CHARLOTTE X WYATT - 8 WEEKS!

It is getting close folks!

Right now, they are all playing in the pup room where it is cool.  Jaiga still needs his e-collar on but so far, Auggie hasn't.  I watch them often, so if Auggie starts going after his incision, it will be put back on his head.

They all ate breakfast with exceptional vigor this morning and enjoyed being outside in the turf area for a bit of play.  They will have lunch soon and then be in the small pen for the afternoon.  It will be cool there as I sprayed it earlier to cool the stones off and to keep it clean.

Visitors for Auggie this afternoon, so the pups all get to enjoy some company.

Would you believe that Lincoln is now the heavyweight in the group?  9 lbs.

Frosty weighs 7 lbs. this week. Does she look like she is praying?.  So demure.

Miss Jazzie needed a booster seat for her photo.  She kept escaping down the slide!  Such a happy girl!  5  1/2 lbs.

Auggie's owners are coming today.  He is 8.7 lbs. of lovable.

Jaiga is the smallest male at 7.2 lbs.  He doesn't look  or act smaller than his bros though!

Pups are back home and doing great! (Charlotte x Wyatt)

We had a lot of driving to do today and the initial drive to the vets this morning was somewhat noisy.  They all had something to say.  Maybe they don't like being in the back of the car; or maybe the window view was limited, or better yet - the cushion they were on was not comfortable.  Oi!  However, no pup threw up, salivated or pottied - that made me smile. 

Anyway, once at the vets, they were perfectly happy to run around and pee on the vet's floor. Thank you pups for not peeing on the cushion in the car.  :+)  They had their surgical exam which includes listening to their heart, feeling for patellae displacement, looking into their mouths, ears and a general going over structurally.  Blood will be taken to be sure there are no liver or kidney concerns and they were micro chipped while under the anesthesia.

I picked them up around 3:45 pm and the ride home was much more quiet as they were still a bit sleepy.  Each was brought in the house individually to eat a small amount of food, offer water and the boys' had soft e-collars put on because they were wanting to lick their surgical site.  So far, the girls are being good.  Noah was NOT a happy camper being the only one here and gave me an earful!  He was very happy when his siblings arrived.  All is well.

My 'motley' crew!

Right around 7 pm, I will let them outdoors to eat their dinner and potty.  By 8 pm, they will be back into the Pup Room for the rest of the night.  They will then be in the small pen outdoors because it has limited space for running or jumping.  I don't like to keep them inside if  the weather is nice. 

A few pics today before they go for their surgeries tomorrow.

It certainly was a hot day here today after having very 'chilly' weather for a bit!  The pups enjoyed resting under the pup room fan, sleeping in the shady pen outdoors and also the freedom of running around on the turf.

I just took some random pics of them for you to peruse.  :+)

'Lunch was delicious, thanks!'

'Is there air conditioning out here?  I am hot!'

'Just relax and stay chill.'

'I need to find some shade.'

'I'm not hot, are you hot Blue Ball?'

"Where IS my fan?"

'It is TOO hot to wrestle, guys!'

'This heat makes me sleepy'.

Temperament Testing is finished.

Several of you were contacted via the phone and were pleased with your assignment.  All pet pups have now been happily placed.

The entire litter, as a whole, received accolades from my trainer.  Fine tuning each pup for my clients was a bit more of a challenge as it always is.  Mother Nature is not always kind or fair and someone will always be disappointed but I am not working with stuffed animals - REAL puppies require a thoughtful and careful thought process.  Selling puppies is not my 'business'; placing pups in quality, loving homes is.

Puppy assignments:

• Yellow Collar Female to the Staudacher Family. Named Sundog's Mighty Frosty aka Frosty.
• Red Collar Male to the Witherbee Family officially named August Grant-Witherbee - better known as "Auggie" 
• Choc/Wht. Male assigned to the Arnold Family - His name is Jaiga pronounced 'Jay Ga'.
• Pink Collar Female - placed with the Smith Family. Her name is Jasper Bear aka Jazzie.
• Brown Boy has been assigned to the Kingston Family.  His name is Lincoln.

I know many people are away or visiting family on this holiday weekend!  Wish the weather was better.

WEEK SEVEN - CHARLOTTE X WYATT!

As the week to pick up ramps upwards, I was out early this morning capturing the right sunlight for this week's pics.

The pups are up early - about 5:30 am and ready to begin their day!  I am still pretty sleepy at that time and get them outdoors to run around a bit while I get their breakfast doled out.  I now feed them in separate bowls instead of the 'flying saucer pan' that they shared.  Amazingly, all of them eat their serving without too much jostling. I will also post pics later of them getting some socialization with a family. 

Besides having visitors, the pups love it when Gunny goes out to play with them.  She really shows them who is boss and how to show respect - a valuable lesson for young pups.

Red Boy - The heartiest  and biggest of the litter.  Weighs 8 lbs today.  He loves to eat!

Yellow Collar Girl is 6 lbs. today. Looking more and more like her daddy. Loves to play but is very respectful and sweet.

The mini in the litter.  So 'clown-like' and adorable.  Pink Collar Girl weighs 5  1/4 lbs.

Choc/Wht. Parti Boy is 6  1/4 lbs. of solid muscle.  Curious and playful - loves to wrestle.

Noah Wylie weighs 7  3/4 lbs. The name Noah means 'comfort'.  He is very generous with this quality.
Guardian Home candidate.

Later in the afternoon, visitors came and enjoyed spending about an hour patting and holding pups as they went from person to person anticipating gentle hands and soft kisses.  :+)

Just enjoying the playground and beautiful weather! (Charlotte x Wyatt)

We have a lot going on here with some 'rejuvenation projects' both inside and outside.  The pups are hearing sanders, chop saws, tractors and hammers banging.  Amazingly, they still take naps outside in their small pen during the mayhem.

When refreshed, they take to the toys and each other!

I brought out a small tub and put in about 3" of water.  Pups were interested, but Pink Girl thought it was a great big bowl to drink from!

Brown Collar was not sure about those plastic balls.

They love these tires.

Yellow takes after her mom with balls.

This girl likes squeaky toys!

Parti Boy likes wrestling.

I love that this rope unfurled as it gives several pups a good tug toy!

Charlotte says 'Goodbye' to her babies.

Charlotte has enjoyed her stay here at ADNE but it was time for her to return to her guardians who are very happy to have her back.  This was Charlotte's last litter and her contract has been completed and she could not have done a better job.  :+)

Very happy all went well with the delivery, feeding, raising and weaning of this litter.  Soon the pups will be with their families.  Are you prepared??

'See ya later, little ones!'  I am off to retirement!

We also had visitors today that the pups enjoyed very much, especially Brown Collar Boy.