The Arboks & I met up with Rosie & Weather last night. Interesting to see how the pups are developing, each following a different pattern. Letty is still pretty much together, still moving quite well, and her tail is looking somewhat better. Lucas is starting to look like a string bean but still moves pretty well, a bit loose-jointed but not bad. Weather has grown the most and is lovely to look at but her beautiful gait is gone for now as she has started developing in pieces and her proportions are off.
It's interesting to watch pups develop, each of them a bit differently. We always joke that once you make your selection, it's better not to to re-evaluate the pup again for quite awhile, as most pups go through some ugly stages. Best to just enjoy and train the pup, and hope that eventually the pieces will fit together again!
Argus was a rubber band as a youngster, no body, no chest, as rubbery as can be. But cute! Watson grew up all in "one piece" and always looked good, but that's the exception. As Letty goes through her growing stages, I will have to remind myself to admire the cute, and not worry too much about the finer points!
Lucas goes off tomorrow to his new home. Rather than going to Jessica, as Don wants to keep one of the Crupens, he'll be placed locally and we will keep show rights. Lucas is a handsome pup, happy and sweet, and will be fun to show, and we know that Eloise and her family will do a great job of raising him to be a good citizen. He will be their 3rd Paisley boy. We'll take a look at Lucas occasionally to see how he's coming along, but mostly just let him enjoy his puppyhood as a well-raised pet. When he's ready to show, we'll borrow him back on weekends.
Now it will be MY job to keep Miss Letty entertained, and house-training begins seriously tomorrow as she moves to a crate in the kitchen. I'll make the pen much smaller, but leave it up for awhile so if I am going to be gone for more than half a day she can be in her pen rather than in a crate.
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| Argus at 4 months |
It's interesting to watch pups develop, each of them a bit differently. We always joke that once you make your selection, it's better not to to re-evaluate the pup again for quite awhile, as most pups go through some ugly stages. Best to just enjoy and train the pup, and hope that eventually the pieces will fit together again!
Argus was a rubber band as a youngster, no body, no chest, as rubbery as can be. But cute! Watson grew up all in "one piece" and always looked good, but that's the exception. As Letty goes through her growing stages, I will have to remind myself to admire the cute, and not worry too much about the finer points!
Lucas goes off tomorrow to his new home. Rather than going to Jessica, as Don wants to keep one of the Crupens, he'll be placed locally and we will keep show rights. Lucas is a handsome pup, happy and sweet, and will be fun to show, and we know that Eloise and her family will do a great job of raising him to be a good citizen. He will be their 3rd Paisley boy. We'll take a look at Lucas occasionally to see how he's coming along, but mostly just let him enjoy his puppyhood as a well-raised pet. When he's ready to show, we'll borrow him back on weekends.
Now it will be MY job to keep Miss Letty entertained, and house-training begins seriously tomorrow as she moves to a crate in the kitchen. I'll make the pen much smaller, but leave it up for awhile so if I am going to be gone for more than half a day she can be in her pen rather than in a crate.
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