Lindsaloo Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 We thought we were choosing between two females, but turns out one was a male. After much deliberation and agonizing over every single puppy, we came back to our first choice which is this guy. He's 3 weeks in these pictures. The last two pics are of the father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Congratulations! What a fun & exciting time. Jovi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithB Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Nice puppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Lookit the leetle tiny brown eyebrows! I me a tri! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoresDog Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 So cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLloydJones Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Lookit the leetle tiny brown eyebrows! Yes, I noticed them too. Somehow tris seem to be very homely and familiar. That despite the fact that my childhood dog was classic b/w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Adorable! And if he ends up looking like Daddy, he'll be a gorgeous dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsaloo Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Thank you all! We are super excited and genuinely appreciate and love reading all of your opinions. We have a preliminary name picked out... Ziggy. I don't know if that'll stick or not, but for now that's who he is. And I fully agree, his father is absolutely gorgeous! Plus he had the perfect personality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady's mom Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Omg, could he get any cuter?! Congrats on your new pup! I can't wait to see the pictures of him as he grows up! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4ever Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Congratulations! How exciting! He's very sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Lookit the leetle tiny brown eyebrows! I me a tri! J. He is very cute, I agree with Julie ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nansee Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Sooo cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretBC Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I am quite smitten with the little dot on his forehead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Love me some piebald! Cute dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 So adorable! Gotta love those itty bitty brown eyebrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsaloo Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 I just sit and stare at the pictures of him a lot. My previous border collie didn't have nearly such interesting markings so this little guy's markings are all the more interesting to me. I'm really glad that his dad is so gorgeous because I'm more and more convinced everyday that he looks just like his daddy... only fuzzy. Which brings me to the conclusion that is father must carry the rough coat gene because as of yet, none of the pups look to have the smooth coat. Ok, I admit it, I'm a genetics nerd. I will definitely be posting more pics as I get them! We only have 4 more weeks til he comes home with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Very cute! Is the sire a smooth? He doesn't look like it in the picture is why I ask. If he is, smooth is dominant, however, what was the bitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Which brings me to the conclusion that is father must carry the rough coat gene because as of yet, none of the pups look to have the smooth coat. They're 4 weeks old? I still think it's too early to tell. My trainer had a litter of puppies a while ago, when they were that young, they were kinda in between smoothish, with a little bit of fluff. Hard to describe, but neither rough nor smooth yet. Now, as 5 month olds, two that I see regularly are very slick and one is more medium coated, but not what I'd call rough. Both parents are smooth. Anyway, that means nothing, other than I don't think you can predict coat length just yet. ETA: If I were to venture a guess, which would be totally a wild guess, I think your puppy will more likely be smooth. Like the sire, who is what I'd call smooth, but not slick. If not, maybe medium. How's that for still not helpful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Karen, The bitch is rough. The sire is smooth--you can tell if you click on the pictures, though they are quite large. Linsaloo, Like I said in the other thread, smooth is dominant, but the sire could carry recessive rough. So the pups could be either rough or smooth. Or something in between. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Karen, The bitch is rough. The sire is smooth--you can tell if you click on the pictures, though they are quite large. J. Thanks Julie! You're right they were too big for me to open.....in that case, I would say "medium" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsaloo Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 The father is indeed smooth, although not as smooth as I was thinking he would be. He does have a lot of longer fluff to him. The mother is very rough with an interesting color to her if I might add. She's got a tan undercoat with black on the outside. I keep meaning to call the breeder and ask if she knows whether or not the father's parents were both smooth or not. Would the coat types be listed on his papers? I know with some breeds they are, but not all. All the pups, as of Sunday, were very fuzzy but they still have a lot of growing to do. Alas, we're probably gonna just have to wait and see. I remembered when we went out to look at the pups that someone (sorry can't recall who) had stated in my other post that it might be possible to tell by ear hair. If that's true, this guy very well might be rough. He's got quite a bit of length on his ears. I'm really sorry the pictures are so big. I need to work on downsizing them a little I guess. Four weeks seems so long, but then when I look at all I have to do between now and then (give birth) it doesn't seem long at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 The only coat description on a pedigree will be of the dog whose pedigree it is (not the parents and dogs further back), and of course the description given will be whatever the breeder put on there when the pups were registered, so might not even be accurate. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsaloo Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Here's an updated picture of our pup at 4 weeks... sleeping. I'm sorry about the size... I've apparently forgotten how to resize them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsaloo Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Alright, and on that note (after seeing just how ridiculously big that picture is) does anyone feel willing to quickly reinform me on how to resize pictures. The breeder keeps sending them to me really huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Four weeks seems so long, but then when I look at all I have to do between now and then (give birth) it doesn't seem long at all. Wait. Run that one by me again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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