. Means that we won't be doing any traveling in December, grin, with a litter to tend but what a wonderful way to spend a Christmas!
October 5, 2009: Cammie and Ringo are expecting a litter of puppies.....expected whelping date is December 3, 2009. We are accepting applications at this time. This will be an all liver/white litter....Looks like an eventful fall around CK!!!
August 2009: All is well at CK...things are settling down after a search for a missing 7-year old little boy...found alive and well. Must be getting old because it takes us two days to get over those one day searches now - a-days....grin. Jenny, my daughter, is heading to Kosovo to assist with their Human Trafficking Programs, a great honor to be asked to come. We wish her safe travels and a safe return in September. Blessings to all,
July 24, 2009: Well, this is the week the babies go to their forever homes. The sounds of little puppy barks are fading. Everyone has gone to their new homes except Cooper who will meet his forever family on Sunday. Please remember that we stand behind our babies for the life of the dog....any questions, we are here. All puppies have had their first puppy five-way shots, and should be taken to their favorite vets for their exams and vaccination plans and heartworm treatment plans. Please do this asap. We love to get updated pictures from our previous babies and hope you will send us pictures throughout the life of the Carolina Kennels puppy. It brings a smile to us to see how well cared for each of our babies are and how they have developed. We have given them the best possible beginning and it is up to our new families to love and cherish each one as a family member for the remainder of the dogs life. This trusted companion will stay loyal to you, love you and be there throughout your lives. Springer hugs, Christy
July 6, 2009: The babies are growing like weeds. Tried to get some updated pictures this weekend but am having technical difficulties with the digital camera...soooo....will try some within a day or two with another camera as I know some of you are on pins and needles looking for updated pictures. Everyone is healthy as a horse...eating like champs. Everyone body got their first visit outside of the kennel building yesterday into the puppy pen for just a few minutes as it was so hot that it was not bearable for longer than about 20 minutes.....but a whole new world opened up to them. Puppy kisses to all...
June 26, 2009: Well the babies are quite the group. Two days ago I was awakened at precisely 4 am by the cries of one little fella...yup it was a fella, a little liver/white guy, Boseman!! He was crying to high heaven like someone was hurting him badly. I have a baby monitor in the house so I can hear every peep that goes on in the kennel building where the babies are. I rushed out the door, nightgown and all, to go check on this little darlin. It was obvious it was one and not the whole crew.
When I got there and switched on the light, low and behold, everyone was out of the whelping box EXCEPT him....he had waken up to find all had scaled the walls (ok they are only eight inches high, except him....and there he sat, all alone in the whelping box while momma and the other four cuddled on the pallet where momma usually escapes. I have separated Lacey from the litter for the past two days during the day and put her back with them at night. I usually do this for a week or so before beginning to wean them. He was perfectly fine as soon as I lifted him out of the whelping box and put him with the rest of the crew.
So yesterday the whelping box became a thing of the past with everyone contained in a six foot by six foot area, alone during the day and with momma at night. You see Lacey has a tendency to clean out the puppy chow licky split!! The area has two crates (with the doors always open) and a floor covered with newspapers as the messy stage HAS begun!!
Anyway, last night at an early 2 AM....again the sounds of a puppy just a hollaring.....and strangely it sounded just like the same puppy from the night before. Was Boseman LOST again?? I hurried out there in the dark again, in the middle of the night to find him IN the crate and everyone else OUT of the crate snuggled next to momma Lacey. Now, my first reaction was...geez, do I have a deaf dog or a blind dog here? Sooooo, first thing this morning, at a more reasonable hour....7 am by my standards, I checked out Boseman and his eyes seem fine and his hearing seems fine. Hummmm....he must just sleep very, very soundly and wakes up and finds the rest of the brothers and sisters have moved over a bit. You are sure he is eating because he is rotund and healthy!! Sooooo, Bozeman just wanted some attention last night, at 2 AM.
All is quiet....8:33 am.
June 21, 2009: Everyone had a wonderful Father's Day...nice and cool in the air conditioning while the temperatures were pushing 100 today and we won't even talk about the heat index!! It was a beautiful site to see five puppies, the momma, and right next to them multiple crates set up with all the other residents of Carolina Kennels cooling off in the kennel building too!! The baby monitor in the kitchen proved that you can put nine springers all next to each other and they can all snooze at the same time!! (Course, Bailey was in the house on the couch!) All the babies got their nails done today...those little nails were like little needles so long and sharp...but all trimmed up now. Have to grin when you first walk in and those little babies are sitting up and looking at you with those gorgeous blue eyes. The eye color will turn in the next week or so...the liver ones will have liver eyes and the black/white ones will have black eyes, but for now they are all sky blue. And looks like Cooper is going to be the first one crawling out of the whelping box this coming week. He has learned to reach up and look over the edge...not quite big enough to actually get himself OUT of the whelping box yet....but it is coming soon. York is quite vocal about diner time and wants to be sure everyone knows when it is time to take a little puppy chow....keeps us on our schedules. Daisy, Mallory and Piper are truly the girly girls of the litter very dainty and delicate. Ok, Daisy is not quite as delicate as Mallory and Miss Piper, but all are kissers!! Kissy, kissy puppy breathe!!
June 18, 2009: The babies are all doing fine. We had to bottle feed little Daisy for the first few days...she was a tiny one, but she has caught up and all is well. Everyon has been introduced to puppy chow but are not quite ready for that three times a day munching on solid food quite yet. They are quite interested in this new activity, all are getting their land legs and walking around and we will post new pictures this weekend...you just won't believe the difference. I do have to say that this is a quite handsome litter. AND...have to say that of all the babies, Cooper has his own system of getting into the puppy chow....seems the front legs have to be right in the middle of the dish and he is very happy!! York is not far behind on that routine and usually the last one out of the dish. The girls are a little more prissy and just lapping a bit but enough to get a little puppy chow moustache!! Doesn't take Lacey long to get them all cleaned up after she finishing cleaning up the dinner bowl!! All is well in puppy land. You just can't beat those little puppy eyes looking up at you!!
 The DIXIE Litter has arrived: May 27, 2009. WE HAVE DELIVERED!!! Yes, FIVE new ESS puppies arrived and Lacey and Zeb are proud as peacocks of their new brood. Three girls (one b/w and two l/w) and two boys (one l/w and one b/w) joined Carolina Kennels fairly uneventfully arriving a few days early. Check the ESS Puppy page for pictures as we post updates weekly. Lacey is a great mother and this is a sweet sweet gang!
 May 25, 2009: Homicide Investigation Search. Sorry but the details must stay confidential as a murderer will be brought to trial at some point. Good job Gypsy!!
 MAY 2009: It is official....we ARE expecting a litter of puppies to be born the last week of May 2009. We are accepting applications from prospective homes at this time. Click here for an application. Stay tuned for more details. Lacey is expecting.
 April 2009: Congratulations to Gypsy for completing her NC Search and Rescue Canine Evaluation in the area of Wilderness Air Scent. Good job Gypsy!!
 March 2009: Congratulations to Bailey for completing his NC Search and Rescue Canine Evaluation in the area of Human Remains Detection. good job Bailey!! Not bad for an "old guy".
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