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The Wildflower litter

Bramble × Jasper, born 18 August 2026

This is Bramble's first litter. We chose Jasper for her because he is from a completely different line. Their puppies' COI is 1.6%, against a breed average of 6.1%. He adds bone and a lot of common sense to Bramble's lighter build and quick brain. Both are clear on every DNA test we do, so every puppy is hereditary clear.

We expect family dogs with enough drive to enjoy gundog training, mid gold as adults, at the middle of the breed standard for size. Five puppies are matched, Campion is staying with us, and Yarrow, a bold, busy dog, is still looking for the right home.

Last updated Wednesday 7 October 2026

The seven puppies

1 of 7 still looking for the right home

The parents

Facts, what's included and the price

The litter

Parents
Meadowbrook Bramble Rose JW ShCM × Thistlebay Jack of Hearts at Meadowbrook JW ShCM
Mated
16 and 18 June 2026, timed by progesterone testing
Pregnancy confirmed
Ultrasound scan, 15 July 2026 (day 29)
Due
18–20 August 2026
Born
18 August 2026, 00:40–06:15
Puppies
7 — 3 dogs, 4 bitches
Colours
Light to mid gold; most will darken a shade as adults
Litter COI (RKC Mate Select)
1.6% · breed average 6.1%
DNA
Both parents clear of GR_PRA1, GR_PRA2, ICT-A, prcd-PRA, NCL and DM, so every puppy is hereditary clear
Expected adult size
Bitches 51–56 cm and 25–30 kg; dogs 56–61 cm and 30–36 kg
RKC registration
Registered 2 September 2026
Microchipped
29 September 2026 (6 weeks); numbers on each puppy's paperwork
Litter eye screen
Booked for Tuesday 13 October 2026
Ready to go home
From Saturday 17 October 2026 (8 weeks 4 days)

Every puppy goes home with

  • Royal Kennel Club registration and the signed transfer of ownership
  • Five-generation pedigree
  • Copies of both parents' hip, elbow, eye and DNA certificates
  • Microchip, transferred to you on Petlog the day you take your puppy home
  • First vaccination (Nobivac DHP + L4) at 8 weeks, with the vaccination card
  • Wormed at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks, plus a flea treatment, all recorded
  • Vet health check at 8 weeks, with the written report
  • BVA/RKC/ISDS litter eye-screen certificate
  • Four weeks' free insurance, starting the moment you leave
  • The Puppy Contract (RSPCA / Animal Welfare Foundation), plus our own contract of sale
  • Puppy pack: 2 kg of the food they are on, a blanket that smells of Bramble, a toy, a collar and lead, and our puppy folder (diet sheet, routine, socialisation record)
  • Our phone number for the dog's whole life, and a promise to take them back at any age

Price

£2,200 for every puppy, dog or bitch. We take a £300 deposit after your visit, and it is fully refundable until matching day. The £1,900 balance is paid by bank transfer before collection. We never take cash in a car park, gift cards or payment to anyone but us.

Weekly weights, in grams

Every puppy, at birth and then each Tuesday at the same age. Dogs: Sorrel, Yarrow, Teasel. Bitches: Campion, Clary, Poppy, Sweetie.

AgeSorrel (orange)Yarrow (teal)Teasel (brown)Campion (multicoloured)Clary (purple)Poppy (red)Sweetie (yellow)
Birth482455428446412437338
1 wk940895825870800855640
2 wk1,4001,3351,2251,2951,1851,275990
3 wk1,8801,8001,6451,7401,5951,7151,385
4 wk2,5552,4502,2302,3652,1652,3351,930
5 wk3,3753,2402,9453,1202,8603,0852,610
6 wk4,2404,0753,7003,9253,5953,8803,340
7 wk5,0604,8654,4154,6854,2854,6304,060

We weighed them every morning for the first two weeks and every Tuesday after that, on the kitchen scales. Sweetie had top-up bottle feeds for her first three days. Each puppy's own page has its full record.

From mating to going home

  1. Mated (two matings)16 & 18 June 2026
  2. Pregnancy confirmed by scan15 July 2026
  3. Born — 7 puppies18 August 2026
  4. Eyes open29 August – 1 September 2026
  5. Registered with the Royal Kennel Club2 September 2026
  6. First family visitsFrom 22 September 2026
  7. Microchipped29 September 2026
  8. Temperament assessment and matching6 October 2026
  9. Litter eye screen, vet check and first vaccination13 October 2026
  10. Going home17–20 October 2026
  11. First follow-up callAbout 24 October 2026
  12. Hip and elbow scoring, encouraged and paid for by usFrom August 2027

The puppy diary

  1. Yarrow on the lawn after his assessment, with an autumn leaf caught in his teal collar

    Tuesday 6 October 2026

    Seven weeks: assessments done, families matched

    Our friend Jo Kerridge did the temperament assessments this morning. She trains gundogs near Chipping Norton and has never met the puppies. Each puppy spent about ten minutes with her in a room they hadn't been in before: following, being gently held, retrieving a dummy, a dropped tray, an umbrella opening and the wobble board. We wrote it all down, put it next to seven weeks of our own notes, and spent the afternoon matching.

    Every family has now had a phone call. Five puppies have homes to go to, Campion is staying with us, and Yarrow is still looking for the right home. He is a busy, bold boy who would love a family that wants to train. Weights are between 4,060 g (Sweetie) and 5,060 g (Sorrel).

  2. Sweetie being held in the garden after her microchip

    Tuesday 29 September 2026

    Six weeks: microchips, a car ride and the hoover

    All seven were microchipped by our vet this morning. Two of them squeaked, and all of them recovered in the time it takes to say 'chicken'. On Sunday each puppy had its first car ride in a crate: a ten-minute loop to the village and back, with Rob driving very slowly. Nobody was sick.

    The hoover now runs every day while they eat. Sweetie, who was the most worried by it last week, ate through it today without looking up.

  3. Bramble lying on the lawn with one of her puppies curled up beside her

    Tuesday 22 September 2026

    Five weeks: the first families visit

    The garden pen is open every dry afternoon now. Its run has grass, a paddling tray, a low tunnel and a plank. The first approved families came this week: two each afternoon, an hour each, shoes off and hands washed at the door. Bramble supervises every visit from the step and then takes herself off for a nap.

    Collars went on: orange, teal and brown for the boys; multicoloured, purple, red and yellow for the girls.

  4. Bramble nursing the Wildflower litter on the grass behind the house

    Tuesday 15 September 2026

    Four weeks: outside on the grass

    Their first proper afternoon on the lawn, in the sun. Bramble fed them on the grass, then went to lie in the shade and watched. The puppies are on soaked puppy food three times a day as well as Bramble, and the weighing on the kitchen scale has turned into a wrestling match.

    From this week they hear our sound recordings at low volume while they eat: fireworks, thunder, a baby crying, traffic and a tractor.

  5. Tuesday 1 September 2026

    Two weeks: eyes open

    Everyone's eyes are open; Yarrow's were first, on day 11. They have more than doubled their birth weights. Sweetie has gone from 338 g to 990 g and has not needed a top-up since day 4. From day 3 to day 16 we did the short daily handling routine (Early Neurological Stimulation). We describe it on the Raising page. We do it because it is calm, gentle handling, not because we think it works miracles.

  6. Tuesday 18 August 2026

    Seven puppies, three dogs and four bitches

    Bramble started settling in the whelping room on Monday evening. Sorrel arrived at 00:40, and Sweetie, the smallest, came last at 06:15. All seven are feeding well. Bramble is calm and very proud, and she has eaten scrambled egg for breakfast. Our vet checked all of them, and Bramble, at 10:30.

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