Two Charms "Bestowed"

It has been a very busy May long weekend on the ranch for the "Pot of Gold" litter aka "the five "Lucky Charms" born on May 17, 2013 - St Paddy's Day to proud parents "Ash" and "Rook". The charms are now nine week's old and "two" are off to their reserved forever homes to proud puppy parents Janessa and Shawn from Red Deer, AB, and Andrea and Ryan from Chilliwack, BC. The three remaining "Charms" will be getting prepared to "lift off" shortly to their forever homes once the final arrangements for flights are in order.

As a breeder, I always pick temporary names for the pups as the homes ponder that "special" name for the pup that  will be their forever match. All of my wonderful homes have selected that special name so I can use their "call" name in advance before they are united with their new pack families. So, without further ado, here are some rambling pics of  the charmkins "Prime"(fomerly Frankie), "Nula" (formerly Boudicca), "Morgana" (formerly Penny), "Arya Fennec - Hebrew for Desert Fox" (formerly Olive), and "Zorro" (formerly Paddy).




Daddy Rook and son "Prime" formerly Frankie

Daddy &  daughter "Nula" formerly Boudicca

Mommy Ash & "Morgana" formerly Penny

Morgana and Nula hanging with mom

 

Mom with "Zorro" fomerly Paddy



Prime and Nula enjoying some playtime with mom

Prime, Arya,and Morgana hanging out with daddy Rook

Prime getting some last words of wisdom from daddy Rook

Mom and some of her charmkins

Nap time on the ranch for Mommy Ash and daughter Morgana

The two Diva's "Nanny Cybelle & "Morgana" strike a pose for the camera

Time for a Canaan nap -  "Prime and Nula" with mommy Ash

SOME CANDID SHOTS OF THE LUCKY CHARMS

 

PRIME

ARYA

 

NULA

MORGANA

ZORRO

 

A bit of tracking Zorro and Morgana

Mogana resting by the pool side

nanny Cybelle tries to teach the charms how to pose for a group shot:-)

Prime and Morgana in their "watchdog poses"

And with proud puppy parents

 

proud pup parents Shawn and Janessa with their boy "Prime"

Janessa and her boy

Shawn's dad is happy to snuggle a Canaan pup - Miss Nula was happy to have some cuddles

Andrea and her girl Arya

Ryan and his gal Arya

Ryan spending time with the charms

Ryan loves to spend time with all of the "crews" - Rook and Zorro get some extra attention

Andrea and the crew

Andrea and Ayra

Hanging out with the crew

Ryan takes time out for a run with mommy Ash and daddy Rook

 

 

Stay Tuned for more updates as the remaining Charms "Morgana, Nula and Zorro" prepare for their forever homes!

 

We leave you with one our golden sunsets that we see each evening

 

 

Nanny Cybelle Keeps the little "lucky charms" in line

As the "Lucky Charms" continue to explore their universe, it is always good to test their boundaries further as they prepare for their new homes. While Mommy Ash is done with nursing and continues to play, socialize and correct her brood, having a "nanny" in the pack  helps to further strengthen their socialization with older dogs in the pack and teach them further "manners" as they  strive to "test the big-wide world".

Some rambling pics of the "Little Lucky Charm" Crew as they continue on their journey and prepare for their "Forever Homes"

Nanny Cybelle keeps an eye on every pup making sure they keep within the boundaries. If they strayed off "she was quick to herd them back as a pack"

Cybelle says "ok you are good to play here - since the big pasture is off limits to young grasshoppers!"

Pups "Olive" and "Bou" are quick to show respect to their elder in the pack - Nanny Cybelle aka the "Bibs"

Nanny "Bibs" keeping pups Bou, Paddy and Olive in line

Nanny "Bibs" continues her socialization with the "Lucky Charms" - administering  the right correction when needed to a bold pup who was getting too cocky, which I believe was Miss "diva" Penny:-)

 

AND SOME CAMEO PICS OF THE PUPS AS THEY VENTURE ALONG INTO WEEK EIGHT IN UNIVERSE!

Miss "Bou" & Master "Frankie" taking time out of their busy schedules

Miss "Olive" says "look at my pretty sit with all this commotion behind me!

Miss Penny says "look at me carrying this Frisbee even when the wind is blowing!"

Master "Paddy" says " Hey boss, good job with your tree planting!"

Master "Frankie" says "Hey boss, I can help you with the tidy-up of the yard by bringing you a bit of hay!"

Miss "Bou" says "I think I am ready to try out for the major leagues!"

Frankie says "Hey, Bou, I think I might want to try out for the major leagues too!"

Miss Olive says " I like this toy - it looks like me!" Although Olive also has a penchant for coffee cups and boxes - she says "you don't need expensive toys for me - the stuff you want to recycle are the best toys for me!"

 Stay Tuned For more updates with the "Lucky Charms"

The seven-week old "Charmkins"

The seven-week old lucky charms continue to "charm" their way into people's hearts. They have been busy meeting more people and enjoying lots of  outdoor time on the ranch.  They were happy to meet my tracking comrades Lynn and Kristine who came out to conduct the temperament tests which help me finalize my assessments so I can place them in their "forever homes". Lynn breeds, shows, and trains her golden retrievers in tracking, search and rescue and therapy work, and Kristine owns and trains her Rottweilers in tracking. Lynn did a fabulous write up about the "temperament testing" that I like to use with my litters on her blog. It is well worth the visit to CLICK HERE to read about the  guidelines of the testing. I will be sharing the results of the tests with my wonderful homes this week so they can prepare for the arrival of their beautiful little desert pup in the weeks ahead.

Some rambling pics of the five "charmkins" , my awesome "testers" Lynn and Kristine. and me (yes,I do exist:-)) helping out some friends who are "kidding" on their farm.

Miss Bou says" Lets play ball!"

"Paddy" says "I like to catch my early morning rays"

Penny says"Hey Frankie lets play!"

Morning playtime for the busy little ranch crew

playtime for Olive Paddy and Penny

Frankie and Olive enjoying some frolic time



The boys "Paddy and Frankie" sharing their prey:-)



Miss Penny says "I made Frankie say uncle:-)"

playtime for Bou and Penny

Bou says "Hey mom look at me working the big steps!"

Paddy says "mom, I know I have to do this collar training stuff but can  I take a break and work like a ranch dog like you?" Mommy Ash says"oh, young grasshopper, you have much to learn:-)"

In the morning, the pups look forward to the fresh raw goat's milk supplied by friends John and Laura lee's Angora and Lamancha goats

The pups say" Hey boss take a load off your feet!"

Frankie says "Hey Boss I am bringing you a present!"

Olive says "I think Penny wants a refill on goat's milk!"

Olive & Bou

Miss Penny on the go!

THE STACKING PICS

 Special thanks to Lynn and Kristine for all your help!

The fab Miss Lynn says "bring those wild desert pups on!!!!"

"Frankie"

Boudicca "Bou"

Patrick "Paddy"

"Olive"

"Penny"

My awesome "testers" Lynn and Kristine with the five lucky charms after a wonderful day of temperament testing and conformation  assessment with the "Pot of Gold" Litter

Mommy Ash says "looks like we have a backup supply of water for the cows this summer!"

Me "Kidding" around on John and Laura Lee's farm

Me & one of the beautiful Angora goat "kids"

A beautiful Angora Buck

Daddy Rook on the ranch checking in on some of our boys after we replenish their minerals

STAY TUNED FOR MORE ADVENTURES WITH THE LUCKY CHARMS and the Big Crew!