They're
Here!!!
 September
6, 2006:
Puppies have arrived. 13 puppies....7
females and 6 males. All are sables, a nice variety of
brown, golden, gray in light and dark. |
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September
8, 2006: Another
long night!! I thought we lost one around midnight. Jessie
was laying on her when I did a head count. Her gums were
white, and she was limp and not breathing. I put my hand
around her muzzle, gave her a couple breaths, and massaged
her chest. By some miracle, she came back to life and is
doing fine now. Her name just might be "Lucky" because
they dont usually make it when they are that far gone.
I was up every 2 hours to rotate puppies. And I am sleeping
in Jessie's room with her. Jessie was very anxious all
night and kept licking herself like something was wrong.
Also refusing food again. So, we rushed to the vet again
this morning. Everything seems fine (no infection or otherwise)
so the vet thinks she might be feeling some pain from having
ALL those puppies.
Our other dogs are mad at me because
the puppies are taking so much of my time. Siri is throwing "temper
tantrums". I keep thinking HE is sick too...but he
is just trying everything possible to be #1 again. (Poor
guy) The puppies are growing a lot!! I will get weights
again later today. I am still supplement feeding all of
them, and rotating the girls and boys in and out of the
whelping box, so they are definately being fed well! |
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September
14, 2006: The
babies are all doing well. They have been averaging
about an ounce weight gain each, per day. Today was
a big day....they averaged 1.6 ounces each! They
are definately growing!!! Our biggest is 25.5 ounces
(Orange collar girl). The second and third biggest
are 25.4 ounces (Hot Pink Girl and Light Blue/Dark
Blue Boy). Our little one is Purple girl who really
isn't all that little...LOL She is 20 ounces. I will
take pictures tomorrow! Finally....a day off to enjoy
the puppies! They just turned a week old. |
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September
16, 2006: The
babies are gaining about an ounce to 1 1/2 ounces
a day. Our big boy is 1.8# already! All are gaining
nicely. It is becomming apparent which are going
to be the HUGE ones...LOL They are 9 days old now.
All are very active, and talkative!! I am still rotating
babies through the box, throughout the night. I will
probably continue this at least another week, when
we start their mush feedings. Jessie is such a good
mama. She shows so much concern for her babies well
being, and tends to them very well. (She is the type
that would still be nursing at 8 weeks old if we
let her...LOL) |
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Litter
Summary: I
was very pleased with what we saw in the Jessie/Gryphyn
combination. I must admit-I was surprised to see
the "Artus factor" come so far forward,
and show up in Red Collar girl! We had a really nice
range of temperament, yet still a lot of similarity.
We are seeing the best of both parents. Conformation
was awesome, and temperaments were fun and very people
friendly. I am going to look forward to watching
these puppies grow up, and reach their potentials.
I have another absolutely awesome group of puppy
people joining the Strauss Haus family! |
Red
Collar Girl (Taiko): She
is a Breeding Quality brown sable plush. She has
a medium to medium-hard temperament. Oh, this girl
was hard to part with! This is my kind of temperament...her
middle name is "trouble". This is one independent
and confident puppy! She is so happy her whole body
wags! She is very observant and has no fear. She
had a blast retrieving the ball at the LER. She actually
picked up the can of pennies and paraded through
the crowd showing off. She had a great game of tug-o-war
with the tester, and she ran off with that too, showing
the crowd her "catch". She feeds off laughter!
She has a nice solid bite when working with the tug.....the
tester was able to walk in a circle with her holding
on at the end. The evaluator had several names for
her: "dynamo" and "proud & fiesty".
This one has plenty of spunk and is a flashy pup.
I think of her as a "riot". She will provide
her new mom and dad with hours of entertainment,
and with her confidence, is capapble of any activity.
I would love to see her in the show ring turning
on that charm!! |
Green
Collar Boy: He
is one of the two Show Quality puppies. He is a dark
gray sable plush, with a medium temperament. He has
a bit of play and prey drive and tons of retrieve
drive. He will love a game of fetch. This is a happy
and confident puppy with a tad of independence. He
is very trainable. He has a "happy go lucky" attitude
and will no doubt be a joy to show. He is built very
nicely and has nice movement. He is a nice combination
of great looks, awesome personality and intelligence. |
Dark
Blue Collar Boy: He
is a Pet-upgradeable, soft temperament with a touch
of attitude. He is an observant puppy, and also a
thinker. He was the one who looked over the wall
of the maze to figure out where to go. He has prey
drive, but we found that he has no interest in biting
whatever he has caught up with. We found he will
try to get his way by using his charm. His new mom
has already taught him "sit", "down", "come" and
they are making progress on the "high five". |
Aqua
Collar Boy: He
is a breeding quality gray sable smooth. He has a
medium to medium-soft temperament. He is a proud
puppy. He is a willing worker and wants to please.
This puppy followed the tested immediately with his
tail wagging. He has some play, prey and retrieve
drive. He is very people oriented and will bond easily
to his people. He was perfect in the maze, with a
little ground scenting. This guy also has very nice
movement. |
Lt
Blue Collar Boy: He
is a Pet Upgradable, medium-soft temperament, Gray
sable plush. He is independent with some self indulgence,
but he also want s to be catered to. He is a happy
puppy and can think his way through problems. He
will train best with mild training methods. He has
some interest in the toys and the tug, but very little
retrieve drive. He is another happy, wiggly puppy. |
Purple
Collar Girl: She
is a breeding quality, dark brown sable plush with
a solid medium temperament. She has her granddam
(Saber2's) eyes. She is very much like her sister,
Red collar girl, but not to such extreme. She has
excellent retrieve drive, play drive and prey drive.
She was another girl who paraded the tug around the
crowd. She will bond very easily to her people, and
no lack of kisses here! The evaluator called her
a "really nice pup". She also has beautiful
movement, and with this outgoing temperament, would
be fun in the show ring. |
Yellow
Collar Girl: She
is a Breeding Quality golden sable smooth with a
Medium temperament. This girl has great play and
retrieve drive. She brought the tug to the evaluator,
and was very proud of herself. She investigated the
can and tried to pick it up. She did awesome in the
maze-no scenting-just came right out like she had
done it 100 times! She is a smart puppy, and this
one loves to be cuddled and held. |
Lt
Pink
Collar Girl: She
is a Breeding quality gray sable plush, and is a
medium-soft temperament. The evaluator called her "pizazz".
She LOVED the squeeky ball, and bit it several times
to make it squeek. She also brought it back to the
tester several times. She loved the tug, and she
ran after and barked at the can. She ran the maze
perfectly. She is a very willing worker and will
work for praise. She loves people and is a social
butterfly. She is a fun puppy with a loving soul. |
| Orange
Collar Girl: Pet
Upgradeable, Medium Temperament, Golden Sable Smooth.
She was one of the biggest puppies in the litter and
has really nice bone and a great head. She pounced
on the ball at the LER and retrieved it once she was
shown what to do. She will be a breeze to train. She
was the puppy we saw "air scenting" several
times through the LER tests. She showed some interest
in the tug, and she picked up the can and paraded it
around. She went through the maze perfectly. She has
average play drive, Not much prey drive and some retrieve
drive. She is also a snuggler and loves to be close
to her people. |
DkBlue/LtBlue
Smooth Gray Sable Male: Breeding
Quality, Medium to Medium-Hard temperament. He is
a gray sable smooth with markings very similar to
his daddy Gryphyn. This guy is a happy, happy puppy.
He does have independence with a touch of willfullness.
He has a higher prey drive, and one heck of a nose
on him. He ground scented his way out of the maze.
He is also a very proud puppy. He parades himself
with his head held high! This is our "alpha" boy.
If there was a disturbance in the puppy pen, he was
usually behind it. |
| Black
Collar Smooth Gray Sable: Pet-Upgradeable,
and has a solid medium temperament. He is a gray sable
smooth. He is an independant boy and very observant.
He does have some willfullness, and could develop protectiveness.
This guy is not at all needy. He is a thinker though!
He was one who sized up the maze and thought his way
out. He didn't show a whole lot of interest in the
can or the ball at the LER, so not much prey drive
here. He did pull on the tug, and carried off to me
in the crowd. He reminds me of his mama (Jessie). He
will bond strongly to his family and will be very loyal,
but probably not a whole lot of interest in strangers. |
Hot
Pink Collar Girl: She
is a Show quality gray sable smooth with a solid
medium temperament. At the LER she followed the tester
immediately and likes to stay close. She has excellent
retrieve drive, loves the squeeky ball, and took
the tug and paraded it around like a prize. She was
another puppy straight out of the maze. She is a
happy girl who wants to stay close to her people.
She has beautiful conformation and really nice, smooth
side movement. |
| Rainbow
Collar Reddish-Brown Sable Plush Girl: Pet
Quality, Reddish-Brown sable plush, with a soft temperament.
She was one of the puppies in this litter who ground
scented her way out of the maze at the LER. She has
plenty of play drive, but no retrieve drive or prey
drive. She is a happy puppy when content. She followed
the tester at the LER immediately, and gives lots of
kisses. She can be serious and a bit concerned when
unsure of what is going on. She will need some confidence
building. She is a very submissive puppy, and will
need mild training methods. She will be easy to train,
and will bond quickly to her new people. |
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This will be a NB2 (Orbit)litter. Jessie is
a Goldie/Orbit and Gryphyn is out of the 2005a Saber2/Phoenix.
We should have both smooth and plush, and a nice range
of temperaments. This will be Jessie's last litter.
Gryphyn is a large, gray sable plush with a temperament
that is absolutely amazing. Nothing phases him. He is such
a friendly, outgoing and very well adjusted boy! He spent
two days with us (complete strangers) and away from his
mom and dad, and he settled right in at our place without
so much as a woof. PennHip (L) 0.34 (R) 0.34 |
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