SHADOW & KRUSE LITTER 2004

DAM TORNADO MIDNITE SHADOW SIRE CH HUNT CLUB SHO-N-TAIL RISKY BUSINESS "KRUSE" 10 GORGEOUS PUPS...3 YELLOW GIRLS, 2 YELLOW BOYS; 3 BLACK GIRLS, 2 BLACK BOYS...GOOD JOB SHADOW & KRUSE! DAY 1 HERE'S SHADOW CLEANING UP HER BABIES AS USUAL!  SHE'S SUCH A GREAT MOMMY! SHADOW SURPRISED US BY WHELPING A COUPLE OF DAYS EARLIER THAN WE EXPECTED!  SHE HAD 8 OF THE 10 PUPS BEFORE WE EVEN GOT UP THIS MORNING!  GOOD THING SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING!!! SHADOW ACTUALLY HAD 11 PUPPIES, BUT, OUR VET HAD TO REMOVE THE LAST ONE (BLACK FEMALE) - UNFORTUNATELY, SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT IS PRETTY COMMON, ACTUALLY, ESPECIALLY WITH BIG LITTERS.  THIS IS A GREAT LITTER - ANYWAY!  THESE ARE SOME STRONG, BEAUTIFUL KIDS! THESE KIDS ARE JUST HOURS OLD IN THESE PICTURES!  I ACTUALLY TOOK SOME MORE PICTURES, BUT, THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME AT THIS AGE...THE PUPS AREN'T DOING MUCH...NOT MUCH TO SEE WELL, THAT'S IT FOR NOW...MORE PICTURES COMING SOON! 1 WEEK OLD HERE'S THE WHOLE CREW AT 10 DAYS OLD...WE LOST A BLACK BOY AT 2 DAYS OLD...NOT SURE IF HE GOT LAID ON OR WHAT HAPPENED WITH HIM...MARK AND I WARMED HIM IN THE OVEN AND HAND FED HIM, BUT, HE DIDN'T MAKE IT HERE THEY ARE PRACTICING SEGREGATION...SOMETIMES I WONDER!!!  IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE HOW MUCH THESE PUPS HAVE GROWN IN JUST A FEW DAYS! I KNOW THIS PICTURE IS BLURRY, BUT, I WANTED EVERYONE TO SEE HOW NICELY THE PIGMENT IS COMING IN ON THE YELLOW PUPPIES...HER NOSE IS ALMOST PURE BLACK ALREADY! HERE'S THE YELLOW KIDS...THESE PUPS ARE INCREDIBLE!  BIG, SHORT, STOCKY BLOCKY-HEADED PUPS WITH AWESOME COATS!  LOOK AT THOSE BIG, FAT, YELLOW PUPS! HERE'S TWO OF THE YELLOW PUPS KISSING...ISN'T THAT SWEET!? HERE'S THE LAST PICTURE OF THE YELLOWS FOR THIS WEEK.  AS YOU CAN SEE, ONE OF THE KIDS LOOKS A LITTLE DARKER THAN THE OTHERS...THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SEEMS TO BE THE LIGHTEST ONE IN THE BUNCH...ALL THESE COATS ARE AWESOME AND THE MARKINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL! HERE'S TWO OF THE BLACK KIDS...BLACK GIRL IN THE FRONT...BLACK BOY IN THE BACK SAME TWO PUPS HERE...THE FEMALE IS SMALLER AND FINER-BONED THAN THE MALE BEHIND HER...BOTH ARE JUST PRECIOUS! HERE'S THE OTHER 2 BLACK GIRLS...AS YOU CAN SEE THE ONE IN BACK IS A LITTLE BIGGER BODIED...BUT...THE ONE IN FRONT HAS A BIGGER, BROADER, BLOCKIER HEAD.  THESE COATS ARE BEAUTIFUL TOO!  THESE ARE SOME OF THE NICEST LOOKING COATS I'VE SEEN ON PUPS THIS AGE! 2 WEEKS OLD HERE IS THE WHOLE CREW AT 2-WEEKS-OLD...AREN'T THEY JUST GORGEOUS!!!  THIS IS BY FAR, THE BEST LOOKING LITTER SHADOW HAS EVER PRODUCED!!!  FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, THE COLLARS ARE AS SUCH:  YELLOW BOYS:  BLUE & RED COLLARS; YELLOW GIRLS: YELLOW, ORANGE, & GREEN COLLARS; BLACK GIRLS:  RED, WHITE, & BLUE; AND THE BLACK BOY HAS NO COLLAR HERE'S THE 2 YELLOW BOYS BITING ON ONE ANOTHER...THE PUPS ARE JUST GETTING TO THE AGE WHERE THEY ARE STARTING TO TRY TO PLAY MORE PLAYING HERE'S A BETTER VIEW OF THEM HERE'S A HEAD SHOT ANOTHER HEAD SHOT OF THE YELLOW BOYS...THESE KIDS HAVE SOME AWESOME HEADS!!! HERE'S BLUE COLLAR YELLOW BOY...HE'S THE LIGHTER COLORED AND BIGGER OF THE TWO YELLOW BOYS...BOTH ARE VERY NICE PUPPIES! HERE'S RED COLLAR YELLOW BOY UP WALKING AROUND...HE IS SOOOO CUTE!!! HERE IS THE INCREDIBLE BLACK BOY...HE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES IN THE WHOLE LITTER! LOOK AT THAT AWESOME, BIG, BLOCKY HEAD!!!  HE HAS A BROAD MUZZLE THAT HAS A 90 DEGREE STOP!  HIS COAT IS THICK AND HE HAS A GORGEOUS OTTER TAIL...HE IS INCREDIBLE! BLACK BOY AGAIN...YOU CAN SEE THE "STOP" ON HIS NOSE HERE HERE'S ALL THE BOYS HERE'S THE YELLOW GIRLS...THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE HAS A YELLOW COLLAR ON AND SHE IS MY FAVORITE PUPPY IN THE WHOLE LITTER!!! THESE GIRLS ARE INCREDIBLE!!!  I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SHADOW PRODUCED THESE BLOCKY-HEADED PUPPIES!  I'M QUITE SURE THAT KRUSE HAD A LITTLE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT (NO OFFENSE, SHADOW)!!!! HERE'S THE LAST SHOT OF THE YELLOW GIRLS FOR THIS WEEK...THEY ARE AMAZING! HERE'S THE BLACK GIRLS...THEY ARE PRETTY ADORABLE TOO!  GORGEOUS, SHINY BLACK COATS, CUTE LITTLE BODIES, SWEET PERSONALITIES (ALREADY) AND HEADS THAT FIT THEIR BODIES WELL! RED COLLAR GIRL IS THE SMALLEST PUP IN THE LITTER...SHE HAS THE MOST ADORABLE SHORT, PETITE BODY! BLUE COLLAR BLACK GIRL HAS THE BIGGEST HEAD AND BODY THERE'S RED COLLAR GIRL SAYING HI TO EVERYONE WITH HER EYES WIDE OPEN!  ALL THE PUPS EYES ARE OPEN NOW AND THEY ARE ALL STARTING TO WALK MORE REGULARLY HERE'S THE WHOLE CREW AGAIN...THEY HAD THEIR TUMMIES FULL AND WERE THINKING ABOUT A NAP THESE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST 2-WEEK-OLD PUPS I EVER REMEMBER HAVING!  THEY ARE HUGE AND BEAUTIFUL! WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR THIS WEEK...HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PICTURES!  THESE ARE SOME INCREDIBLE PUPPIES...MARK & I COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED WITH THIS BREEDING! WE HAVE 2 BLACK FEMALES, AND 1 BLACK MALE STILL AVAILABLE FOR PLACEMENT AT THIS TIME (1/23/04)