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Taupo, New Zealand
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🦁 FIVE WEEKS OLD! 🦁The Lionhearts are growing up FAST — and their little personalities are really starting to show. 🤍Thi...
07/09/2026

🦁 FIVE WEEKS OLD! 🦁

The Lionhearts are growing up FAST — and their little personalities are really starting to show. 🤍

This week brought some big milestones:

🍽️ Eleven puppies, eleven bowls!
Individual feeding has begun, along with our “table manners” routine — learning that calm sitting is what makes dinner arrive.

🌿 Their first outdoor play session finally happened after a week of wild weather, with real grass, fresh air, new smells and plenty to investigate.

📺 Nursery exposure continues too… including today’s very important viewing of Shrek 1, 2 & 3 😂

🐾 The whole dog team has now met the puppies in calm, controlled sessions, and Pinecone quickly learned that being investigated by eleven curious puppies is a LOT. 😂

Pippa is very happily stepping back from mum duties now, and Week Six will bring Meet & Greets, crate introduction, more table manners and plenty more new experiences.

We currently have 8 places still available in this litter.

If you’ve been quietly following along and wondering whether one of these Lionhearts could be yours, now is a very good time to get in touch. 🤍

Happy 5 weeks, Lionhearts! 🦁🐾

Tomorrow, the Lionhearts begin table manners school! 🍽️🦁At five weeks old, I start the ever-so-daunting task of feeding ...
06/09/2026

Tomorrow, the Lionhearts begin table manners school! 🍽️🦁

At five weeks old, I start the ever-so-daunting task of feeding eleven puppies from eleven individual bowls. Wish me luck! 😂

Until now, the puppies have eaten from three shared feeding dishes. Moving to individual bowls helps reduce competition, encourages calmer eating and allows me to monitor exactly how much each puppy is eating.

This is also where I begin teaching what I like to call “table manners.”

Before I place each bowl down, I wait for the puppy’s bottom to touch the floor. At first, I simply capture that natural sit—the moment they sit, their bowl appears.

As they begin to understand the pattern, I introduce the verbal cue “sit.”

There are no long waits or expectations of perfection at this age. It’s simply the beginning of a positive association:

Calm bottom on the floor = dinner arrives. 🐾

These tiny, everyday moments are where the earliest foundations of patience, impulse control and good manners begin.

Now… let’s see how gracefully eleven hungry Border Collie puppies handle their first individual dinner service! 😂🤍

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05/09/2026

🌿 THE LIONHEARTS’ WORLD JUST GOT BIGGER 🌿

After weeks of howling wind and rain, today finally gave us the perfect window to introduce the Lionhearts to their outdoor play garden for the very first time. 🦁🐾

I made sure Pippa was there with them, giving the puppies the reassurance of Mum while they took in this completely new environment. She even settled down and nursed them shortly after they arrived.

Then she wandered off… and they were away. 🤍

Exploring the grass, following new smells, climbing over obstacles and confidently venturing around their much bigger world.

Watching all eleven puppies approach the experience with such curiosity and confidence was beautiful.

This wasn’t about seeing how long they could stay outside or how much stimulation they could handle. The goal was simply to create a positive first experience.

🌱 Puppy Curriculum™ principles at work:
• Age-appropriate exposure
• Mum present as a familiar secure base
• New surfaces, smells, sounds & obstacles
• Choice-led exploration — no forcing interaction
• Short, positive exposure
• Back to their familiar nursery before tiredness could become overwhelm

As soon as those little bodies started getting sleepy, everyone came back inside. One by one they curled up for a nap. 🥹

The aim isn’t to create puppies who have “seen everything.”

It’s to help create puppies who learn that new things can be safe, interesting and worth exploring.

And today, these little Lionhearts absolutely nailed it. 🦁🤍

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🌸 SPRING DAYS — ONE YEAR ON | DAISY 🌸Another of our Spring Days babies celebrating ONE today — beautiful Daisy. 🎂🐾Her fa...
04/09/2026

🌸 SPRING DAYS — ONE YEAR ON | DAISY 🌸

Another of our Spring Days babies celebrating ONE today — beautiful Daisy. 🎂🐾

Her family sent through the loveliest collection of photos and videos showing just how much she has grown over her first year, along with a little birthday celebration of her own. 🥹❤️

The message that came through most strongly was simply how incredibly loved this girl is.

Daisy has grown into a lovely young dog with a wonderful personality. She loves being out and about, has plenty of that characteristic Border Collie energy, and has become such an important part of her family.

And judging by the birthday photos, she was more than happy to help celebrate the occasion with her own cake. 😂🎂

One of the greatest privileges of breeding these puppies is getting to see what happens after they leave us — watching those tiny personalities develop, seeing the bond they form with their people and knowing they have become someone’s very special dog.

From one of our little Spring Days babies to this beautiful girl today — what a difference a year makes. 🌸

Happy 1st Birthday, Daisy!
You are clearly very, very loved. ❤️

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🌸 SPRING DAYS — ONE YEAR ON | DJANGO 🌸Formerly BuddyToday our Spring Days litter officially turns ONE, and I couldn’t th...
04/09/2026

🌸 SPRING DAYS — ONE YEAR ON | DJANGO 🌸

Formerly Buddy

Today our Spring Days litter officially turns ONE, and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Django than with these beautiful glimpses of the life he is living in Wānaka. ❤️

His family sent through some stunning photos and videos and summed him up very simply:

“He’s being the best boy :)”

And honestly, sometimes that says everything.

From Buddy here at Pine Tree Hill Farms to Django, growing up surrounded by the mountains, lakes and adventures of Wānaka — he really does look like he is living his absolute best life. 🏔️🐾

Seeing these puppies one year on, settled into their families and becoming such loved companions, is incredibly special.

Happy 1st Birthday, Django. 🌸
Keep being the very best boy. ❤️

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04/09/2026

“Puppy, puppy, puppy!” 🐾

And just like that… eleven little Border Collies come running. 🤍

This is something I introduce from the very first time our puppies begin eating solid food as part of the Pine Tree Hill Puppy Curriculum™.

Every time I bring their meal, I use the same cheerful verbal cue:

“Puppy, puppy, puppy!”

At first, it simply predicts something wonderful — food.

But through repetition, the puppies begin to learn:

That sound means come to me.

In this video, they haven’t even noticed the food bowls yet. They hear the cue and immediately come running over.

It’s a tiny piece of learning now, but one that can become incredibly useful later.

When our puppies go home, families can continue using “puppy, puppy, puppy” as a special high-value recall cue — practising it once a day, calling their puppy and rewarding them generously when they come.

The key is to keep it special.

Call them → they come → something really good happens.

Over time, that little phrase can become a powerful tool for those moments when you really need your dog to turn around and come straight back to you.

Early learning doesn’t always look like formal training.

Sometimes it looks like eleven hungry puppies racing across the room for breakfast. 🥹🐾

Pine Tree Hill Puppy Curriculum™ — purposeful little foundations, built from the very beginning.

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Happy 1st Birthday to our beautiful Spring Days litter 🌼🐾How has an entire year passed already?Today we’re celebrating t...
03/09/2026

Happy 1st Birthday to our beautiful Spring Days litter 🌼🐾

How has an entire year passed already?

Today we’re celebrating the seven little puppies who made up our Spring Days litter — and I couldn’t resist going right back to where it all began. 🤍

These photos were taken when they were brand new to the world: tiny paws, sleepy faces, full bellies and absolutely no idea of the adventures waiting for them.

Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of watching them grow from these precious little bundles into much-loved members of their families, each with their own personality, quirks and place in the world.

One of the loveliest parts of breeding is getting to see those tiny puppies grow up through the photos, messages and updates their families share with us.

To all of our Spring Days families — thank you for loving them so well and for continuing to let us be part of their lives.

And to our Spring Days babies…

Happy first birthday, gorgeous ones. 🌼🎂🐾

You’ll always be our little Spring Days puppies. 🤍

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02/09/2026

Their little world just got bigger. 🐾🌱

At four weeks old, the Lionhearts are becoming more confident, coordinated and incredibly curious — so their environment is growing right alongside them.
This week I’ve extended their play space again and switched out some of the more stationary toys for things they can actively move through, climb over, investigate and interact with.

There’s now an activity frame, tunnel, little tent and the balance board — this time the right way up! 😄
And the best part is simply watching what they choose to do.

Some puppies head straight for something new. Others stand back, watch, sniff and investigate before deciding to join in. There’s no need to place them on equipment or encourage them through a tunnel — the opportunity is there, and they explore it at their own pace.

That freedom to make little choices is such an important part of the way I raise our puppies through the Pine Tree Hill Puppy Curriculum™.

And judging by Queenie flying towards the camera at the beginning… I think she approves of the upgrade. 😂❤️

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02/09/2026

POV: you’re 4 weeks old and life is pretty much perfect 🥹🤍

No responsibilities. No worries. Just naps, food, cuddles and being impossibly cute.

💚 Sweet little Ari soaking up life as a four-week-old Lionheart. 🦁🐾

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25/04/2026

This week's Head Start focus has been all about building confidence through small, positive steps.
The puppies have worked on their leash introduction, continued building their understanding of the wait command, they love explored the swing which is fantastic for body awarenessand balance, enjoyed the crisp sunny mornings, and then settled into those important recovery naps beautifully.
At this age, progress is not about perfection. It is about creating calm, confident little learners who are learning how to think, pause, follow guidance, and recover well between each new experience.

Tiny steps, big foundations. 🐾

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