2 Weeks Old Feb 9, 2007

Neither Blitz nor Cloudy have been bred before, so we don't know exactly what we'll get. What I expect are small, happy go lucky, people oriented dogs. Blitz is an energetic goof. He loves to play fetch. We have a 3 ft tall ex-pen put up as a fence across one end of the yard. It was supposed to keep the dogs away from Aidan's swing set. Instead, it just gives the dogs extra exercise as they run across the yard. I toss the ball or frisbee across the yard, and Blitz just flies over the fence to get it and bring it back. (At least this increases the workout he gets!) But once he's done playing outside, he insists on coming back in to be with people. No lounging in the sun for this boy - he wants to lay in my lap! He's an 'in your face' kinda dog. Cloudy, on the other hand, is a low drive dog. She's the only aussie that won't jump the ex-pen, even though I'm sure she could. She rough houses with the other dogs, and is then content to lay in the shade outside. When she comes in, she stretches out on the floor beside me. She definitely isn't in my face non-stop. So they should balance each other nicely. Hopefully the pups will get Blitz's head and topline, and Cloudy will help mellow the temperament.

I'm very excited to see the quality of these pups. Blitz's maternal uncle, Storm, took Best of Breed at Westminster a few years ago, and Cloudy's paternal aunt took Winner's Bitch at Crufts (the world's biggest dog show, held in England)! So there's some real potential here.

Danny and I are British mystery fanatics. I was going to use musical terms for this litter, but Savannah suggested using names from our favorite shows. What a great idea! These aren't permanent names, they're just 'call names' for while the pups are here. When the pups are between 4 - 5 weeks old, and are paired with their new families, we will call them by the names their new families have chosen (if they've done so).

Cloudy's such a proud mommy!

Here they are, in alphabetical order

Barnaby

Foyle

Frost

Hetty

Lewis

Morse

He's smiling for the camera again in the top picture.
He has more white than Frost, and more copper than Foyle.
Goldilocks would say he's just right!

Poirot

Rosemary

Another puppy that needed my 'secret weapon' to get her to hold still. ;~)
The mark on her neck looks like an arrow saying 'This Way Up'

Thyme

If this booger keeps up at the rate she's going, she's REALLY going to need a job to do!

Okay, you knew it was just a matter of thyme before the bad puns started.....

Frost on the left, Foyle on the right.

This many pups can be overwhelming!
(Notice Rosemary on his chest, you can see the arrow on her neck.)

Poirot giving Morse a hug.

This clip shows some of the joys of doggy motherhood that I'm glad we don't share!

To visit their newborn pics, click here

To visit their week 1 pics, click here

Weight Chart

Pups are 'small standards', meaning AKC registered Aussies, but on the smaller side, approximately 18-20" tall.

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Visit 'Our Dogs' and click on the pedigrees under Cloudy and Blitz to find out more about each dog, and see below for the pedigree on the litter.

Naturally, parents have hip, elbow, and eye clearances, and the puppies will have their eyes cleared before leaving. Puppies will also be microchipped, and families will be provided with a DVD on how to clicker train (obedience train) the new puppy.

Our puppies are raised in our house with our 5 children, all of our dogs, and our many cats. They're VERY well socialized before they leave! ;~)

Pedigree for Blitz/Cloudy litter

Ch Brigadoon's One Arrogant Dude                                        Ch Brigadoon's California Dude CD HS STDs                                                      Ch Windswept of Windermere CD                          Ch Royalaire's Heartsafire Tsali CGC TC TD                                                       Ch Briarbrook's Game Plan                                        Carolina's Touch My Heart                                                       Ch Almond Joy of Southwynd CD           Snowcrest's Thundering Lightning                                                        BIS BISS Ch Moonlight's Hottest Thing Goin'                                        Ch Moonlight's Rollover Beethoven                                                       Ch Jazz of Bainbridge                        Ch Snowcrest's Lightning Strikes Twice                                                      Famous Amos Bear                                        Montana's Blue Ravin' On Q                                                       Dream Come True On Q Blitz/Cloudy Litter                                                     Ch Some Like it Hot of Adelaide                                     Ch Moonlight's Hottest Thing Goin' CD                                                       Gingerbred Sweet Success CD                         Ch Snowcrest's Xtream Xposure                                                        Vista Bliss' Sir Lucky Luke                                        On Q Ames to Please                                                     Riverview's Black As Coal          Bonza's Clouds in My Coffee                                                       Ch Siena's Power House                                        Siena's Red Hot to Trot                                                       Siena's Brite City Lite                         Bonza's Cascabel                                                       Topnotch Toone                                       Topnotch Jalepeño of Bonza                                                       Topnototch Truce indicates an ASCA Hall of Fame sire or dam