Eleven Day Puppy Update

 

The Jelly Belly Litter came into the world eleven days ago. Normally we would have weighed and taken pictures at seven days, but life got in the way.  I will keep this short because life is still in the way. The new pictures we took yesterday are on our Facebook Rocketdog Group (link near the top), but you would have a hard time telling these from those posted here already so I'm going to skip posting new pictures until there's something new to see. 

We have secured deposits for five of the nine pups so far, leaving four.  All five of those people who have made the decision to take a puppy and put down the deposit have chosen females. Since we had five females and four males this leaves three males and one female that are still available for adoption into new families. 

The development of the Jelly Bellies is right on track. They have all doubled in weight. All have had their dewclaws removed. All have become proficient eaters and none are being excluded from Mother's milk. None have opened eyes or ears, but we expect they will soon. Abba Zabba is leaving them for short period of cuddle time two or three times a day. She is no overly concerned when we have visitors.

The Jellies are right on track, very robust, and it is still too early to tell much about how they might eventually turn out.  Please click here for more information about how you might adopt a puppy. They won't be ready until mid-May but are apparently going fast.  There's an email widget to the left of this if you have questions. 

Of course you are welcome to join our Rocketdog Facebook group and get advice or references before getting more involved. And you are certainly welcome to visit, though we don't allow handling until four weeks.  You are welcome to call us and we have a number of video conference apps we can use if you cannot come here and see for yourself. Be careful of scammers. They are everywhere. They will take your money. So visit your breeder before paying out any cash at all. You can't fake a warm puppy.

The Jelly Belly Litter has hit the ground running

 

Abba Zabba is one of the easiest whelping experiences we've ever had, and she gave us nine very good pups yesterday in the span of just about six hours. They appear flawless at first glance, but we will be constantly evaluating them as they grow. At six weeks we will write final evaluations. This is when we can see most of what each puppy might become in adulthood. Though there's certainly room for error in evaluating a dog's potential at six weeks, we've been at this for a long time and can know a great deal about a puppy's future self by then.

This litter is being offered for $1100.00 (U.S.) each, with a $200.00 discount for people wishing to take two (same sex) pups from this one litter. We've always said that raising two Basset puppies are easier than raising one. This is because the pups will keep themselves occupied and comforted as they grow. If you are interested in adopting one of our pups, just use the email Waitlist widget found left of this page and we will send you everything you need to make a good decision. 

Now . . . Some pictures- 

Cappuccino is a male born at 6:30 p.m. on March 17, 2023 weighing 11.4 ounces.
A very active little boy.

Tangerine came to us at 6:45 p.m. on March 16th, 2023 weighing 12.9 ounces.
The dot on the top of her head is called God's Thumbprint.

Licorice was nearly all black at birth. She came at 7:10 p.m. and weighed 12.5 ounces

Mocha showed up at 7:40 weighing 11.2 ounces. He's been a quiet puppy.

Cherry came in at 12.1 ounces when she arrived at 8:00 on March 16th, 2023

BubbleGum came at 8:05, hot on the heels of Cherry at only five minutes apart.
He weighed a healthy 11.6 ounces and was black for the most part.

Coconut has some lovely markings and will doublessly become tri-colored.
She arrived at 9:05 p.m. weighing 10.1 ounces. Not large, but quite strong.

 Weighing 12.1 ounces Popcorn took her time, arriving at 10:45 (fashionably late we call it).
She was almost all black, but we expect her red traits will soon come out. 

By the time Kiwi graced us with his presence (11:45 p.m.) we were sure he'd be the last.
He was the heaviest one of the bunch at 14.0 ounces, but not the largest of the lot.