SoftMaple Gunflint Storm Litter


It's time for us to fly!


CH Summerwinds Kurly Kreek Vento, CR-CA204/16M/C-PI CR-833 CR-785G24M-PI CHIC#33070
 NORDV-02 SV-05 SUCH NUCH FINUCH INTUCH Caballus Oscar FIN 34593/00 A, d.o.b.:18-7-2000
NORDV-99 SUCH FINUCH GBSHCH Caballus Grand Slam
SV-96 SV-98 SV-00 NORDV-95 FINUCH INTUCH Caballus Fair Dinkum

SV-01 SUCH DKUCH FINUCH INTUCH Caballus Electra

Oak's Wild Song HD fri Norden Hips A, eyes clear 12.05.00 SF23859/94
VDHCH LUCH DECH NLCH Cornish Marksman

Oak's Rhapsody
Ch Kurly Kreek Rosie The Riveter CR-652F26F-NOPI, CR-CA260/76F/C-PI, CR-728
BIS Ch Mayhem Gentlemans Agreement CR-520 CR-431G32M
CH Gladrags Excellency CR-407 CR-331G34M-T

CH Toakaha Taawer CR-EL5F25-T CR-328 CR-309G25F-T

Ch Addidas Such Charm CR-529 CR-406G24F
Ch. Toakaha Maruiwi CD TT ROMX CR-CA32/137M/C-T, CR-234G28M-T,CR-TH1/139M-T

CH Sherwoods Barterd Bride CR-209F25F
CH SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835, GSDIIIa clear by parents, CHIC #26258 CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty MH WCQ CD CGC TT HOF RN CR-536G27M-T CR-CA177/89M/C-PI-ECHO, CERF 2001 GSDIIIa clear, CHIC
Ch Riverwatch DesertWind ROM CR-EL30 CR-429E24M, CERF, GSDIIIa clear

Ch. Karakul Trademark ROM CR-199G29M-T, CERF

BISS CH Ptarmigan Gail At Riverwatch CD WC CGC TT TDI HOF National BOB 93,97,98,99 CR-EL10-T CR-336F28F-T, CERF

Ch. Avanti's Best Bet CGC ROMX CR-CA12/56F/C CR-408E24F, CERF, GSDIIIa clear
BISS Ch. Ptarmigan Walk The Wild Side BOB 94 National CR-339G26M-T, CERF

Ch. Springolds Irish Spring CR-252G30F, CERF
CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC Cardiac Clear, CERF CR-640G26F-PI, CR-640G26F-PI, GSDIIIa clear, CERF
Dutch, VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A (Finland), B1 (Holland)
Int&FIN&N Ch, NordV-95-97-98, FINW-96-97-98-99, SW-96-98, JWW-96 Caballus Fair Dinkum hips A/A, clear eye cert '99 GSDIIIa clear

Oak's Wild Song HD fri Norden Hips A, eyes clear 12.05.00 SF23859/94

CH Mathel Felicitation ROM CR-CA3/38F/C CR-453G24F CERF
CH Haamorin Indeksi ROM CR-CA2/89M/C-T CR-315G24M-T

CH Darelyn Zelsa CR-EL12 CR-351G31F

July 29 2008

Two more puppies left this morning. One flying to Alabama, and one a long drive to Vermont.


Just a blur racing through the X-pens.

July 30

Breakfast for the 4 pups

July 31

Got some blurry pictures this morning....I think I had my camera set on a slower speed.

August 1st


Where is breakfast?


Eating a leaf


Finding shade under a tree


Attack the camera girl!

August 2nd


I move the pups into an X-pen while I clean up. As you can see by how wet they got, they didn't understand not playing in my water bucket!

What I like about these X-pens, is you can set them up anywhere in the yard. As spot needs cleaning, the pen and pups can be moved.

August 3rd


A game of tag around the pens


Rain and Tye


Rain

Liver Boy


Tye

August 4th


big jump for a little puppy!


Tye


Charge!

August 6th


Where did everyone go?

August 7th


Diva



Check here to see when we will be having another litter at SoftMaple!

The pups!

Iris's page

Veton's page

Rain's Page

Diva's page

Stella

Lance

Green Boy

Liver Boy

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


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softmaple@curlycoat.org

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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