Day Fifty Eight

And now there is one!!!! OR should I say four....

Pictured below is Susan who has been waiting for some time for her two girls Magnolia and Daffodil. I usually won't let two puppies go to the same home but I am certain that Susan is ready for the challenge! I will miss all the puppies but Magnolia had a special place in my heart and letting her go was not easy. As an added bonus Susan lives close to my good friend, Judy, who does a remarkable job with her three Dal boys. Judy came with Susan to pick up the girls and we had a very nice visit!

So let me introduce you to Rim Rock's first NUA addition. She was Lilac but we are shortening her name to Lila. Formally she will be known as....

RIM ROCK'S U GOTTA B KIDDIN'

I want to say THANK YOU to all of you who have followed the adventures of this litter. It has been an experience and a labor of love. I won't be updated daily now but please check back often for updates on these 9 wonderful Dalmatians and the people who are sharing their lives with them.

Day Fifty Seven

And then there were three... What could be better socialization for three little liver girls than a visit from four children. The puppies were as happy as the children at this encounter.Today Burdock went to his new home with Milt and Roberta. He will have a senior Doberman friend and he will get to meet his first kitty. He may even get to spend some time in the company of horses!

Week Eight

"Hey... go get your own toy....this one is mine..."

I am sure the puppies can't figure out why I keep putting the toys back in the toy box after they get them out. Today I trimmed the toe nails. It will be the last time I do this for most of them because after this weekend just Lilac will remain. It is sad to see them go but it is time. I am looking forward to begin with Lilac's socialization. I will be taking her with me to the shows and will enroll her in a puppy kindergarten class. It is so important to have them get all kinds of new experiences at this tender age. If young puppies don't get socialized they may become either spooky or reactive when out of their comfort zone.

Day Fifty Five

And they call it puppy love! Burdock and his angels

MMMMM...ears taste good!

Gambit did some thing today she never did before. She went into the pen and regurgitated for the puppies. I know it is natural and normal but I can certainly live with out it. She didn't do that with her first litter but they were all in their new homes before this and I didn't keep one. I was surprised that she gave up some of her food because she is a ravenous chow hound but she has been such an attentive mother it shouldn't have surprised me.

I took off Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but it is back to work for me tomorrow.....

Day Fifty Four

Daffodil is entertaining herself with a toy. It was rainy again today so the pups had to spent a good bit of the day indoors. Lilac is searching for the best toy.

HMMM.....which liver girl is the NUA?
Below is a picture I received today of Tulip who may be called Tia now....I am not sure yet.

Pictured below is Viola now Violet on her way home at a rest stop with her new Mom Ellan.

This sign was made by a friend of Pat and Ellan's while they were here picking the puppy up!

Day Fifty Three

And then there were four...Today Dahlia went to her new home to live and be loved and spoiled by George, Barbara and Granddaughter Katie. She will also have a big liver K9 best friend named Forrest! Perhaps she will be called Sadie!
Because it rained most of the day the puppies had to stay inside and play. Below are some pictures of them burning of some energy!

Magnolia is forever trying to escape the pen with a toy so no one else can have it. Because she is the smallest she has learned how to outsmart the big ones. She is a hoot to watch! The day started out with five puppies and when I woke up no one had pooped in the pen all night! As soon as I put them out they all ran to the grass and did their business. Good puppies!!!!

Bizzi had a very rewarding day today because she finally managed to catch and kill one of the groundhogs that has been driving her crazy all spring. She has been watching this group of groundhogs in a field behind my father's house but of course she is in a fence so she can't get to them. Today she managed to run out the back door when I was not paying attention and ran like the wind over to where the groundhogs were. She grabbed one of them and killed it so fast it didn't know what hit it. Then she proceeded to bring it to me like a trophy and wanted to bring in inside to show the other dogs. She is a very sweet gentle dog with people and other dogs and particularly the puppies but she has a very high prey drive. We had to put a strand of electric around the bottom and the top of the fence so she couldn't figure out a way to get our chickens.

Day Fifty Two

Here is Daffodil sound asleep. They played very hard outside today and of course i forgot to get some good pictures. Below they are all sound asleep for the night. However, they wont let me sleep past 5:00AM. Tomorrow Dahlia will be leaving for her new home.

Day Fifty One

As the puppies start to leave I can notice a difference in the one remaining. This evening they were somewhat noisy which up until now they were a quieter than normal litter. They finally went to sleep which sounds like a great idea. Today Viola met and was instantly in love with her new parents Pat and Ellan. Pat and Ellan recently lost their wonderful companion Iris so Violet will have bit pawprints to try to fill but I am sure that her new parents have plenty of room in their hearts for this new little sweetie. Brier went home with Mary Kay and Zack this morning. Mary Kay and her husband Dennis have a big brother to Garrett they got from me 10 years ago. Zack was just a boy then. It was great to see Mary Kay again and she hasn't aged a bit and is still beautiful. Zack is all grown up!

Here is a picture of Daisy who is adjusting to her new home quite will it seems!

Day Fifty

And then there were seven...Iris who is now Daisy is pictured with her new Mom Rita. Daisy has a lot of learning ahead of her. She will be a Therapy dog and bring joy to lots of people. She will have a best doggie friend too named Lizzie!
Pictured below is Tulip who also went to her new home today! I forgot to get a picture of her with her new family but I am hoping that Lindsay will take one and send it to me so everyone can meet her new family too!

Week Seven

Daffodil is expressing her unhappiness about being put to bed.I don't think that Gambit will ever wean them on her own.

Tonight is the last night the puppies will all be sleeping together because they are starting to leave tomorrow. I have done all that I could to see that they had the best start in life but now it is time to start letting them go. I have trimmed their nails weekly so they know and accept this as something that they must do. I have handled them and had many other handle them to get then used to being touched. I hope each of them has a wonderful, long, healthy life full of love and understanding.

Day Forty Eight

Here is Viola and Brier looking very cute.
I stayed home from work today so I could spend all day with the puppies watching to make sure no one had a reaction from the inoculations. Soon some one else will be laughing at their antics but for now I try to spend as much time with them as I can.

Here they are around the food bowl again. It is still impossible to tell which ones are NUA just by looking. One of the biggest arguments that the people who are against AKC registration of these genetically enhanced dogs uses is the fact that they are not marked like Dalmatians. I guess every picture tells a story. This one says that argument is false.

Day Forty Seven

ALL NINE PUPPIES ARE BILATERAL HEARING!!!!
Above is Dahlia actually falling asleep during her BAER hearing test. Most of the puppies were unfazed by this test. Burdock wasn't real happy that he wasn't in control of the situation but once he realized this was going to happen he settled but the others took it in stride.

Above and below is Lilac during her test. As you can see she isn't very concerned about the needles in her head or the earphones in her ears.

Daffodil decided that she would assist the Vet Techs. They got a kick out of her.

Below is the BAER testing machine. You can't really see it but the results of one of the puppies is on the screen.
After we got home for the BAER testing the puppies had a play break and something to eat and then it was off again to get their check-up and first shot. The Vet pronounced them healthy!