Eight Weeks and ready for home

Almost ready to come home!  Please email, text, or call sometime within the week to let me know about what time you'd like to come pick up your pup next Friday anytime or next Saturday morning. 
October 4th and 5th. 

As you prepare to come some things you might want to bring are ...

1. A leash and a collar that will fit a 10-12 inch neck with room to grow.  (Eventually as they get older you’ll need anywhere from a 17” – 21” collar for your full grown dog.  We like THIS  collar for its durability and free ID name plate.)
2. A crate to transport in or a towel. (An accident in a crate or on a towel is easier to clean up)

3. A water/food dish.  (If you're traveling a long distance to get back home.)

4. Your remaining balance. 

We will have the following items ready to send home with you and your pup.

1. The Health Record

2. The contract

3. AKC registration paperwork

4. A small bag of puppy food for you to use to transition to one you would like to use.  Or if you'd like to get the same, they are on Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy food. 

Ruby - STILL AVAILABLE for adoption

Smokey - STILL AVAILABLE for adoption

IVY - Adopted

MICKEY - Adopted

KOPPER - Adopted 

LADYBIRD - Adopted

ROSY - Adopted (formally farm named Molly)

KODA - Adopted

Yes, the tin bucket is a cute set up, but the real reason I used it to get these pictures was to hopefully  contain them long enough to get a decent picture .  Otherwise here's what you get because they just want to MOVE ....

Another thing we did this week was introduce them to a ride in a vehicle!  We did two different rides so as not to overcrowd them in the crate. 

Seven Weeks Old

We are down to two pups left who have not been matched with a family.
Smokey (Black MALE wearing a black collar)
Ruby (Black FEMALE wearing a red collar)

It's so amazing to me how much these pups grow and change with every passing week.   This week they began pulling their colored velcro collars off of each other which made taking pictures kind pointless for you all to pick out your adoptive pup (or pup you're considering adopting).   Here they are wearing their new collars in the pictures below.

SMOKEY now weighs 15 lbs and is still the biggest of the litter.  He would make a great companion as his chill temperament and willingness to be influenced as well as to easily settle.  He is STILL AVAILABLE for adoption.

RUBY is up to 10 lbs.  And is an all around good pup.  She's not overly venturous and not too cautious either.  She will make a great family pet or hunter.  She is STILL AVAILABLE for adoption. 

IVY  (formally farm named Katie) is now 12 lbs.  She has just been reserved.  Still just as playful and curious as she always has been.  Though looking so much more bigger than her last all photo shoot. 

MOLLY is now 14 lbs and continues to be the escape artist of the litter.   We don't yet know what her adoptive name will be, but we know that my husband's brother will likely get to see her as she grows.   Her collar use to be Orange, but the collars I received didn't have that option.  So now she'll be wearing the pink collar.  

SHADOW is now 14 lbs and will soon have a new adopted name when he goes home with his grandma Katie.   He has become more lively in these last weeks following Molly in their escaping efforts, but still is able to settle down.  

LADYBIRD  is now 12 lbs and hasn't changed much in temperament.  She's just as curious yet settles well when being held.  Her along with two other pups are the most chill of the litter.  

MICKEY is now 10 lbs.  He follows Molly in the mischievous most curious temperament.  He loves to stay active.

KOTA (formally farm named Rosebud) use to wear a purple velcro collar, but now she sports a bright green collar.  Most of the time when I enter their kennel she is just waiting patiently in the back and not joining the others in their persistent jumping at the door.  

During my regular kennel clean out earlier this week I placed a big container of water for them to explore.  I wish I would have gotten the shots of them both excitingly and hesitantly venturing one paw at a time in the water and then quickly lifting it back out again, holding it up for a bit before lowering it again.  These pictures were after they'd had their fill of water play and were giving me the look that says they are ready to get back to their kennel.

This week they also received more of an expansion to their kennel because they began to climb over the wire panels.   That's Molly getting ready to jump the gate and Shadow is close behind!  These two will keep you on your toes!

  New barrier.

Be ready for next week's post with a few details about what to bring, type of food their on and a few other logistics to be ready to bring them home.  

Until then!!