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PAL was born in
December 2006. Three generations
past the IRISH Soft Coated Wheaten
infusion it has been exciting to see the
influence he is having on the long
established Rutland Manor bloodlines.
Pal brings with him a surge of fresh
outcross bloodlines and it was difficult
to imagine what he would produce
in his puppies. Always ready to
terminate any line that doesn't fulfil
my expectations, I have been thrilled
with his babies who are all consistent
in type and with beautiful intuitive
temperaments. Pal's coat is
beautifully soft, but it is a little
thicker and denser than I would like.
However, the influence of his sire
Shamus is coming through as often
happens with grandparent traits and I
could not be happier.
Pal's mother brings
forward the wonderful little Miniature
lines through Rutlands Lil Sari (tiny
Miniature) Rutlands Beau Rouge
(tiny Miniature) Mon Cher
(internation champion Red Toy Poodle)
and Rutlands Heart Throb (aka Huggie).
The IRISH Soft Coated Wheaten infused
Rutlands Lil Shamus brings with him the
solid body, beautiful saber tails and
broad heads on the modern day Rutland
Manor Miniatures. He also brings
the variation in size which resulted in
Pal being a touch larger than the small
Miniatures in his maternal lines.
Pal is another
stud boy who has the handy trait of
being able to produce both Mediums and
Miniatures in his offspring and after
the first two or three weeks following
birth, the puppies are unmistakably
showing which side they are taking
after. Temperaments are
consistently representative of the best
RM dogs and the sweet intuitive minds.
What may not be
commonly realised is that when Rutland
Manor carried out two IRISH Soft Coated
Wheaten infusions, one for the Miniature
lines and the other in the larger lines,
each of the two IRISH Soft Coated
Wheaten sires used were non related.
The exciting benefit of this is that as
time goes on, it will permit the
blending of these lines together to
continue the work we are doing on
remodelling ear canals (reducing ear
infections) strengthening toplines
(avoiding back and loin weaknesses) and
maintaining lovely broad heads on the
progeny, as well as thinning out the
coats without losing their beautiful
long drapery. |
