The Penny Candies Litter: Six Week Evaluation : Tootsie Pup (Taken)

 Pricilla  Pixie Stix (AKC) (AKA: Pixie, Princessa Silly, Pretty Silly) and Rocketdog Rockford Rhoades (AKC) (AKA: Rockzilla, RockandRolla) paired up to give us a wonderful nine puppy litter that has come to the sixth week. This is the time when I spend just a bit more time looking critically at their form and personality. All nine pups will be good pets quality dogs when fully grown, but even at this young age there are subtle differences which make each on a person all on their own. 

Generally speaking, all of the pups are in good health, with one minor exception in one puppy. The Banks Vet.  found no bite or bone issues and all have been vaccinated, worm, and flea protected. We will give one more vaccine at seven weeks and all of this is documented in the puppy packets that come with every one of them individually. 

Tootsie Pup is tricksy. 
He has been working on opening the gate latch for three days.

Tootsie Pup  came into the world weighing  a healthy 14.7 ounces and at six weeks weighs a hefty 6.1 pounds. He is not the biggest, but he does possess a weighty personality. Tootsie Pup has the sort of high school cool that drives the girls crazy. He will be going to California with his brother Twizzler. 

This boy is the sort of small frame puppy we are always looking to find in our litters. Structurally he is very good with a broad chest and heavy foreleg bone size. He carries himself well, with an agressivness to his stance that usually means strong hip bone health.  His broad chest will eventually deepen , but today it is the beginning of a smoothly put together little boy Basset. He is a smaller form of Basset and we expect he will develope into something very good. We have high hopes for this one. Tootsie has a wonderfully domed head shape with very good ears which hang very far back on his skull. A wonderful example of an American styled Basset baby. 

Personality wise, Tootsie is a clever little guy. He has been working on finding a way out of the pen for the past few days, and he almost has it figured out. He is not particularly loud and usually keeps to himself, when the others allow it. He doesn't shirk a goof fight, but isn't the sort to go looking for trouble either. On day one I thought he might be showing signs of becoming a field dog, but so far he just seems to be a pretty boy instead. 

The only thing keeping Tootsie from having show dog good looks is a slightly tight coat, otherwise he is nearly perfect. He recieves all five of the AKC Standard derived points, and also the single point for aesthetics. This one might grow into becoming a very good Basset Hound. Six out of Six points.