I am thrilled to announce the safe arrival of Charlotte’s puppies to Christopher (CH Lockestar Hundred Acre Wood).
Since she had such a long drawn out labor last time, we decided to do a scheduled c-section. The days leading up to her birth were spent at the vets office doing reverse progesterone, determining whether it was the right day or not. I appreciate Dr Thoreson from Klahaya Animal Hospital so much – for his care and caution keeping my girls and puppies so safe.
Surgery went smoothly. We got 3 healthy babies – 2 boys and a girl. All blenheims. They were a little sleepy at first from the anesthetic, but we got them nursing a little before we left the clinic.
Vixen is a wonderful mom. I am so blessed to have moms like her in my breeding program. They keep the whelping box and puppies spotless and clean and the puppies fat and content. We never hear a peep or squeak out of them, they are simply happy babies.
We started seeing little slivers of eyes a few days ago and the little girl has her eyes open almost completely. I am smiling to myself that she has something to prove to be the first 🙂
I decided to go with a Thanksgiving Spice theme for this litter since they were born on Thanksgiving. I have so so much to be thankful for with their arrival and what their bloodline will mean to my breeding program moving forward.
So- without further ado – introducing:
The girl – aka Cinamon
Boy 1 – aka Nutmeg
Boy 2 – aka Ginger
Boy 3 – aka Clove
Please note that at this stage I have a waitlist – if you want to apply for future litters, please do so at the “litter plans” page. thank you
These are the final stacking shots of Rosie and Nick’s puppies before some go to their new homes. Overall we are thrilled with how these little poppets have turned out and we are excited to watch them grow in the future.
I will say I am not good at stacking puppies. I dont do it often as I don’t want robot pups – I want them to be explorers and think dog showing is fun. So, i handle them, but I dont make them stand still for long periods of time. The stacking block I used this time moved a little and so i think their rears dont look good, but you get the idea.
Anytime there is a break in the rain, and it isn’t too cold, we pop the pups outside for a little playtime. The pack loves playing with them too – our son’s 6 month old Golden Shirley is in love with the babies and loves to wrestle with them. For the most part she is very gentle but we stay very close by, just in case.
Grandma Madison and Momma Rosie love to get in the action too. 🙂 Both are wonderful matriachs and teachers of fun and healthy boundaries.
I hope you enjoy these photos of the babies in our gardens tonight – by the time I had finished taking photos, it was getting a little dark (thanks Winter 🙂 ), but you still get the idea.
One week has flown by and Vixen’s pups have grown so quickly under her tender loving care. They are big butter balls and content and happy just like newborns should be. I couldn’t be happier.
I haven’t named them yet but I think I will do a Thankgiving theme since that’s when they came .
Girl
Boy 1 (wide collar)
Boy 2 (thin collar)
Boy 3 (dot)
At this stage no puppies are available. I have a current waitlist for my puppies. You can apply for a future puppy through my “puppy page”. Thank you
I can hardly believe that it’s been 7 weeks since Rosie had her babies. But I guess when I look at them and watch them play, it makes a lot of sense. They now use the potty boxes pretty consistently and play like little t-rexs – it is so fun to hear their little growls and roars 🙂
I took them to my studio to take photos of them on my blue chair today – they are all SO cute <3
I wanted to have one retirement litter from Vixen (aka Vickle Pickle – aka Pickle-pops, aka Dobby). She is Nick’s mom, but more than that, she has an incredible structure and a temperament that is worth passing on to generations to come.
I chose a stud that passed away a few years ago so we needed to do a frozen semen breeding with her. His name is Bob – CH The Whim’s Legato. It is a wonderful old pedigree that I am excited to bring back into my lines.
CH The Whim’s Legato (Bob) DOB 28 April 2001Puppy pedigree – Vixen x Bob
We were a little disappointed to see only 2 on the ultrasound. Better 2 than none, but we were really hoping for a full litter.
I knew I wanted to give her a C-section – in her first litter she had a couple of pups get stuck and I didn’t want to put her through the trauma of that again. Nov 23rd was the first date for a reverse progesterone and ultrasound to see if they babies are ready to be born.
Nov 23rd came around and we went to see Dr Thoreson at Klahaya Animal Hospital. Everything showed she was ready, so she went back for her c-section. I was grateful to be able to rub down puppies and see them as they arrived.
Surgery went smoothly – Vixen ended up giving us 2 bonus babies – 3 boys and 1 girl for a litter of 4. She was hiding them really well – she did not look big at all.
I am so thankful to Dr Anders Thoreson and his team for their excellent care of my momma and pups.
Here are some close ups of each baby:
Girl (10.7oz)
Boy 1 (10.1oz) – wide collar
Boy 2 (10.09oz) thin collar
Boy 3 (10.4oz) dot
Mama and babies are all doing excellent – Before Vix was even awake she was trying to lick them and care for them. Once fully awake she started cleaning them. She remembered immediately what she was meant to do. I couldn’t be more proud of my sweet girl.
I apologize that no pet pups are available at this time as we are going to take our time assessing this litter very carefully and may end up growing several up. Thank you for your understanding.
I am especially sorry for families waiting for girls as this is another boy heavy litter – I can give you referrals to other breeders at this time as it will be a while (6+ months) before a girl is available from us. We will likely keep this girl since she is Vixen’s last daughter.
It is fall here in the PNW and it has been a cold and wet one. This has meant that the babies have not really had much of an opportunity to get outside.
However, we got a break in the rain and the temperature was over 50 so i took them out to the garden. They walked out into the garden like they had been out there 100 times – i can’t believe their confidence!
Their little personalities are starting to emerge. The little girl is just that – little. She is tiny but with a huge personality. None of her big brothers can push her around.
I am just in love with them all. And so grateful for the opportunity to love them and enjoy them.
Please remember that no pet pups are available at this time as we are going to take our time assessing this litter very carefully and may end up growing several up. Thank you for your understanding.
“Make my wish come true, All I want for Christmas is you” ~ Mariah Carey.
Nick has exceeded my every wish this year and more.
The statistics came out today and Nick is currently the #1 15 inch beagle in both All Breed and Breed points!! WOW!!
Nick is a multiple Best in show winner and a multiple Specialty Winner. He has has won 20 groups and 64 group placements since mid February. Before that he was a class dog – we hadn’t shown him due to COVID.
His first group placement was his first day as a special This little dog never disappoints us. He temperament is happy and confident.
He has passed all of his health tests. As a breeders and owners myself (Sarah Sweetman) and Mike and Karen Kurtzner couldn’t be more proud.
This little dog never disappoints us. He temperament is happy and confident. 
