On February 14th Amore celebrated her fourth
birthday!! A Valentine’s Day baby, she was named for love… In celebration of
her birthday, Mo received a lovely new bright red Martingale collar. It stands
out nicely against her black fur.
Amore is now in heat and we are breeding her to Puppy Love’s
Moto Moto, a red parti boy. She travelled to Alberta last Friday and arrived home yesterday.
We have a confirmed mating!! The two of them tied twice, on
Monday and Wednesday, so we are expecting puppies!! This pairing will produce
some fine red/apricot and black puppies, all parti carriers. We are hoping for at
least two apricot/red females to retain/trade, and the rest will be gravy!
Moto is described as having strong pigment, a stocky build,
and sabre tail (the Labradoodle ideal). He is “a wonderfully fun loving little
guy” who is “extremely smart … the star of the Agility class … incredibly
athletic and eager to please.” He “loves children and gets along really well with
the other dogs.”
Amore has some red in her lineage – her maternal grandsire
and great-granddam were red – so we are sure hoping she has the ability to
produce some nice reds, but we shall see.
These puppies will be due around April 20th, give
or take a couple of days. Pregnancy will be confirmed based on an ultrasound
done in late March. The pups would be ready to go home around June 22nd
– just in time for summer holidays!
Stay tuned for an invitation to submit your guesses for the
next instalment of our “Guess how many puppies & whelp date” contest!!
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