Old News
26/01/12  Update

We start with some sad news that the lovely Luka, Lionscourt Algeidi Prima, has passed away following a diagnosis of osteosarcoma. She was 2 months shy of her 9th birthday and we thank her family for giving her so many precious loving years. She was the clone of her mother, our beloved Joji, and she will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Sommar has now been with us for just over two weeks and has made herself well at home within our group. She and Nubi-Ruby have become devoted pals and partners in crime. Thankfully, Momma Bella excels in her role as queen and keeps things in order. A recent photo session at the Southern Leos Carting Group gathering was very successful. You can see how Nubi-Ruby and her brother Gamba are doing, along with Sommar and of course big brother Balthazar.

10/01/12     Scandinavian adventure holiday.

Just returned from a mad dash to Sweden to collect our newest addition Altonastigens Sommarblomma. My travelling companions were Louise Baldwin and her boy Balthazar, Lionscourt Coeur de Lion at Brynarian, the son of our previous import from the Altonastigens line. We had discovered that we would be there just in time for their big double international  show in Gothenburg called My Dog., so we decided to try our luck and entre Balli in both. It was a very nice event held in the convention centre at the heart of the city, offering two large international shows back to back. Balli conducted himself very well indeed and came home with 2 CACs, a CACIB and was best dog on the second day under Dutch international judge Hans Van Den Berg. We are so proud to have been able to go to Sweden with such a lovely son of our first import Altonastigens Esmeralda and to do so well. Our thanks again to Ingela and Lasse for breeding such lovely Leo ladies. Thanks also to Louise for keeping me awake during our 4 days of driving there and back through the relentless rain! Sommar has settled in very well and her English lessons are progressing nicely.


23/12/11  Sommar update

We have some new photos of young Sommar, Altonastigens Sommarblomma, who is seven months old today. Poor thing, she is in for a big surprise as we will soon be whisking her away from her Swedish home for a new life here in gorgeous Gloucestershire. Must find my old Swedish to English dictionary….

12/12/11  Winter update

The D litter have reached 6 months old and are doing well. Nubi-Ruby and her brothers Ryker and Gamba had a nice little reunion at the Southern Leo Carting Group’s Christmas lunch last week. She recently made her debut in the show ring at the Pool canine club open show and managed 4th place in the working puppy group. She and Ryker also attended LKA, and despite it being his very first show, Ryker took it all in his stride and got second in his class earning himself a ticket to Crufts next year. Good Boy! Momma Bella’s coat is growing back nicely and she is getting ready to return to a few shows herself next year. In early January we’ll be setting off on a mad winter’s road trip to Sweden to take in a couple of shows and pick up Sommar to bring back to the UK. Next year is going to be a busy one! For now we wish everyone a very happy holiday season.


09/09/11  Puppy update

All of the puppies from our D litter have settled into their new homes and are doing well. We recently had little “Pinkie”, called Bella after her mother, staying with us while her family were on holiday. She and Ruby had loads of fun visiting lots of new places and meeting new people.  We have had many photos sent in from the rest of the gang in their new homes, which you can see on their pages under the D litter here.

Last month I managed to slip away to visit Ingela and Lasse at Altonastigens kennel in Sweden where I met another lovely new Leo puppy, Altonastigens Sommarblomma, who was born on the 26th of May and  is a daughter of their beautiful Karma, Altonastigens Darkest Light, and the gorgeous Artos Quino v.d. Osnitz.  “Sommar” is a lovely sweet girl who will be coming to the UK to join us in January 2012. Next year is set to be very busy for us!  You can see Sommar’s new page here.


06/08/11  Update

Today saw the last if our D litter fly the nest and start her life with a new family. How quiet it seems around the farm now, although young Ruby, Lionscourt Danubia,  is doing her best to fill the void with her lovely singing voice. She will be staying with us and hopefully will be able to carry the line on in the years ahead. You can see how  all the pups from the D litter are getting on in their new web pages, found under the D litter here.


11/07/2011  Bringing home the bling

A huge congratulations to Louise Baldwin on her successful visit to the 2011 Wold Dog Show in Paris and the Championnat de France show the following day. Balthazar, Lionscourt Coeur de Lion at Brynarian, brought home the gold, winning first place in the intermediate male class at both events. And a big thank you to Lyn Cleary for stepping in to handle the big dope. Today the D litter reached  seven weeks old. All are well, growing at an alarming rate, and will be off to their new homes in a few more days.


12/06/2011  More New Arrivals

Yesterday, our Ellie, Altonastigens Esmeralda, became a grandmother for the second time when Dunkenny Leonbergers welcomed 12 new arrivals into their home. Poppa of this gang is Lionscourt Baldessar, our Bella’s brother. You can have a look at the proud father on his page here. I understand all 7 boys, 5 girls and mum are doing very well. If you would like to enquire about this litter, please contact Mary McQueen on 0207 223 9074. Meanwhile, Bella continues to be an excellent mother to her gang, who will be three weeks old tomorrow. Pictures can be seen here.

24 May, 2011  New arrivals

Our Bella, Lionscourt Belisana, had her puppies yesterday, four boys and four girls. All are resting now and doing well after an exhausting day. Grandma Ellie was very excited by the news and keen to meet them, as you can see above. Bella is being a superb momma and we look forward to getting them up on their feet and out into the lovely summer sunshine in a few weeks. We have started a new page for the D litter, with photos updated each week. You can find it here. We have new families already arranged for all of them. This will be Bella’s only litter, and we will be planning our next new arrivals in about two years.

30 / 04 / 11    Spring has sprung!

This past Wednesday, 5 weeks after her holiday in Germany, we had our Bella scanned and we are pleased to say that she is in whelp. Congratulations to the happy couple Bella and Colja pictured above and a big thank you to Gisela and Siggie for allowing us to use him.  Bella is very proud of herself, hungry as a horse and enjoying showing off her new status to the other dogs. In a few short weeks all the hard work begins and we look forward to a bundle of roly-poly pups cavorting in the courtyard in June! Meanwhile, young Balthazar continues to enjoy his days out at dog shows and since moving up to post graduate class has won two firsts including reserve best dog at Builth Wells. You can see the latest pictures here at Ballie's page. Thanks to Andrew Simmonds for all his lovely photos!

Bella’s romantic weekend         30/03/11

We returned this past Friday from the forests of Garlstedt north of Bremen where our Bella had a delightful romantic holiday with the gorgeous Colja Power a.d. Sumpfloch. It was love at first sight and the happy couple enjoyed what we hope will be a fruitful liaison! Many thanks to Gisela and Siggie for their warm hospitality. During our stay there, the weather was lovely and we managed to get in a little sight seeing between “dates”, including a visit to the seaside. Earlier this month, our Lionscourt “A” litter enjoyed their 8th birthday. It is lovely to see them all doing so well. We received some new photographs of dear Alfie, who lives in San Francisco, which you can see on his page here.  Spent a nice day this past weekend with the Southern Leonberger Carting Group, where young Balthazar is learning to be a working dog. He is growing up into a lovely fellow, as you can see from the latest pictures on his page here. Spring is in the air and our fingers are crossed that we will enjoy the sight of happy round pups romping in the courtyard in a few weeks time. Watch this space…


Puppy plans  18/01/11

We have finally chosen a wonderful male for our Bella and will be taking her for a romantic visit to Germany in the next month or so. He is Colja Power aus dem Sompfloc, a lovely 5 year old stud dog. Colja’s has A2 hips, clear eyes and is free from the LPN1 mutation. You can learn more about him on our Plans page here. We have a list in place for this litter so please get in contact if you would like to know more.


January 4th 2011

We are settling into the new place, and it has been VERY cold, but also lovely, as you can see here. Not much more to add as the move is taking up so much time, but I can  report the puppy room is shaping up nicely and we are still on course to breed our Bella (on the right above) for a spring time litter. Details will follow shortly. Stay warm everyone and happy new year!

Catching up 24 / 10/ 10

Busy times. We are in the middle of a big move to a new place in the country, so news has been slow to get updated. Bella’s puppy plans have been moved into next year, and she has made a limited return to the show ring, picking up a RCC at Bournemouth. Young Balthazar made his European debut winning a 2nd in the youth class at the prestigious annual gathering in Leonberg. We had a nice visit with Rufus’ sister Luka recently, and she is looking more and more like their mother every day. The boys from the C litter have had their first birthday this month, and all are growing up into lovely big Leos. The photo above shows them all with their mum Ellie enjoying their big day. There are loads more pictures of the lads on their pages under past litters, which you can find here.


C Litter puppy reunion  18 / 05 / 2010

At the Southern Leos Carting Group this past Saturday we had a lovely gathering of the 4 boys from our “C” litter, born on the 14th of October, 2009. At just over 7 months old, all are growing well and turning into lovely big dogs.  You can see them all here with their proud mum Ellie (Altonastigens Esmeralda). I have also updated their pages with new photos, (past litters), and put a new video of them playing at the top. I will be off to the World Dog Show at the end of June. Looking forward to catching up with Leo friends from across Europe and – hopefully- finding a nice boy for our Bella.


Spring gathering  11/04/10

Yesterday, we had a lovely time at the Southern Leonberger Carting day, where we had three of the C little boys together for a romp in the sunshine. Here is a class reunion shot with momma Ellie. At the top of this page is a VIDEO of all three of the lads playing together.


28/03/10 Update

Unfortunately, our younger girl was scanned and found to be empty, so we are back to the drawing board. Meanwhile, the C litter boys are doing well, and we have had a few update photos added to their pages, which you can find by clicking here. I will be off to the World Dog Show in June to scout for nice males, and we will be trying again with Bella later in the summer. Keep an eye on our plans page for more details.

21 / 02 / 10      Bella’s Dutch Holiday

Bella has spent an enjoyable week in the Netherlands visiting Matu Woscany, which we hope will produce a lovely spring litter. There are new photos of the gorgeous Matu on our plans page here. The day before we departed for Holland, we went along to the annual Leo Club Valentines Day party where the lads from the C litter gathered for a photo call. It was a fun day and the highlight surely must have been the fancy dress parade, won by young Balthazar in his full Coeur De Lion regalia.

10/01/10

We have updated our plans page with information on the planned litter between our Bella- Lionscourt Belisana and her intended, Matu Woscany. You can read more about it and see the handsome Matu here.


16/12/09

All of the C litter lads are now in their new homes and the house has gone eerily quiet. The pups, who for some odd reason have all got pet names starting with “B”, have all settled in well and I hope to find the time to set up their details on our site.  We look forward to our first puppy reunion in February.

Our breeding plans for next year have had to be changed, unfortunately,  due to the stud dog suffering a serious injury. We understand that “Romeo” is doing well and wish him a full and timely recovery. I will be posting news of our revised plans as soon as things are settled. This will be our Bella, Lionscourt Belisana’s first litter. You can see her details here.

08/12/09

The C litter pups are now 8 weeks old and will soon be off to their new homes. They have been a very outgoing and content litter and we will certainly miss them. They had their vet check today and official weigh in. As expected, they are big lads, with weights between 9.5 Kilos through a whopping 12 kilos. I have added a final batch of photos to the C Litter picture gallery.

3/11/09

On the 14th of October our third litter arrived. The pups were very large, 550 to well over 700 grams in weight. Unfortunately, we had two breech presentations which lead to a c-section. Ellie is doing very well and has been an excellent mother, but sadly, we lost the 2 little girls she was carrying. We are pleased that the four big boys are doing so very well and growing at an amazing rate. All are spoken for an eagerly awaited in their new homes. You can see weekly photo updates here.

In the new year, we are planning on mating our younger bitch Bella, Lionscourt Belisana. We are in the process of finalising our choice of stud dog and details will follow. If you are interested in contacting us about a Lionscourt pup, please give us a call, You can find our contact details here. 

 
21st September, 2009

5 weeks ago, our Ellie, (Altonastigens Esmeralda), enjoyed a romantic holiday with a fine upstanding young Leonberger gentleman called Zeus, (Sylberts Emperor Ridge at Sancholees). After the run of bad luck we have had, we  are very happy to confirm that her scan showed 8 healthy pups. They are due mid October and we are eagerly  preparing for busy times ahead. If you want to have a look at Zeus, you can see him here.

In other news, our Rufus, (Lionscourt Arcturus), had developed the tell-tale signs of Laryngeal Paralysis in the spring, so in June he visited the Royal Veterinary College and had a tie-back procedure. He has made a full recovery and is back to his happy bouncy self. You can see how Rufus is looking in his stylish new trim here.


September 13th, 2009
Welcome to the new and improved Lionscourt site. More news coming soon!