RAIN OR SHINE IT'S PICNIC TIME

The Brighthope Blues are looking forward to this Saturday when all their relatives will be coming home for a visit.
We will hope for good weather but as usual we take what we get.
Lunch is at noon.
Bring your lawnchairs.
Come for a relaxing day just enjoying our Blue Picardy Spaniels.
See you on Saturday.

EMAILS FROM THE BRIGHTHOPE KENNEL WEBSITE

It seems that some emails sent from our website are not always getting to our inbox. We do make sure to always answer any emails we get about our Blue Picardy Spaniels. It sometimes may take a couple days, but we will answer them. If you have sent us an inquiry about our Blues and do not hear  back, give us a phone call and we would be happy to chat and answer your questions about the breed.

INDIGO IS ON HER WAY

Brighthope Time To Dance aka Indigo achieved the first leg of her CDX title in Peterborough on Sunday. She competed in the Open B class and had a score of 189.00


When she got her CD title she was only the second Blue Picardy in Canada to do so. Well she is now in a class of her own, she is the first ever Blue Picardy Spaniel in Canada to be competing in the open class of obedience. Indigo is on her way!!!!!


I will keep you informed of her progress as I do retain "bragging rights" to all the puppies that start life here at Brighthope.

2013 BLUE PICARDY PICNIC

OK where did April go???
Seems like the old saying "April showers bring May flowers" didn't hold true this year. And if it did we missed it here as we were still bundled up in our winter coats and snow boots. Never the less the spring flowers are blooming and I realized when the calendar changed today that we only have a month until the picnic.

Saturday June 1st
11:00am until the last Blues are tuckered out
Lunch is at noon
Bring your lawn chairs
Rain or shine
Please let us know by May 24th if you are coming
Camping at Inverhuron or McGregor Point Provincial Parks, 30 minutes or so from Brighthope.

HOPE TO SEE YOU IN JUNE.

JUST HOW BIG IS PICARDY PARK

Well I found out today that Picardy Park is big enough for a 9 week old puppy to play hide and go seek. There was a break in the snow storm (yes it is April 2nd) so we all headed out for a good run. Five minutes in and the snow started again and the wind picked up. The big guys didn't mind as we all know how much Blues love the snow. Even the puppies decided that it is great in Picardy Park regardless of the weather and they ventured off together but always in sight. After about 30 minutes or so it was time to come in and I did a head count 5 adults and 2 puppies, good. By the time we got to the gate there was 5 adults and 1 puppy. We waited and I called but no second puppy. Picardy Park is not that far from the house but at times because of the blowing snow I couldn't see the house. So pick up 1st puppy and get everyone into the house. Decide to take Allure back out with me, after all it is her "kid". She decides to follow me because I am making nice tracks in the snow, so back into the house with her. So remember that 9 week old puppies are still fairly light in colour and this puppy has only 2 small black patches on her back, plus the snow was well up over my boots. Time lapse by now is about 10 minutes, I just start walking and calling, of course I haven't decided on names yet so I am just calling puppy, puppy. Finally after another 5 minutes I saw movement under one of the spruce trees and sure enough there she is happily digging around in the snow and needles unaware that her buddy is safe and warm inside and that she was all alone in Picardy Park. She looks up and decides that I am the "boggy man" (I had put the hood of my coat up) and made me crawl under the spruce tree to get her.

I wonder what name I should give her!!!

PUPPIES IN PICARDY PARK

Here at Brighthope, Picardy Park belongs to the dogs. We have open pit mining courtesy of Allure, the forestry is handled by Eclat, Ciron is in charge of perimeter security, Dapper stands around asking if anyone needs help (and then does nothing) and Arine just runs and runs and runs.
So the puppies learn at a very young age what fun it can be to go to Picardy Park.

Snowplowing for "critters" under the snow
 

What goes in the mine
 

must come
 

OUT
 

Lumber Jack in training
 

Run and run and run, where's Arine
 

It is quite obvious that Picardy Puppies love Picardy Park.

PUPPY VISITORS

Sunday March 17th turned out to be a great day for a visit to Brighthope. I can always count on Kim and Susan for some puppy socialization. The sun was shining and I took full advantage of the extra hands to carry the puppies out to Picardy Park.

Susan was trying to get some close up pictures of the puppies I think.



 

And Kim was just getting close up to a puppy.
 

Anyway between the three of us we did get some good pictures. So as times permits I will post them.