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Litter L - 2012

Lexi
Lexington, NC

Lexi was the first born pup & is one of the "twins" in the litter. Basically she is a black and tan girl with a slight amount of white on her rear toes, white front feet & some white on her chest, along with her chin. I expect the white on her back feet to completely disappear by the time she is grown. She also has a black mask on her muzzle. Lexi was born with rear dewclaws that have been removed.

4 weeks - Lexi can be quite the powerhouse in spite of her smaller size. She is still the smallest in the group, but only by a few ounces. She really seems to enjoy getting up close & personal so she can lick me in the face. She is a sweet little girl.

7 weeks - Lexi continues to seek me out on a daily basis for love & attention. I like how she focuses on her people. She just gets cuter everyday. At Claire's, Lexi was the last pup to be tested & by then it was really getting hot. She was quite "turned on" by the ducks and worked the whole time she was out there! At Jan's house, it took a little bit for her to see that things weren't quite so scary, but as soon as she realized that she could go up & down the A-frame, she offered to go back up without any encouragement!

Lane
Lane, SC

Lane was the second one to arrive and is our other "twin" in the litter. He does have a tiny blaze, which will disappear as he gets older, plus a white tip on his tail. All four feet have some white, along with his chest & his chin. He too has the black mask on his muzzle. He is one of the bigger pups. Lane was born with rear dewclaws that have been removed.

5 weeks - I really like Lane. He is a middle of the road sort of pup. I watched him learn how to play with one of Kira's red Kong balls this week. He went to investigate it, touched the ball & it rolled away. He went after it, touched it again & rolled it in a different direction. It was pretty cool watching him figure out how to make it work, plus entertain himself! Lane is still one of my "big" boys, but also still a cuddler.

Seven weeks - Lane is quite a cutie, and somewhat mischievous during his playtime with his littermates. Still our biggest boy, but can still be cuddled. At Claire's, Lane showed that he did notice the stock & was willing to work with Claire. Being food motived helped while we were at Jan's house. Following the cheese up and down the A-frame helped ease the scariness of it all. I am very happy in his confidence level away from home.

Lucky
Luck, NC

I was kind of surprised to see a pup with this much white on him, but it was still a welcome sight. Lucky has long white stockings on his front legs, a full white collar, white blaze (will be narrow when grown), white tip on his tail, a white chest & muzzle. Lucky was born with rear dewclaws that have been removed.

6 weeks - This week has marked a change in Lucky. He has become a little more laid back, where I don't know that I can say he is "still" the leader of the pack. Lucky will intentionally seek me out. He is still quite mouthy, but is responding to corrective growls/sounds from me. I don't mind the mouthy part of the play, as long as there is some bite inhibition. That is what I am trying to teach all the pups now. 😉 I can still find Lucky in the midst of most things that are going on around here. He & some of the other pups have figured out how to push open the x-pen, if I do not have it latched. He knows to look for the hinged area of the panels & then push. Smart boy!

7 weeks - As you can see from the pictures, Lucky was quite taken with the ducks & very willing to move them from place to place! He was happy to work with Claire while he was there. At Jan's, he discovered the power of cheese, and again, was willing to work with folks he didn't know & to try new things. It has amazed me to look under my chair or down at my feet this week & to see Lucky waiting to see what we are going to do. He's going to make a fine little working dog!

Lee
Lee County, NC

Lee is our only black and tan pup in the litter. Even though he has a small amount of white on his toes & under his chin, I expect these to be gone before he is grown. He is the other "big" boy in the litter. Lee was born with rear dewclaws that have been removed.

5 weeks - ee is one of my laid back boys. That said, I can always find him getting into some kind of mischief over the course of the day. 😉 If I have a thinker/watcher in the group, it would have to be Lee. It's like he is measuring what he should be doing prior to doing it. I do like the way he runs up to me, wagging his tail, waiting for petting.

7 weeks - Lee continues to be my most laid back boy of the group. I still can look for him to come and climb in my lap whenever I am down on his level. At Claire's, he was willing to work with her on a limited basis & noticed the ducks right away, however, it was hot & he was ready to get out of the pen before his time was up. 😉 At Jan's (Autumn Winds Agility Center), again, he was very willing to work with both Jan and her helper, Kay. Once he went up and down the A-frame the first time, he was willing to try again. Good boy!!!

Logan
Logan, NC

Logan is the pup that is marked the most like his sire, Drover. Logan has a three quarter collar, a fairly wide blaze, white on all feet, tip on the tail, white chest & muzzle. He was born with rear dewclaws that have been removed.

5 weeks - Logan is more laid back than Lucky, but if pushed, will stand up for himself. He is a fairly mellow guy; always seems to have a smile on his face, no matter what is going on around him. Logan appreciates the value of a good AC vent & will climb to the top of the puppy pile in order to push his way onto the vent. 😉 He was one of the first pups to master going down the steps.

7 weeks - Logan was a good little worker at Claire's house. Unfortunately, I didn't get very many good pictures of him. The ones with the ducks were mostly out of focus. 😉 The top picture shows him watching the ducks, the middle one is him going with Claire toward the ducks & the bottom one is while they are moving the ducks. At Jan's house, he proved to be willing to try things, especially when there was cheese as a reward! Logan is still one of my middle of the road pups & quite a love at times. I still "see" Drover when I look at him.

Lilly
Lillington, NC

Kira delivered 5 pups and then said she was through. I kept thinking that surely there was at least one more in there, but nothing was happening. After 3 hours, I figured she was done & had to go feed a friend's dog. When I returned, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there were 6 pups in the pen, instead of 5. Lilly was born 4 hours after Logan arrived. She is a lovely little tri-color and was the only pup born without rear dewclaws. Her neck markings are similar to her big sister Holly's and will give the appearance of a collar when she is grown.

5 weeks - Lilly is one of the softer temperament pups & fairly easy to correct. She is still quite a looker & more of a middle of the road type of pup. She comes when she is called & is happy to hang out with me. She has enjoyed pulling the bark off of the crepe myrtle tree in the front yard. That is a puppy type job & she does it well!

7 weeks - Lilly continues to be an explorer around here. She has a little bit of a mischievous streak in her when playing with the other puppies. As you can see from the pictures, Lilly was willing to work with Claire and the ducks for a little while. It was a very hot day there! At Jan's house, she showed quite a bit of confidence in mastering the A-frame quickly & then went back up on her own. She is quite a sweetheart when it comes time for cuddling!