Chaz Puppies of 2015

[GatorDog]

Selections were made, and Poodle boy (blue collar male) is staying with me

Introducing Apostle vom Feuergarten, call name "Church"

7/12/15 by Alexis Roy, on Flickr

7/10/15 by Alexis Roy, on Flickr

 

[Beanie]

Yay puppy with the tongue sticking out!

YAAAAAAS
BEST

I am so happy for you!!

 

[StillandSilent]

I notice Everest is tailed. Is Journey? I really love the look of tailed Auspices and it always makes me curious when breeders quit docking/cropping.

Either way she's precious. Will you be keeping her name?

 

[Annabell]

There was a time that I never thought I'd be open to a bi eyed dog haha. But now that I know she's mine I think she's completely adorable. I am so happy she's mine and am really looking forward to getting to know her. She sounds fantastic.

And yes, she is keeping her name.

The bi-eyes are definitely a change from brown eyes, but I think they're stunning. I think it's so interesting to see how our preferences for looks and temperament change depending on the dogs we get.

And I absolutely love the name Everest. It's been on my "name list" forever (but for a male). Also the names Everest and Journey just go so well together. I'm excited to watch her grow and see all that you two accomplish together!

 

[Toller_08]

Selections were made, and Poodle boy (blue collar male) is staying with me

Introducing Apostle vom Feuergarten, call name "Church"

Yay! He was my favourite boy.

The bi-eyes are definitely a change from brown eyes, but I think they're stunning. I think it's so interesting to see how our preferences for looks and temperament change depending on the dogs we get.

It is funny how preferences change or become irrelevant. Before I got Journey I was all about red merle and nothing else haha. Now I love all of the colours and find I care less and less about appearance in general. I've discovered that I'd never turn a dog down based on appearance at all, and end up loving my dogs regardless of their colours. Already I think Everest is the most adorable little puppy ever and I'm sure I'll be used to the bi eyes in like an hour of meeting her or less lol. I think she's beautiful already. It's just something different. I've never had an interesting looking dog before.

I notice Everest is tailed. Is Journey? I really love the look of tailed Aussies and it always makes me curious when breeders quit docking/cropping.

Either way she's precious. Will you be keeping her name?

Journey is docked and not docking isn't necessarily a policy going forward. These puppies have their tails based on the types of homes that were interested in them and because their breeder decided it would be interesting to see just how much of a difference tails may or may not make. I'm not sure what she'll do with her future litters, though.

And yep, Everest is keeping her name.

 

[StillandSilent]

I love her name. And there are so many cute nicknames that can come from it.

Updated pictures of the Glitch. While he was not born to the bets of circumstances, and did not come to me trough the best of circumstances or at the best of times, I am so thankful for him. He is smart, confident and the exact dog I was looking for. Everything I have asked of him, he has moved bravely forward and done to the best of his ability.

At the moment, we are having major tooth loss, and the poor little guy is down to 1.5 canines, but it hasn't slowed him down a bit.

Copy of his glamor shot. It's a picture of a picture, so excuse the weird light on top, but it shows how pretty his colors have become

He is now 5 months and up to 23 lbs. He's going to be a monster!

Working on a down/stay among the Science Diet at work. Just like Gimmick, he's obsessed with those little crack nuggets

My boss would crap if he saw this, but Glitch hopped right in the dryer on command, even though it moved underneath him. Finding a snack in the lint trap was a bonus in his mind

Whippet Tantrum because he couldn't get the vines on the other side of the fence

Roozles always help their Mommy with the chores

 

[DanL]

Here's Nola
@ 8 weeks

@ 12 weeks:

and
6 months (20" tall, 54lbs)

About 5 months here but my favorite pic of her.

 

[Southpaw]

I have to brag about how good my puppy is. We spent last week at a lake cabin with some friends - 5 adult humans, a one year old baby, 2 adult dogs, and the puppy. Hazel was so so good. She stuck around the cabin and came when called, though that's not shocking since she's still little. She was calm in the house and didn't have any accidents until the last day (compared to 2 a day at home). She was super well behaved when we went to my friend's parent's house an hour away to watch the World Cup, and his dad even liked her enough to let her on the couch (he's so not a dog person, and the adult dogs weren't allowed on furniture). He was carrying her around saying "I like this one! She's so soft!" lol We went for ice cream and she charmed all of the little kids and was super calm and patient in line and while we were eating.

The most surprising thing is that she was awesome with the baby. I figured she would knock him over or nip him, but she was extremely appropriate and sweet with him. The adult dogs avoided him as much as possible, but she seemed to genuinely enjoy interacting with him and didn't get nervous or upset when he was a little grabby.

So proud of this puppy! I hope she doesn't turn into a terror in a couple months because she's just perfect right now. Her only fault is that she wasn't interested in swimming. She would play in the shallows and attack the waves, and fell into the lake at least twice a day (off the little ramp thing that lead into the water), but she never seemed interested in swimming out on purpose.

That stuff is the best


We are finally starting to get in sync over here. Housebreaking is going muuuuch better, we are having a good amount of accident-free days, and on days where he does have an accident it has only been 1 instead of the 3-5 that he was having daily. I have gotten smart and put him out on the tether when I get ready for work in the morning and when I come home for lunch, he's not the biggest fan of it and usually just sits at the door waiting, but this way I can be efficient with my time and get done what I need without slacking on supervision.

We're starting to put cues to sit and lie down and he's catching on to that. Getting more responsive to his name and it's adorable when I call for him and he comes running around the corner and leaps at me and grabs onto whatever he can and tugs - which is usually my hand/arm. I'll sacrifice my body parts if it makes him excited about coming to me.

Not a big fan of being crated at home, unless it's "his" idea (I'M NOT TIRED LET ME OUT), however miraculously he's a perfect angel for the 10 hours he's crated when I bring him to work.... I finally unpacked my Manners Minder though so I've been working on it at home with that. I'm just so worried about upsetting the neighbors if they hear him crying.

I'm also really freaking impressed with how well he walks on a leash. He doesn't put on the brakes or spook or do any silly nonsense... he just waddles along and carries his leash in his mouth.

20150708_183028 by cinSun9, on Flickr

Anyway I kind of love him. He's also growing too fast and weighed 6.25# today, on the 1st he was only 4#.

 

[Elrohwen]

Anyway I kind of love him. He's also growing too fast and weighed 6.25# today, on the 1st he was only 4#.

He is teeny tiny! Hazel was already about 8lbs at 8 weeks. How big do you think he'll be as an adult?



Also, Glitch and Nola are beautiful!

 

[GatorDog]

He is teeny tiny! Hazel was already about 8lbs at 8 weeks. How big do you think he'll be as an adult?



Also, Glitch and Nola are beautiful!

OMG you people make me think these things are going to be beastly. They're 6 weeks and my small females are a litter over 8 lbs and boys are 10+

 

[Elrohwen]

OMG you people make me think these things are going to be beastly. They're 6 weeks and my small females are a litter over 8 lbs and boys are 10+

Well, I expect Hazel to be around 40lbs, or a bit under, so hopefully your GSDs get bigger than that

Those are huge puppies though for only 6 weeks! How big is dad?

 

[Southpaw]

He is teeny tiny! Hazel was already about 8lbs at 8 weeks. How big do you think he'll be as an adult?



Also, Glitch and Nola are beautiful!

Parents were 35-40ish pounds. So hopefully around there lol and not much bigger!

 

[Elrohwen]

Parents were 35-40ish pounds. So hopefully around there lol and not much bigger!

Interesting - that's basically the same as where I expect Hazel to end up. Not sure how much her mom weighs, but judging her next to Watson I would guess less than 40lbs. Watson is at the upper end of the 40's. I'm surprised he is starting out so much smaller that her. It will be interesting to see how he grows. Maybe she will slow down growth before he does.

 

[Southpaw]

He's actually so far pretty on pace with Juno's size at this age and she weighs right around 45lb.

 

[Elrohwen]

He's actually so far pretty on pace with Juno's size at this age and she weighs right around 45lb.

Maybe Welshies are just big puppies! Both Watson and Hazel have been about the same number of pounds as weeks old. So 8lbs at 8 weeks, and 14lbs at 14 weeks, give or take. Hazel was actually 14lbs at 12 weeks I think. They are pretty big boned though, with big paws and thick little legs.

Watson's brothers are over 50lbs but I think they are overweight. Thin and trim Watson is about 45lbs.

 

[GatorDog]

Well, I expect Hazel to be around 40lbs, or a bit under, so hopefully your GSDs get bigger than that

Those are huge puppies though for only 6 weeks! How big is dad?

Sire is about 78-80lbs and Carm is low 50's..We will see!

 

[sassafras]

Sire is about 78-80lbs and Carm is low 50's..We will see!

That's the approximate sizes of Toast's mom and pop and he's about 70# at 8 months. Have fun with your moose!

(Although to be fair he also has siblings who are in the high 40s and low 50s now.)

 

[DanL]

That's the approximate sizes of Toast's mom and pop and he's about 70# at 8 months. Have fun with your moose!

(Although to be fair he also has siblings who are in the high 40s and low 50s now.)

Gunnar seemed to go in even increments when he was growing- 40lbs, 4 months, 50lbs 5 months. He was 70lbs at 7 months and then slowed down. He's about 90lbs now, but was around 85 when he was super active.

 

[Southpaw]

Pretty sure there is not much cooler than a 9 week old puppy offering behaviors and being so focused and motivated during training.

And he was curiously watching some people play tennis when we went to the park, but easily engaged in playing with me. Love!

 

[Toller_08]

Pretty sure there is not much cooler than a 9 week old puppy offering behaviors and being so focused and motivated during training.

And he was curiously watching some people play tennis when we went to the park, but easily engaged in playing with me. Love!

That's awesome!! I'm so glad you're enjoying him so much. He seems like such a fun puppy.