Day Three Hundred and Ninety Seven - Going Backwards for 8 Week Photos!

Yes, the day count has gone backwards .... but we had to step back in time in order to post up the 8 week old final photos of the pups, taken a day or two before Veikko (Tiffany) left home.  These were taken by the lovely Shell, so are far more impressive than my photos!!

Kissing one brother goodbye!

Kissing the other brother goodbye!

Our final group photo!

Lumi (Cartier):

Veikko (Tiffany):



Tahvo (Winston:

And of course, Veikko's family departure photo:

Day Four Hundred and One - Goodbyes Continue

Yesterday we said good bye to Cartier, who will now be known as Lumi.  Lumi was picked up by his new parents Bianca and Clive for the long drive to the Wodonga region.  Like Veikko, Lumi will be kept in co-ownership with me.  He is going to have a fantastic adventure, with lots of friends to play with, shows to strut his stuff at, and hopefully an obedience trial ring to excel at later in life :-)

Here is Lumi with his new mum and dad:

Which just leaves us with Winston .... although he has a new name now too .... Tahvo.  His new owners can't take him home for another couple of weeks, so we get to enjoy this beautiful boy for a little longer.  We've had a fun day with him today!  He's decided he is now one of the big kids, to be allowed inside whenever they are, having big runs and plays with them in the back part of my property, and today going on an adventure to my parent's place and then down the street for coffee and a socialisation walk (aka carry) around.

Here is Tahvo at coffee this afternoon:

Day Three Hundred and Ninety Eight - Starting to Say Goodbye

Yes, I know it has been over a week since I posted!  And eight week photos aren't there yet, but it is amazing how busy the last week gets.  For the pups this included their eye exam on Saturday (all went well) then Puppy Puzzle assessments on Sunday.  So it was a very very big weekend.  To top it off, on Monday our new kitten Skadi arrived, who is a little too little to play with boisterous Lappie puppies, despite what they have tried to tell me!

We also had a visitor in the last few days before they were eight weeks old, who took those photos for us, and once we've received them I'll put them up.

That visitor was here for a special reason ..... and that was to take little Tiffany home with her!  Tiffany is now Veikko and is living in Sydney with Shell, big Siberian Husky brother Zero, and Mow the pussy cat!  She is sure to have a fantastic life, with lots and lots of doggie activities planned!  She will also be shown in NSW, and when old enough, we hope to see her back here for babies of her own.

So that leaves us with just Cartier (who will go home on the weekend) and Winston (who will be here for another couple of weeks) to love and cuddle.  So we'll skip the order a bit and put a couple of photos of them up taken today.

Winston

Cartier

Playing ball!

 These are pretty blurry, but too cute not to share - playing with Louis!

Day Three Hundred and Ninety - Seven Weeks Old

It was the diamond's seven week old birthday today ... hard to believe they will be ready to fly the coop in only a week now!  It was also time for their vaccinations and general health check which all went well.

Here they are in all of their cuteness.  Photo shoots are beginning to be more challenging as no one much wants to stay still for long!

Cartier:

Tiffany:

Winston:

Day Three Hundred and Eighty Seven - Lots of Playtime

It has been a weekend of lovely weather, so plenty of opportunity for the pups to be out playing ... so that means photos.  Here are a few taken over the weekend....

Cartier

Cartier

Tiffany

Winston

Eating Mum's Nose!

Tiffany

Cartier and Winston

Cartier and Winston

Cartier

Winston

Tiffany

Louis and Tiffany

Growl!  Reindeer Antlers!

Winston

Cartier and Winston

Tiffany

Cartier and Winston

Cartier and Winston

Winston

Tiffany

Tiffany and Winston

Cartier

Tiffany

Pups

Winston

Tiffany

Cartier