I am so pleased to post this pic.

This is Ms. Sadie Benz and her new Guardian Family. We had to wait until dad returned home to welcome them to the ADNE program. 

Thanks to all linemen who work so many long hours to restore power to our communities!!  :+)

The DAISY X EMMETT LITTER GO HOME!

After an incredibly busy week, today has culminated with all these families meeting each other and enjoying their new addition to their family.  Hopefully, all will go well over the next few nights in their new home.

After everyone left, I had another family visit for my spring litter and then I laid down! :+)  Here are the pics of all these furry babies with their owners.

Louie -  Louis has been adopted by the Jones family.

Simba joins the Kasell family.

Little Rosie joins the Prellwitz family.

Ziggy Stardust is adopted by the Blumbergs.

Montana joins the Swartz family.

Lots of big smiles as Piper joins the Walsh family.

Barrister will be an armful indeed for the Farzan family.

Maggie Lutsk will be the special companion for her owner.

Ms. Sadie Benz and her Guardian Family.

Enjoy your babies as you all venture into the world of puppydom!  It is challenging but incredibly rewarding.  :+)

Surgeries today! MORNING AFTER PICS!

Early this morning, eight of the pups and I traveled to my vet for their surgeries. This was their second 'big' car trip this week. Friday is their last trip before they go home.  They have done very well in the car, so I am happy about that!

I picked them up early this evening as they also need to recoup and be able to urinate before leaving the vet facilities.

In the meantime, Ms. Sadie Benz has been home alone but she is such a good girl and kept herself perfectly entertained with toys and put herself in a crate for a nap. She happily watched me vacuum the pup area of leaves and debris, disinfect it and stack the play-yard toys in one area for their winter location.

Now that the pups are home, their play space will be quite limited until pick up. They will need to be monitored for 10 days which means more quiet time than 'rough-housing'. Yes, walks are fine and holding is fine but children definitely need to be supervised as the surgery heals.  They bounce back very quickly and want to wrestle and rock and roll, but 'surgery is surgery' and having them with their owner is far better for healing than the temptation of wrestling with 9 siblings!  It truly is impossible for me to prevent them from frolicking.  I guess if they were locked up in a crate all day and night and that would limit their space but just promote anxiety and loud barking - both of which I want to prevent.  Gentle playing is just fine, you just don't want them running hard for a ball or jumping all over the place as that will impair healing and possibly open up the surgical site and cause an infection. So, please follow the instruction sheet provided to you at pick up.

It is too late to post pics but I will tomorrow so you can see that they are all fine.  Rosie, Maggie and Piper are still under the effects of anesthesia and did not want to eat, just sleep.  This is when you follow their lead and leave them in an open crate.  I will offer them some food later if they are up.

Once again, I am grateful to my vets and their technicians for their surgical expertise and kindness to my pups.

UPDATE:

The sun is shining and they are outdoors enjoying it.

They will only have access to these outdoor pens until they go home to keep their activity to a minimum.

DAISY X EMMETT LITTER IS EIGHT WEEKS TODAY!

By this time next week, the pups will all be in their new homes except for Sadie, who I have not found a guardian home for yet.  :+(  She will not be lonely though as she can then hang around with my adults.  Good exposure for her.

The pups are really growing now and a couple of the boys have now overcome Ms. Sadie for the heavyweight in the litter. Simba is now 7 hefty pounds and you can feel it when you pick him up!

Teeth are growing and in a few weeks will be replaced by their adult teeth so lots of chew toys will be needed. Don't forget those wonderful Kongs for filling with food & freezing for nutrition and entertainment.

This week's prop is our harvest basket. However the cutest 'vegetable' is your sweet puppy!

Maggie Lutsk - 8 wks., 5 lbs.

Ziggy Blumberg - 8 wks., 6 lbs.

Rosie Prellwitz - 8 wks., 4  1/4 lbs.

Piper Walsh - 8 wks., 6  1/4 lbs.

 

Ms. Sadie Benz - 8 wks., 6  1/2 lbs. (Guardian Home Candidate)

Montana Swartz - 8 wks., 6  3/4 lbs.

Louie Jones - 8 wks., 5  1/2 lbs.

  

Barrister Farzan - 8 wks., 6  1/4 lbs.

Simba Kasell - 8 wks., 7 lbs. He is a chunka chunka!

DAISY X EMMETT Assignments!

Later yesterday afternoon, my trainer Sue arrived to temperament test Daisy's litter.  We were very lucky the day was so terrific so the pups could be outside for a segment of the test.

Please know that this type of testing is not 'sealed' with cement! It is just a window of time to take a peek at the basic traits of a pup. It tells me what buyers should do to encourage each and every pup to develop into solid and confident Labradoodles.  Think of it as a critique of each pup so you can teach them the rules for improvement.

I decided to use the pics from the testing for assignments.  PLEASE send me names as soon as possible. Thank you to those that already gave them to me.  :+)

BARRISTER DUKE FARZAN aka Yellow Collar.
Showing us how brave he is to climb the stone steps.

ZIGGY STARDUST BLUMBERG aka Blue Collar.
Ziggy likes to be close as well as explore!

MAGGIE LUTSK aka Violet Collar.
An eager, cuddly and brave young lady.

LOUIE LOUIS JONES aka Green Collar.
A sweet, sensitive guy that loves to be cuddled and enjoys toys.

MS. SADIE BENZ - GH prospect.
I do think there is a retriever in our midst.  :+)

ROSIE PRELLWITZ aka Orange Collar.
This tiny lady may be a frequent flyer to visit her 'triplet' human siblings!

PIPER WALSH  aka Teal Collar.
Observant, respectful and collects 'bodyguards'!

SIMBA KASELL aka Brown Collar.
A social, confident pup that makes friends easily.

MONTANA SWARTZ aka Red Collar.
Sweet and fun loving sort of guy that is happiest with lots of attention.

What a busy Sunday!

Whew, after a good night's rest, I feel great today.  :+)

Three families visited yesterday morning and afternoon and the day was fabulous for being outdoors! Here are some general pics to enjoy of them and the puppies interacting with the families.

Thank you very much for playing with the pups Walsh, Bloomberg and Farzan families!

  

I love watching children with puppies, don't you?

  

Judith and this pup are having a serious conversation.  :+)

Such happy smiles on all!

It is puppy play-time!

Such a perfect day to be outdoors with furry friends.

7 week PICS a day early! DAISY X EMMETT LITTER

Guess what?  Our daughter and family came to visit and I was able to have my grandson hold the pups for a photoshoot.  :+)  It is a chilly, rainy, yucky day, so I figured it would be better to do the 7 week photos today rather than Monday as tomorrow is just too packed with visits and testing.

Hopefully, during the week, I will be able to get other casual shots of the pups for all of you to enjoy. In the meantime, enjoy the 'day early' pics and weights.

Since the day was lousy, both our grandson and the pups wore raincoats and were covered by our porch awning. Both are too sweet to have raindrops 'melt' them.  :+)

Green Collar Male - 4  1/4 lbs.

Yellow Collar Male - 5 lbs.

Brown Collar Male - 5  1/4 lbs.

Teal Collar Female - 4  3/4 lbs.

Violet Collar Female - 4 lbs.

Blue Collar Male - 4  3/4 lbs.

Orange Collar Female - 3  1/4 lbs.

Pink Collar Female - 5  1/2 lbs.

Red Collar Male - 5 lbs.

Random pics of visitors - both two and four legged! :+)

We had another couple of new visitors this past week which is terrific and the pups never fail to put a smile on every one's faces.

Eva loved being in the midst of puppy teeth and paws!

Walter and Eva holding a couple of sweeties.

Wendy trying to decide who to pick up next.

Will you be my new companion?

Or will it be YOU???  Such a dilemma!!

Time to join my sisters for a nap.

Ah, a nice soft pillow to lay my head on.

Some like to nap while others still enjoy the play-yard.

Let's wrestle!

Hey! You are not our mommy but the ICON, Annabelle!

Where did you come from? How old are you? Do you have any milk to share?

Wanna play chase???