A New Year's of Mixed Emotions by David Blakemore
2nd January 2012
Once again, we've been a little lazy on the Lukoi website and haven't updated it for quite some time. So much has happened recently that it's time to update you all.
Puppies!
First and foremost, We have some new arrivals in the Lukoi household. Raina has had her puppies, but it was a really stressful and emotional night. She went into the first stages on the 29th December, with lots of pacing and panting.
She went into labour on the 30th, and by 5:30pm she was having contractions. After about 50 minutes, there was still no puppy, which was getting us a little worried, so we rang the vets. Our vet advised us to bring her in so they could scan her to see if the pups were in distress.
We took her down and the scan didn't reveal anything untoward, so we took her back home. She continued to have periodic contractions but still no puppies. This went on for a few more hours, so we decided to take her back to the emergency vets.
Upon examination, the vet could feel a puppy in the birth canal, but it was preseting breach. The vet gave her a shot of Oxytocin to help her pass the stuck puppy. She tried for another hour to pass the puppy, but still couldn't do it. Upon our vets advise, we decided that she needed a C-Section before she got into any serious distress.
Rachel and I decided to wait at the vets while she had her operation, in case we could be any help with the puppies.
The operation went fine and she had 5 puppies. Unfortunately, 3 of them were very weak with faint hearbeats and despite all efforts, we were unabled to save them. However, 2 of the puppies were very strong and screaming in no time.
After the operation, they brought Raina back in to us. She was very groggy and disoriented, but she soon came around. We introduced her to her puppies and she took to them really well, cleaning and feeding them.
It was a very upsetting night, but we were so thrilled that Raina was OK and that she had 2 healthy pups.
Awards!
The Lukoi pack have done exceptionally well this show season, with both Ela and Raina winning some of the end of year awards.
- Raina won the Northern Inuit Society's Dog of the year award!
- Ela won the Northern Inuit Society's Brood Bitch of the year award!
- Rachel won the Northern Inuit Society's President's Shield for everything she has done for the society this year, including show registrations and the NIS newsletter.
- I won the Northern Inuit Society's David Foster Cup, for helping out at all the shows this year.
One final piece of news, Rachel and I have now been voted onto the Northern Inuit Sociery Committee!
It’s a family affair by Rachel Blakemore
Wednesday 5th October 2011
Since our last update, the key word for us here has been family, or rather our extended NI family, both Lukoi and others.
Raina winning Best In Show
We have loved seeing Ela's pups grow up at the shows they have attended and seeing them in the ring is amazing. The boys have also enjoyed some success in the ring since we last posted with Micco (Lukoi Light Fantastic) getting 5th in NIS Members Puppy Dog at Huntingdon show and 4th in Puppy at Amersham show. Boris (Lukoi Wyrd Sisters) got 5th in Most Handsome Dog, 4th NIS Members Puppy Dog and 3rd in Minor Puppy at Huntingdon show then 3rd in Puppy at Amersham show. Both boys had some stiff compertition so we are really proud of both of them.
Our own girls have also had an excellent show season with Raina winning Special yearling at both Huntingdon and Amersham, where she then went on to win best in show, and winning Adult bitch at Durham show. Ela has placed 2nd in Brood Bitch at all three shows leaving her in great standing for brood bitch of the year so watch this space for updates!
Raina, Ela and Cassie at the Watermill Inn
Inbetween a busy show season we escaped to the Lakes for a few days where we met some lovely new people and Raina had a hoilday romance with their Border terrier Burt! Despite the weather and the car breaking down we had a fabulous time at The Water Mill Inn and Brewing which was a truly dog friendly pub and place to stay. The food and drink was fantasic as well as being reasonably priced, added with the fact the dogs were made so welcome we will definatly be going there again. Due to the car we also needed to stop an extra night so have to say a huge thanks to the Meadocroft Guest House for letting us stay and again making all the Lukoi family so welcome.
On the way home from Widermere we popped into see Toby (lukoi Feet Of Clay) who is such a big lad now and so handsome. We took all the dogs for a walk and the girls had soon put him in his place at the bottom of the pile though he didn't seem to mind.Thank you to Yvonne, Leon and Amy for having us round and feeding us a lovely dinner.
At the Durham show we also had a visitor in the form of Bindi and her mum Susan, she has grown and changed so much since we last saw her. She is now a truely stunning young bitch and reminds us so much of her Mum but luckly with her daddys ears! See our pervious litters page to see all the pups and have they have grown up over the last 8 months.
On the way back from Durham show thanks to the hand of fate we were able to take part in a wonderful event. For some reason the Sat Nav decided to take us a radom way home which went by Worksop, while we were in the area we decided to pop in on our good friends Kerry and Rob of Wild Northern Inuits. It turned out that we got a cuppa with a side order of puppies as their bitch Taryn went into labour. Its always an amazing feeling to see new life coming into the world and it really brought back memories of when Ela gave birth. Midwife Elaine of Avatea Northern Inuits came to help with the birth which went on long into the night. Taryn had 9 beautiful puppies 8 of which are looking for lovely new homes, contact Wild Northern Inuits for more info on this litter.
The very first littler from Wild Northern Inuits
We're Back! by David and Rachel Blakemore
Sunday 26th June 2011
Jake and Persha at the Essex show
Well, it's been a long time since we last updated the site, so we thought it about time we did something about it. What can I say, so mcuh has happened since the last update that I think it's only fair to include it all!
First and foremost, Abberline has been found! She went missing about 4 months ago in Stirling and was found a few weeks ago in Perth. She is in good health (albeit a bit on the skinny side) and was wearing a new collar. We suspect that someone has been feeding / looking after her. We're all just glad that whoever it was has decided to turn her in, so that she could be returned to her to her rightful family.
Thanks to the Microchip that Abberline has implanted in her neck, the authorities were able to find out who she belonged to and return her. It just goes to show, you should alwyas get your dog microchipped! Her family are absolutely over the moon (as we all are). Welcome Back, Abberline!
Secondly, one of our previous litter, Toby (Lukoi Feet of Clay) recently went under the knife, after swallowing a squeaker from a chew toy! His family noticed that after 3 days, it still hadn't emerged, so they took him to the vets for an x-ray. The vet couldn't see it inside him, but recommended an operation to find it. His family were so worried about him, but I am happy to report that he has bouch back tremendously and is making a full and speedy recovery.
Amy and Toby at the Bakewell show
We met him at the recent Bakewell show, and he's adorable. Such a lovng and affectionate dog! We were so thrilled when he remembered us!
The show season has also kicked off in fine form, with the Essex show leading the way. Several of the lukoi pups attended, including Micco (Lukoi Light Fantastic), Persha (Lukoi Colour of Magic) and Timber (Lukoi Soul Music). Persha even won best NIS Members Puppy in show, with handler Jake Offord! Well done!
Ela also did well, coming 2nd in Brood bitch at both Bakewell and Essex.
Finally, we now have 6 people on the wating list for the next Lukoi litter. We're all very excited about it and can't wait to see what lovely pups Rains and Raven will have!
All's Clear! by Rachel Blakemore
Wednesday 6th April 2011
Raina went for her eye test and has been given the all clear! This was the last health test that needed doing for Raina and she has passed all of them with flying colours.
To see all her certificates go to the health page.
This means that we can now go ahead with breeding Raina when she is a bit older and more mature.
We plan to breed her to Raven of Mahlek in October time and are already compiling a waiting list for this litter. See our planned litters for more info.
Abberline is still missing by David Blakemore
12th March 2011
Abberline is a gorgeous white NI who went missing from Kings Park in Stirling (Scotland) on Thursday, 17th February 2011.
If you have any information regarding her whereabouts, please let us know ASAP. Her owner is beside herself with worry!
PuppyCam is back (albeit a bit slower) by David Blakemore
12th February 2011
Our internet is back, but the WiFi in our house is shocking!
As such, PuppyCam is back, but it's much slower than usual
I am still trying to sort the issues out, so please be patient.
I hope to have it back up and running at full speed very soon
Thanks again for your patience!
PuppyCam Offline! by David Blakemore
11th February 2011
We're having some internet problems here in the Lukoi household. Not really sure what the problem is, but as of last night, we lost service all together.
We're sorry to annouce that as a result, we are unable to offer PuppyCam at the moment!
We've had a technician out and we're assued that the problem will be sorted soon. We'll repost when PuppyCam is back online.
In the mean time, please check out our youtube videos at http://www.youtube.com/lukoinortherninuits.
Thanks for your patience!
Kennel Names Announced! by David Blakemore
9th February 2011
Rachel and I were up late last night discussing the theme for the kennel names for the litter. After throwing a few good ideas around, we unanimously decided on Book Titles. Terry Pratchett book titles, to be precise.
It therefore gives me great pleasure to annoume the kennel names of our puppies:
Lukoi Colour of Magic (a.k.a. "Miss Pink")
Lukoi Wyrd Sisters (a.k.a. "Mr Red")
Lukoi Light Fantastic (a.k.a. "Mr Dark Blue")
Lukoi Feet of Clay (a.k.a. "Mr Green")
Lukoi Soul Music (a.k.a. "Mr Brown")
Lukoi Night Watch (a.k.a. "Mr Light Blue")
and finally...
Lukoi Hat Full of Sky (a.k.a. "Miss Yellow")
Eyes are opening... by David Blakemore
7th February 2011
Checking in on the puppies this morning, I noticed something odd about Mr Red when I picked him up. There seemed to be a slight glint in his eye.
I held him up and was thrilled to see that, yes, his eyes were indeed starting to open! He looks so cute with his little scrunched up face and squinty eyes!
We checked again tonight, and a few more of the pups are starting to see the world! Not long now until their eyes will be fully open.
On another note, we can no longer refer to Mr Brown as "chuck", as his brother Mr Dark Blue has now overtaken him, weighing in at 1.10kg!
DogCam is back... as PuppyCam! by David Blakemore
28th January 2011
For a while now, DogCam has been offline due to some technical issue we were having.
Well, I am very happy to announce that DogCam is now BACK ONLINE! Only this time, it's PuppyCam!
We've moved the camera from the dog room to the Whelping room, so that we can keepan eye on Ela and the pups all day.
In the company of Direwolves by Rachel Blakemore
20th January 2011
Zunni with Sean Bean.
Raina has a rather famous Mummy... In fact she is going to be a star of the small screen!
Following in the paw prints of other canine actors before her, Zunni has landed the part of the Direwolf 'Lady' in the up comming show 'A Game of Thrones'.
She stars along side such human actors as Sean bean (shown in the picture to the right with Zunni) and Mark Addy, but also has a helping paw from other Northern Inuit puppies.
The television series follows the multiple storylines of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels by Geroge R R Martin and is due for release in April this year.
All of us here at Lukoi will be glued to the screen cheering on Raina's lovely mother as she shows what a Northern Inuit can do.
Ela has buns in her oven! by Rachel Blakemore
24th December 2010
Ela showing off her puppy-bump.
It's been just under 4 weeks since Ela was mated to the stunning Spider, so we took Ela to the vets to be scanned.
She has been confirmed in whelp, which is a wonderful early Christmas present for us!
They shaved a small patch on her belly and had short look round, in which time we clearly saw at least 4 little gestational sacs. Our lovely vet, Kirsty, then zoomed in onto one puppy for a closer look and we got to see the little heart beating away.
It's still a mystery how many she has in there as no one wanted to stress Ela in her condition, but we only have a few more weeks to wait.
The pups are due early February. Please refer to our Puppy Page for more information.
The results are in... by Rachel Blakemore
7th November 2010
After a couple of months wait and a few errors we finally have Raina's hip and elbow scores back from the BVA.
We are very pleased to say that Raina's scores are under the breed average - Hips 7:8 (total 15) and elbows 0:0 (total 0)! See the health results page for the forms and x-rays which will be scanned in soon.
All that remains now is her eye test which we will do in 2011. Pending this we can find her a lovely boyfriend. Watch this space for more updates on Raina's love life.
Further Health Testing by Rachel Blakemore
14th September 2010
Continuing with our commintment with health testing all our dogs, we took Raina to be Hip and Elbow scored at Hampton Vetinary group in Malpas.
They are a wonderful vets that carry out the x-rays under sedation rather then a GA so we didnt have to leave her side apart from when they were acually taking the x-rays.
Raina was a bit groggy but after a good nights sleep was back to normal again the next day.
The plates look great and we should have the results in a few weeks, as soon as we do they will be on our health pages.
Happy Birthay Raina Pup! by Rachel Blakemore
27th August 2010
Raina celebrated her 1st birthday today and to mark the occasion, we made her a special doggy birthday cake!
Since she has a sweet tooth we went for a honey and peanut butter cake topped with doggy chocolate icing.
Feel free to contact us for the recepie if you want.
We also have a video of the Lukoi pack enjoying their treat. They all wolfed it down and it didn't last very long!
Wanted by David Blakemore
Monday 16th August 2010
Be warned, the suspects may be disguised as businessmen.
WANTED! FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING!
Today, between the hours of 2:30pm and 3:30 pm, two vandals broke into (and raided) the cupboard under the stairs at the lukoi residence.
Amongst some of the things taken was a bag belonging to one of the owners, containing a purse, a pair of sungalsses, a pair of earphones, a 'Hello Kitty' mirror and some lip balm. All of these items were destroyed. It's believed that the suspects destroyed these items in the hope they would be inadmissable as evidence.
We are currently tracking two main suspects, though to be cute and furry! The suspects may have been caught on camera (dogcam). If you have any information, please contact us.
Amersham NI Show 2010 by David Blakemore
Monday 9th August 2010
The lukoi pack have just got back from the Amersham NI Show and once again have had a fantastic time!
Raina found herself a boyfriend in Freeman, a stunning little pup owned by our new friends Mike and Zoe. Here is a video of the two playing together.
It was also a good chance for us to put the word out about breeding Ela. We're hoping to generate enough interest to go ahead with it, so if you're interested in owning an NI, or know someone who is, please get in touch.
Ela did well, placing 3rd in her class Open Bitch.
Raina didn't have such a good day (failing to place in her classes), but she still performed like a little champ. Her sister on the other hand came first in the puppy class and went on to win best puppy in show! Huge congratulations to her!
Big thanks to everyone who attended and made the day a huge success! Here's looking forward to Durham!
Leyland TIDA Show by David Blakemore
Sunday 1st August 2010
The Lukoi pack attended the TIDA show in Leyland today. It was Raina's first show, so we were excited to see how she would behave and show. We've already moved her around an open space on a show lead, so we knew what she's capable of.
Both Ela and Raina were great. Ela was not as nervous as she usually is and showed very well, moving with grace and elagance. Raina was also a little star. She moved well, showed well and was very well behaved.
Here's how they got on:
Ela got 4th in Wolfy Looking Bitch and 5th in NI Open Bitch. Raina got 3rd in Wolfy Looking Puppy and 2nd in NI Puppy.
Patter of tiny paws? by Rachel
Wednesday 21st July 2010
With all health tests now complete and Ela passing with flying colours we are planning to mate Ela in November. The chosen stud is Spider of Mahlek kennels. He is a stunning boy with a fantastic nature and has produced some beautiful pups in previous litters. We have met him many times and feel he is going be an excellent match to Ela both in looks, temperament and health.
(Spider)
We are currently compiling a waiting list for this litter so for any more information please contact us or go the Puppies page of our website.
Eye Testing by Rachel Blakemore
Tuesday 20th July 2010
Lukoi had a very prosperous trip to Pearl Vets in Shrewsbury today to get Ela eye tested today. Raina went along for the trip (we left Cassie happily sprawled on the sofa.) and both girls were very well behaved in the waiting room. It was a very busy surgery and a whole litter of Smooth collie pups came in which Raina was desperate to play with. Ela stood quietly the whole time on the table and let the vet do all the tests she needed and was such a brave girl. The outcome of this, I am very pleased to say, is that Ela has gotten the all clear!
The certificate can be viewed on the Heath pages of our website.
