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May through September was a busy time in the TexAun household tending to Phil and Polly’s six energetic puppies. During August and September, Gracie and Kiwi went to families in New Mexico, Barney went to a family in Arizona and Dory went to a family in Minnesota. Ace was the last to leave today, going to another family in New Mexico. The house sure is a lot quieter (sniff, sniff) and we can’t wait to get lots of photos of the kids with their new families.
Violet is staying with us as a show prospect and has done well in a couple of puppy matches. She won the Terrier group in one of them and the Best In Match judge said she would have been her second choice for best in match (if there was such a thing).
Six Weeks Old and Halfway Home!
Edgewood, NM - Well, Polly’s gang is halfway (to their new) homes. They outgrew the whelping box at five weeks. We moved them to bigger quarters, so they can more easily play, rough house, and grow up. There are puppy playpens inside and outside of our home. The playpens are equipped with pet cots and litter boxes (for that head start on house-breaking). But they still love sleeping together on a blanket in the inside playpen. Click here for many new photos and a movie.
Weaning is well underway, started at four weeks. The puppies have progressed to dry crushed puppy food. But, mom will still jump in the playpen to nurse once or twice a day. That should end in about one week and then it will be time for their first shot…a DAP combo. Puppy evaluation will be at a “party” in two weekends.
Bo, Valle and I are headed to Long Beach, CA next weekend for the Long Beach, Beverly Hills and Great Western Terrier Shows while everyone here holds down the fort. And, Valle gets to see her second “mom” Betty as she will be at the shows.
Polly’s Puppies Are Three Weeks Old!
Edgewood,NM - Time flies! Polly’s babies have nearly quadrupled in weight, their eyes and ears are open, tail-docking sutures are removed and super puppy training is complete (click here for more on the early neurological stimulation exercises we do with our puppies). And, they’re starting to move around alot…sitting, walking (kindof)…and developing that terrier attitude. More movies and pix have been posted. Click here to see them.
Polly had her litter of six puppies today from about 7am until noon, four girls and two boys. All are healthy and immediately began nursing. We visit the vet on Tuesday for tail docking and dew claw removal.
None of us can recall how it came about, but we decided to do a Gilligan’s Island theme to temporarily identify the puppies. In order of birth, we have Ginger, Gilligan, Mary Ann, Lovey, Skipper and Professor. We ran out of girl names since I couldn’t convince everyone to use Bunny (Bunny was in the never released pilot and was replaced by Mary Ann). So, Skipper is a girl…hope Alan Hale isn’t frowning down on us.
Edgewood Litter Permit #080409
Well, we’re just back from the vet and six puppies it is…any day now!
Phil’s (Ch Benayr Wild-Eyed Philosopher) being the typical guy, kickin back and hanging out with his posse (and getting ready to pass out cigars if he could). Polly (Ch Benayr Norwegian Blue) is in “nesting” mode trying to dig through towels and anything else she can to try and get comfortable while she does all the work.
Stay tuned and we’ll let you know how things go in the next few days, including pix and movies. And, if you’ve been waiting to get that ideal combination of big dog in a small package with just the right amount of energy and personality, it looks like we’ve got two more puppies than we originally thought. You can write to us at take.me.home@NOSPAMtexaustralian.com. Don’t forget to remove NOSPAM from the email address or your email will disappear in the dark abyss of cyberspace, never to be seen again (or at least certainly not by us).
