Poppy in new home.

Bonjour Sue

Poppy arrived at La Grue at the age of 7 1/2 weeks, not that you would know she was so young or so little.

No fear or apprehension of her new surrounding, or new family.

The two old girls who have lived at La Grue for years were only slightly curious of the new arrival, which of course Poppy wasn't going to take lying down.

It took her just two days to ensconce herself into the fold, it has be mayhem and hurricane force ever since.

Poppy has spurts of Poppy power, this is when she flies around the house at 40 miles an hour, looking for trouble or the odd game of tug o war with Taz the Alsatian, who, I might add, is 12 years old.

This manic mayhem usually ends with Lucy, the pointer, stepping in and slapping both of them so that normality can return. ( we think that Lucy may know where the puppy keeps her batteries, because the result is usually a couple of hours of peace and quite whilst Poppy has a puppy nap.

At the slightest rumble of thunder she is in our bed, if she can't sleep, in our bed, cold in our bed, do you see a pattern developing, there is already restricted Room during storms, with Taz under the bed and Lucy on it.

We never knew that Puppy's teeth were so shape, however we know now, as she has taken a liking to fingers and toes.

In two weeks she has put on 2 kilo's and grown 5cm from the floor to her shoulder. I am only able to write this because a game of tug o war has just finished and all 3, Lucy Taz and Poppy are fast asleep, ah bliss, but you know what, can't wait until she's awake again, even though it means for the next however many weeks not much is going to get done around the house.

Ron and myself (Jackie) have never had a puppy before, we have always rescued dogs, usually Lurchers.

We both agree that having Poppy is absolutely delightful, even with the odd puddle of pee and pile of poo, which she  does on the odd occasion, she thinks that it is good fun, when we have a mad dash to the garden, which of course she refuses to come in from, so it's a titbit for enticement!!

We can't wait to introduce her to the outside World, it's like having a baby grow, we can see everything through new eyes, she is excited by everyone and everything. It's probably one of the most satisfying things we have done.

Congratulations to Mum and Dad for the production of such beautiful Puppies and to sue and the girls for the love and care they received until it was time to leave and go to there new homes.

Jackie and Ron Soutar.

Puppies leaving home

Hi

To all the Vizsla fans in Europe.

Thank you for all of your emails and comments.

Our wonderful puppies are now 8 weeks old today and are going to their new homes all over France and Spain.

We have 1 superb male available.

We were thrilled to see that our puppies' grandfather Hungargunn Bear It'N Mind was in the grand final of Cruft's Dog Show this year after winning Best of Breed in the Vizsla section and then winning the Gundog group class (22,000 dogs competed at Cruft's).

Both parents can be viewed at my home.

For further details please contact me on +33689713603

Sue

" Pups Leaving Home"

 Unfortunately, the weather was not too kind to Jason and Nicole during the last week of their holiday though they managed to complete quite a lot of their training and passed several ground examinations.
However, a gusting crosswind prevented them from completing their first solo flights so I shall look forward to their next visit sometime in the near future.
NearlyHeaven is certainly becoming a school with an international flavour and my most recent student is a Turkish lawyer who works in Strasbourg for the Court of Human Rights.
Ugur has done some previous PPL training with a French instructor but soon realised that his language skills were not good enough for the ground examinations and therefore decided to complete his training with me as he is fluent in English.
After training at a small, uncontrolled, airfield, Limoges International airport came as a bit of a shock but a few hours of flying with me has made him confident with flying in Class D airspace.
I am delighted with his rapid progress during the last few days and, as well as going solo in the circuit, he has just completed his qualifying cross-country in fine style.
Sadly, he must return to Strasbourg this weekend but he is almost ready to take his PPL 'skill test' and has managed to pass all of the ground exams this week.
As Strasbourg is a nine-hour car journey from Limoges and Ugur has no more holidays available, we will continue his training at the weekends―to make life easier, I will arrange to collect him from his home airfield for the next scheduled training session.
This might sound like an upmarket 'school run' but it is quite easy to arrange as I fly all over France with my Limoges-based students.
Last week, I boarded Ryanair for a whirlwind UK visit to renew my Class One Medical which is a bit more difficult to arrange here in France,
Normally, I use this enforced event to spend time with my family and friends but with good weather and eager students awaiting my return, I completed the round-trip in a couple of days. Upon arrival at Limoges, I literally got out of a Boeing 737 and jumped into a Robin DR400―after passing through immigration, of course.
The Aéroclub de Limoges have added another aircraft to their fleet, a PA28 Archer which is fully IFR equipped.
I have spent several hours this week introducing our pilots to the fun of flying a different aircraft so all UK pilots who refer the PA28 to the Robin have no reason not to visit.
The other good news is that, thankfully, the DA40 Diamond Star is back in service after waiting several months for a spare part!
Later in the year, I am hoping to arrange some flying trips from Limoges to perhaps Spain, Italy or Portugal so all suggestions are welcome.
The puppies are now eight weeks old and three have just left for their new homes, with more going this weekend.
We are all sad to see them leave but confident that they are going to excellent homes.
There are, incidentally, two male puppies still unsold―females always seem to go quicker―so it's not too late to buy one.