Fawkes Puppies are 2 weeks old!

The girls are growing like weeds and starting to get into trouble already!

This is the biggest puppy she is already 25 ounces! She has been getting teased, the boys in the house have been calling her big Birtha so we have given her the nickname Holly.
Holly is already starting to explore and she can't even see yet!

This is Snow Drop, formerly Puppy #3. Snow Drop is a pretty little girl, she is 18 ounces today.

This is Peppermint Candy, formerly puppy #5.
Peppermint still has her eyes closed, she is17 ounces.

This little cutie is Crystal formerly puppy #4. Crystal is 17.5 ounces today.

This little charmer is Frosty, formerly puppy #2. Frosty is 19 ounces today. Frosty's eyes are just starting to open.

This is Tiny Tinkerbell, she prefers Tink. Tink was the first puppy to open her eyes by a day or so. Tink is always on the move and is happy to report that she is a whopping 11 ounces big.
Yes, she is tiny but she is strong and very persistent. Tink is still being supplemented, but she is starting to let me know how much she dislikes it. I swear she is saying, "I am a big girl! I don't want to be the baby!"

In the next few days the puppies will be starting to hear sounds. Part of our puppy training is to have them listen to lots of different sounds, we use recordings of babies crying, gun shots, and other sounds that we don't have around the house. Of course the puppies get to hear all the normal house sounds like the vacuum, TV, and radio.
The biggest change for the puppies this week will be a move from their box to a playpen. Holly has decided that she wants to go exploring and we don't want her to wander too far from Mom.
To the Photo Album, this week I snapped 45 pictures.
Please feel free to email with Questions.
Ta for Now
Loretta

The New Arrivals

Wednesday October 7th and into the Early hours of October 8th Fawkes had 6 little girls!
Fawkes is doing great and is really enjoying being a mom.

The puppies are now a week old and starting to get some of their coloring.
This is the biggest puppy she weighs a whopping 510 grams!

This is little girl #2 she is 370 grams. You can see she is getting a lot of her nose color already.

This is little girl #3 she is 333 grams

This is little girl #4 she is 340 grams.

This is little Girl #5 she is 335 Grams.

This is Tiny. Tiny is 209 grams and growing. I am supplementing Tiny with a product called DYNE, it is a high calorie liquid supplement. Tiny is doing great on her own, I just want give her an extra boost.
In a few of the pictures you can see where the puppies dew claws were removed. They are healing nicely and I am applying a little triple antibiotic once a day to help the healing along.
I have lots of pictures in our picasa album from The Girls Birthday and First Week.

I think we will be nicknaming the girls after the holiday season next week, that way they don't feel like a number. Right now it is really hard to tell them apart, aside from Tiny and the biggest puppy. This week we are still working on phase one of super puppy training.

Super Puppy Training involves holding the puppies in different positions for 3-5 seconds each, they also get a foot massage everyday and tactile stimulation. The whole routine takes about a minute and then back to mom.

Right now we still have 5 puppies available if you are interested please send us an email.
Ta For Now,
Loretta

Empty Nest now but not for Long.

Gee I thought I had posted when Inigo went home. We were happy to see him find his forever family.

This is Fawkes and Saul.
Fawkes is due October 9th and her puppies will be ready to go home around Dec 12, if she delivers on time. Fawkes is already showing and is eating lots of puppy food.

If you are interested in reserving a puppy from Fawkes litter please let us know.
Ta For Now,
Loretta

And Then there was 1

This is little Inigo Montoya he is 8 weeks old and ready to find his forever family. Little Inigo is a planner, he likes to watch what is going on before he jumps into the fray.
He is also a little clown and loves to make people laugh.

I had hoped to take new pictures today but the weather is just not cooperating, however little Inigo has been having fun jumping in the mud puddles.

I will post new pictures of Inigo as soon as the weather improves, maybe I will even post a few pictures of just how muddy a puppy can become if left to his own devices.

Our next litter of puppies is due on October 9th with a Delivery date around the 15th of December. If you are interested in reserving a Christmas puppy please send me an email.
Ta For Now

Loretta

Seven Weeks Old Today!

Seven weeks old already. Time sure does fly when you are chasing puppies. Of course the puppies have been chasing butterflies. It is hard to believe they will start going home on Saturday.
Each of our puppies goes home with a food sample, collar, leash,toy,biscuits, a Purina One Folder, Home Again Microchip, shot record, oh and APRI and UABR registration Papers.

This is a picture of Fezzik on Spa day. Of course everyone loves to be pampered.
I think Fezzik would rather have a 7 course meal.

This is Inigo Montoya on Spa day. Inigo is a quiet little puppy. He loves to play but would rather play one on one than is a big pile up.

Our little Princess just after a pampered spa day. Sophia loves to be the center of attention.

Part of leash training is playing with Raj. Raj and Goofy are our puppy training cats, they love to play with the puppies, they also start leash training them.

This is Westley at the park trying out the swing. He is very excited to be going home with his family on Saturday.
I have lots of pictures of the puppies at the park in this weeks Picasa Album.
Please feel free to call or email with questions about the puppies.
Ta For Now,
Loretta

Minnie's Pups are 6 weeks old!

This week the puppies have been very busy. They experienced their first hail storm on Sunday, it was very loud. We have also been socializing the puppies with the bunnies, cats and Dexter our pot bellied pig.
The puppies had their first vet check up today. The vet listened to their hearts and checked out their eyes and ears. After checking them from top to bottom they got their shots and worming.

Inigo Montoya is one of the quieter puppies. He is very laid back, but he still likes to play.

Fezzik is the gourmet at the moment, tasting everything.

This is Sophia. She is now also looking for a home.
Sophia is the loudest puppy this week. If you are looking for a puppy that will bark to go potty and bark to come in she is your girl.

This is Westley out little explorer. He has found his ultimate treasure, a forever family. Westley has a very gentle nature, He even took a nap with Arwin one of our Angora rabbits.
More pictures of the puppies playing with the bunnies, Dexter and each other.

We are very happy we can now take the puppies out to play. This week we have a trip to the park scheduled, a morning at the flea market planned and we will find a day to make a trip down to Petsmart in Ankeny too.
Feel Free to email with questions or comments.
Ta for Now,
Loretta

Minnie's Puppies are 5 weeks old!

Wow, it is hard to belive the puppies are 5 weeks old already. Over the past few days the puppies have started teething and now they have little teeth.
This week will be very loud at our house as in the evenings the puppies will start Kennel training and mom will get to sleep by herself.

This is little Fezzik. He is a little charmer.

This is little Inigo Montoya. He is the smallest of the litter by only by a few hairs. This week he was storming the Castle (ok, he was just checking out all the new smells)

This is Westley. Westley is a very special puppy, this weekend his new family came to visit. Westley is very happy to have found a family he can call his own.

Our little Princess Sophia. She is just too cute!

This week the puppies will start to practice leash training so they can go to the park and play next week. The puppies also have their first vet visit on August 12th. Looks like we will have a busy week.
I took way too many pictures this week.

More soon,
Loretta