I hesitate to post these because each puppy has so much growing and changing to do still. Most of the puppies are moving into the phase where they begin to explore everything. As infants they have a “startle reflex” that allows them to avoid (theoretically anyway) potential trouble. The intensive handling that we do should help to move them through this faster and minimize this, helping them to be less nervous and more resilient. As they grow into their explorer phase, they start to be overly bold, running off stairs and chewing on everything, squishing into tight corners behind furniture and anything else a puppy mind can think of regardless of whether it’s dangerous or not. It’s the best time to introduce birds, water, and gunfire, when they are bold and unafraid. Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate with us this week, but today it’s very chilly and raining hard. Not a good bird or water day…
BOYS
Blue boy
Blue boy seems to be a high achiever, but not YET an independent explorer. He is very quick to learn, quick to interact with people, still afraid to be alone, and tends to panic when he encounters a problem. He is very active, and very vocal. VERY treat and praise motivated! Might be “a lot of dog” for the average family home, and will probably need “a job” like lots of hunting, obedience, rally, agility etc… perhaps even more so than the average GSP… Sometimes so eager he loses focus. Most prone to startle at this age, but he should be outgrowing that soon.
He will be a medium ticked boy with a flashy tail patch, carries his tail high, and has a wide symmetrical blaze on his face. I am working on getting a photo of his ticking, but it difficult to see... stay tuned for this image
Red boy (probably “sold”)
Attentive, but not fast, very easy going, handles most anything without much fuss. He does well with one on one learning, but not YET an enthusiastic e explorer. Not afraid at all just less interested. He has a good long (for a 4.5 week old puppy) attention span.
He has a solid liver head and is getting a nice amount of ticking in. He will be medium ticked, perhaps a bit darker than blue boy, but not dark. Again image soon...
B&W boy
At this time he is the littlest, but does not have a classic “littlest” personality. He is pretty middle of the road, with good short term focus, and learning, happy to work for treats and praise, willing to explore a bit. A bit clingy still, but he will most likely outgrow that. Growing into his potential. Fairly tolerant for grooming, but can be overeager when he is really hungry or tired.
He is nearly solid liver color. No white feet or toes at all, and the smallest chest patch. Possibly slightly lower set tail, but carries it high when he’s being brave.
Green boy
Much like red boy, with a bit more energy. Green boy is tolerant and mild, but more enthusiastic than his “red boy” brother. Green boy throws some stylish stances like his dad, and is not afraid to interact with new things, though still staying pretty close on walks. A very well rounded puppy personality so far.
He has two white ticked “socks” on the front feet.
Purple boy
A very nice mix of looking to me for attention, and independence. Not afraid to be alone for short periods of time, not overly mellow, but not overly hyper either. Brave around new sights and sounds, less prone to startle. He has maintained a very nice attidude so far. A good problem solver, when trying to learn to get out of the box, through the dog door, up the stairs. He does not cry or panic just keeps trying. He rode with us in the car through the carpool line this morning and did very well. A bit nervous at first, but quickly fell asleep.
Girls
Blue girl
Active and eager to learn. Eager for food treats, easily distracted, but quick to learn when one on one. Does tend to get frustrated easily, and cry for help still when things don’t go her way. Enjoys playing with toys and not at all afraid of the other dogs or other animals.
The liver color can vary in darkness by itself, regardless of the amount of ticking. Blue girl has a very nice dark liver color, but will be medium ticked. Here is a close up to see how much ticking she has so far. She will continue to darken a bit but will still probably be a medium ticked girl. Still I think she will be the most heavily ticked of the ticked puppies in this litter.
Red girl
Red girl is a middle puppy, easily over looked, but nice fearless, and usually quiet. She is a nice puppy though, and middle puppies often make for the best family members/house dogs.
She is going to be a bright white patched and ticked girl. A bit more ticking than Sky, but certainly the brightest in the litter.
B&W Girl
First to carry and “retrieve” toys. Active and playful, very interested in the world around her. She has white “socks” on her front feet as well, very cute little girl.
Green girl
The littlest girl and running close with B&W boy in size, she has a reason to be eager for food, and attention. Always clamoring to be noticed in the crowd, but when alone, she is starting to carry toys and show early retrieving skills, quick to learn, and very bold and brave when exploring. With the whole group she is a bit more prone to panic and cry, but by herself she is bold. This leads me to suspect she will grow into a go getter girl.
As mentioned earlier, the liver can vary a bit in darkness. Green girl is the lightest liver of the group, and has a softer puppy coat. If you used chocolate as a reference (instead of yucky tasting liver) then she would be milk chocolate while most of the other solid puppies would be dark chocolate.
Pink girl
A fantastic personality, and fairly consistently the largest puppy, she is so far all around impressive. Not yet too pushy or overbearing (for the biggest) but bold and calmly inquisitive. Tolerant of new situations.
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