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| Mack "Mackey Island" |
Mack was the 5th puppy to be born, weighed in at .75 at
birth and at 5 days old, weighed 1 1/4 pounds. Mack is one
of the lighter colored clear sable boys. When he was born,
I was sure there was some white on him, but could hardly
see where the white stopped & the clear sable began.
After a few days, he began to darken up so I can see
"most" (but not all yet) of his white markings. I think he
has a white tip on his tail, but can barely make it out. He
does have white front feet, full white chest,
partial/narrow collar (time will tell on the white here as
well) & a narrow blaze. When grown, the white blaze will
be pencil thin. One thing to remember is that clear sables
tend to darken up some with age, so he shouldn't be this
light when grown. Mack was not born with rear dewclaws.
birth and at 5 days old, weighed 1 1/4 pounds. Mack is one
of the lighter colored clear sable boys. When he was born,
I was sure there was some white on him, but could hardly
see where the white stopped & the clear sable began.
After a few days, he began to darken up so I can see
"most" (but not all yet) of his white markings. I think he
has a white tip on his tail, but can barely make it out. He
does have white front feet, full white chest,
partial/narrow collar (time will tell on the white here as
well) & a narrow blaze. When grown, the white blaze will
be pencil thin. One thing to remember is that clear sables
tend to darken up some with age, so he shouldn't be this
light when grown. Mack was not born with rear dewclaws.
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| 6 days old |
| In Brian's lap |
| White markings are becoming more obvious. |
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| 2 weeks old |
| 3 weeks old Mack weighed in at 3.55 pounds on day 22. I still have a hard time telling the difference between the "twins" and have to look twice or at least see the back of the neck markings to determine if I am seeing Mack or Cedar. Both boys are very similar in size and attitude toward life in general at the current time. It will be interesting to see how they continue to develop & if they stay so close in temperament. Both of them are extremely easy going in whatever occurs in their life right now. Even before their eyes opened, they were okay with being picked up & put on their backs - a very trusting attitude that I can appreciate. ;-) As you can see, white markings are more apparent this week, especially since he is in an upright position to where you can finally see his full white chest! |
| 4 1/2 weeks old I still have to look twice to see whether I have Cedar or Mack in my arms, or which one is missing among the flowers. Mack tends to be a pretty laid back guy. He is very willing to be held and loved upon. He, like his brothers, is exploring the world by using his "senses of his mouth" where everything must be touched that way. So far he has not been overly mouthy with us. He is a real sweetheart of a boy. |
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| 5 weeks old I am really enjoying interacting with Mack. He (so far) is very easy to correct, not overly mouthy (that could change ;-) and enjoys being in my company. He is more of the middle of the road kind of guys & very similar to Tuck in that respect. He's always there & I don't have to look too far to find him. Still a great little snuggler and will lay in my arms for quite some time before needing to get up and go again. I have decided that he has Holly's eyes. |
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| Oakie & Mack |
| Kit & Mack |
| 6 weeks old |
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| At the top of the A-frame - not sure about the trip down! Jan Santel & Mack |
| 7-8 weeks old Mack was the largest pup of the group at 8 weeks in age. He was still the most laid back pup, in spite of his puppy shenanigans. He has made his home in CA with the Carenza-Pack family and is joining his aunt (Holly's sister) Jadzia. Mack's new name is Nigel. We had the pleasure of spending the day with his new owners on their trip to NC. It was a great day! |
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| Moving the ducks around from behind Claire's legs. |