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Fergus wins 4-6 Puppy class at Specialty

Here is a photo of Fergus - Sweetspots Groucho Marx.  This is his win photo at the recent Northern California Specialty show. Congratulations Fergus.  Fergus is owned by Laurie Isaacson and Meredith Brown-Tuttle.

Lucy Passes Canine Good Neighbour Test

Lucy - Sweetspots In the Sky with Diamonds - passed her Canine Good Neighbour Test (CGN).  This test administered by the Canadian Kennel Club and

"The test is non-competitive and allows dog and handler to demonstrate confidence and control in 12 steps. It assesses the handler and dog's relationship, together with the handler's ability to control the dog. Dogs are evaluated on their ability to perform basic exercises as well as their ability to demonstrate good manners in everyday situations."

To learn more about the CGN Test  click on this link. http://www.ckc.ca/en/Default.aspx?tabid=91

Lucy is just 6 months old and it is quite an accomplishment!  Congratulations to Ed and Maureen McNeil.

Best Baby Puppies

Hello,

I just thought I would post these two pictures from the NKC shows, November 4 & 5 of Bailey and Baloo.  They were entered seperately, Bailey on Saturday and Baloo on Sunday.  We were very happy with the result of Best Baby Puppy in Show for each of them. Thank you Ron Drake for lovely photos.

Bailey - Sweetspots Irish Cream

Baloo - Sweetspots Set Fire to Reign

Isabella & Romeo

Here is a picture of Isabella - "Sweetspots Isabella Snowflake" with her best buddy Romeo.  She lives with Debbie and Joe in St. John's  Romeo takes endless ear chewing, and is a great friend for Isabella.

Lucy living the High Life

Here is Lucy who lives in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.  She is enjoying life to the fullest, Maureen and Ed says that Lucy is a "She a princess, a devil, a lady, a scamp all in one,"  I think that describes most Dalmatian puppies. 

Four Months Old Already

Baloo - Sweetspots Set Fire to Reign

Bailey - Sweetspots Irish Cream

The puppies are 4 months old already, and they are looking great and lots of fun. Here are a couple of stacked photos of Baloo and Bailey we took today.

Best Baby Puppy in Show

Saturday, September 1, 2012, Baloo, "Sweetspots Set Fire to the Reign",  won Best Baby Puppy in Show at our show in Harbour Grace NL, which is about 1.5 hours from St John's.  The judge was Carol Graham from Alberta, Canada. She gave Baloo lovely comments,  said that I was going to do some nice winning with him.

Both Baloo and Bailey got a really good look, and many people commented on how lovely and well behaved they were. Thank you Albert Legge for the photo. 

Silver Grand Champion!

Miley becomes a Silver Grand Champion - This weekend Miley - Sweetspot Hot2Spot Best of Both Worlds owned and handled by Laurie Isaacson became an AKC Silver Grand Champion.

With the use of the AKC Point Schedule once a dog achieves their championship they have the ability to earn a Grand Championship.   To receive the Bronze Grand Championship the dog requires 100 points, Silver a requires 200 points.

As you can see from the photo, Miley is more than just beauty and she competes in Dock Diving, Agility, and Obedience.

Nails

Today was nail day in the Sweetspot household.  I am pleased to say that the puppies all sat nicely and licked peanut butter off of a spoon while I did their nails.  I like to use a Dremel, but I also use a clippers on the young pups.  You never know when you have to use the clippers.  Here is Sweetspots Bel Canto and Sweetspots Groucho Marx getting her nails done, and she is quite content with the process.

Using the Dremel

  

Using the Clippers

Puppies are going home :(

Lucy Learning to Swim

We are so sad to see most of the puppies have gone to their new homes, but also see the joy that they bring to the people in their new homes.  

I have posted a picture of No Colour Girl who is now Sweetspots Sky with Diamonds - Lucy learning to swim at her new home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.  Purple Girl is now Sweetspots Magnetic Attraction - Maggie; Red Girl is now Sweetspots Isabella Snowflake - Isabella; Orange Boy is Sweetspots Four Alarm Fire - Blaze, and Yellow Girl is called Shanti and lives in British Columbia. 

Fun in the Garden

Today the neighbourhood kids came and played with the puppies and it was a hot summer day.  All the puppies played and played and now are sleeping soundly.  I helped my girls to dress up Green Girl in a dress and hat for a photo.  I think it suits her Sepia tones.

Green Girl dressed up for a party

No Colour Girl chasing her Mom

"You did WHAT?"

Yellow Girl exploring the greenery

Temperament Testing

Today we did temperament tests on the puppies.  There were no surprises, and all the puppies were very confident and gave us another glimpse into their personalities.  It is just another piece of the puppy puzzle.

Here is a picture of them in the kennel sleeping together.  We have two large kennels for them to sleep in, but they always seem to pile into one.

BAER Hearing Testing

Today the puppies had their hearing tests and the result:

8 Bilateral hearing and 2 Unilateral Hearing dogs.  

We have also posted 6 week stacked photos on the website - look under the Puppies 6 Week Photos.

Red Girl having her picture taken for photos.

5 Week Stacked Photos

I can't believe that the puppies are 5 weeks old already.  I have put stacked on the website.  If you go to www.sweetspotdals.com you will see them under the puppy page.

Puppies in the Garden

Today it was very warm and all the puppies had a meal and some time running around the garden.  It was great fun to watch them explore.   We are starting to see their personalities develop.  All puppies are confident, and the some just beg for your attention.

Eating outside

White and Red Girl looking at the big world 

Blue Boy exploring

White Girl sniffing a buttercup

I think I would like to back and visit my friends

Sniffing the grass

This smells tasty!

Fun in the Sun

Today it was lovely and warm and the puppies had their first adventure to the back deck.  They spent about 1.5 hours on the deck enjoying the sunshine under the shade of a sheet over the exercise pen.  They were visited by my daughter and her friend.  

This is Brown Boy looking very cute.
Brown boy has Black spots - I know that will cause confusion but the pups are born white and it is very hard to tell if they are black or liver on the first day.  Brown is the collar colour that we gave this boy.  We use collars to tell the puppies apart.

Someone did not believe that we had liver spotted girls, so here they are.
 Green Girl (left) and White Girl (right).
Liver spotted Dalmatians have brown spots and brown noses.

Mom Makes a Great Pillow

Yellow Girl using Liza as a pillow.  Liza is very patient with them when they crawl all over her.

Puppy photos from Day 17

The eyes are open and the spotting is starting to show and they are up and walking. Some are starting to lift their heads at sounds and are much more interactive.  My daughter Fern keeps saying "They are sooooo cute" and she is right, they are "So cute".  

They are SOOOO cute!

Brown Boy

Blue Boy

Green Girl (L)

Purple girl

Yellow Girl

White Girl (L)

Burgundy Girl

No Colour Girl 

Orange Boy

Red Girl

Puppy Pictures

Here is a photo of each of the puppies.  Liza was the supervisor for the photo shoot, and told me to take extra care of her babies.

Blue Boy - Black Spots

Brown Boy - Black Spots

Burgundy Girl - Black Spots

Green Girl - Liver Spots

White Girl - Liver Spots

Orange Boy - Black Spots

Purple Girl - Black Spots

Red Girl - Black Spots

Yellow Girl - Black Spots

No Colour Girl - Black Spots