November 3, 2019 Puppy Update on Taffee's Gummies

The past couple of weeks' time has been busy, mostly for beginning of our Farmhouse build. There hasn't been a whole lot of time for taking pictures of these wonderful pups. We finally got a sunny and warm fall day and so the puppies got their first taste of sunshine.

Laffee Taffee gave us a very nice little litter of Christmas Bassets. Every one of them are as good as we have ever seen in every respect. If you take a look around this page you will find the six point system we use in evaluating our puppies at the six week point, but with this litter it will be hard to find anyone of the babies lacking points. All are nearly perfect for this stage of their lives. So a bit better than others is all.

The babies have all grown so much, far too large to rely on Taffee for all the feeding they need. So we began weening them this past week, giving them only warm whole organic cow's milk, but  we occasionally throw a few kibble bits into their pen for them to find. Living in a tiny home makes having a litter of puppies a bit more difficult, but Taffee has proven to be a very good mom and cleaning up after them is much easier with their bed right next to the washing machine.

We will do the six week evaluations next week. Following this we will be reserving individual pups for their forever homes. We can give them over to their new families as soon as eight weeks, but would prefer something closer to ten weeks. This puts delivery at two weeks before Christmas, but we will hold them longer if needed to keep things surprising for the new families. Click on the Christmas Puppy picture at the upper left hand of this page for more information on how to get a one of these beautiful Rocketdog pups for Christmas.

 Bubba-licious at five weeks is the most people friendly male. His natural stance,
fore-leg size, ear position, jaw set, and skin elasticity are all very good. 

 Bubba is a relatively large male for this litter and
this is somewhat strange since both parents
are a bit smaller than most Basset Hounds. 

Bazooka Joe at five weeks is a wonderfully cuddly little boy. He seems quite the aggressive
sort, very playful and curious. Joe's a pretty boy, though a bit smaller than his siblings. 

Joe's ears, jaw set , stance, and head shape is very good.
His fur is about ninety percent black with excellent symmetry.

Tutti-Fruity at five weeks is everything we look for in a small framed female.
She has no white facial blaze and this makes her stand out from most others. 

Her stance and other aesthetics are very good. She is a bit shy and quiet, but this isn't likely to last.

Chicklet is a wonderfully inquisitive little girl, the most likely to get in a scrap with her brothers. 

Love the ears and coloring most, but all of Chicklet's other parts are all very good.

Wriggly came out talky and is still a bit of a show off.
The most adventurous little pup in this litter and the heaviest. 

Her looks are stunning with all of her traits near perfection. Perhaps the best we have in this litter.