Dam: Wingler’s Becca
Date of birth: October 26, 2001
Registration: UKC
Hip screen: OFA - Good, ESP-115G28F-PI
PennHIP - DI 0.32/0.32
Pedigree: Piper’s Tuxedo by ‘PR’ Stables’ Kaptain
Date of birth: October 26, 2001
Registration: UKC
Hip screen: OFA - Good, ESP-115G28F-PI
PennHIP - DI 0.32/0.32
Pedigree: Piper’s Tuxedo by ‘PR’ Stables’ Kaptain
Sire: Lone Palmetto Jeb Stuart
Date of birth: January 8, 2006
Registration: ESCR, UKC
Hip screen: PennHIP - DI 0.30/0.30
Pedigree: 'PR' Boykin's Panda by 'PR' Boykin's Buddy
Date of birth: January 8, 2006
Registration: ESCR, UKC
Hip screen: PennHIP - DI 0.30/0.30
Pedigree: 'PR' Boykin's Panda by 'PR' Boykin's Buddy
| Litter Announcement Litter arrived 5-10-08! Pictures of the girls weeks 1-4; weeks 5-8 Pictures of the boys weeks 1-4; weeks 5-8 |
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The "F" Litter
Bec gave birth late Friday night into Saturday morning. There were
4 girls & 3 boys that arrived healthy and kicking. Right now it
appears that all of them will be tri-color. Fontana & Frisco both are
showing tan under their tails, but haven't begun to "tan up"
elsewhere yet. Time will tell if there are 7 tri-color pups or 5
tri-colors and 2 black and whites.
After one week, all puppies are gaining weight on a daily basis. All
seem to be strong and content.
Week two - All puppies are growing bigger on a daily basis. Eyes
opened this week and they are beginning to walk around the pen. By
next week this time, they will have found their legs and be moving
quite steadily around. Tan is becoming more visible on the pups.
Week three - This has been a week of new experiences for the
pups. They have discovered their voices, which seems to shock them
some to realize that the noise came from within. All have become
reliable in their mobility, learned to nurse standing up, explored
outside the pen on the hardwood & rug, are learning to play with one
another and toys, and their teeth are beginning to come in! Also,
the first escapes occurred this week. Fontana was the first one out!
Week four - By the time the pups turned 4 weeks old, they were
eating some meals as puppy food, but still nursing every now and
then. Pups are making daily visits outside, drinking water, learning
to play fight and use their sharp little teeth. The pen has been
reconfigured by using the x-pen for taller sides. They were
beginning to come out over the top of the other setup. All pups come
quickly when I call. They are busy exploring new things, but also like
to be in my lap while I am sitting on the floor. All in all, this is a
great litter of pups! I did take "posed" pictures while the pups
were all fairly relaxed. You can see a few were rather displeased
with the bother of being moved. ;-)
Week five - Pups are pretty much weaned and digging into the puppy
chow with gusto. This week they have spent quite a bit of time
outside whenever the temperatures would allow it. They have
learned to maneuver the front steps to the porch. Going up is easy
to learn. Coming down is harder, but they mastered it pretty quickly
& are old pros at it now. Temperament wise, the pups are pretty
much the same, & all like to be with you & be handled. Frisco,
Fontana & Flo have some "spunk" to them and are the first to
explore and defend themselves.
Week six - The pups have been playing quite a bit outside this week.
They have learned to dig, chew on sticks and old stumps, explore
new frontiers, but they still know where the "safety" of the porch is
& will run lickety-split to it. All still come fairly quickly when called.
Sometimes I just can't compete with the new areas to be explored.
However, give me a food pan in my hand & I am the place where they
want to be!
Week seven - This has been quite a week for the pups. On
Wednesday we traveled to Claire Apple's place for their herding
instinct test. This was their first car ride & I am happy to report
that other than being loud & unhappy for awhile, the trip was
uneventful. All pups were put on about 15 ducks during their turn. I
happily shot pictures of all the pups until the camera card became
full. It wasn't until that night that I found the card with the most
pictures on it had malfunctioned & I can't recover my shots!
Fontana was the first pup to notice the sheep through the fence.
After that, Claire pulled a lamb out into the testing area as well. Flo
& Falcon were happy to work the ducks. Flo also force barked if the
ducks tried to escape. All pups were very willing to work with Claire
& didn't hang around me. On Thursday, we took a trip to my agility
trainer's facility. Each of the pups were introduced to a short
tunnel, a puppy sized A-frame, a ladder on the ground, a short table,
the barrel for a chute and a dog walk plank flat on the ground. Again,
it was pretty amazing to see them willing to work with Jan & learn
new things. Over the last couple of days, they have begun to expand
their horizons here at the house. Banging on the food bowl will bring
them running when they would rather be exploring a little too far
away.
Pictures can be seen by clicking on the links above marked girls and
boys.
Bec gave birth late Friday night into Saturday morning. There were
4 girls & 3 boys that arrived healthy and kicking. Right now it
appears that all of them will be tri-color. Fontana & Frisco both are
showing tan under their tails, but haven't begun to "tan up"
elsewhere yet. Time will tell if there are 7 tri-color pups or 5
tri-colors and 2 black and whites.
After one week, all puppies are gaining weight on a daily basis. All
seem to be strong and content.
Week two - All puppies are growing bigger on a daily basis. Eyes
opened this week and they are beginning to walk around the pen. By
next week this time, they will have found their legs and be moving
quite steadily around. Tan is becoming more visible on the pups.
Week three - This has been a week of new experiences for the
pups. They have discovered their voices, which seems to shock them
some to realize that the noise came from within. All have become
reliable in their mobility, learned to nurse standing up, explored
outside the pen on the hardwood & rug, are learning to play with one
another and toys, and their teeth are beginning to come in! Also,
the first escapes occurred this week. Fontana was the first one out!
Week four - By the time the pups turned 4 weeks old, they were
eating some meals as puppy food, but still nursing every now and
then. Pups are making daily visits outside, drinking water, learning
to play fight and use their sharp little teeth. The pen has been
reconfigured by using the x-pen for taller sides. They were
beginning to come out over the top of the other setup. All pups come
quickly when I call. They are busy exploring new things, but also like
to be in my lap while I am sitting on the floor. All in all, this is a
great litter of pups! I did take "posed" pictures while the pups
were all fairly relaxed. You can see a few were rather displeased
with the bother of being moved. ;-)
Week five - Pups are pretty much weaned and digging into the puppy
chow with gusto. This week they have spent quite a bit of time
outside whenever the temperatures would allow it. They have
learned to maneuver the front steps to the porch. Going up is easy
to learn. Coming down is harder, but they mastered it pretty quickly
& are old pros at it now. Temperament wise, the pups are pretty
much the same, & all like to be with you & be handled. Frisco,
Fontana & Flo have some "spunk" to them and are the first to
explore and defend themselves.
Week six - The pups have been playing quite a bit outside this week.
They have learned to dig, chew on sticks and old stumps, explore
new frontiers, but they still know where the "safety" of the porch is
& will run lickety-split to it. All still come fairly quickly when called.
Sometimes I just can't compete with the new areas to be explored.
However, give me a food pan in my hand & I am the place where they
want to be!
Week seven - This has been quite a week for the pups. On
Wednesday we traveled to Claire Apple's place for their herding
instinct test. This was their first car ride & I am happy to report
that other than being loud & unhappy for awhile, the trip was
uneventful. All pups were put on about 15 ducks during their turn. I
happily shot pictures of all the pups until the camera card became
full. It wasn't until that night that I found the card with the most
pictures on it had malfunctioned & I can't recover my shots!
Fontana was the first pup to notice the sheep through the fence.
After that, Claire pulled a lamb out into the testing area as well. Flo
& Falcon were happy to work the ducks. Flo also force barked if the
ducks tried to escape. All pups were very willing to work with Claire
& didn't hang around me. On Thursday, we took a trip to my agility
trainer's facility. Each of the pups were introduced to a short
tunnel, a puppy sized A-frame, a ladder on the ground, a short table,
the barrel for a chute and a dog walk plank flat on the ground. Again,
it was pretty amazing to see them willing to work with Jan & learn
new things. Over the last couple of days, they have begun to expand
their horizons here at the house. Banging on the food bowl will bring
them running when they would rather be exploring a little too far
away.
Pictures can be seen by clicking on the links above marked girls and
boys.