Puppies at 6 weeks old
It's been a busy week for us and our puppy kids. All the puppies are
eating adult dog food kibble and doing great. Lila is ready to be done
with the nursing as the puppies have extremely sharp teeth.
At weigh-in time the puppies range in weight from 9 to 11 pounds. With Lime being the
smallest and brown the largest.
Puppies ventured outside for the first time in pairs. Each pair had 5 minutes or so to explore
our front yard. Lila was there to supervise and to keep them from venturing too far. Overall a successful
first trip to the outside world.
We also had our friend Jenny Willis come over with her camera. All puppies got lots of
pictures taken and I will post them as time permits. There are lots. Many really good shots of individuals.
Today was the temperament test. Overall the test showed that all puppies are good natured and
fairly consistent in temperament. Interesting enough, the consensus was.... we wish the ridgeless
puppies had ridges. They as a group were quite confident and stable in each test scenario. A key
trait needed in the conformation show ring.
All did fine with a couple a bit more shy and a couple a bit more outgoing. We are very pleased
with the results. The stud dog "Ethan's" owners were here to
participate in the evaluation. It was Jeff and Stephanie's first opportunity to meet the puppies.
Kathleen and I will go over the results later in the week and make some preliminary placement notations.
We will still need to evaluate their conformation at 8 weeks to determine the puppies that could be
viable show prospects. The current plan is for puppies to go to their new homes the week end of
January 31 - February 1. Unless other wise arranged. I'll call or e-mail puppy buyers specifics that week.
It's been a busy week for us and our puppy kids. All the puppies are
eating adult dog food kibble and doing great. Lila is ready to be done
with the nursing as the puppies have extremely sharp teeth.
At weigh-in time the puppies range in weight from 9 to 11 pounds. With Lime being the
smallest and brown the largest.
Puppies ventured outside for the first time in pairs. Each pair had 5 minutes or so to explore
our front yard. Lila was there to supervise and to keep them from venturing too far. Overall a successful
first trip to the outside world.
We also had our friend Jenny Willis come over with her camera. All puppies got lots of
pictures taken and I will post them as time permits. There are lots. Many really good shots of individuals.
Today was the temperament test. Overall the test showed that all puppies are good natured and
fairly consistent in temperament. Interesting enough, the consensus was.... we wish the ridgeless
puppies had ridges. They as a group were quite confident and stable in each test scenario. A key
trait needed in the conformation show ring.
All did fine with a couple a bit more shy and a couple a bit more outgoing. We are very pleased
with the results. The stud dog "Ethan's" owners were here to
participate in the evaluation. It was Jeff and Stephanie's first opportunity to meet the puppies.
Kathleen and I will go over the results later in the week and make some preliminary placement notations.
We will still need to evaluate their conformation at 8 weeks to determine the puppies that could be
viable show prospects. The current plan is for puppies to go to their new homes the week end of
January 31 - February 1. Unless other wise arranged. I'll call or e-mail puppy buyers specifics that week.