Presenting the Clary x Hobbs Litter!

Seven little beauties arrived this afternoon.  For the past couple of days, I had been trying to teach Clary how to use the dogie door.  Today was the first time she actually used it to go out and potty! When I helped her get in, she marched right down the hall and climbed into the whelping pool and laid down.  Wasn't an hour later the first pup was born.  :+)

Here is the rundown.  Because it is summer and I love flowers, I decided to identify this litter with flower names.  I always like a bit of creativity.  :+)  No I am NOT naming them, just using some coding for each pup.

1. Indigo, named after the tall blue flower known as False Indigo.  Indy is a very handsome male and weighs 8 1/8 ounces.  His coat is an apricot and white Tuxedo pattern like his mom.  His collar is blue.  Born at 1:12 pm.
2. Petunia, named after those delightful purple trumpets in so many window boxes.  Petunia has some small white markings on her apricot color and is considered an Abstract. She weighs       9 1/2 ounces!  Her collar is purple.  Born at 1:50 pm. 
3. Robin as in Red Robin, can't think of spring or summer without these delightful birds!  Robin is a mirror image of his momma in a glossy coat pattern of black and white!  Robin weighs 7 1/2 ounces.  Obviously, Robin has a red collar.  Born at 2:05 pm.
4. Not to be outdone, Rudy is a chocolate & white version of Clary's pattern.  He is identified by the lovely Rudbeckia flower that has a tuft of brown in the flower's center.   Rudy weighs          8 5/8 ounces and has a brown collar.  He was born at 3:51 pm. If he had been a girl, I would have called her Becky.  :+)
5. Our second female is Poppy and wears an orange collar.  Poppy appears to be a solid apricot like her daddy but does have some white on her head.  She is a hefty girl at 9 5/8 ounces.  Born at 4:13 pm.
6. Eli is another apricot and white tuxedo.  He is the biggest male in the litter (9 3/4 oz) so equate him with the Elephant Ear plant, Eli for short.  :+). His collar is  black.  Born at 5:15 pm.
7. The last pup is the largest of the entire litter!  Marigold is a honker at 9 7/8 ounces and wears a yellow collar.  Marigold appears to be an apricot Abstract like her sis, Poppy.  Born at 6:05 pm.

Now, there is a possibility that any pups with the Apricot coloring may actually be 'Caramels'.  I will know that in a couple of weeks as Caramels have 'liver' colored nose pigment and Apricots have black pigment.  It is a small distinction but a necessary one for breeders to point out for proper coat color identification.

Here is a snapshot of Clary and her litter.  More pics will come!

Aren't they cute??