Lily Lumpkin!

Little Lily is growing up so fast :')

She's 4 months old now and it really seems like only a week ago I was bottle feeding her every 2 hours day and night...

Here's a few pictures of her, we think she looks so grown up! ♥

 She looks like a little baby fox  ^^

We're so proud to look at her now and remember her being born and those first first days when we didn't know how things would turn out...

She's our baby, in more ways than one! :)

♥

Skye 'Hai' Hilton! - Puppy Introduction!

So a while ago we mentioned a new addition (well, 2) to our furry family and then we posted revealing our chosen breed(s)...

Well the time has come to give you a sneak peak at our first new baby, meet 'Skye', our beautiful blue Staffy!

Sorry the picture is a little blurry, it's from the breeders camera phone lol xD

We're picking her up in the first week of January as she's only 6 weeks right now, so not too long to go!

Skye!

Skye's very handsome Daddy!

We're hoping to go and visit her asap after Christmas, so expect a tidal wave of puppy pictures!

Now for the 'Beagle search' to commence ;)

Updates soon,
Love & licks,
Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty, Monroe and Lily.
xo

Teggy Terror! And a little bit of lovin' ;)

Alas we are being savaged! The puppies have their first little tooth each (with more to follow very soon it seems) and man are they sharp!
We're all beaten and bruised from puppy abuse, the even big girls are feeling the harsh merciless nibbles :(
Poor Lily only has one random fang xD

At the risk of 'over sharing', Alfie has started getting, well, a little frisky o.o
He's kind of humping things bless him, which whilst normal is also rather bizarre!
Seems he'll take after his daddy with his lothario ways, so we've currently nicknamed him 'Splenda' (their dad is called Sugar).

We're well overdue a picture post, as we've still got to do their 4 week one and they turn 5 weeks tomorrow haha (it's technically Saturday as I post this!)...
Sooo, we'll do the 4 week post tomorrow, plus a wordy post and their 5 week post will be done on time Sunday evening :)

We're past the halfway mark now to Alfies departure, all being well he'll leave us to go live with my dad and step mum at 8 weeks old and we have to admit, we'll miss the spunky little bugger!
No doubt he'll be a regular visiter though, seeing as he'll only be in the next village haha xD

In other news it seems Alfie is a smoothcoat and Lily is a long/midlength, it'll take some time before we know exactly how long she'll be, although her fur seems very thick, so maybe longer than her mummy!

Well thanks to a random spell of insomnia, it's now rather late! (Or early).
So it's off to bed for all the Hiltons, furry and otherwise :)
G'Night blogger xo

P.s For anyone wondering, the puppies are doing really well weaning and are eating meat now, as well as egg, rusks, rice and cereal, plus drinks of milk, water and Raffertys milk :)
Also, their 5 week 'birthday' brings another dose of wormer! Booooo!

Octoberfest-ive!

So time for some words!

Not much in the way of news, the puppies are 4 weeks this Sunday, so we'll have a video of them running around then, they're getting pretty good at toddling round now :)
Turning 4 weeks old also means a second dose of wormer :(
To be fair, it's chocolate flavoured, so it's almost a treat xD

In way of the "Christmas Competition", as it stands now, we're going to go ahead :)
So feel free to start entering!
Email your picture, pets name, age and breed, plus your name to - competitions.ahwth@hotmail.co.uk :)
Feel free to add a line or two about your pet, or even yourself!

Entries are welcome for a whole month (we'll update regularly about it) and then we'll have 2 weeks judging, before announcing winners, getting prize details and shipping your prizes out just in time for Chrismas :)
Hopefully this will all be done with time spare for people to send us their prize pictures and we'll do a Christmas special :)

Speaking of Christmas, is anyone else getting really festive already?
I'm getting far too excited to say it's only just October, which reminds me, first it's Halloween!
That means only one thing, trick or treating!
Which means I get to dress up my little darlings, much to their disgust :)
I need to get thinking what they will all be!
Oh the fun ^^ I think it would make for an endearing and rather comical post ;)

Anyway, we're off to the land of nod now, as it is nearly 4am xD
Night night blogger!

Love & licks,
Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty, Monroe, Lily and Alfie!
xo

This little piggy went to market...

This little piggy stayed home,
And this little piggy got trimmed,
Because it was overgrown!

Okay, so that sucked, but the moral of the story, er rhyme, is that the pups had their nails cut today ^^ they were so good! :)

Exciting stuff we know ;) buttt that's all we have for now :(
However! We have a huge picture post coming in oh, less than 24 hours now ^^

Until then, major love from the Hiltons!

Love & licks,
Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty, Monroe, Lily and Alfie!
xoxo

Just a quick BB blog post to say...

That we're all doing well :)

Lily and Alfie had their 3 week 'birthday' on Sunday, they've started on 'proper' food of mushed up rusks :)
So far they're doing well, getting stuck in, literally! Messy tykes ^^

They (along with mummy Rafferty) went to see the vet Monday and all got a clean bill of health :)
The vet actually commented on how well the puppies were doing, so proud grins all round xD

We've also cracked open the Sherleys worming syrup for the puppies and have given the big girls their dose of Panacur, so we're sorted on the worming front for 2 weeks now at any rate :)

That's all our news for now really, we've been taking tons of pictures, which we'll post on the 1st, as soon as the internet is running again!

So until then,

Love & licks,
Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty, Monroe, Lily and Alfie.
xo

Updates, reviews, news and opinions? (Christmas Competition!)

We'll start with the updates shall we? :)

So all the girls (and Alfie) are doing well, Lily's eyes are fully open today, whilst poor Alfie only has one open! He looks like he's winking and we keep calling him a pirate xD We'll post pictures of them tomorrow when we have decent light to work with, but we dare say his second eye will be open by then :(

Other than that, (edging towards reviews now) we had a lot of packages come today from hyperdrug and bonniedog :)
From hyperdrug we had 2 boring items, some Royal Canin puppy milk and Sherleys puppy wormer, but we also had a fleecey Kong "Snugga Wubba", a Kong toy that I've now forgotten the name of >.<, a Kong puppy teething bone and a Jolly Teaser Ball, plus some Coachies puppy training treats xD
From bonniedogs we had an EzyDog harness and lead in chocolate  brown (for Monroe). 
All in all very pleased, the Kong Snugga Wubba went down a storm, as did the Coachies and the EzyDog harness and lead are proving a sound investment :) (We're ordering one for the rest of the girls too, but decided to order only one to begin with to try the size out on them all :) Sadly even the smallest size, adjusted as much as possible is still too big for teeny tiny Rafferty, so we'll have it altered once we receive it!)

Now the news and opinions part of this post are kinda rolled into one!
We here at "AHWTH" have been thinking about running a "Christmas Competition" and want to hear your opinions! We'll pop a poll below this, along with some idea of the kind of prizes and rules we'd have for the competition, as well as any restrictions or special requests :) Feel free to vote or email me with suggestions!

polls & surveys

So, seeing as we loved them so much, we thought as prizes we'd offer the following*;
1st place = 1 EzyDog Harness and EzyDog Vario2 Training Lead, in a size** and colour of your choice, currently retailing at a total of £28.98.
2nd place = A Kong "Snugga Wubba" in blue or pink and a 300g jar of Coachies (puppy or adult), which are currently £7.94 for both.
3rd place = A goodie bag of sweets and treats containing a 75g bag of Coachies, a 50g bag of Fish4Dogs Super Stars Training Treats and a 325g bag of Burns Keltie Treats, altogether retailing at the bargain price of £3.18!
*Plus a few bits we've yet to try actually!
**Price does vary according to size, we calculated with the price of the X Small.

How to enter!
Step 1 = Subscribe ;)
Step 2 = Send us a picture of your beloved furbaby! (And you, if you so desire :P)
Step 3 = Sit back with your fingers crossed ^^

Please send your pictures to; competitions.ahwth@hotmail.co.uk

We will take entries from our start date (which we will post soon, if we decide to definitely go ahead) and run it for a month, after which we'll take a week out for judging, before letting you know our winners via email*** and a blog post and ordering all the prizes :)
***For the winners.
All the winners will be chosen by me and Jonny and any disagreement between us will go to a vote via a poll.
All breeds are welcome, although species wise we do ask you stick to dogs, age also isn't a problem!
Just send us your cutest picture and we'll do the rest.
Winner pictures will be posted in a special entry, along with a few details about your pet and a quote from the winning owner, so please keep this in mind when you enter!
We may also ask for a follow up picture with your pet and it's prize, so again, please remember this :)
We will not post your pictures or details anywhere else, scouts honour xD
At this time, the competition is restricted to the UK, in the future however, if all goes well, we intend to run them worldwide!

Let us know what you think!!!

Love and licks as always,
Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty, Monroe, Lily and Alfie!
xo

Picture Post! (2 weeks old)

At least these are on time, eh! ;)

Little Lily :)

Looks like a second minky moo!

Chocolate button nose! *awww*

(You can just about see her eyes starting to open here!)

Not so little man; Alfie ^^

Having a crawl :)

Handsome boy!

So there we have it :) They're growing nicely and starting to look more like chihuahuas, rather than mini moles xD

I think we're all really excited and looking forwards to their eyes opening and them starting to toddle round, which hopefully shouldn't be too long now at all :)

We don't really have any news right now, but will be sure to blog after their vet check (which should be Tuesday).

Until then, over and out ^^

Love and licks as always,
Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty, Monroe, Lily and Alfie.

Bloopers ahead!

Unlike her half sister and "twin" Monroe, Miss Lily is not proving to be a natural infront of the camera!

Er... "smile"?

Yeah... lets try another angle... o.o

We're putting it down to the flash going off, but Lily seemed to prefer pulling faces to posing, unlike her older sisters and model mentors! xD

Couture Number 4!

Long time no blog post! Terrible we know, but we're free now :)

So after (very) nearly 2 weeks, 'Silver' finally has a name :)
Drum roll please!
She will now be known as... Lily Armani :)

Let's see if it sticks! ^^

Picture post of the pups at a week old later (seeing as they're 2 weeks tomorrow it'll be a picture post double bill!)
We might post a short video clip too :)

That's all for now folks, see you later!

Love and licks as always,
Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty, Monroe, Lily and Alfie!
xo

Pedigree names for Alfie and Silver! Vote!

Suggestions welcome! :) (L)

Big woofs, Little woofs... Midwoofs? o.o

So the clock is ticking, Rafferty is due any day now! Better brush up on our "midwoofery" skills eh!
She settled into her whelping box nicely and all our supplies are ordered, due infact to arrive over the next 2 days :)
It's a waiting game now, so fingers crossed everyone, we'll be sure to update as soon as we know anything new ^^


Oh and between you, us and the blogpost, 3 may become 4... o.o
Call it sentimentality (with emphasis on the mental!), but the idea of not keeping back one of the first Hilton puppies seems a tad unthinkable, but nothing is set in stone yet :) 

More to come soon!
Love & licks from midwoofs Rio and Jonny, mummytobe Rafferty and proud sisters/auntiestobe Buffy and Monroe.
xoxo

P.s We'll post pictures of Rafferty and her whelping box tomorrow, if our camera stops being silly! xD

Note; For anyone concerned (or being picky) I'll have both my mother on hand (who breeds, shows and grooms) and either Simon or Marie, both of whom have many years of experience with toy breeds and chihuahuas specifically in Maries case (you may remember her as Monroes breeder) :) We have a vetinary practice close by and have informed them of Raffertys pregnancy, should we have to use their services, in or out of hours. We're as prepared as we can be! (Plus myself and Jonny have been present at labours before and have helped with hand feeding, so all should be well.)

Home sweet home.

So it's official, we're all moved in!
It's been a busy few days, so lots has been going on with unpacking and such.
Buffy, Rafferty and Monroe have all settled in really well, Raff looks like she's going to pop any day now, although we still have around 2 and a half weeks left!
Sadly we won't be getting internet on the pcs for about a month, as we're having a new phone line installed :)
We will try and post as often as possible, but blogging via a BB just isn't the same and also means no picture posts! :(
Hopefully time will fly and we'll be back before you know it :)
Love & licks, Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty and Monroe.
xoxo

Moving day!

So it's moving day at last (in 7 hours anyway!) so we thought we post  a short goodbye to the old house and say hello to our fresh start!
Unfortunately our internet will be down for around a week, but we'll post plenty when it's back up, including a doggy tour video of the new house :)
See you soon, wish us luck!
As always, love & licks, Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty & Monroe.
xoxo

(Heart)beat agaaain! ♫

So we're all super excited here at home with the Hiltons, as you may or may not know, Miss Rafferty is expecting! She's due September 9th :) We're expecting 2 - 3 puppies, from the feel of things :)

So all was well and dandy, but today the most amazing thing happened! We felt a tiny little baby heartbeat!!! It only lasted a few seconds and it was the faintest little flutter, in a spot about the size of 3/4 your little finger nail, but the feel of it was totally unmistakable! It was incredible and we all had to wipe away a little tear :')

Congratulations (in advance) to Rafferty, The Best Mummy (to be) In The World! ♥

Picture post!

There are some pictures that all of us from "AHWTH" like to keep under wraps, but like those gossip mags we all love to hate (and hate to love) we've decided to let our "puparazzi" to do their worst!

  

Precious huh? ;)

Moving Madness!

Sorry for not posting in forever, but the Hilton household has been crazy these past 2 weeks, with sorting out the big move! We'll let you know more as soon as possible ^^

We only have time for a quick update for now, so in recent news, Rafferty is doing fine, she seems to have a touch of morning sickness, so fingers crossed she is pregnant :)

Monroe is virtually all grown up now, she's losing her baby teeth and has mastered the sofa!!!
Big news as she's been trying for weeks!

Buffy is well and happy, albeit a little bit bullied but nothing serious bless her, she still rules the roost, she just rules it with an impish sidekick who likes to chew ear fur! (Monroe).

And that's really all we have to say right now!
We'll do a quick picture post and nag at daddy to get on with his blog!

Beyond that, who knows, hoping to be moving really soon, so expect lots of posts about the new house and maybe pictures of the girls in their new castle!

As always, Love & licks, Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty & Monroe.

Yes, we're on Facebook!

Sorry for the triple post, but we just had to show you this!

Now your furbaby can advertise in style ;)

Buy it here!

Credit to Sarah! ^^

Welcome to the world Poppy!

Congratulations to Sarah on her newest furbaby, little Miss Poppy Ava Kardashian ^^

Hope you have many years of love and laughter! :)

Love & licks, Rio, Jonny, Buffy, Rafferty & Monroe.

 

 Poppy Ava Kardashian;; ♥

Picture post :)

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1,2,3,4! I declare a... paw war? o.0

So time is passing and Monroe is growing up, she's nearly 4 months old now and the other day we noticed the most curious thing! Monroe (and there's no denying it) has absolutely huge paws! They are actually a little bit ridiculous xD

Exhibit A;

Paw(s) 1. belongs to Monroe and Paw 2. is Buffy!

Exhibit B;

Paw 1. is once again Monroe and Paw 2. is Rafferty!

See!?!

Bless her <3


Also, expect the first (of hopefully many) "Daddy's Corner" posts tomorrow!

See you all later!
Love & licks, Rio, Buffy, Rafferty & Monroe.

P.s; Picture post to follow!

P.s again; Rafferty's mating went great for anyone wondering, we'll update as soon as we know either way, so fingers crossed please everyone!