Showing posts with label Julia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julia. Show all posts

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Meet the Czech Puppies



You probably already know that Julia gave birth to her puppies earlier in July. What you might not know is these puppies now have names. Meet Prague, Bohemia, Moravia, Jana, and Garnet—the Czech puppies!

This litter theme and names were chosen by Julia’s breeder caretakers, Susan and Bill. They recently returned from a trip to the Czech Republic, where they were visiting their friends Robert, Jana, Katrina, and Christina.

The pups were actually born while they were overseas. The puppies were whelped in the Bohenick family’s home, and they lived there until Bill and Susan returned. Thank you to the Bohenick family for taking care of Julia and the puppies during their first days!


SSD Garnet was named after the garnets that are mined in the Czech Republic. She’s wearing a purple collar. If you look closely, you'll see the garnet ring on her toes.


SSD Bohemia is named after one of the large general regions in the Czech Republic. In this picture, he’s posing with a postcard of a town and castle that Susan and Bill visited during their visit.  Bohemia, a male pup, is wearing a black collar.


SSD Moravia is named after another of the large general regions in the Czech Republic. The family that breeder caretakers, Susan and Bill, visited lives in Moravia. The puppy Moravia is a male and is wearing a red collar.


SSD Jana is named after Susan and Bill’s friend Jana (pronounced Yah-na). The pup is wearing a pink collar.


SSD Prague is, of course, named after the capital city, which has a rich history. In this photo, he is posing next to a book about that history. He’s wearing a yellow collar.

In case you’re wondering, the basket that all five puppies are lying in was made in the Moravian region out of grass. The pink baby blanket comes from a friend.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The Pasta Litter Is Here



Late last night (or very early this morning), we welcomed the Pasta litter into the world! SSD Julia gave birth to the first of five puppies at 12:36 a.m. The last puppy was born at 3:07 a.m.

SSD Julia is a first-time mother, but she seems to be taking to motherhood very well. The father is SSD Fire, a big, handsome, dark yellow lab.

Huge thank you to our whelping team for taking such good care of Julia and the puppies during the delivery!

And now, we need your help. The Pasta puppies need names! There are 3 males and 2 females. What do you think these puppies should be called? Leave your pasta-themed name suggestions in the comments. Thank you!

Thursday, August 16, 2012

September Is for Puppies


September is going to be a busy month for us. SSD Scotia and SSD Kirby are both going to have puppies!

SSD Scotia was bred to SSD Sweet William. Will was SSD’s founding stud, a handsome yellow lab with a sweet temperament. Scotia is expecting 6 puppies. They should have some very nice pups!

SSD Sweet William

SSD Scotia

SSD Kirby was bred to SSD Meade, our newest stud. This will be both dogs’ first litter. When Kirby had her ultrasound, the vet saw 7-8 puppies. We’re looking forward to meeting them!

SSD Kirby

SSD Meade

SSD Opal and SSD Julia were also bred. Opal traveled to the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and was bred to Elton, the handsome father of the Shakespearean puppies. Thank you to the Guide Dog Foundation for taking such good care of her during her stay! 

SSD Opal
 
Elton, from Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
Julia was bred to SSD Fire, a big, dark yellow lab. We won’t know if these two dogs are pregnant until their ultrasounds. 

SSD Julia

SSD Fire

All of these dogs have traits that we are hoping will be passed on to their puppies. We put a lot of thought into our breeding program to make sure that our puppies have the right health and temperament to become successful service dogs. If you would like to learn more about why we breed service dogs rather than train rescue dogs, please read our blog post, “Why Do We Breed Service Dogs?” 


We’re looking forward to an autumn full of puppies!