this litter (Grace+Everad) at birth were:
10.8oz 11.1oz 11.2oz 12.2oz 12.6oz 13.7oz 15.7oz 15oz 13.5oz 13.4oz
at 5 wks old puppies are:
2#10oz 2#15 3.7oz 2#8oz 2#13oz 3#12oz 3#11oz 3#12oz 3#4oz 3#11oz
Grace's first litter (Drake+Grace) were eating kibble by 5 wks old, this litter prefers it softened.
Her first litter's sire was a 21" small standard poodle.
at birth they were:
12.8oz 14.5oz 1#1oz 15.6oz 1# .05oz
at five weeks, they were
4.5# 4.5# 5.5# 5# 5#
at 7 wks:
8# 8# 7.5# 8# 9.5#
It occurred to me last night that the size from the small standard/standard litter and this litter of kleins/small standards is markably different. I guess I was hoping for the size in this litter but wasn't as convinced until now that we acheived it. We usually have 5# puppies at this age. The combination of G+E has really made some intelligent, smart puppies. Jim got home yesterday he says "I hope these owners can keep them contained (paraphrasing) these guys are just looking to get into things!"
This morning I found Courtney climbing up the exercise pen where one rung was loose, pushing her face through the bars to get out. I stepped into the exercsie pen, and there she was --stuck-- little face and two front feet just like the pictures below. She stopped and waited, no problem she knew I'd come and get her.
Carly got out this morning too (before I found the weak link of the exercsie pen), she was just walking down the hallway toward the front room, wiggling and saying hi to the other poodles, tootsie doodling down the way, no problem, just happy to be walking around like the other poodles.
Julie said that Carly has a good looking little body... how about that?!
Cova is famous of getting out and away from the litter and then realize how far away she is. She's probably the most adventurous and independent, but ya know, she's still a poodle and she will chirp-chirp-chirp, where did everybody go? I'm all alone and this world is big.
Jim enjoys Claudia, Carly and Conner sitting on his lap watching TV at night, he pets them and they just relax. Cova and Cara like to sit inbetween the pillows of the couch and Jim, so Jim has started to have one puppy on his chest with either Cova or Cara tucked in between the couch and Jim. Courtney, Claire and Collette are walking all over his head when he's holding one of them, he's laughing .. look at this puppy as they crawl around his head.
Cory's has his head up listening and looking at the front room with sounds and the other dogs. He's a boy, he's figuring out his place in the pack.
Colby when you pet him, he melts into your chest and will stay there when your hand isn't petting him. He likes to be very close to his people.
Carly and Cory don't whin to get attention but they look straight up at us with eye contact, "Pick Me Up"
The leading joke around here is Everad (from his personality testing at 49 days old) is socially dominant, meaning, he absolutely will get a hug from anyone that comes to the house, AND he will give a thousand kisses in 30 seconds with 2 second intervals. Try to put Everad where he can't see company? oh my, there's whinning and whimpering ... socially dominant. Only thing that hushes him is persistence to make him mind (and he does, he's almost two and a wonderful boy) or a juicy new bone to keep away from the others.
Colby? if he doesn't think he's had enough huggin' there will be some whinning! not a threat, just a fact ... socially dominant. He's calmer than Everad,
Cory? he's got the longer legs and busy-ness as Everad. He will probably be 18-20" he's a joy, has a more refined face than Everad and Colby, he will probably look like his uncle Zachary (see picture pedigree below).
Conner has a tail that will wiggle off his body. He's large like Grace, sweet and kind and loves people like his dad. Probably not socially dominant, just wants to be with you to get and give hugs.
I didn't list everybody, but there's more personality notes in earlier posts,
ok, I can't resist talking about these great little puppies.
Claire holds your eye contact, she's very affectionate in a sweet manner.
Claudia is calm and lean, she has Grace's personality, she's not saying yet, but she will, she will know what she wants and will let you know like her momma.
Carly is busy but not like Everad but more busy than Grace, she has things to search out.
Collette is also into everything, searching to get to her people. When you pick her up, she's all kisses and wiggles. She's the snuggle bug.
Cova instead of whins, she play barks, no whinning for this girl, she knows what she wants and she's verbal about it.
Courtney is so much like Collette, she has petite bones and small, perfectly proportioned, Julie says she's the gal to breed out of the litter, she wiggles and kisses too. She's so pleased to be with the humans.
Cara is the small quiet one - most of the time. She has the frog belly, that will thin out once she's away from the litter and not challenged to be sure she gets enough to eat. She's adventurous and refined, but she's a winner no mistake on that. There's a calm determination with this little girl. She's the purple collared girl just in case we get mixed up with Carly.
Carly and Cara's persaonalities are simillar, Cara is much smaller than Carly but they both have a quiet deterination. Cara and Carly have Grace's beautiful chest but on a smaller scale.
enjoy all of the talk about the puppies. New owners, congratulations on your almost home puppies. These are beautiful puppies all over them. Those who are waiting for the personality testing to pick out their puppy, luck to you, I know you are eager to know who's yours, I will send the info after the testing or early Saturday morning. I'm sure we can get it all figured out so no one has to wait any longer than Saturday afternoon.
Available puppies?
Carly is available, one of the unchosen "klein" females and one of the boys are available.
One of the two mid-sized boys are available (Cory or Colby), won't know which one until after the personality and grading on October 29th. Same with the "klein" girl (either Cova, Cara, Claire, Collette or Courtney).
Looking forward to the personality testing and conformation grading. Will tell us all what these puppies are like by new eyes.
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