Introducing Magnum

We went to the airport again earlier today to welcome a new arrival to Ottawa:

CD Maggie’s Magnum Rocky Road!!!

Magnum is a chocolate phantom stud-quality puppy that I have bought together with Linda of Canadian Doodle Puppies (also located in Ottawa). Magnum was born on March 14, 2011, at Canadoodles Australian Labradoodles in Grand Forks, BC. His dam is CD Sugar’s Maggie Muggins and his sire is Rivermist Colby, aka MacDuff. Both are mini chocolate phantoms.

Magnum arrived just before noon after a long journey from Grand Forks involving a 2.5-hour drive, 3 flights, and about 24 hours in transit. That’s an awfully long journey for little guy! I took the kids to greet him at the airport and he was happy to see us all. He'd actually arrived in Ottawa two hours earlier than anticipated, but we were not made aware of this so by the time Linda arrived he was wailing and yowling and wanting freedom! By the time we arrived a half hour later Linda had let him out, taken him for a pee, and given him enough attention that he was happy, calm, friendly, and outgoing. What a trooper!!

Magnum will be living with Linda’s pack until we find a Guardian Home for him. (Any interested parties, please contact me.)

Magnum is just 5 days younger than Galena, for whom he will be a potential mate once both reach maturity. They would produce chocolate minis with possibly some chocolate phantoms and creams. I also intend to use him with the puppy we plan to keep back from Garnet’s litter to produce black phantom and possibly chocolate phantom or cream puppies.

Magnum Rocky Road gets his name from the high-end ice cream company, Magnum, and the ice cream flavour Rocky Road which, being a chocolate ice cream with marshmallows and walnuts, reflects his chocolate-and-tan colouring and his status as an unaltered male (i.e. with “nuts” – haha!).

 

 

We welcome Magnum into our program.