Last year was a sad one for us, as three dogs died. First our five-year-old bonsai Alsatian Alexa suddenly took ill in the middle of the night, and died within an hour. We gor another Alsatian puppy, Ralf, and he ate his way into our hearts, but died 12 days later. We got him to the vet, and it was diagnosed as biliary, which was probably what killed Alexa as well.

Then we got Mardigan, who was poisoned by thieves who stole our car.

In September last year we got Samwise, who grew to adulthood, mated with Ariel (an Alsatian-Border Collie cross), and the puppies were born on 12 November. This photo was taken on 23 November, and can also be found in the photos section.