Puppies pick up the infection from their mothers before they are born. The bitch may have been affected as a puppy herself and some larvae would have remained dormant in her tissues waiting for her to become pregnant. These resting larvae become active in a pregnant bitch and start to move through her blood vessels from where they pass through the placenta to puppies in the womb. The worms may also be passed through the mothers milk. Worming should start at two weeks of age and be repeated every two weeks until the puppy is three months old. At this age the frequency can be changed to monthly worming. At this point, consult your veterinarian for a routine worming schedule.

General Appearance: Strong, upstanding, with a degree of elegance. Distinctive coat.

Characteristics: intelligence, steady, reliable.

Temperament: Bold, friendly, self confident and independent. May seem aloof.

Head & Skull: Head wedge-shaped in both side and front profiles. In proportion to body size. Slight stop. Foreface and skull equal length. Planes of skull and muzzle parallel. Nose black in blacks and brown in livers.

Eyes: Large, not prominent, oval-shaped, obliquely set. Dark brown in blacks, in livers brown tone to blend with coat colour.

Ears: Rather small, set slightly above level of eye, lying close to head,covered with small curls.

Mouth: Jaws strong, with perfect regular and complete scissor bite, i.e.upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to jaws.

Neck: Strong and slightly arched, of medium length, free from throatiness and flowing freely into well laid back shoulders.

Forequarter: Shoulders well laid back and muscular. Upper arm and shoulder blade approximately equal lengths. Forelegs straight with strong pasterns and set well under body.

Body: Chest deep with well sprung ribs, oval in cross section with brisket reaching elbow. Forechest visible. Ribs extend well back into short,deep and powerful loin. Slight tuck up to flank. Topline strong and level. The dog should be slightly longer in body measured from point of shoulder to point of buttock than in height from withers to ground.

Hindquarters: Strong, muscular. Moderate turn of stifle. Hocks well let down and well bent.

Feet: Round, tight with well-arched toes.

Tail: Flows from topline. Should reach approximately to hock: carried straight on a level with topline when moving.

Gait/Movement: Effortless, powerful gait with good extension and drive. Parallel movement. At speed, legs tend to converge.

Coat: Body coat with a thick mass of small tight, crisp curls lying close to skin, extending from occiput to tip of tail: without undercoat or bare patches. Elsewhere hair smooth.

Colour: Black or liver.

Size: Ideal height at wither: Dogs 68.5 cms (27 ins), Bitches 63.5 cms (25 ins).

Faults: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportions to its degree.

Note: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

Published with kind permission from The Kennel Club

Both Baron's mother and CC's Father were born in New Zealand
Pictures on the 7 Generation pedigree page

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Curly Coated Retriever Club of Finland Breed Standard
There are a lot of dogs in this pedigree from Finland.

NORDV-02 SV-05 SUCH NUCH FINUCH INTUCH Caballus Oscar FIN 34593/00 A, d.o.b.:18-7-2000
Vento's father Oscar

NORDV-99 SUCH FINUCH GBSHCH Caballus Grand Slam

Int&FIN&N Ch, NordV-95-97-98, FINW-96-97-98-99-00, SW-96-98-00, JWW-96 Caballus Fair Dinkum.

Rasstandaard; De Curly in Nederland

Int, D, NL, VDH, Lux, DK Ch, JWW-98, W'98, BDSg'99, EUSg'99 Caballus Inferno.
Seger's father Sam was born in Finland but lives in the Netherlands.

NL, Lux, D&VDH Ch, BDSg-91, EuSg-92-93,WJSg-91, WSg 96 NLW96 Cornish Marksman

Algemeen beeld
Sterk, fier met een zekere mate van elegantie en een kenmerkende vacht.

Kenmerken
Intelligent, stabiel, betrouwbaar.

Temperament
Moedig, vriendelijk, vol zelfvertrouwen en onafhankelijk. Toont wat afstandelijk.

Hoofd en schedel
Hoofd wigvormig zowel van voren als in profiel. Hoofd moet in verhouding tot het lichaam zijn.  Lichte stop. Voorsnuit en schedel moeten van gelijke lengte zijn. Bovenbelijning van schedel en snuit parallel. Neus zwart bij de zwarte en bruin bij de leverkleurige variant.

Ogen
Groot, niet uitspringend en ovaalvormig, schuin geplaatst. Donkerbruin bij de zwarte en bij de leverkleurige in overeenstemming met de kleur van de vacht.

Oren
Tamelijk klein. Iets boven het oog aangezet. Vlak tegen het hoofd aanliggend en bedekt met kleine krullen.

Snuit
Sterke kaken, volledig en regelmatig schaargebit; dat wil zeggen dat de tanden in de bovenkaak nauw aansluiten over die in de onderkaak, en recht in de kaak staan.

Nek
Sterk en licht gebogen, middelmatig lang, vrij van keelhuid en vloeiend overgaand in goed geplaatste schouders.

Voorhand
Goed gespierde en naar achteren geplaatste schouders. Lengte opperarm en schouderblad bijna gelijk. Voorbenen recht met sterke middenvoet en goed onder het lichaam geplaatst.

Lichaam
Diepe borst met goed gebogen ribben, ovaal in dwarsdoorsnede. Borstdiepte tot aan de ellebogen. De voorborst dient duidelijk zichtbaar te zijn. Ribben liggen goed naar achteren en gaan over in korte diepe en krachtige lendenen. In de flanken licht oplopende buiklijn. Sterke en strakke toplijn. De hond hoort iets langer dan hoog te zijn, gemeten vanaf de punt van de schouder tot aan de punt van het bekken.

Achterhand
Sterk en gespierd. Matige kniehoeking. Spronggewrichten tamelijk laag geplaatst en goed gehoekt.

Voeten
Rond en compact met goed gebogen tenen.

Staart
Zet de bovenbelijning vloeiend voort. Reikt ongeveer tot aan de hak. In beweging ligt de staart in het verlengde van de toplijn.

Gangwerk
Gemakkelijk, krachtig gangwerk, goed uitgrijpend en energiek. Beweging evenwijdig, bij hogere snelheid neigen de benen naar elkaar toe..

Vacht
Lichaam bedekt met een dikke massa kleine, strak gekroesde krullen, die dicht tegen de huid aan liggen, vanaf de jachtknobbel tot aan het puntje van de staart. Geen ondervacht of kale plekken.  Overal elders is het haar kort.

Kleur
Zwart of leverkleurig.

Maat
Ideale schouderhoogte voor reuen 68,5 centimeter (27 inches) en voor teven 63,5 centimeter (25 inches).

Fouten
Iedere afwijking van de hierboven genoemde punten moet als fout worden aangemerkt. De beoordeling van de ernst van de fout moet in verhouding zijn tot de mate waarin de fout zich voordoet.

Noot
Reuen behoren twee duidelijk normale testikels te hebben, die volledig in het scrotum zijn ingedaald.

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CH Mathel Felicitation CR-CA3/38F/C CR-453G24F CERF
Seger's Mom, born in the USA

BISS Ch. Ptarmigan Walk The Wild Side CR-339G26M-T, CERF.

BIS, CH Mayhem Gentleman's Agreement

Beauty's father Jet, CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty JH,SH,MH WCQ CD CGC TT HOF ROM

General Appearance

This smartly upstanding, multi-purpose hunting retriever is recognized by most canine historians as one of the oldest of the retrieving breeds. Developed in England, the Curly was long a favorite of English gamekeepers. Prized for innate field ability, courage and indomitable perseverance, a correctly built and tempered Curly will work as long as there is work to be done, retrieving both fur and feather in the heaviest of cover and the iciest of waters. To work all day a Curly must be balanced and sound, strong and robust, and quick and agile. Outline, carriage and attitude all combine for a grace and elegance somewhat uncommon among the other retriever breeds, providing the unique, upstanding quality desired in the breed. In outline, the Curly is moderately angulated front and rear and, when comparing height to length, gives the impression of being higher on leg than the other retriever breeds. In carriage, the Curly is an erect, alert, self-confident dog. In motion, all parts blend into a smooth, powerful, harmonious symmetry. The coat, a hallmark of the breed, is of great importance for all curlies, whether companion, hunting or show dogs. The perfect coat is a dense mass of small, tight, distinct, crisp curls. The Curly is wickedly smart and highly trainable and, as such, is cherished as much for his role as loyal companion at home as he is in the field.

Size, Proportion, Substance

Ideal height at withers: dogs, 25 to 27 inches; bitches, 23 to 25 inches. A clearly superior Curly falling outside of this range should not be penalized because of size. The body proportions are slightly off square, meaning that the dog is slightly longer from prosternum to buttocks as he is from withers to ground. The Curly is both sturdy and elegant. The degree of substance is sufficient to ensure strength and endurance without sacrificing grace. Bone and substance are neither spindly nor massive and should be in proportion with weight and height and balanced throughout.

Head

The head is a longer-than-wide wedge, readily distinguishable from that of all other retriever breeds, and of a size in balance with the body. Length of foreface is equal, or nearly equal, to length of backskull and, when viewed in profile, the planes are parallel. The stop is shallow and sloping. At the point of joining, the width of foreface may be slightly less than the width of the backskull but blending of the two should be smooth. The head has a nearly straight, continuous taper to the nose and is clean cut, not coarse, blocky or cheeky. Expression--Intelligent and alert. Eyes--Almond-shaped, rather large but not too prominent. Black or brown in black dogs and brown or amber in liver dogs. Harsh yellow eyes and loose haws are undesirable. Ears-- Rather small, set on a line slightly above the corner of the eye, and lying close to the head. Backskull--Flat or nearly flat. Foreface--Muzzle is wedge-shaped with no hint of snipiness. The taper ends mildly, neither acutely pointed nor bluntly squared-off but rather slightly rounding at the bottom. Mouth is level and never wry. Jaws are long and strong. A scissors bite is preferred. Teeth set straight and even. The lips are tight and clean, not pendulous. The nose is fully pigmented; black on black dogs, brown on liver dogs. Nostrils are large.

Neck, Topline, Body

Neck--Strong and slightly arched, of medium length, free from throatiness and flowing freely into moderately laid-back shoulders. Backline--The back, that portion of the body from the rear point of the withers to the beginning of the loin, is strong and level. The loin, that part of the body extending from the end of the rib cage to the start of the pelvis, is short and muscular. The croup, that portion of the body from the start of the pelvis to the tail set-on, is only slightly sloping. Body-- Chest is decidedly deep and not too wide, oval in cross-section, with brisket reaching elbow. While the impression of the chest should be of depth not width, the chest is not pinched or narrow. The ribs are well-sprung, neither barrel-shaped nor slab-sided, and extend well back into a deep, powerful loin with a moderate tuck-up of flank. Tail--Carried straight or fairly straight, never docked, and reaching approximately to the hock. Never curled over the back and should not be kinked or crooked. Covered with curls and, if trimmed, tapering toward the point.

Forequarters

Shoulder blades are very long, well covered with muscle, and are moderately laid back at about a 55 degree angle. The width between shoulder blades is adequate to allow enough flexibility to easily retrieve game. Upper arm bones are about equal in length with shoulder blades and laid back at approximately the same angle as the blades, meaning the forelegs are set under the withers. The equal length of shoulder blade and upper arm bone and the balanced angulation between the two allows for good extension of the front legs. The forelegs are straight with strong, true pasterns. Feet are round and compact, with well-arched toes and thick pads. Front dewclaws are generally removed.

Hindquarters

Strong and in balance with front angulation. Thighs are powerful with muscling carrying well down into the second thigh. Stifle is of moderate bend. The hocks are strong and true, turning neither in nor out, with hock joint well let down. Rear dewclaws are generally removed.

Coat

The coat is a distinguishing characteristic and quite different from that of any other breed. The body coat is a thick mass of small, tight, crisp curls, lying close to the skin, resilient, water resistant, and of sufficient density to provide protection against weather, water and punishing cover. Curls also extend up the entire neck to the occiput, down the thigh and back leg to at least the hock, and over the entire tail. Elsewhere, the coat is short, smooth and straight, including on the forehead, face, front of forelegs, and feet. A patch of uncurled hair behind the withers or bald patches anywhere on the body, including bald strips down the back of the legs or a triangular bald patch on the throat, should be severely penalized. A looser, more open curl is acceptable on the ears. Sparse, silky, fuzzy or very harsh, dry or brittle hair is a fault. Trimming--Feathering may be trimmed from the ears, belly, backs of forelegs, thighs, pasterns, hocks, and feet. On the tail, feathering should be removed. Short trimming of the coat on the ear is permitted but shearing of the body coat is undesirable.

Color

Black or liver. Either color is correct. A prominent white patch is undesirable but a few white hairs are allowable in an otherwise good dog.

Gait

The dual function of the Curly as both waterfowl retriever and upland game hunter demands a dog who moves with strength and power yet is quick and agile. The ground-covering stride is a well-coordinated melding of grace and power, neither mincing nor lumbering. The seemingly effortless trot is efficient and balanced front to rear. When viewed from the side, the reach in front and rear is free-flowing, not stilted or hackneyed. When viewed from the front or rear, movement is true: the front legs turn neither in nor out and the rear legs do not cross. Well-developed, muscular thighs and strong hocks do their full share of work, contributing to rear thrust and drive. The extension in front is strong and smooth and in balance with rear action. Balance in structure translates to balance in movement and is of great importance to ensure soundness and endurance; extremes of angulation and gait are not desirable.

Temperament

Self-confident, steadfast and proud, this active, intelligent dog is a charming and gentle family companion and a determined, durable hunter. The Curly is alert, biddable and responsive to family and friends, whether at home or in the field. Of independent nature and discerning intelligence, a Curly sometimes appears aloof or self-willed, and, as such, is often less demonstrative, particularly toward strangers, than the other retriever breeds. The Curly's independence and poise should not be confused with shyness or a lack of willingness to please. In the show ring, a correctly-tempered Curly will steadily stand his ground, submit easily to examination, and might or might not wag his tail when doing so. In the field, the Curly is eager, persistent and inherently courageous. At home, he is calm and affectionate. Shyness is a fault and any dog who shies away from show ring examination should be penalized. Minor allowances can be made for puppies who misbehave in the show ring due to overexuberance or lack of training or experience.

The pups get visitors. It is important that the pups get used to a variety of people, sounds and sights.

6/30/2008 Day 21

On to week 4!

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SoftMaple Curly Coated Retrievers
Mark and Cathy Lewandowski
8282 Soft Maple Road
Croghan New York 13327

SoftMaple Puppy Application

SoftMaple Contract

softmaple@curlycoat.org

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To order The Puppy Diary Click on book above

About the Book

Follow a litter of puppies from birthday until they go to their new homes. The diary contains lots of pictures, tips on puppy rearing, some breed specific information, and lots of information on the care of any breed of dog.

I started doing an on-line puppy diary since many of the people that would be getting one of my pups would not be able to travel here to see the pups. I did not want to put a bunch of cute puppy pictures online, and encourage anyone to have a litter just because they wanted to see cute puppies! Breeding dogs, if done the right way, is a lot of work. Lost sleep and sometimes heartache. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to raise a litter of puppies. Once I started doing The Puppy Diary, I realized I had a captive audience. These people logged on every day to see the pictures, and read what was happening. I used this opportunity to cram as much education into each day as I could. Health, Coat issues, grooming, feeding, socializing, vet care, puppy evaluations, shipping puppies.... you name it! I tried to put it in The Diary. It was suggested that I make it into a book. Well here it is! There are 560 pictures and over 300 pages of living with and watching one litter grow up.

I am sure may conscientious, caring breeders raise litters similar to the way I do. Its is a good look into the time, money, commitment it takes to bring up a litter of pups. Some of the things that go on behind the scenes, that the eventual puppies owners (family), never realize go into the litter. Enjoy my litter as I see them. Day to day

Contents

Chapter One (Week One) ... Page 1
Seger comes into season
Happy Birthday!
Removing the Dewclaws
Start of the Bio Sensor program

Chapter Two (Week Two) ... Page 48
Coat issues.
Tail Gland Hyperplasia
Do Curlies Shed?

Chapter Three (Week Three) ... Page 94
End of Bio Sensor Exercises
Worming The puppies
Eyes are open
First pup escapes from the box

Chapter Four (Week Four) ... Page 130
Weaning. The great food fight!
Introduction to the puppy play room
Shark Cage

Chapter Five (Week Five) ... Page 156
Field dog? Show Dog? CPE?
Happy Mothers Day!
First Stacked pictures

Chapter Six (Week Six) ... Page 195
Toys! Toys! Toys!
What’s In A Name?
Kids and Dogs
Introduction to Wings

Chapter Seven (Week Seven) ... Page 236
About Puppies and Retrieving
Socialize your puppy
First Shots & Vet Visit
Splish Splash, first bath!

Chapter Eight (Week Eight) ... Page 286
Shape up or ship out!
Requirements to ship puppies
See all the pups!

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