Puppies are starting to go home

four go to their forever homes tomorrow at 8 wks, I'll replace the pictures as I get them from their new mommies and daddies ... they have been a pleasure, we are so thrilled with this litter, repeat breeding with Grace and Everad next year, due Sept/Oct 2011

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"Claire"  now Carma, home and at her well puppy visit.

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 -"All is well.  She is adorable and doing great."-  Nancy

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"Colby"  now Celby home in Oregon     -picture later-

Celby had his check-up this morning, no problems, and no parasites seen in his stool.  The veterinarian gave the first shot, no leptospirosis in it.  He weighed 5 lbs even.  He is continuing to fit in well.  I'm catching almost all his pees and poops outside, and he goes quickly.  He sleeps in a crate at my bedside, so I can put my fingers in through the holes to reassure him till he goes to sleep.  It doesn't take long!  He goes up and down steps easily, for the most part.  I think he is more physically advanced at this young age than most puppies!  He is sleeping at my feet right now.  He had a bath last night and I trimmed his toenails today.  And of course he is the most adorable puppy!  Thank-you for all your work to help him be a happy and well-adjusted puppy.   Marcia

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Conner's picture coming soon,
Hi "Connor" is doing well. I haven't taken any pictures yet, I am really bad about them. He seemed kinda scared in a quiet way the first couple of days, he is really settling in now. He actually whined to go potty today, don't know if it is a fluke but I will take what I can get. He did have runny poo the first couple of days but has firmed up good. He has an appointment with the vet tomorrow, I will let you know how that goes. We are so happy with him. If you have any specific questions about him just email. I will send pics and an update within the week(Don't forget to add a little time for procrastination). Robyn



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Health Certificates for traveling puppies went well. Vet said everything is great, good structures, healthy happy puppies. They fly out friday a.m. exactly at 8 wks old.

here's the three that fly out tomorrow morning, faces and feet newly shaved

Collette, the vet and I were talking about stacking small puppies, she remembered how to stack

I woke Courtney up to take her picture, she's like, uh?  what?

oh my gosh look at that face!  She and Cory are silvers, the rest are blues and blacks

'got anymore cheese?'

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pictures of newly shaved faces the day before they turned 8 wks old

Carly walking

Carly eating cheese, a great puppy looking for a great home

Claudia, her nose has dirt on it from playing outside, she wants more cheese too!

Going home to Walla Walla, WA, she's so sweet.

"Cara, she will be the perfect kleinpudel, 20-25# 17", she's intelligent, easy to live with, scored on the Volhard aptitude testing as a 3-4 meaning her personality is easily trainable, intelligent and a great family pet companion. 

Cory.  put him on the floor to get the cheese from the kitchen and he ran over and used the potty park (the potty park really works!)  He's the silver boy, looking for a show home that will champion and title him.  He's a gorgeous boy!

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that's all of them still with us at 8 wks old, four puppies go home

Cara and Cory are available! 

Are you are great home for a great puppy?

Volhard Aptitude Testing

Carly & Cory

video Cory

video of Carly

  

Carly playing with Jim, she's very sweet and playful

As Keeper of the Puppies

I have to say this is the best litter ever!  Today must be about 65, clear and warm for an October.  Puppies are perfectly using the potty park, everypoo is now on one of the grasses.  The resevoir has to be emptied three times a day to rid of the piddles, wow, this is amazingly more effecient and less expensive than having a stack of newspapers and blue plastic pads on hand.

Puppies are eating softened kibble with Stage 2 puppy formula, much better on the runny poo
they can go outside throught the doggy door
Courtney was the first to come back through the doggy door to come inside,
(I taped up the door so they all can come in when they want)
They are poo'ing outside in the side yard were they are contained by 6' x (?) 40' area
As keeper of the puppies, the potty park is marvelous!  I can't believe I had litters without this awesome convenience as a breeder.
Puppies have learned to not poo or pee on their beloved pink pillow, the stuffed bear or the large mini-mouse, they don't even wee on their blue non-skid pad that's over blankets and pillows to make it soft and comfy. 

these are awesome puppies! 

and, I will never be without a potty park again.  A word of advise, the large for small klein puppies, is a little too tall, they have to jump up or down from the potty park and will opt to use the grass laying on the floor instead.  Now that they are all almost 6 wks, jumping up and down from the potty park is fun thing to do and catching 99% of the wee.  They are well behaved and clean puppies, you will see that will be a big deal as they grow up and keep themselves clean.

What size will my puppy be?

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.