10 pups born on September 6, 2006
Standard F1B Labradoodle pups from a 70 lb F1 Labradoodle dam and a white 50 lb Standard Poodle sire.
December 14
Skip has found his family!
Skip has found a home in Calgary with 4 boys... what fun they'll have!
November 29
Skipper is still available for adoption
Skip sure knows how to be cute!
Skip is a charming lad with a calm spirit. He's not overly-confident and likes to be by your side. Skip also plays well on his own and is very much enjoying the house life with us.
He is house training quickly and is a smart little boy. I don't believe he will be much of a shedder and my guess for size at this point is 65-70 lbs.
Skip, the blizzard pup, showing the huskies how it's done!!
ADOPTED
November 6
Only 2 pups are left!
All of Sally's and Jag's pups are now adopted. We had many more prospective adoptive families than Sally and Jag had pups, but the proud parents think that's the way it should be.
Here are a few more photos of the pups in the summer of 2005.
Dice's
beauty shot: notice the soft glow
all around her and the snow facial?
ADOPTED
Skip's
reaction to Dice: priceless!!!
ADOPTED
It was 3 in the afternoon when I was taking these shots, yet it looks like it's dark out!!! Where's the light when you need it? Sigh...
The 2 remaining pups of our current litters are Dice and Skip. The biggest difference between them is that Dice is a black girl and Skip is a cream boy.
They're both goof balls. They play well on their own. They're sweet, charming and love a good, long snuggle.
Both show lots of smarts and potential, and they both are calmer when held. Their coats are not fluffy like some of their siblings. I still guess that they will shed some, but not a lot.
I guestimate Dice to be 55-60 lbs, and Skip to be 65-70 lbs, when mature.
October 19
6 week update
Time flies and Nite Nite's pups are already 6 weeks old. On November 1st they'll start heading to their new homes.
These certainly are Dayo's pups. They have his sense of humour and some even have his head-tilt questioning look! Very sweet.
The pups vary considerably in temperament. From very outgoing to more reserved and quiet. I would estimate these pups to range from 55 to 85 lbs when full grown. I suspect that most will be non-shedding, or very light shedding.
I took these photos under my bale shed since it's either raining or snowing... whatever happened to that sun???
Birdie:
A real sweet girl.
ADOPTED
Bounce
is more reserved and quiet,
a real nice cuddle.
He has the curliest coat.
ADOPTED
Checker
is Mr. Social Butterfly.
ADOPTED
Dice
is a quieter pup,
more reserved,
but real sweet!
She is one of the
smaller ones.
ADOPTED
Hoops
is the biggest girl
and is a mellow pup.
ADOPTED
Kite
is very playful
and entertaining.
ADOPTED
Kicks
has been out having
fun in the puddles.
ADOPTED
Skip
is a quieter guy but
still has lots of
goofiness up his sleeve.
ADOPTED
Volley
is active
and social.
ADOPTED
Yoyo
is very
interactive
and social.
ADOPTED
October 15
Five pups are adopted, five to go
Checker, Yoyo, Lego, Hoops and Birdie have been chosen for new homes. That leaves Bounce, Dice, Kite, Skip and Volley still waiting for homes.
New photos will be coming when the sun shines again!
October 2
26 day update!
I had the priviledge of babysitting my 4 year old niece Lyndy today. We had lots of fun with the pups. She was learning how to help me. At one point after taking some 300 pictures I asked if we should get more pups and take more photos. She said, "No, I think I'm full."
I replied, "You mean you had enough?"
"Yes." was her simple reply. How cute is that! 🙂
And you know... by the time I was done taking a variety of pictures today I was pretty well fed up too! 😉
My niece Lyndy with Yoyo, before she got full.
These pups of Nite Nite's and Dayo's are a strong, healthy bunch. They're already out of the whelping box, and wanting to climb outside. These pups are developing nice coats and a variety of personalities. Some are whiny right now, but in couple of days they will be over that and on to something else.
They like the extra cuddles and are starting to enjoy the neck nuzzling we do to calm them. They're getting more active and responsive every day. I'm amazed how every litter is so different from each other. This litter shows lots of potential for smarts and non-shedding qualities. I'm looking forward to see how they develop over the next 4 weeks...
Bounce
is the smallest male
curly-coated and sweet.
ADOPTED
Birdie
is a gentle soul and
very lovable. She has
a straighter coat,
but so did Fred/Amos
(Yesterday's Pups) from
Nite Nite's litter last
year. Imagine that
kind of coat in black!
ADOPTED
Checker
is the biggest,
black boy,
curly and confident.
ADOPTED
Dice
is my sweet baby girl
the smallest and sweet.
ADOPTED
Hoops
is a sweet,
medium-sized girl
with a wavy coat.
ADOPTED
Kite
is much like her
sister Dice. Gentle
and sweet. This girl
is in the running
for my favourite...
(but for anyone who
knows me they are all my
favourites- they all have
something unique and
wonderful about them!)
ADOPTED
Lego
loves to hear
his voice at the
moment. He is quite
the boy. He's getting
used to the snuggles
but seems somewhat
independent at this
point in his life.
Lego is getting
more handling and
soon he will blend
in with the rest.
ADOPTED
Skip
is a gentle
boy and he
likes snuggles.
ADOPTED
Volley
is a big
fluffy boy.
ADOPTED
Yoyo
is a sweet and
adventuresome male!
ADOPTED
Please remember -- these are all general statements about the pups. Their personalities (and coats) change and mold a lot while they are here.
September 6
Nite Nite has a perfect 10!
Nite Nite had 10 pups -- 6 boys and 4 girls. 4 boys are cream and the rest are black!
The theme for these pups names was inspired by the "Hoops and Yoyo" characters on Hallmark e-cards. We're big fans, so we continued on with a sports/game theme. The boys are Yoyo, Volley, Lego, Bounce, Skip and Checker. The girls are Hoops, Birdie, Kite and Dice.
We thought it so nice that Nite Nite had her pups a day early, and even mid-afternoon, so we didn't lose any sleep! The pups are all even in weight with no runts. They're all doing well and gaining weight.
Each has their own "stool" at the milk bar... that works out perfect 😉
Nite Nite is handling the larger number of pups very well, even though she had over 3 times as many pups as last time.
I've been in contact with the families who adopted her last litter and none of those pups shed. They are all enjoying their pups. You can see one of them "Amos" (Fred) on Yesterday's pups.
I expect great things from these pups once again. Dayo passes on genes with great personalities and Nite Nite is just a sweetie. Dayo is 60 lbs and Nite NIte is 75 lbs, so I estimate these pups to be anywhere from 55-85 lbs when full grown. These pups will be ready to go home the first of November!
Hoops dreams of sinking a basket shot.