2 1/2 weeks old

Loving this little litter of pups. Their eyes are open and they are starting to stumble around and test out their legs and even a little bit of playing going on. They are big for their age, of course 4 puppies and 10 nipples equals plenty of milk. I am going to start them on puppy food soaked in formula and processed in the blender this weekend. I think they are totally ready for it!

Their little personalities are starting to show. The big boy, Turbo, is outgoing, playful, and a ton of fun. Sugar is a lot like Turbo, outgoing, playful and a real tail wagger. Cinnamon is coming into her own and starting to play and have fun with her brother and sisters. She lets them start the playtime, watches them for a few, then picks the perfect moment to jump in and join them. Honey is the smallest, quietest one. Very sweet and calm. She plays and likes to be in the middle of her pack, just doesn't initiate any of the silliness (yet!).

Turbo on top of his sisters, getting ready for a nap.

Sugar yawning!

Honey checking out where Cinnamon is headed.

Turbo - looking around to see if the milk truck is joining them. He is always the first one ready for meal time!

Turbo and Sugar, distracted from playtime by their mom walking by. I'm not so sure they see her as much as they smell her and hear her. They are just starting to use their eyes.

This is typical Honey and Cinnamon, while Sugar and Turbo get all excited looking for their mom and feeding time, these two hang out and wait a little more calmly until she actually jumps in the whelping box with them - then it is a race to the nipples!

Honey waiting patiently!!! She reminds me of Chase from the last litter, so polite.

Sutter is glad there is only 4 of them! They are getting sooo big. It is almost time to relieve her of the menial tasks of feeding and cleaning them - now my work starts! And she gets to concentrate on shaping their little personalities and teaching them how to be nice litter mates and get a long with each other and get ready for their new families.

1 week old today!

They are getting cuter! This is the little boy with the blue collar, he is now being called "Turbo"

Here are the girls, Honey (purple) Sugar (green) and Cinnamon (orange).


Awww.....

We have puppies!

Sutter is a happy girl. She had her babies on May 3rd. And just as I suspected it wasn't a full litter, but a half of a litter works just great for us right now. She had 3 girls and 1 boy. The girls range in color from a darker girl (Cinnamon) to a medium colored girl (Honey) to a light colored girl (Sugar) and the boy is a big blonde guy! My boys are calling him Diesel, but I am not sure that name is going to stick.

Cinnamon is on the left with Diesel next to her, then Sugar and Honey is on the right. Honey is the smallest and Diesel is the biggest. Sugar and Cinnamon are about the same size with Sugar maybe being just a slight touch bigger for right now.

Sutter is loving this 4 puppy thing. She is happy and relaxed and so are the pups. That is Sugar curled up on her mom's front leg and Cinnamon and Diesel on her other front leg with Honey tucked in back.

Sally playing with her boy!

Sally is so sweet. She has been raised with her boy and they obviously love each other! Sally and Ruby look very similar to each other. A golden retriever with whiskers! Whiskers aren't always a good thing for a girl, but I think Sally and Ruby are the exception.

Roca!

Roca was the smallest and darkest colored pup in Sutter and Sam's last litter. She is still a little bit smaller than the others, and still the darkest. But definitely one of the cutest. Her family says she is a great pet, walks easily on a leash and hasn't been a big digger or chewer. More of a bird chaser. The bird dog instinct seems to be thriving in this litter!

Sherman at 5 months

Here is Sherman at 5 months. He was the biggest boy out of Sutter and Sam's last litter. He is still big and chunky! At 6 months old, he was shorter than his sister Ruby, but out weighed her by 10 lbs. A big, soft, pretty boy!

Dana and Roux

Dana!


Dana after her haircut!

Dana and her half sister Roux. Roux's dad is Maxximus, the black standard poodle, where Dana's dad is Sam, the F1 goldendoodle. Roux is curlier and bigger and Dana is a little smaller and not quite as curly. They are both adorable.

Sisters!