The puppies are here, the puppies are here!!  It was a long and grueling week of house hunting and travel.  We arrived in Arkansas on the 9th, drop off our camper and River at my sisters home, then left at 4AM on Saturday for the long drive to Huntsville, AL.  Within an hour of arriving at our hotel in Huntsville, we packed up the kids, Lina and Jazz, and headed to look in the first of MANY houses.  The kids and dogs were troopers as we spent about 10 hours a day in the car for over a week.  Finally, we narrowed the field to 3 options and placed an offer on Wednesday.  After a bit of back and forth, we all agreed on a price and our first pick’s offer was selected.  The paperwork was signed and finalized on Thursday afternoon, just in time for me to pack up the car for the drive to get the babies.  Friday morning at 5AM we made the trek towards North Carolina.  Gloria and Kelsey met us in Chattanooga, saving us 4 hours of driving!  After a brief visit / potty break, we loaded up the pups and headed towards Arkansas.  9 hours later we arrived at my sisters house, where much puppy play to was to be witnessed by every passer by.  My sister lives on a couple acres, plenty of room for everyone to run wild for a bit.  River was beside himself with joy.  I believe he thought we had abandoned him, but with Jazz and Lina in season, there was no way I was going to take him with us.  He survived unscathed.  Yesterday I loaded up the car again, making the 8 hour drive down to Harker Heights, TX.  Let me tell you, we are a road weary bunch.  The pups traveled like champs.  No one had ANY accident in the crate.  No pee, no poop, no puke.  Incredible babies who would give a little cry when they needed a potty break, but otherwise they were quiet and happy to sleep the day away.

Here are some photos for your enjoyment.  I’m going to start calling everyone over the next few days so we can talk puppies and see which might fit each home’s needs.  Some are a bit more spunky than others, but overall a nice even temperament crew.  Eowen is staying with Kelsey, so she is not pictured below.  Mithrandil is to shy to place at this time, so he also stayed with Kelsey for more socialization and training.  The other five babies are pictured below!!

Aragorn – Black Male

Aragorn – Black Male

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Arwen – Blue Female (Notice her lighter colored face)

Arwen – Blue Female

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Boromir – Black  Male

Boromir – Black Male

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Elrond – Blue Male

Elrond – Blue Male

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Shadowfax – Blue Male

Shadowfax – Blue Male

~Becky