8 Weeks and ready to go HOME! 6.9.23
Growing Fast! 5.3.23
Johnny Appleseed
Slue-Foot Sue
Paul Bunyan
Calamity Jane
Sally Ann
Tall Tail Litter! 4.14.23
Buttercup very thoughtfully went into labor during the day on Thursday. We waited on her hand and foot all day - and she finally brought forth her five puppies in rapid succession after midnight on Friday. Another beautiful and healthy set of pups, all with the soft apricot coloring and white markings we look forward to from Buttercup and Paddington. After much discussion, the name theme is "American Tall Tales"!
#1 Boy - Johnny Appleseed - 8.4 oz at birth, 1 lb. 2.4 oz at one week!
Johnny Appleseed is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, and a backward J-shape white marking on his chest. (Johnny Appleseed is famous for traveling across the country planting apple trees ahead of the settlers' wagon trains. Perhaps his most memorable exploit was challenging a large crew of lumberjacks to a logging competition - gracefully accepting that he didn't exactly WIN, but then happily using all that cleared land to plant his biggest apple orchard ever!)
Johnny Appleseed is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, and a backward J-shape white marking on his chest. (Johnny Appleseed is famous for traveling across the country planting apple trees ahead of the settlers' wagon trains. Perhaps his most memorable exploit was challenging a large crew of lumberjacks to a logging competition - gracefully accepting that he didn't exactly WIN, but then happily using all that cleared land to plant his biggest apple orchard ever!)
#2 Girl - Calamity Jane - 9.2 oz at birth, 1 lb 2.3 oz at one week!
Calamity Jane is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, a small white blaze on her forehead, and a C-shape white marking on her chest. (Calamity Jane was a famous frontierswoman, an excellent rider, and sharpshooter extraordinaire. She joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, where she demonstrated her skills and spun her own tall tales!)
Calamity Jane is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, a small white blaze on her forehead, and a C-shape white marking on her chest. (Calamity Jane was a famous frontierswoman, an excellent rider, and sharpshooter extraordinaire. She joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, where she demonstrated her skills and spun her own tall tales!)
#3 Girl - Slue-Foot Sue - 9.7 oz at birth, 1 lb 5.0 oz at one week!
Slue-Foot Sue is medium apricot colored, with her two rear paws colored white, and a large splash of white on her chest. (Slue-Foot Sue is best known as a stubborn and independent woman who tamed and rode giant catfish regularly - until she met Pecos Bill. For her wedding day, she wore a beautiful dress with a big bustle, and tried to ride Bill's horse Lightning. Lightning bucked so hard that Sue was catapulted into outer space, hit her head on the moon, and bounced back to Texas. But when she landed, her bustle sent her bouncing again! Pecos Bill finally managed to lasso her back to earth with the help of a very long rattlesnake and a tornado!)
Slue-Foot Sue is medium apricot colored, with her two rear paws colored white, and a large splash of white on her chest. (Slue-Foot Sue is best known as a stubborn and independent woman who tamed and rode giant catfish regularly - until she met Pecos Bill. For her wedding day, she wore a beautiful dress with a big bustle, and tried to ride Bill's horse Lightning. Lightning bucked so hard that Sue was catapulted into outer space, hit her head on the moon, and bounced back to Texas. But when she landed, her bustle sent her bouncing again! Pecos Bill finally managed to lasso her back to earth with the help of a very long rattlesnake and a tornado!)
#4 Boy - Paul Bunyan - 10.2 oz at birth, 1 lb 5.5 oz at one week!
Paul Bunyan is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, a small white blaze on his forehead, and a large splash of white on his chest. (Paul Bunyan's famous lumberjack exploits are well-known, as is his giant blue ox named Babe. We like to hear the story of how Paul became exhausted during a heat wave and dropped his axe off his shoulder, accidentally forming the Grand Canyon! And how he boosted morale for his men by hauling a barn full of corn into the hot sun, causing a popcorn blizzard!)
Paul Bunyan is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, a small white blaze on his forehead, and a large splash of white on his chest. (Paul Bunyan's famous lumberjack exploits are well-known, as is his giant blue ox named Babe. We like to hear the story of how Paul became exhausted during a heat wave and dropped his axe off his shoulder, accidentally forming the Grand Canyon! And how he boosted morale for his men by hauling a barn full of corn into the hot sun, causing a popcorn blizzard!)
#5 Girl - Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett - 8.3 oz at birth, 1 lb 1.5 oz at one week!
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, a tiny white blaze on her forehead, and a large splash of white on her chest. (Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind was a fiercely competitive baby, instantly challenging her nine older brothers to climb mountains and swimming races. She had a brilliant smile and an ear-splitting laugh, and when she rescued Davy Crockett he fell in love right away. Her exploits included wrestling alligators, harnessing a tornado, and inventing bald eagles!)
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett is medium apricot colored, with four white paws, a tiny white blaze on her forehead, and a large splash of white on her chest. (Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind was a fiercely competitive baby, instantly challenging her nine older brothers to climb mountains and swimming races. She had a brilliant smile and an ear-splitting laugh, and when she rescued Davy Crockett he fell in love right away. Her exploits included wrestling alligators, harnessing a tornado, and inventing bald eagles!)
