Introducing in birth order ....

Of course, I'm not a BIT prejudiced, lol, but this is a very nice litter. What surprises me about them the most is the degree to which they all seem to have Itty's body type ... for the most part they are cobby bodied and compact. They are so healthy, too ... were born with a padding of fat over their ribs and shiny, inky black coats. Truly, we are blessed and the next days and weeks are going to be busy, I know, but rewarding. Meet the puppies ... here they are in order of appearance ... enjoy!


This little girl weighed just over ten ounces and has a natural bob tail that won't need shortening. She is built like her Daddy, has rear white socks, a left front sock and a right front stocking. She has the cutest little symmetrical blaze and a little bit of white on her neck. Her tummy is white with a black spot in the middle.


This boy was on the larger size at 12 and a half ounces at birth. He's built more like Molly than most of the other puppies (longer bodied) and is VERY vigorous and strong. (We've been calling him Tarzan!) He has a small mismark where the white surrounds his right eye (it should be colored). He has a black tear drop on the top of his head and four white half stockings. He had a full length tail.


It seems like in every litter there is one puppy that has a personality that stands out from the rest from the beginning, and this little puppy is definitely that puppy in this litter. My husband has nicknamed her "Diva". She is quite vocal about what she does and doesn't like, lol. She was the largest puppy in the litter at birth at almost 14 ounces, and she had a full length tail. She has a white stocking on her right front leg, a half stocking on her left, and two rear socks. She has a tiny feathery blaze, a white nose and a LOT of attitude!


This fellow was almost eleven ounces at birth. He had a quarter length natural bob tail. He has his mother's spot of white on the back of his neck. His left front leg has a white sock and his right front leg has a half stocking. His nose is evenly white on both sides.


This is a mellow puppy. He was twelve ounces at birth and had a full length tail. He has a half collar to the right, front half stockings and rear socks. His blaze is neat and regular and he's just a really nice looking boy.


This little girl was no sooner born than she won my heart simply for looking like Itty! She was the smallest of all the puppies at birth at only 8 and a half ounces. She had a 1/2 natural bob tail, a neat white blaze, front stockings (the left one slightly longer), and rear socks. She has Itty's neat, compact body and truly does seem to be a female version of him!


This was the largest boy in the litter at 13 ounces. He had a 1/2 length natural bob tail and is very symmetrically marked with a full white collar, matching white stockings up front and matching socks in the rear. He has a small, even blaze. A most handsome puppy!


This sweetie weighed ten and a half ounces and had a full length tail. He has a narrow full white white collar and a narrow blaze. His left front leg has a half stocking and his right front leg has a sock. Both hind legs are socks. He also had one rear dewclaw.


This guy weighed ten ounces. He had a 1/2 bob tail and four white socks. He has a LOT more tan than any other puppy in the litter ... he will be a handsome young man when he gets a bit older! He also has a cresecnt of white on the back of his neck and a small blaze that goes down the center of his nose and veers to the right. Tan is already noticeable on his cheeks and legs.


I accidently forgot to transcribe what this fellow weighed and tossed the original paper, but he is a nice healthy boy! He was born with a full length tail. His front legs are half stockings and his rear are socks. He has a three quarter white collar to the right and a pretty blaze and white on his nose.


This handsome fellow weighed in at 12 ounces even. He had a 1/4 length natural bob tail. He has an even, short blaze and both of his front legs have stockings and both rear legs have socks. There is a crescent of white on his neck that tilts to a half collar on his right and he has an arrow on his neck that points up to his head. He had two rear dewclaws. He probably wouldn't be here but for my kindly vet who gave me a syringe of oxytocin to have on hand. After number ten was born Molly stopped laboring and seemed to think she was through, but I could still feel this little guy in there. Thank you, Dr. Darch!