Jelly Belly Litter : Cappucinno

Cappuccino at Six Weeks

Abigail (Abba) Zabba and Rocketdog Rockford (Rocky) Rhoades got together for the very first time and gave us nine wonderful Basset Hound Puppies. As we have done in all previous litters we evaluate the puppies at six weeks. There are a few good reasons for this, the first being that the pups develop some personality traits by six weeks of age, the second being that the pups display some key physical characteristics which they are likely to carry through life. Each puppy in this litter will be evaluated as an individual using a quasi-objective standard. It is a good idea to read about it by clicking here. It's a good idea to understand how we look the pups over as individuals. There are some things worthy of stating about this litter in a more general sense.

The Jelly Belly litter has been an easy one for us. All of the puppies came into the world in an effortless fashion. We had no still-born pups and none needed any sort of help at birth. Each and every puppy was naturally inclined towards feeding and none needed to be shown the way. They all were healthy at birth and only one had anything at all to report in their veterinarian checkup last week. All of the Jellies were up and walking with their eyes open and ears attentive -right on schedule. And since we have been able to take them outside, once the weather turned nice, we now know something about their outdoor personalities. The whole group are winners.

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Cappuccino was the first puppy to show up six weeks ago.  He was also among the first chosen and will go to live in Vancouver with the Button family where he will be called Dax.  He is a stand out for looks and so many other things Basset.  At birth he was a healthy eleven and a half ounces. He has grown a bit and is now Eight and a half pounds. Not a real bruiser, but certainly a real cruiser. 

Cappuccino on Day One

Structurally Cappuccino is very well constructed. He carries most of the American styling of his Sire. His foreleg bone size is adequate to keeping his extra large feet under him. He does have one slightly flanged rib, which is something of a fault, but he will soon grow out of that. He has a nice wide chest which makes him look quite strong. and his stance is aggressively shaped. Where he is special is in his head shape. He has a very well domed head from which hang perfectly long ears set properly at the back of his skull. Dax has a wonderfully boxy snout with ample facial fews hanging over a somewhat narrow lower jaw. His face is distinctive and nearly perfect. 

Dax is covered in white fur with large black spots. We expect he will add some brown patches as time goes on, but for now he is a lovely little cow colored Basset.  His facial coloring makes him look like he has a big nose, but his nose would have looked that way no matter the coloring.  He is a lovely little boy Basset who will grow into a handsome American Basset.

Of the six points available in our evaluation system Dax (Cappuccino) received four of the five AKC derived points, losing one point for the slightly flanged rib, and one full point for beauty. We are not recommending breeding this little boy. His Sire had the same rib issue and this should not be carried forward. Too bad too. He is otherwise a great little Basset boy.