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| This is a laid back easy going puppy, a little shy with new people at first. He does play, but in this litter he is the last to start playing and usually the first to stop. Most of my dogs love the water, and this litter is no exception, as evidenced by the swimming in the water dish with the ensuing mess I clean up 2-3 times daily! But again, his littermates are more playful in the water as well. His coat is deep brown, the lighter pictures are the flash reflection on his coat. He is pure bred. The litter is AKC registered. You will be able to register him individually online at akc.org when you have determined his name. If you do not intend to breed or show, then registration for you will mean a piece of paper, most likely lost eventually. You are not required to register him if you do not wish to. I have an excellent track record regarding hips in this line. I give a 5 year no nonsense warranty, better than anyone else I know. Currently we have about a 1.3% genetic defect rate, for all genetic defects, with over 750 puppies in over 10 years. He is going to be more toward the tall side, and I think he will be in the range of 80-85 lbs at maturity, but there are variables such as diet and exercise that will affect that. He has a little swelling on his tail. Vet said that one of his littermates bit his tail and caused a small puncture wound. He got a shot, antibiotic/steriod and the vet said he should recover fully. It is not painful for him at all, a very minor incident, but just wanted you to be aware of it. Puppies play hard sometimes, and their little teeth are sharp. Current weight is 15.5 lbs. Birthday is 10.09.04. He will have to get to Southern California by Wednesday as I am leaving for the Philippines Wednesday afternoon. I think at this point we must fly him. It is a short flight and you will meet him at the airport. In order to accomplish this, you must deposit this evening, and I will need to get a veterinary exam, health certificate and crate tomorrow morning. Then Wednesday morning I will take him to the airport with me, put him on his flight and call you to let you know he is on his way, and I will then make my own considerably longer flight. I think he will be a wonderful puppy, but it will take him a few days to adopt you. The shy ones take a little longer, but the bond they have with their new families seems much stronger than with an outgoing lick everyones face kind of puppy. You just have to earn his trust with love and patience at the beginning. Let me know ASAP as I need to do some planning on my end if this is going to work. Sorry for the quality of Krystal's pics. Just haven't gotten time to do her layout up right. Sire is here: http://www.stargatekennels.com/pages/sires/Dakota.htm Thanks, David |
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