The Empty Nest

Well, all good things must come to an end.  No more seeing this first thing in the morning....

Or snapping pictures like this......

Instead there is only this..... waiting to be cleaned and disassembled.

I like to send the pups off to their new homes with a little package from Mom.  They got some treats, some toys (compliments of my friend Kathy, isn't the foot something?) and a photo of Mom Lindor.

I made a cute little tag to wish them well. LOVE the paw punch!

The pups actually starting leaving last Thursday but I couldn't bear to stop posting pictures of them.

Three went to Guide Dogs in a reciprocal arrangement that pays for the donated Stud fee. Goodbye Miss Pink, Miss Violet and Lil' Red. I hope you have a good life and successful career perhaps helping a blind person to live independently.

Mr. Kingsley also left the same day but he was going to NSD so I will see him again.

The rest of the pups left Friday to start a new adventure with their NSD puppy raisers. I'm not too sad because I will see them in a couple weeks. They start obedience classes right away and they all stayed local so I will not be missing them for long.

Now, I can have my life back and catch up on all the stuff I didn't get to when I had my babies to tend to. Stay tuned as I will keep updating our Crop progress as things move forward. Thanks for listening.

Easter Egg Hunt

We had to have the Egg hunt a little early as the puppies will not be here for Easter. They really enjoyed searching for the Golden Egg!

This is why I LOVE LABS!  They are so tolerant and will do almost anything for a "cookie".

The Last Visitors

I was able to squeeze in one final set of visitors. Keri brought her daughter Jessica and her friend Janine, who is a fellow Lab lover.  Jessica was the only one brave enough to enter the "fray" but everyone enjoyed a little snuggle time with the babies. Aren't the pups getting huge?

Keri is very talented and creative and is working on a special prototype of a treat that fits the theme for our Lindor crop. I'm glad that I have all these friends that are willing to help me out with my little project. Won't be long now.

Socializing the pups

Now that the pups are weaned off Mom, it's important that they see lots of different people and get handled frequently. My friend C and her fearless daughter bravely answered the call to come and have a puppy playtime.

What is it about shoelaces and strings that puppies find so irresistible?

I fear that the pups have inherited Lindor's love of licking when she's happy. I quite often call her Lick-dor.

Corrina and I have a lot of fun with our little challenges and goal setting. We started a plan in January,  we called Twelve in 12 and one of our mutual goals was to create, or in my case, learn how to do 6 things on my Blog. I have accomplished this goal but there is still room for improvement. If you want to check out her blog go to www.anotherthingoffthelist.blogspot.com (I hope this link works because its one of the Blog things I HAVEN'T learned yet. Lol)

Food Melee

Now that the pups are feeling better, they have VERY healthy appetites. I try to put the food in 2 bowls but if I don't, this is what happens.

                                 It's pretty hard to eat when someone is standing on your head!~

They are eating dry kibble now so it's good to have them outside, if you know what I mean. Lots of clean-up.

7 weeks old

Look at those adorable faces!!! I apologize to everyone who didn't get over to see them in person.
The pups had a bug and had to go into quarantine so when they were clear, I had very little time to have people in. They will be going shortly to their new homes but I have lots of pics to post before they do.

I'm still trying to get them outside for playtime but as soon as they start to settle down, they have to come back in as it's too cold for them to sleep outside.

By the way, I finally decided on my four names.... Krosby, Kingsley, Kasper and Khloe. I named 3 boys and 1 girl.

K's visit the K's

You might remember these two from our past Loonies for Lindor fundraising crops. Kathryn donated all of her birthday money at the first crop and helped to sponsor and name Chester from the C litter. He is about to be called back into Advanced Training. It will be nice to see him graduate as he is the first dog we sponsored through our fund-raising efforts.

 Kathryn and Kate are very mature, seasoned scrappers and a welcome addition to our crops.
The pups are almost 7 weeks old and will be heading to their new homes very soon. I guess I'd better decide on my K names soon!