Six Week Evaluations: The Snack Cakes Litter: Twinkie

 Beatrix O'Honey (AKC) and Rocketdog Rockford Rhoades (AKC) gave us seven wonderful babies in this litter and we couldn't be happier with the results at six weeks. This is Beatrix (Bit) O'Honey's (AKC) second full litter and Rocky's first.  We evaluate all of our litters using a six point pseudo objective standard and it is a good idea to become familiar with it by clicking here.

Bit O'Honey, out of the Dog Hills Farm in Idaho, is a good -pet quality Basset Hound. Outside of a few minor structural issues Honey is correct to form in most respects when compared to the AKC Standard for the breed. This makes her puppies pet quality and we will not be offering breeding rights for any of this litter. Honey paired with our younger male Rocketdog Rockford (Rocky) Rhoads (AKC), from our own Rocketdog stock. Rocky is a very good quality Basset when compared to the AKC Standard. His sire ClarkeBar Grizwold (AKC) is a very good quality, smaller form, male whose characteristics are all true to form; ClarkeBar is a very good example of the breed. Rocky's dame, Grizelda Laffee Taffee is a small form Basset out of Country Corner Bassets in Idaho. Taffee is a very good quality Basset, with exceptional Basset traits, who has thrown three wonderful litters. Many pups from ClarkeBar and Taffee were of show quality and have exceptional Basset characteristics. Our expectation is that Rocky's genetics, will shine through Honey's minor flaws, but that none of these will be better than very good as they grow into adulthood.

Twinkie came to us on September 10h, 2022 at around 10:00 P.M. weighing a good 10.1 ounces. Twinkie was a fast mover right from the start. He has nearly doubled in weight every week since that night and today weighs a very healthy 10.1 pounds. Twinkie has been adopted by someone who had taken a puppy from a previous Rocketdog litter. His name will be Three Putts for Par, but we'll call him Putt Putt. 

Putt Putt is all about the love. He has a patient manner with people and loves being handled. He is also a hugger, meaning that he throws himself against you when held. Putt Putt is a wonderful puppy.   He is an active sort of boy, given to hard play. This will come in useful when he arrives at his new home where another very active Basset Hound waits for a playmate. Putt Putt is certainly up to the task. His tail is of the ever-wagging type. He is not serious in any way.

Structurally Putt Putt is very good, but carries the flanged rib flaw which his Sire carries, meaning he will not likely do well at show. His Sire has grown into a very strong Basset and this minor flaw will not interfere with his development in any way.  His stance is very strong, showing the likelihood that he will not develop hip bone troubles as he grows. His foreleg bone and paw size is very good, though he does not appear to be headed for becoming a heavy weight Basset Hound. In his head shape he favors his Dame who has the look of the Normande Basset in the face. His ear and jaw set are quite good. 

Aesthetically Putt Putt is a lovely little boy.  He is covered in a slightly tight coat of fur. Again, more of the Normande Basset styling than the European. His fur is headed for becoming equally brown, black , and white, which is more of his Sire. He is not a show quality puppy, but he is lovely none the less. 

Putt Putt receives four and a half of the five points derived from the AKC Standard, one half point for beauty. Five of the six points makes Putt Putt a very good pet quality Basset Puppy. He will undoubtedly become a wonderful playmate for his new sister and absolutely become devoted to his new human Dad. We are very glad to see him going where he is headed.