Ending Week 5...

Boy these puppies keep me running! We have had a very busy week. They are growing like weeds. They weigh 10-12 lbs as of yesterday. They could and would eat all day if I let them. Needless to say this means what goes in must come out!!!! Clean up in aisle 2 is my regular routine. We are getting our visit to the vet scheduled since 8 weeks is almost here...Today we are getting our first bath! They need it too! We will cut nails also for a whole day of beauty!

The LER is scheduled for 17 May - just two more weeks - time flies. Can't wait to see everybody.

Here are a couple photos from this week to enjoy.

Thanks-Heather

The Big Move

Today we moved to the puppy room. The were very unsure of it at first but soon decided they like the space and newspaper! They have been playing non-stop for over an hour. They have lots of toys to play with but they prefer each other! I have a couple cute photos of the move to share. Tomorrow we start with ground up puppy food - the first step to solid foods! Just had to share this special day!

Thanks-Heather

3 1/2 Weeks old

Today was a wonderful day with the puppies. First four escaped the whelping box, then two more followed later - it is a joy to see them learn and grow. This week they began to eat solids - Sequoia is doing the happy dance - we ate a double portion of 2nd Stage formula today at dinner! They are growing like weeds with fertilizer! We started to play with each other and with baby toys! They have learned to "ruff" and sort of bark. Vince is teaching them how to howl.....maybe not such a good idea since I sleep with them.....but all good Shilohs know how to howl together! Sorry about the delay in getting the pictures up for week 3. They are now up so go check them out. This weekend will be the puppies first visitors. This ought to be fun! And last but not least, we will move from the bedroom whelping box to the puppy room where they will have lots of room to play and grow. A full week if I may say so! The enclosed photos are of them eating their first solids.

Thanks-Heather

3 week photos...

The puppies are growing so quickly. Today two decided to jump ship and leave the whelping box! Yesterday we had to go searching for a runaway puppy. She was sharing Sequoia's bed! All cuddled up in the blankets. Too cute for words. This weekend we started the 2nd Stage - which is a food/milk product for inbetween momma's milk and real food. It didn't go over to big. They prefer Sequoia's milk hands down! Can you blame them? Today's eating was a little better. It is a gradual slow process and when they are ready - they are ready! Tuesday is nail clipping night - oh boy....this is true precision work. Their nails are so tiny but oh so sharp. It is hard to believe that they are going to be 4 weeks old this coming weekend. Soon we can have visitors! BTW - The pictures should be up by Tuesday. Sorry for the delay.

Thanks-Heather

Almost 3 Weeks Old.....

What a busy week! The puppies can see, hear and smell. They had their first toe nail trim. That was incredibly hard - they are soooo tiny but sharp! The grew out of their collars - all of them are about 4 lbs each. They are trucks- they never stop moving, even in their sleep. Sleep, what is that? They stay up all night talking and screeching. They can wake you up from a dead sleep. They are developing personalities now. They are starting to play fight too. Their walking skills are much improved. They can go a couple steps without falling now:) It is a marvelous time of growth. Can't wait to see the photos for this weekend. I hope to have them up by Sunday evening. I have posted two update shots of the crew hard at play and with Momma. Just look at how large they are in two weeks!

Almost 2 weeks old....

Ahhhh the smell of puppies! And the noise of puppies! They are just full of themselves as they change. Their eyes are open fully. Their hearing has just started to come apparent. They all weigh over 3lbs!! They are all a rich dark black with coloration on their feet and lower legs. Two have stars on their chests in white. Some have the facial markings coming through. It is all so exciting. Tomorrow we take our two week photos. These are hard - they still look like black moving blobs....pardon the expression. Hard to get much character in each shot but our fellow Sequoia Shepherds Shiloh owner (Basso - 1st Litter) photograher Julie Davison does a fantastic job. Sequoia is not the biggest fan on photo time and gets very possessive of the puppies! I can't wait to see the results. In the meantime I am posting a couple (if I can figure it out) shots.

Thanks-Heather

Eyes are just starting to open...

Hi,

I am back to work one day and they decide to open their eyes today! What a great suprise to come home to. They have tiny slits opening up to huge dark eyes. Nature is amazing to watch. They are increasing gradually in weight as expected. I spent a couple minutes at lunch today playing with them - never get enough puppy smell! Then had to return to work. Everyone at work is following their progress as well. It is great to have a cheering section! They are still working on walking on four legs. I will have photos as soon as possible. We will do more photos of all the puppies this weekend. We will try to get them posted by Sunday evening.

Thanks-Heather

1 Week Old

The puppies are up and moving! They lurch around and stumble but are making a little progress towards walking. It is so cute to watch. Today I spent a long time handling each puppy. They are growing used to human contact and starting to settle down when held. We had some noisy puppies last night - they kept me up with their cries of woe....I wish I could figure out what they were saying! I will have two more precious days to spend full time with them. Wednesday I go back to work for a 7 hour work day with a 2 hour break to run home to take care of the puppies and Sequoia mid-day. This will certainly keep me busy!

Thanks-Heather

Attempting to walk on all 4's

Just had to let everyone know, today at day 6, they are starting to walk on all 4's. It is so cute. They finally get up on all 4 legs and then fall over like drunks! Sometimes they manage 1 or 2 steps before falling over onto their side or back. I am trying to get a photo to put in the blog - but they fall over so quickly:) They are growing like weeds - right on schedule. No weight losses just constant gains. They are doing so well and momma Sequoia is doing superbly! She is such a good momma dog. Tomorrow will be 1 week! Hard to believe. Talk to you all tomorrow.

Thanks-Heather

Easter Puppies are Here!

I am thrilled to announce that we have 6 big beautiful dual puppies. 4 are boys and 2 are girls. Sequoia's water broke around 5 pm on Saturday 22 March. The first puppy (a girl) was born at 9:10pm. Then they continued until around 1am 23 March. We had a break in the birthing process so around 6 am 23 March we went to the Emergency Clinic for xrays and a fetal heart monitoring. All were a go so we did a "pit" shot. We completed our deliveries by Noon on Easter Sunday! It was fantastic. Sequoia just laid down and pushed out the next puppy - she was a Champion!

All puppies are healthy, large and vocal! I have not had any sleep since Saturday. So forgive this blog's typing.... I sleep in the same bedroom as the puppies - or try to - they can scream even at an early age when they get hungry! No shy retiring puppies in this litter!

Sequoia is being an excellent momma dog. She is really taking care of these puppies and feeds them it seems like 24 hours a day. It is going to be so much fun watching them grow.

Speaking of growing and watching - we are doing our Easter Photos on Thursday. I hope to get them on the website by Sunday. Call if you want to hear puppy's talking! It is so cute..... I never get enough of it.

Thanks-Heather

Easter Puppies are coming......

Just got back from the Vet. We are expecting possibly 9 puppies on Easter Day (lets hope it is day and not all night....)!!!!!!

We are so excited - hope you are too. Just a few of these are not spoken for yet so call me quickly to reserve your one-of-a-kind Sequoia Shiloh Shepherd! Our first litter was a huge success and we are expecting even greater things from this litter.

Well I have to go finish "fixing" or as Vince calls it "my neurotic rearranging" of the whelping room. We are just so excited. The next entry will hopefully be this weekend with news of lots of healthy puppies!!!!

Thanks-Heather

Puppies Confirmed!

Puppies have been confirmed by ultra sound today. We anticipate the pitter patter of tiny little paws to arrive March 25, 2008.

Stay tuned for more news.

Sequoia Luke :due March 26, 2006

Anticipated March 26, 2008

This breeding has been confirmed.
Contact me today for more information

rbCH Catoctin's Peaceable Luke, CGC, TDI
sire: P,B&Ts New Beginnings-Sierra
dam: GV NS arbCh Catoctin’s Shining Star CGC,TDI
Hips: OFA Fair SLH-332F25M-NOPI | Elbows: OFA Normal SLHEL141M25
Heart: OFA Normal SLH-CA207/26M/C-PI | Eyes: CERF Normal SHS-161/2007-27
Thyroid: OFA Normal SLH-TH109/30M-PI

bCH Raid the Wind's Sweet Sequoia, CGC, TDI
sire: Raid the Wind’s Taylor Made
dam: CH.ptd. Raid the Wind Four Alarm Chili
Hips: PennHIP (L) 0.35 (R) 0.31 | Elbows: OFA Normal
Heart: OFA Normal | Eyes: CERF Normal

Sequoia Shiloh Shepherds and Catoctin Shilohs of Maryland are thrilled to announce the pairing of “Sequoia” and “Luke.” This breeding promises to produce some incredible puppies for showing, breeding and as loving family companions with great potential for dog therapy and obedience work.

bCH Raid the Wind’s Sweet Sequoia, TDI, CGC is a gorgeous rich black plush coat dual. She has all of her health testing as seen below in detail. Sequoia is a perfectly proportioned Shiloh Shepherd with a beautiful broad head, perfect saber tail and incredible movement in and out of the show ring. Her temperament is loving, spirited, attentive and stable. She has her TDI, CGC, Certified Therapy Dog and has her first leg toward her herding title. Sequoia is the perfect combination of couch potato and working girl. Her puppies from her first litter are healthy, sound, stable with excellent temperaments.

rbCH Catoctin’s Peaceable Luke, CGC, TDI is a wonderful masculine male. This stunning black/tan smooth coat is a second generation Boz. Luke is a loving sweetheart of a dog and is very stable. He has all his health testing as seen above in detail. He has finished his conformation championship and is a joy to watch in the show ring. We are expecting lots of healthy, richly colored dual puppies with both Plush and Smooth coats.

We are anticipating from this pairing Shilohs with big healthy bone structures, gentle and loving medium to medium soft temperaments, and great movement. We have exceptional health testing with both of these Shilohs. The pedigree for these puppies shows the excellent bloodlines of these two Shilohs.

If you are interested and would like to own a very special Shiloh puppy, please contact us. Applications and reservations are being accepted now.