Saturday - No Puppies Here

Lowri - I am on the farm and my puppies aren't here.  TM says they are fine, but they aren't here.  At least I got fed!

TM selected some candids from the 1300 pictures that MC took on Thursday.  Here they are.

Adam

Callie and Gabby

Ethan and Peyton (FKA Bailey)

Everyone

Ethan, Gimme, Callie, Gabby, Peyton (fka Bailey)

Five pups

Four of my darlings

Gimme bouncing for no apparent reason

Peyton - when he bounces his ears come up!

All six.  Ethan and Gabby in the front.  Adam, Peyton, Callie and Gimme in the back.

Thanksgiving?

Lowri - Today was supposed to be a day of giving thanks.  I am thankful I have my TM.  I am on her lap right now as she is typing my thoughts.  MC came up for the afternoon and I enjoyed her.  I got to play with my puppies.  I also have spent time on Papa Ron's lap.  It was a good day.

BUT!  MC kidnapped my puppies.  Remember, I am sitting on TM's lap!  My puppies are at MC's!  While I have been trying to hint to the babies that they were old enough to not need milk, I DO NOT approve of them going away for the weekend!  TM says we will spend a lot of time together.

While MC was here, my puppies got to go herding!  They were fabulous - of course!  TM let the puppies out of the car so they could potty.  She noticed that Bailey, Ethan and Gabby all immediately saw the ducks.  When they were ready to start herding, she paired one of them with one of the others.  They did three sets of two puppies each.  I was proud of them.  They ALL showed good herding instinct!

Adam

Adam again

Bailey

Bailey

Callie

Ethan

Ethan and Gimme

Gabby

Gabby

Gimme

First Snow

Lowri - Here are my babies playing in their first snow.  I was locked up in the house!

Adam - licking his lips

Bailey in front

Ethan

Gabby

Gabby and Callie

Callie

Gimme

Gimme

 

Too Busy

Lowri - TM was too busy to take pictures of my babies.  I think she just didn't want to stand out in the cold and rain.  She said she will try to get pictures tomorrow.

My babies are growing up so fast!  Every once in a while, one will raise it's head and an ear will be UP!  So adorable!  Then they move and the ear falls back down.

TM's birthday was today.  If she were a dog, she would be....old.  I spent a lot of time this evening on the sofa with her.  I let her pet me and scratch me.  I am always available to help TM feel useful.

Back in Town

Lowri - Apparently, you can only get your picture on this blog nowadays if you are a puppy.  So I made sure MY picture was included!  As for my puppies, TM deleted Ethan's picture.  He will have one tomorrow.

It's ME as a baby!  I am saying hi to Thor.

Meet Adam (FKA Devon)

Bailey

Callie

Gabby

Gimme

Puppy Pictures

Lowri - My babies are growing up!  Soon I won't be able to eat their leftovers.  That is so sad!!!

Here are pictures of them today.  TM had quite a bit of time and was willing to stand out in the cold with her camera.

Bailey is looking handsome

Callie is her mother's daughter!

Devon will soon be heading out West.  He is Bluefox Elyan Making A Night Of It.

Ethan

Gabby girl is so pretty.

Gimme (FKA Fiona) is going to be heading out West

Bluefox Elyan Mine Not Yours - AKA Gimme

Gimme just being cute!

At the Farm

Lowri - This cannot be good.  TM gave my boyfriend to MC last night.  I heard them talking on the phone today.  MC is taking him to Florida!  I WANT HIM BACK!

Oh well, I wonder if my babies are going to eat that turkey neck that TM gave them.  Maybe I can sneak in and get it.  I don't want to starve away to nothing!

TM took a bunch of pictures of my babies.

Bailey in his favorite spot.

Another shot of Bailey

Callie

Devon - TM is still whimpering that he is a long coat.

Ethan

Fiona

Gabby

DNA Results are In

Lowri - The DNA results are back.  Since I don't understand any of it, AND my puppies are PERFECT, I asked TM to explain them.

TM - In the coat department, Devon is affected.  He is a long-coat.  Ethan is Clear.  All the rest of the puppies are Carriers.

As far as color is concerned, Devon IS a brindle.  He is also pink clear (EE).  All I can say about that is that it breaks my heart that he is a long coat.  I will not be keeping this stunning puppy.  He is available - preferably to a performance home that will make good use of his structure.  He will go on a limited contract.

Bailey carries the long-coat factor and is EE - pink free.
Callie carries the long-coat factor and is EE - pink free.
Devon - booo!  Long-coat and is EE - pink free.
Ethan is clear of the long-coat factor and is a carrier for pink - Ee.
Fiona carries the long-coat factor and is a carrier for pink - Ee.
Gabby carries the long-coat factor and is a carrier for pink - Ee.

These puppies were bred for performance and were also hit with the pretty stick.  Structurally, they should be able to do anything you want performance-wise.  We LOVE their angles and their temperaments.

Now that we have the DNA results, we can safely say one girl (don't know which one yet), Devon and either Bailey or Ethan will be available (don't know which of the two yet).

They are DM clear.  Both parents have been tested.

They should be PRA clear.  Lowri is tested clear and Dickens is line-cleared. 

Head-shots

Lowri - I think TM is NUTS.  My children got to come outside to play with us.  TM set up a table and started stacking my babies.  She used hotdogs for bait.  I DIDN'T GET ANY!  Well, I did after she was done, but I wanted some WHILE she was feeding my babies.  By the way, they really got into this whole idea of standing on a table and getting hotdog bites!

Then TM did all of our toenails with the Dremel.  My boyfriend ran to the other side of the yard when she started, but apparently TM can count.  She knew she had only done 7 dogs.  He had to come and get his done too.

Finally, TM took head-shots of my babies.  They are such a handsome crew!

Bailey

Callie

Devon

Ethan

Fiona

Gabby