Please note that at this time, all of these puppies have homes.  Our next litters will be in the Spring of 2016 (God willing).

How can this even be possible?  I have spent so much time just scooping poop, feeding, and playing with puppies that I’ve failed to post pictures and videos.  I am so sorry.  Plus, I just completed the comprehensive exam for my master’s degree and finished my last class, so that is in the books.  This summer will be a welcome reprieve.  Also, my experiment with teaching full time has been fruitful this semester, as it made me decide that I do not want to do it.  The family and dogs need me too much, especially with Charles’s travel schedule.  This will be the third time that I’ve gone back to work full time while having three kids and I plan on it being my last (unless our situation changes).  But enough about me!

I moved the puppies outside two weeks ago on Friday and they immediately took to being in the outdoor kennel with the fresh air and sunshine.  Being inside is okay, but it just doesn’t provide the stimulation that birds and squirrels and the ever-changing weather provides.  The first week they did not venture out of the kennel, but now they are on full-blown play-in-the-woods mode.

Over the weekend, I want to get individual 5 minute videos on each litter and individual photos for each pup, then get them posted.  I already have our male pup picked out of Velma and Ben’s litter, and have some ideas on a few of the other pups.  Many of the locals have been by on kennel visits and have given their input on the traits that they are looking for.  Now I need to reach out to the new owners out yonder about what they are looking for.  I plan on having picks finalized by Sunday, May 3.  We go to the vet on Monday, May 4 for shots and microchips.  Then the pups go home between the evening of Friday, May 8 and Sunday, May 10!

Here are some photos from the last few days.  The photos of Velma and Ben’s litter were taken on Sunday.  I was trying to squeeze everything in before the rain started back up, but that was a fail.  So, the pictures from BB and Sam’s litter are from yesterday.  Here is the video too: 

Whassup?

Whassup? (Ben x Velma)

Squaring off (Ben x Velma)

Squaring off (Ben x Velma)

I'm just gonna stay here (Ben x Velma)

I’m just gonna stay here (Ben x Velma)

In the tools (Ben x Velma)

In the tools (Ben x Velma)

Turkeys in the straw (Sam x BB)

Turkeys in the straw (Sam x BB)

Running amok (BB x Sam)

Running amok (BB x Sam)

Still running amok (BB x Sam)

Still running amok (BB x Sam)

All over the place (Sam x BB)

All over the place (Sam x BB)

I got up early this morning in order to post, but it is time for me to get ready to go take care of the puppies before school.  I apologize that I ran out of time to post the pupdates that I have of previous litters, I will be sure to do that this weekend.