Puppies!

It has been a while since the trip to Ohio with Satin for the purposes of breeding to Jimmy, but we do have puppies as a result of that trip. Only 2 puppies this time, both boys (because we seem to have that as our specialty) but nice and healthy of course! They were born on June 30 via c-section after a period of fruitless labor, not uncommon in 1 or 2-puppy litters. In this case it was not big puppies but was a logjam at the exit point, with neither puppy yielding to the other.
At any rate Satin had a rapid and problem-free recovery and the puppies are, needless to say, fattening up a LOT every day due to no competition for milk.

So here is a first-18-days album.

birthday!

Satin doing well the day after

18 days old, eyes opening and nose filling in

Trip to Ohio

Took Satin to Ohio to be bred to Jimmy (AKC Ch. Sirius Copper Still of Harmony Hill) and was able to do a quick photo shoot for owner Lori Schlarb.

Summer Plans for puppers!!

Satin bounced back well from her litter of puppies born around Christmas, and she is in season and we have decided to proceed with her next litter now for several reasons. The biggest ones? Summer puppies are much easier for us and for her, and as I said she bounced back so well that it makes sense to go with her natural inclination to breed now.

So the particulars are : Satin is ASCA Ch. Milwin Inkwell Black Satin CGC

The planned sire is AKC Ch. Sirius Copper Still of Harmony Hill

If all things go as planned puppies will be due at the end of June or beginning of July, and would be going to new homes at the end of August or beginning of September. All colors are possible in theory, but I am not sure whether Satin is red factored so for now I will simply say tri's and blue merles expected, reds and red merles possible.

 If you have been in touch with me about puppies recently and I had nothing available, please get back in touch if this litter interests you.

As always, Debbie Mills and I reserve first picks on puppies and these decisions usually cannot be finalized until puppies are 7+ weeks old (they go out to new homes at 8 weeks). But as always I encourage interested companion homes to come meet my dogs and get to know Satin and, eventually, the puppies.

I do not expect any show prospects to be available but hope for some agility, obedience or rally homes. If this planned litter is anything like Satin's last litter the puppies should be sweet and apparently very biddable and bold. The litter will be raised at my home as always.

Spring has sprung!

Spring has arrived in Maryland just in time after a long snowy winter. When I last posted there were puppies still here getting ready to go out to their new and permanent homes.

Well, 2 months later they are all well settled in at their new homes. . Tri Boy has become Ticker (aka Inkwell Milwin This Just In!) and has gone to live with his aunt Favor, and Julie Rigby, for a career in agility and the conformation ring. To that end he had his debut at the Gateway ASC shows preceding the AKC National specialty (USASA). In puppy classes Ticker showed well with Julie and won his class in all 3 shows, and in one he was Reserve BOBP under judge Sue Holtz.

Ticker moving in the ring

Ticker in the ring

Ticker!

Ticker's first podium shot

 I also took his sister, Carly, along for the experience. She is owned by co-breeder Debbie Mills.

Carly and Ticker

Ticker actually used the skateboard for a short ride but I missed it with the camera.

Favor, Carly and Ticker

Carly
I also took Ribbon to USASA and as a veteran (10+) Maria Neff showed her in Veteran Sweeps and in regular veteran sweeps classes. She was 2nd in Sweeps under judge Kerry Kirtley and 3rd in Veterans. Here is her sweeps photo. 

Such a good girl!

she also enjoyed a couple of sessions a day of frisbee play AND had a shoot with our friend Olivia Frost, one of the finest photographers out there. Thanks Liv!

Olivia Frost photo

Almost all gone!

Puppies went to their new homes last week but I did get some photos of the last few to leave after the snow came, so here they are.

tri girl, to be kept by Debbie (and, presumably, to be named at some point!)

Frosty faces on Tri girl and Patch

Powdery snow

Ooops

whooosh

and down the hill

Snowy Satin

Posing on the steps

Powdered Patch

Profiles

 and the grownups got to play as well, of course

Noisy yard-full of dogs

Ribbon and son

My old man Flash, youthful in the snow

Frozen tennis ball

Interception

Ribbon

Satin

And lastly, the only puppy still here at my house is the tri girl, until she goes to Debbie this weekend. It was too cold for outdoor shots today so we played indoors.