It's week 8, and the pups are heading out to their new homes.  At their evaluation last Friday, Pat Hastings rated 7 of the 9 pups as show/breeding potential, which is great news!  All three males, and three females will be kept intact for future evaluation and potential breeding. 

Here are the pups at 8 weeks, and where they are heading to.  Family photos to come...

 

 

 

 

Miss Melon (Laughing Mountain Kiska Nikita)

call name: Nikita

12.5 pounds

April and Michael Baclawski

Golden, Colorado

  

 

Miss Yellow (Laughing Mountain Jasmine)

call name: Jazz

11.5 pounds

David and Eleanor Goldfarb

Victor, New York

 

Miss White (Laughing Mountain Nica's Dream)

call name: Nica

14 pounds

Kristina Jones and Peter Hecht

Auburndale, Massachusettes

 

 

 

 

Miss Teal (Laughing Mountain Murphy's Kaiya)

call name: Kaiya

11.5 pounds

Deborah Murphy

San Diego, California

 

 

Miss Pink (Laughing Mountain Luna)

call name: Luna

13.5 pounds

Thomas Johnson

Lacey, Washington

 

 

Miss Red (Laughing Mountain Orpheus' Lyra)

call name: Lyra

13.5 pounds

Jen and Courtney Heinke

Durango, Colorado

 

 

Mr. Green (Laughing Mountain Mochi)

call name: Mochi

15.5 pounds

Gary Breen and Traci Takaki

Littleton, Colorado

 

 

Mr. Purple (Laughing Mountain Tiam Song)

call name: Ozzie

14.5 pounds

Scot, Kristine, and Zoey Gordon

Port Moody, BC, Canada

 

 

Mr. Blue (Laughing Mountain Diesel)

call name: Diesel

14.5 pounds

Jason Novak

Rochester, Minnesota

 

 

 

Where does the time go?  Last Sunday we hosted a gathering of folks for a Puppy Socialization Party!  We put on funny hats, made strange and loud noises, sprayed the puppies with air, and flapped an umbrella at them.  In addition, Dave Schiller walked around on crutches.  These pups are bomb proof!  Nothing fazed them at all, which is great to see.  Mr. Green found the umbrella very interesting, and wanted to eat it.

Here are a few more photos from the picnic.  More later.....   

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Mr. Green is unflappable

 

    Are you sure she's not a pointer?

 

 

 

 Tired after their big day

The pups went on an adventure into the back yard and the puppy kennel.  More room and a small pool (read water heater lid) to boot!  A visit with Karen and Dave Schiller, lots of running around and playing with Cousin Alley and Great Aunt Freyja.  The pups got lots of exercise and are now asleep. 

 

 

 

How's the water temperature?     Great Aunt Freyja shows how it's done.

 

 

 Miss Yellow

 

 

Puppies graduated to the living room late last week, and started on puppy gruel!  I think I need to build an addition to the house!  During our ventures into the front yard, the pups explore, and then settle in for a nap, even with all the construction noise going on just a few yards away.  Zuzu still loves to see her pups, but doesn't nurse much any more, much to the dismay of the puppies. Pups are weighing in from 5 pounds to 6.5 pounds as of 6/21/10.

 

Here are a few photos.

 

       

Miss Yellow

 

   

Miss White

 

 

Miss Red

 

 

Let's not forget Miss Teal!

 

 

Mr. Purple

 

 

Miss Pink

 

 

Mr. Green

 

 

Mr. Blue

 

 

 Miss Melon

 

 

It's been a busy two weeks!  Puppy eyes are now open, and they are walking on all fours, though still a bit wobbly.   Mama Zuzu is looking forward to the day the pups start eating solid food.

The puppies have been doing their puppy calesthenics over the last 2 wks, and have already been for 2 car rides. (They slept through the rides both times!)  With the nice weather we've been having, the pups ventured outside to experience their first new surface, grass.  They were very interested, and none of them was freaked out in the least.  They all seem to have very solid temperaments, very sweet.

Enjoy!

 

L to R: Mr. Green; Mr. Purple; Mr. Blue

 

L to R: Miss Yellow; Miss White; Miss Pink

 

       

L to R: Miss Melon; Miss Red

Mr. Purple

 

  

 

             

 

L to R: Miss Melon; group outing

 

We are still trying to catch up on some sleep around here, but things are settling in.  Pups are eating well, though with nine puppies, it takes a bit more effort to make sure everyone is getting even time at the milk bar. Even after a couple of days, the pups are plumping up and looking stronger.

Zuzu's delivery went fairly well, with the first stages of labor starting around 1am on Friday, and her first puppy being born at 10am Friday.  I swear the puppies just "oozed" out, as I never saw a contraction.  She just wimpered once or twice throughout the whole thing.  Bless her. The first six pups came fairly quickly, and after that, we averaged 3-4 hours between pups. The last pup arrived at 2:30am Saturday.  Fortunately Zuzu delivered on a weekday, and during business hours (for the most part), so when we needed to call our vets (repro and regular) they were easy to reach.

The pups generally ranged between 11.5 oz. and 13.75 oz.  We have one smaller girl who weighed in at 8.25 oz.  She had a bit of a slow start, but is a good nurser, and is gaining weight.  They are all good eaters.

Here are some more photos to enjoy.The pups were very wiggly, but I figure I better get them up.  More to come....

 

   

 Miss Yellow 11.5 oz                               Miss White  11.75oz

 

           Miss Red 13.25 oz

 

         

 Miss Teal  8.25 oz.                                          Mr. Blue  12 3/8 oz. 

           

          Mr Purple  11 7/8 oz                                Miss Melon  13.25 oz.

 

          

           Mr. Green 12.25 oz.                                  Miss Pink 13.75 oz.

 

 

 Zuzu the day before. Not looking too huge. Little did we know!

The first three were so easy, we thought this would be a cakewalk!

 

The next thing we knew, there were 5! How'd that happen?

 

 

After a quick trip to the vet to find out how many there really were, the next thing we knew, there were 7!

 

But wait, there's more to come!

 

That's a whole mess of puppies!

 

I'm exhausted! When do they go home?

 

The happy moms getting well deserved rest :-)