White Girl 8 weeks

Don't let her pink collar fool you ... this is the white girl posing for her pics at 8 weeks. I saved her pics to post till last just so her new mama would see her when she checked this morning! This is Olivia ... cute as a bug and trouble looking for a place to happen!

Socialization 8 weeks

We believe that puppies can not be over socialized. For the rest of the summer the pups that remain here will meet a new person, place and/or dog every day. We had 20 teenagers at our house on Tuesday and the pups got lots of lovin!

Green boy 8 weeks

This is Wally. He is hanging out with us for the summer.

Gold Girl 8 weeks

This little one is staying here for now. She has the dark mask and penciling on her feet that her dad has. It will fade as she gets older but it creates a beautiful expression in her face. We are still debating her name in our house ... her registered name is A'Dell's A River Runs Through It -- the book that takes place on the Blackfoot River in Montana. I want to call her Brooke. Other members of this house want to call her River. We shall see.

Orange Boy 8 weeks

And this one stays here as well .... Atticus did not want to stand on the table!

Burgandy Girl 8 weeks

This little beastie is staying here. Meet Harper.

Blue Boy 7-8 weeks

Black Boy 7-8weeks

Hot Pink Girl 8 weeks

Check out the reading material!

Pink Girl 8 weeks

Turquoise boy 7 weeks

Decker and His Babies

Sleeping 7-8 weeks

The babies spent the remodel time laying about. They mastered the art of sleeping and found that air conditioning vents, small comfy beds and great postions made it better!

Fourth of July ... or "Why we Need New Carpet"

We had planned to take out the much dilapidated carpet in the front room after the babies went home. However, the afternoon of the 4th the pups escaped their x-pen in the front room and "holy sh****". So .... the next few days meant ripping out carpet and installing the much needed laminate! The icky "before" pics are attached along with a very festive "Hey .... look at Mom's Knitting! pic

Puppies Trip to Vet 7/3/09

I am behind in updating but I thought I would take advantage of insomnia to post a few pics. The pups went to the vet for shots, worming, microchips and a general update at just shy of 7 weeks of age. I wanted them to have all they needed several days before they went home. They were troopers. My vet commented on how amazingly calm they were. He had a lab the day before who had to be taken in the back and muzzled just to get a shot and these babies did not even budge at shots OR microchips.

Oliva

Just for Donna ... this was the only one I could tell was her yesterday. She is a busy bug! :)

Babies 7.5 wks

Photos expertly offered by Scott Stehle, puppy owner and excellent shot!

The Time Has Come

One of my favorite books growing up was Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now. The Narrator tells Marvin "The time has come, the time is now, Marvin K. Mooney you please go now" and proceeds to detail all the ways that Marvin can go. My favorites include the Crunk Car and the Gazoom but he also was offered car, foot, bike and more.

This morning I took the last walk around the garden with my babies behind me. I have always been someone who is not afraid to cry if that is the right thing to do and this morning, the joy of the cool morning and a gaggle of babies combined with the bittersweetness of letting go of the pieces I have of my Essie girl do cause my eyes to sting.

I am excited for each of you my families to get their babies -- some today, some in the coming weeks. I have carefully chosen my homes and feel with confidence these babies will be cherished, adored and bring great honor to both their parents. Please know that there were many who asked, but only a few who recieved in this case!

I know I will probably struggle to say farewell tomorrow. It is not a reflection of how good a home someone is think, merely a reflection of the challenge it is for me to close this chapter in the book. In the end "The time had come, so Marvin went." I know it is time.