rufus and winston

rufus and winston
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rufus and winston, our two snowcaps, are for sale- they will be available on aug.14th - when they are 8 weeks old.
please email: sheepdogsbythebrook@verizon.net
for more info.

cozmo and rufus play

cozmoand rufusplay
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cozmo and rufus enjoy a game of tug of war with the tennis ball toy.

winston and food

winstonandfood
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winston can't believe his good fortune- everyone else seems to be asleep when the food arrived.

rufus and toy

rufusandtoy
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the puppies are playing with toys- chewing and playing tug of war.

cozmo

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cozmo enjoys exploring the world outside the box.

mom and son

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duffy and harry enjoying a tender mother/son moment.

early morning

earlymorning
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early morning finds at least one boy in the whelping box. toes are endless fun.

big guys

big guys
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here is the line up. winston, harry, rufus and cozmo ( formerly oliver- he is sold and the owners have chosen his new name). harry is sold and will live in his forever home in chicago. cozmo will live close by, in potomac with linda and greg. rufus and winston, the snowcaps, are still for sale.

oliver and food

oliverand food
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oliver tastes the puppy chow and water and seems to enjoy it. the others follow suit and lap it up.

puppy 3.5

pupy 3.5
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rufus at three and a half weeks. it is getting hard to take pictures- they rarely stand still.

no break

nobreak
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there is no break for duffy, now that the pups can nurse when duffy stands up. she is eternally patient.

liplock

liplock
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all body parts are considered fair game.

food

food
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rice cereal is a big hit with the pups. still mastering the lapping up technique. they often end up taking a rice cereal bath.

rest

rest
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after a full 15 minutes of fun, it is time for the nap.

Puppy wrestle

Puppy wrestle
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puppy wrestling is a varsity sport here.

puppies 3 weeks

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they are bigger than the beanie babies now.

boyz'npups3

boyz'npups3
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the pups are now three weeks old and are really starting to look like little dogs. they had their first bath today after spending two days learning to lap up milk from a bowl. more milk on the fur than in the mouth, but they are getting the hang of it. brings back the memories of pureed carrots in the kids' hair.

winston

winston
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they are even adorable when they yawn.

winston and oliver

winston and oliver
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winston tries to wake oliver up to play. no success.

harry

harry
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harry is keeping up his reputation as a voracious eater!

duffy et al

duffy et al
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duffy, rufus and winston enjoying a quiet moment together.

boys and pups II

boys and pups II
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mike and tom hold the pups at 2 weeks. they have grown so much, with eyes opening and legs functioning. they look less like guinea pigs and more like dogs now.

Pups and boys

Pups and boys
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mike and tom hold the pups at one week.

winston

winston
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winston, day 6. note the lack of a tail- they were docked at day 3. vet checked all the pups and was thrilled at their progress.

rufus

rufus
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rufus, day 6.

harry

harry
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harry, day 6.

oliver

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oliver at day 6, eyes still closed.

pile up

pile up
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oliver, rufus and harry kept warm together under the heat lamp. they grew at a tremendous rate- gaining at least two ounces a day.

mama and her boys

mama and her boys
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the puupies loved to sleep on duffy's legs. she sat still for hours, so as not to disturb them. they were about 8 inches long in this photo.

puppy 4- blue ribbon

puppy 4- blue ribbon
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40 minutes later, puppy 4 arrived- a 16.5 oz. male who nursed immediately. 4 little guys. sarah. our 17 year old daughter, named him harry. she delivered all 4 pups and was awed by the entire event.
i slept on the floor, next to the whelping box for three nights. all was well. duffy was an amazing mother- attentive and caring, nursing them constantly.

puppy 3- purple ribbon-

puppy 3- purple ribbon-
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a few minutes later, puppy 3 arrived, he is still wet from the licking. another 16 oz. male. seems to be what duffy makes. we have named him winston.

puppy 2- orange ribbon

puppy 2- orange ribbon
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a few minutes later, puppy 2 arrived. another male, 16 oz. he, too, nursed immediately.

puppy 1-red ribbon

puppy 1-red ribbon
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puppy 1 arrived early in the morning on june 20th. a little boy. he was 16 oz. and nursed immediately.
duffy was wonderful and knew exactly what to do- i was impressed by the instinctive nature of it all.

duffy

duffy
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duffy, very pregnant, awaits the big day! she is the daughter of bahlamb's bountiful baby and sir wilson of homeplace. she is very sweet and is wonderful with children!