Cara - 2008 Litter G

4 weeks

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Cara

According to the story, by the time my Great Aunt
Louise was born, the children pleaded with their mother
to allow them to name the babies. Louise Carabell
Holleman was named by her siblings.

Cara was the fifth pup to be born and weighed in at .90
pounds. She is a black and tan little girl with some
minor white markings. She does have white on her
muzzle, a small blaze (which will probably disappear), a
small tip on her tail, toe tips & a small amount on the
back of her neck. She was born with rear dewclaws
which have been removed.

At 4 weeks, Cara is a pistol! If I were to pick the
leader of the pack, right now I would have to pick her.
She is definitely not the biggest girl in the litter, but
to watch her move, you would think she was. ;-) She is
in charge of things. Cara is one of the 3 pups who
currently carries her tail curled over her back. I will
have to get pictures of this for her 5 week old shots.
Her tail carriage is very much like her mother's. Kira
does relax her tail in a downward position at times, so I
am hoping that Cara will with time as well.

Cara is still a "mover and a shaker" here at 5 weeks in
age. Even though she still is the leader of the pack, she
will defer to people and enjoys being held and petted.

At 6 weeks, Cara loves to play, explore and seems to
have plenty of confidence. She continues to seek out
human companionship instead of being totally
independent like some leaders of the litter we have had
in the past. She is a very nice pup.

At 7 weeks, I really admire Cara's gumption and her
willingness to take on things that need her attention!
She has quite a classy look to her with the b&t
markings, along with the black mask on her face. She is
a really neat pup that is the kind I would normally like
to think about keeping. Cara will be making her home in
VA with the Crompton family on their farm. Hopefully,
she will eventually be able to take care of their goats,
among other livestock.

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