BrownStone Chinooks is devoted to fostering the excellent health and wonderful temperament of Chinook dogs. Hard-working Chinooks excel in many activities such as agility, obedience, back yard play, hiking, dog powered sports, search and rescue, and as service dogs. The affectionate Chinook is an excellent family dog matching its activity level to that of its companions - be it strenuous exercise or snuggling on the couch.

Monday, July 24, 2017

Day 6 Centennial litter

Not much different from Day 5: eat, sleep, scoot about and always be super cute.
I can't decide on what to leave out from today's pictures, so indulge me in mass cuteness.
First bath of the morning.
 Milk drunk nap.
 Worn out after a trip to the other side of the whelping box.
 Someday his tail will be as big as his moms.
 The puppies are growing. Today they look huge...
when compared to a nose snuggle on day 2.
Nap after adventure back to the white side of the whelping box.
 Eat...

 Sleep...
Scoot around using brothers as speed bumps...
 Always super cute.
The girls are taking their care and socialization rolls very seriously.
Trask even tried to help with the scale math...
and made sure all puppies met his specifications.
The girls cooled off with a swim in the pond while Kerstin and I sewed a special new whelping box blanket. The house has to be kept over 80 degrees and without drafts until the puppies can regulate their own body heat. Keeping the house hot is not difficult to do since it is 90 degrees out but it means those inside cook and AC remains turned off. I must admit a bit of jealousy of the soaked girls.
One last round of puppy love and it was off to home.
The pups resumed the day's routine: Eat...