Long delayed update!

Whew!  Between a busy work schedule and these guys the time is just flying by!  I spend pretty much all of my free time with the puppies these days.  They started going home this past weekend, including two that flew to Tennessee and North Carolina, here's an update:

Herbie (brown collared boy) is now named Teller and lives with his papa Sagan in Tennessee

Hank (green collared boy) is now named Axyl and lives in North Carolina

Hector is now named Harley and lives in the east bay

Hellen (black collared girl) is now called Pepper and lives in northern California

 Halle (orange collared girl) is now named Stella and will be living locally

 Horton (white collared boy) is now named Rocky and will be living here in the bay area

Honor (dark blue collared girl) is now named Dream and will be living in far northern California

Hillary (Lt Blue collared girl) is now named Marlee and will be living in Oregon

 And last but not least, this is Hacker (purple collared boy) and he'll be staying here with me.  :o)

I am so pleased with the quality of this litter.  Tommie and Sagan did a great job!  Special thanks to Holly Waldrop, Sagan's owner, for making him available to Tommie as a stud dog.  And thanks so much to all the families who are loving these kids (or will be very soon!).  It makes their going-away a little easier knowing how much they are loved.  I hope to keep updating this blog with pictures of what the puppies and their families are up to throughout their lives. Thanks for following along!!  (((Hugs)))

Hearing tests

Puppies celebrated their 6 week birthday this weekend.  They also had their BAER hearing tests on Saturday.  BAER stands for Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response and measures what the brain registers during the test.  Everyone hears although Horton is a "uni" - meaning he is deaf in one ear, his left one.  After each puppy was tested they were microchipped - that was the hard part but necessary.    It was a long day for them, a two hour drive in each direction (actually it was a long day for All of us)

I was able to take a few pics of some of them as I held them during the testing.  Three tiny electronic wires go just under the skin, they don't even feel it when they're inserted.  Then a small ear piece is placed in one ear, then the other, measuring what the brain "hears".  The wires are removed once the test is complete.  The response for each ear is documented and will be sent to OFA (Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals) and registered with each puppy.

Hellen

Hillary

Hank