Introducing Balou

On Saturday November 26th the pups, cats and I welcomed the newest member of the menagerie. An 11 week old Leonberger pup called Balou.

Balou came from Kaleo Leonbergers in Denbighshire in Wales. We left London bright and early on Saturday morning and, after four hours in the car found ourselves driving through the beautiful countryside near Snowdonia. When we arrived we were lucky enough to meet Balou's mum, the beautiful and friendly Kimba, plus his other big pals, Khan, Luna and Bella the Bernese mountain dog. Besides the giant pack Balou's breeder also had five shih-tzus, two cats and a cockatiel. It was a house after our own heart!

Balou was one of 10 puppies in the litter born on September 9th 2011. His sire is a beautiful Russian import owned by Lionslord - Baltizar iz Poselka Sokol for Lionslord

Zak - Balou's dad

And his mum is Aceca's Crystal Lake of Kaleo

Kimba - Balou's mum

Both of his parents are successful show dogs so it's clear that Balou is going to be a very handsome boy!

After a nice few hours with Balou's family it was soon time to set off on the long drive back to London.