Marli’s puppies had their vet exams today and all got and A+!
All of them are very close in size with Delilah weighing 2.4 pounds and both Daffy and Dillon weighing 2.2 pounds. Since they are almost 8 weeks old we can kind of predict their adult weights to within about a 15% degree of accuracy. The norm is to double and then double again their 8 week old weights. So that would make Delilah about 9-10 pounds; and, Daffy and Dillon about 8-9 pounds as adults. I will be curious to know how this pans out. Marli weighs 8 pounds and Ruger (the sire) weighs about 10 pounds. Most males are larger than the females. Basically, no real
surprises here.
I am posting photos of the puppies as of today. They are turning out to be a very handsome group. Because there is a slight chance Dillon is a satin-coated Havanese, I have sent blood work into a DNA lab verify whether she is or whether she just has a very flat, silky coat that is slow to develop.
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| Potter, our 4 month old, with Dillon |
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| Daffy, short for Daffodil, has a sweet smile. |
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| Dillon, with Potter, searching the bushes for lizards. |
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| Delilah on a mission |
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| Here’s Dillon again |
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| Little Dillon has wonderful coloring. |
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| Mother Marli on the hunt for the wild and mysterious anoles (lizards) |
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| Potter, Zola (now Oreo), and Daffy not quite ready to share the toy! |
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| This is Zola (now Oreo) who is going to her forever hom |
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| Delilay (left), Dillon (middle) and Oreo |
