As posted earlier, Faolin and Silken went to stay with friends in Kingston on Thursday and Faolin decided to do a runner last night. Fortunately prodigal Faolin was tracked down this afternoon almost 15 kilometres west, and about half way to the Amherst Island ferry, negotiating several busy roads and highways along the way. So working with my friend Gayla, I spent most of the day (between looking after pups and Cait) organizing flyers and making contacts to track Faolin down.
One of my university roommates is the hero of the day. He is a senior Ontario Provincial Police officer and spent his day off handing out and posting flyers. It was his work that developed the lead to track Faolin down. I am forever thankful to Brian, and his wife Liese, Gayla and a number of her friends for the extraordinary efforts to track my "challenging" border collie down.
Enough about that. Just wanted to explain the delay and celebrate Christmas early.
Now on to the important business. My other excuse is that it is next to impossible to get good new born puppy pictures. They are exceptionally wiggly, so these are the best of many attempts.
Cait and Her Boys
Puppy # 1 (aka "Harry Potter")
He is almost all black, with a little white flash on his forehead. Like all the pups, he has white paws and tail tip. His weight after first nursing was 420 grams (14 3/4 ounces).
Puppy # 2
The smallest pup, had a little bit of a slow start but has made up for it all day at Cait's diner. He weighed in at 390 grams (13 3/4 ounces). I only have one decent photo of him so far (with #3 on the left below) because I didn't want to interfere with either his nursing or sleeping time. He has a white irregular collar (like Benny from the first litter) and an olympic torch blaze (like his Mom and Jade from the first litter).
Puppy #3
The biggest puppy weighed in at 430 grams (15 ounces). He has a white triangle on the top of his neck (that could move as he grows), brindled cheeks, and perhaps Trim's famous eyebrows. It will take several days to see the extent of the tan and brown tri-coloring.
Puppy # 4
The loudest and most food driven pup on day 1. He has both a white head (with the exception of the ears and part black top) and a white irregular collar. So far, haven't been able to pick up any tan, although there could be some on the back legs. He looks a lot like my Silken. He weighed in at 410 grams (14 1/2 ounces).
That's all for tonight. We'll try to get a little day 2 nursing video tomorrow morning.
