We still have puppies available!

Update on 25 November: Three of our puppies have gone to their new forever families, and two have been reserved, so we now have three still waiting for adoption!

Sweet little girl - avalable

This sweet girl is the tiniest of the litter and will mature to about 15-18 lbs. She is very quiet and calm and absolutely adores snuggling with her people. She play hard, though when her big brothers get a bit rough she'll duck out of the play. She has been on several outdor adventures and enjoys playing in the grass and leaves (or snow! - but be sure not to lose her as she blends in!) She is mostly white with a few small caramel marks on her back. She will be happy in a family with children (4+) or a couple or single who have lots of love to give, preferably where she is not alone too much as she has lots of love to give. We think she's adorable!

Big active boy - available

(yellow collar)

This boy is a big fella who will mature to 24-28 lbs once fully grown. He is very active and playful and prefers to be with people than on his own. He lets you know when he wants attention or needs somethings, and is very people oriented. He will do best in a family where at least one person is home most of the time so he can enjoy their company as much as possible. Children (6+) will be welcome (especialy if they want to play!) but not required.

Active chocolate girl - available

This chocolate girl is a fairly active pup who loves to run, play, pounce, give kisses, and snuggle. She is generaly quiet and happy and is happy playing with her siblings, with her people, or just exploring on her own. She wil mature to about 18-22 lbs. Her dark chocolate coat is likely to fade as she gets older an turn a striking silver-cafe just like her mama. She is friendly and inquisitive and quite confident. She will do well in an active family with or without children and should be okay in a working family as long as she gets plenty of attention when her people are home.

Happy caramel girl - RESERVED

This girl is quite active but also a good listener and very friendly. She likes to play tug, ball, or pounce with her sibs. She is a pretty caramel colour that should not fade much (except in the sun!) with a cute white blaze on her forehead. She is quiet, happy, and a hard player. She will mature to about 18-22 lbs. She will do well in a family that is active and spends time playing outdoors, with or without children. 

Big cuddly boy-RESERVED!

(black collar)

This boy is a big fella who will mature to about 24-28 lbs. He loves being wit people and is always one of the first to come running when we enter the puppy nook. He plays rowdy with is sibs and eagerly plays tug with his people. He is relatively quiet and moderately active. He will do well in a family where there at least one person is home most of the day, as he would be too lonely on his own for long stretches. A family with or without childen will be fine, as long as he gets plenty of attention and play time. 

Big calm boy - GONE HOME!!

(Black diamond collar)

This is another big (but not quite so big) boy who will mature to 22-26 lbs when full grown. He is fairly quiet and laid-back, independent but snuggly, inquisitive but attentive to his people. He plays hard, runs fast, and sleeps well! This boy loves to snuggle but is not demanding of attention. He is a happy, content fella who will do well in a family with children (4+) or with a single or couple who are home eenings and weekends to spend time with him. 

Trick or Treat!

Some of the pups got into the costumes...

   Happy Halloween!  

And remember... leave your dog at home, so it doesn' get scared by all the strange people in weird costumes.

Meet the puppies

In this post we will give you a brief description of each of the puppies.

First, the chocolate female: She is very friendly and loves giving kisses.She is very active and adventurous - she will not hesitate to explore anything. She i also quie uiet and wil not whine to get attention.

The chocolate parti girl is next. She is a  bit shy at first, but quickly gets over it and also lkes givng kisses but not as much as her sisters.When she was a litle puppy she was very noisy but since she started walking she has gotten very quiet - we think he just wanted to be mobile!! In new situations she askes a few moments to get her bearings before becoming comfortable with her surroundings.

The third puppy is the caramel female She is one of the smaller pups and is very very active, rambunctious nd excited. She is an adventurous and playful girl who never stops running when she is awake. She is an extreme kisser and is has a lovely sweet temperament.

The first boy is strong, cute, has a good build, is sweet and somewhat independent - he doesn't always need to hang out with the rest of the pack. 

Then we have the first  aramel parti girl who is also petite, cute, sociable, good-tempered and playful. She will fight back with her brothers and sisters - if you bite me, I'll bite you!! But in a fun way, of course.

Then wen we have the second boy who is quite independent minded and very inquisitive. He is a very playful just like his two tiny sisters. His is one of the most kiss puppies and very snugly. he always lets you know when he wants attention and is very vocal about it!

The second caramel part girl is very cute and doesn't have many spots so we  call her Angel as she is mostly all white - and very very beautiful.  She adventurous like her caramel parti sister but not so bold. She is a little bigger than that sister but one of our smaller pups.

Finally, the last boy is is a real people puppy - whenever we go into the puppy corner to play he is right there wanting to be picked up, petted, played with  and cuddled. You can barely turn around witout him beingthere, butting out his brothers and isters to be sure to get (more tha) his air share of people time. For al hat, he doesn't insist on attention when you are not in the corner with them.

photo!!!!!!!!!!!

first picnic

I would like to start off with a caveat / apology – I had eye surgery in early September and recovery is taking longer than anticipated which is the primary reason for the lack of updates on the blog and website – I simply cannot see very well yet, which makes doing anything on the computer difficult. We have implemented Windows’ built-in accessibility features for low vson and these are helpful but not quite sufficient. Eve with them, I tire quickly working on screen. However, thins do seem to be slowly improving so I am hopeful I will be able to post more frequent updates henceforth.

Secondly, my keyboard has gotten “sticky” and doesn’t respond to every keystroke I make, especially when  get typing fast, so soe of the words might be missing letters -  will ry to make as many corrections as I can but I might miss some, so please forgive me! As for photos, I really ca’t tell which ones are in focus and which not, so some of them migt not be that great. For my last post I had my kids’ help, but this time I am going it solo as they are at school and it is challenging to find time after homework and dinner and a bit of play time for them to lend a hand at this too (though somehow they usualy find 30 inutes or more to play X-box or watch YouTube!!)

Finally, those of you who have received bizarre e-mails from me – I’ve been using my iPhone for e-mail as the settings make it easier to read text than on the compjter, but I seem to have “auto-orrection” turned on in a couple of languages, and it is actually auto-miscorrecting (!!!) so I had some weird things going out before I realized the problem and started proofreading to make sure  e-mails made ense!!!

Okay, enough of that – on to puppies! They turned a month old on Sunday and are real little dogs now! They’ve found their feet and are happily scurrying around the puppy corner on the vinyl floor, wagging their little tails and squaking to let us know they want food or attention.

Galena is stl nursing frequently but we are also starting to feed thems some puppy mush to supplement the milk and get them used to other food. As their teeth grow in we will decrease the mushiness of the food and let it stay more and moe solid until they are eating straight kibble by the time they go home in late October. All of them have at least the beginings of their upper canines poking through by now, ad a few have a couple of incisors and molars sarting to appear too. This, of course, is what makes it more and more uncomfortable for Galena to nurse tem – who likes to be chewed on the niples??? So the fod we give the pup wil be less “supplement” and more “that’s it” as time progreses.

With the lovely fall weather we are enjoying these ays, we took the pups outside to play in a nearby grassy area on Sunday afternoon. At fist they were a bit uncertain of this new strange sensation under their feet, but it didn’t take long for them to start exploring a bit and playing in the green grass. Mama came along to supervise (and so she would’t get anxious ifher babies all disappeared into te great unknown without her). We spent about 20 minutes outside and had a grand time! As the weather continues nice we will take them outside more. By Thanksgiving I expect we will be able to have some fall leaf play – alays a fun activity!!

Now is the time when we start seing more of their personalities coming through, too – which nes are more adventurous , more cuddly, more playful, etc. I wilprovide you with some specific descriptions next post.

Reminder that I would appreciate phone calls these days (tjoug I am now checking e-ail more regularly. If you do e-mail and don’t get a response within 2 days, plase call 613-552-3066 or 613-260-3447.

Pictures of puppies!!

 Note that these pictures are a bit old - as in they were from one week old and the pups are now three weeks old and have their eyes open and are walking a bit. We will take more pictures and upost them soon (ish).