er is a little different on the start date for this; these guys were wimpering everytime they watched Momma eat so we let the mushy games begin! All are very good eaters and seem to think that a good milk chaser is the best finale to a chunky meal... Shelby agrees half-heartedly as they all have very sharp little dagger teeth in already!
This little is very agile, and has already been upgraded to our larger whelping area, as they were playing Houdini and escaping too frequently from the smaller one for my taste. Viper especially seems the little acrobat! He is also the most forward of the crew and has a little voice he likes to share (he 'defends' the rest of the party with a great little bark when the bedding is changed). He's also very confident and will sleep at least 75% of the time sprawled out on his back - preferrably on someone's lap. Viper is higher energy and loves to play, but defers to his sister for for steering the games and (surprisingly) likes to play from his back! Viper is a little go getter and is much loved by my five year old son.
Mercedes (our keeper girl for the program will be going to live in a co-home here in Southern Ontario) is loving and cuddley and loves to be right in the middle of the fray telling everyone what to do, just like her Momma. She's laid back and rolls with it all, but always seems to be right in the middle of the play zone making sure all of her brothers play the game by her rules! She has a sweet confident disposition thusfar, and it one of those little girls that just steals your heart and wraps it around your finger. She and Cruiser are the most careful of the puppies (of course at this stage that's mostly with regard to chewing!) around the children, and Mercedes (aka Scarlett) has definitely quickly become my three year old daughter's favourite.
Cruiser is the sensitive sort. He's very much the lover of the crowd and will snuggle any chance he gets - even if it's by wrapping around my wrist to sleep while I am leaning to take pictures or clean up! He is very good to be in the middle of the play zone and sleep with (preferrably under) the whole litter, but I will see him being the smart guy on his own sleeping over the heating pad content in his 'me' time. Cruiser is usually the first to meet me when I first come up to their area - or will sit patiently watching the action nearby (their whelping area is connected to our Family room, so the puppies are a part of all the action). Never complaining, but always happy to be close; I have to say the combination of his looks (just like daddy but not dilute) and disposition has made him my running favourite (not that we do that as breeders, of course) ;)
And then we have Hemi. Hemi is the most laid back, rolly poley, lovely little man! He's very compact, so although he looks larger than the other pups, he's not really - he just has a very sturdy, stocky little structure to him. All of these pups will be stocky; Hemi will be Mojo in a bottle.! Hemi takes it allllll in stride. He loves everyone, everything, anytime - but not in the high energy take it on way of his brother, Viper. Not Hemi.... he's the surfer of the crew. He loves to come with you and be a lap dog, and rests very comfortably on my Husband's lap every evening and all football. He's definitely the 'man magnet of this litter - the one that every man adores as soon as he walks in the room. His colour is not as flashy as the rest - in fact Shelby's co-owner (and great friend of mine) visited last night and called him the blonde of the batch; not because of a lack of red - as far as fawns go he's what most refer to as red - but rather that he's the only one of the puppies that is not the fire engine red of his mother. His beautiful head and broad shoulders won her over right away, and so he's 'gramma's' favourite as well.
And so you can see that I'm head over heels in love with these pups - and as usual spending way more time enjoying them than doing housework! :)) Luckily for us all, though it also means I've been snapping photos like a mad-woman and have attached a few for everyone to pour over! Enjoy!
More soon.....
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