Ziva really took her time, but the babies are here! Gloria and Kelsey at Tintlet Standard Poodles welcomed the brood into this world starting late last night near midnight to around 6AM this morning. You mark a litter’s birth-date as the time the first pup is born, so technically they were born yesterday. Ziva’s earliest date was figured to be last Wednesday. We were all taking bets on when she would have them, but none of us thought it would be well into the following week! Because the pups had extra time to bake in the oven, they are all large, strong, with lots of vigor. The weight range was 12-14 oz, so not a single little one in the bunch.
We have been graced with 1 dark girl and 4 dark boys for a grand total of 5 pups. No white / cream babies were born, much to Gloria’s disappointment. I’ve started contacting people on my waiting list and will continue to move down as I hear back from interested parties. My waiting list was rather long, so I have no idea yet if I will have any pups available. With that said, contact me now if you are interested in a male. Many of my homes were only interested in girls or white / creams. I will be keeping the only female to be a part of the future generations of Poodles here at Anutta, so she is not available for adoption.
These pups tails will be docked long to qualify them to show in AKC conformation events, but the dew claws will not be removed. They use those little nails for everything!
Information and health testing results on the parents can be seen here: http://www.anutta.com/poodleblog/?p=3655
~Becky
They’re gorgeous! And definitely look big. That pup in the middle is so long, from the top he looks like a Weiner dog, lol!
Can you explain what it means to “dock long?” Does that mean their little tails will get just a tiny nip or nothing at all?
I am so sad to hear you are still cutting off your puppies tails. I am sorry but there is no pro to docking and to show in AKC if it means hurting innocent puppies is not a good reason. I love dogs and abhor causing them pain. I look forward to the day when no reputable breeder would ever mutilate her precious puppies. I am sorry to sound harsh but I really do not understand how anyone can justify that this is okay. Docking is inhumane and cruel that is why it is illegal in so many countries. What is wrong with us Americans that we continue this horrific practice?