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Dam:\u00a0 GCH Montizard’s Little Miss Firecracker – Darby<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Sire: Ottaryx Mumford – Olly<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Road to International Breeding: Meet The Parents<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
\n\tWeek 1: Welcome British Invasion<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n\tWeek 2: What’s My Name?<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n\tWeek 3 Pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n\tWeek 4 Pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n\tWeek 5 Pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n\tWeek 6 Pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n\tWeek 7 Pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Road to International Breeding: Meet The Parents<\/h3>\n

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The Sire: Olly<\/h3>\n

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Breeding Otterhounds is not easy due to a small gene pool and a limited number of intact males available for breeding. Improving the breed for health & conformation as well as expanding the gene pool has been our goal @Blue Fairy Otterhounds from the very start of our breeding program. After years of research and establishing international contacts, I developed a close relationship with one of the breeders in the UK with a very similar philosophy about future of Otterhound breed. In 2017, during my trip to London, I had an opportunity to meet Olly – Ottaryx Mumford<\/a><\/span>, a wonderful boy and his owner Samantha from Olphae kennel. After spending an afternoon in Hyde Park and evaluating Olly\u2019s temperament and conformation, it was clear that importing his frozen semen would be a great benefit to the breed and Blue Fairy Otterhounds. The question was, who would be the most suitable Dam to complement him and produce the first generation of British Invasion puppies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Call Name<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nOlly<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registered Name<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nOttaryx Mumford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pedigree<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nPedigree for Ottaryx Mumford<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hips<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nBVA R=7 L=4 Total 11 (equivalent of OFA Fair) <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elbows<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nBVA 0 (Equivalent of OFA Normal)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nClear<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Dam: Darby <\/h3>\n

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Darby is the daughter of our Ozzy (GCH Blue Fairy’s Wizard of Oz)<\/a><\/span> from 2014 breeding with Amira (CH Scentasia\u2019s Grand Finale)<\/a><\/span>. I have been watching developments of all puppies from Ozzy\u2019s first breeding and Darby always stood out as far as her conformation and temperament. Her AKC Register name \u201cLittle Miss Firecracker\u201d describes her well: Darby is energetic and full of enthusiasm. She loves her housemate Otterhound Stuart<\/a><\/span> and never fails to rotate and inventory her toys. In Spring 2018 Darby completed requirements to become the AKC Grand Champion and was ready to become a Mom. Darby was my first choice when evaluating potential Dams for our first international breeding. I discussed the breeding with Darby\u2019s owners @ Con Cara Kennels and in April 2018 Darby was bred to Olly. British invasion in progress. <\/p>\n

All of us @Blue Fairy Otterhounds are very grateful to Con Cara Kennel for playing the essential part in this exceptional breeding and look forward to watching our joint puppies grow and thrive in the years to come \ud83d\ude42\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Call Name<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nDarby<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AKC Registered Name<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nGCH Montizard’s Little Miss Firecracker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pedigree<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nPedigree for GCH Montizard’s Little Miss Firecracker<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hips<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nOFA Good<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elbows<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nOFA Normal<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nClear<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Health Information<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nOFA Health Record<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Week 1: Welcome British Invasion!<\/h3>\n

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On June 21, first day of Summer 2018, Darby and Olly welcomed a litter of puppies: (5) girls and (1) boy, all black & tan. Great day when puppies are born! Whelping took almost 12 hours and I was very happy to be there to welcome them to the world. It’s good to be a Puppy Granny (and a “midwife”.. LOL) All girls were born naturally, but the boy needed to come out via C-section. We did not want to take a risk of losing the last puppy or, even worse, Darby. Fortunately, all ended well. All puppies were healthy and nursing immediately following their \u201carrival\u201d. Darby recovered quickly from the surgery and proved to be a great Mom: feeding and thoroughly cleaning the puppies. <\/p>\n

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Week 1 is all about watching puppies and thier Mom for any signs of distress and possible infections. Fortunately, all puppies were getting stronger every day, even the smallest Lizzy was gaining weight each day. Watching competition at the “milk bar” never gets boring and the sounds are priceless! Never mind shortage of sleep and bad diet. All worth it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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