Ella - 2008 Litter G

2 weeks

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Ella

Ella is named after my Memaw Clement, and is
the only name not pulled from the Smith side of
my family. I always remember Memaw working
at Hudson Belk in downtown Raleigh. After my
grandfather passed away and she retired,
Memaw would stay with us for several weeks at
a time. While she was with us, we always ate
good! Fried chicken and baked spaghetti were
two of her signature dishes.

Ella was the fourth pup to be born and weighed in
at 1.10 pounds. She is a lovely little tri-color pup
with white on her muzzle, all four feet, tiny tail
tip, chest, belly & a stripe on the back of her
neck with a narrow partial collar. Ella was born
with rear dewclaws which have been removed.

At 4 weeks of age Ella is a fairly calm pup with
the occasional need to show her littermates that
she is bigger & tougher than they can be. ;-) As
with all the pups, she likes attention & will lay
quietly in your arms while being petted.

Ella continues to be a calm pup in the midst of all
the chaos at 5 weeks of age. She's not above
"starting" something with her siblings, but
usually I can count on her not being the
instigator.

At 6 weeks, Ella & EC are pretty tied as being
the largest pups in the litter. Ella is pretty easy
going in most situations.

At 7 weeks, Ella is by far the largest of the
girls. She is beginning to blossom a little more
personality-wise & I like what I am seeing. By
the nature of her size, she could be the alpha
girl, but in general is content to be just one of
the girls. Ella will make her home in VA with the
Wallace family. She may have some agility in her
future, but for sure will be a walking companion
as she grows bigger.

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