Most of the pups were out playing this morning. The little ones move so fast it's difficult to get any pictures of them, so I had to wait until they slowed down some.
Huxley
Ifurita at the big gate. That gate is to divide the yard into big and small, small being for night time when there is danger of snakes (passed now that it isn't so warm.) It is not hinged, so we can remove it entirely and create a big opening. The pups often run back there when they're being chased.
Nazgul and Linnaeus. Linnaeus is something of a screamer, he can dish it out but he can't take it and frequently runs shrieking into the house because someone has given his skin a yank like Nazgul is doing here. Nazgul's sister Nura is at the vet today, getting blood drawn for her rabies titer.
When the pups are very small, the big dogs are really indulgent with them. They allow the pups to simply come up and take objects like toys or sticks. As the pups get older, the big dogs are not so indulgent and the pups learn that you can't always get what you want. Lolly has a stick, and Nazgul really wanted it. She wandered all around him, testing him to see if he'd let her take it. Lolly didn't want to give up the stick and he is letting her know it in the second picture.
Digging holes is always a popular activity.
The trighans are hardly puppies any more, since they are almost ten months old and pretty close to full grown. Brunhilde, top, with Domina in the hole.
Miss Minna has also passed the puppy stage, and didn't do anything this morning except for observe in a dignified manner. She has started getting fuzzy again, maybe she's preparing for winter.
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Geez, digging is one thing, but your dogs are apparently trying to sneak up on China.
They are all looking wonderful, The cidlings are shooting up now!
I though Huxley was Nazgul as I scrolled down until I saw the white feet.
Brunhilde is looking good and Domina from what I can see this probably the amount of coat I'd like for winters up the Scottish Gleans.
What is Lolly's breeding he looks a very nice Saluki.
They all have to be among the happiest dogs in the world!
Lolly (Zoolal) pedigree (actually his brother):
http://pawvillage.com/pedigree/pedigree.asp?ID=TQ4ISMH5TW
Lolly is a big, robust dog. I was very disappointed in his front, he has a very short upper arm and for a long time he was very clumsy on turns. But he is just two years old and lately has been improving in agility a lot, his major growth has stopped and he's starting to fill out. I think maybe he is just a late bloomer.
Since the Cidlings are catching up with the Tazis I constantly get Huxley and Nazgul confused, I have to stop and look closely. The way he is growing he will bypass her in height and I won't have to guess any more!
Domina will lose almost all of that, it's puppy fuzz. They are all shedding some but once they have their first heat I expect all four of them to blow coat like crazy, then we'll see how much hair they'll really have and whether it will have a finite length. Very pleased with all them so far.
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