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| Sunny "Sunset Island" |
| 3 weeks old Sunny is still the darkest clear sable of the litter. Sometimes when she is near Holly, it reminds me of some of Holly's sable, but of course, without any black hairs. Sunny was one of the last pups to open her eyes. I can tell a difference in her confidence level about what is going on around her, since her eyes have opened. Like all the pups, she is very mobile & also likes to be held and petted. She was the second pup to respond to my calling at 15 days in age. At 22 days old, Sunny weighed in at 3.75 pounds. |
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| 2 weeks old Eyes not quite yet open |
6 days old
| Sunny (on left) & Oakie |
Sunny was the 4th puppy born and the first girl to make her
arrival. She weighed in at .70 pounds at birth. At 5 days old,
she was almost 1 1/4 pounds. Of all the clear sable pups, Sunny
is the darkest one in color. You can see from her pictures that
Sunny has a full white collar & her blaze actually connects to
the collar. Her blaze will probably be about the width of
Holly's when she is grown. I still expect there to be a
connecting stripe between the blaze and the collar, but it will
be narrower. Sunny also has a full white chest, long white front
stockings & white back feet. She was born with one single and
one double rear dewclaw that was removed earlier in the week.
arrival. She weighed in at .70 pounds at birth. At 5 days old,
she was almost 1 1/4 pounds. Of all the clear sable pups, Sunny
is the darkest one in color. You can see from her pictures that
Sunny has a full white collar & her blaze actually connects to
the collar. Her blaze will probably be about the width of
Holly's when she is grown. I still expect there to be a
connecting stripe between the blaze and the collar, but it will
be narrower. Sunny also has a full white chest, long white front
stockings & white back feet. She was born with one single and
one double rear dewclaw that was removed earlier in the week.
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| Sunny in front |
| 4 1/2 weeks old Over the past week Sunny has really started to blossom into her own self, not just one of the pups. She will come and seek me out for attention when I am in the pen with them. I have also seen a little bit of the explorer coming out in her over the past day or so. She is willing to check things out far away from the rest of the litter, around the corner of the house. |
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| 5 weeks old Of the two girls, Sunny is the go getter of the group. She likes to rough and tumble with the boys, be one of the first to be places and do things. Sunny likes to explore & so far shows no fear at new things she encounters. She is a little more independent than Kit, but seems to like being with her folks, rather than being alone. She is easy to love, likes being in my arms and is okay with being on her back or being held up in the air. She is quite a lovely girl. |
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| 7-8 weeks old Sunny was the first pup to leave. She now calls Baltimore, MD her home and lives with the Norris family. She is going to have a great time growing up with the Norris' young daughter. Sunny is now known as Ruby, in honor of Beachum's Rachel's Ruby who appears through the Jarratt side of Holly's pedigree. This is quite fitting since the original Ruby was also a clear sable and white English Shepherd. |
| 6 weeks old |
