he's the red headed baby i never got.

[mopinko]

you know how it is. if the gene for red hair exists in your family, you hope for your baby to get it. my mother had no redheaded children, but did get a few grandchildren. none were mine, although i have a daughter whose hair is on the edge, a dark auburn. in some light you could see the red. i watched her fuzzy little baby head for hours, trying to decide what color it was really.
so, here is my redhaired baby, finally. his eyes might be blue.




the check is in the mail.

[NYC_SKP]

1. ADORABLE!!!

[Angry Dragon]

2. looks part guinea pig

[mopinko]

3. looks all guinea pig.

[TorchTheWitch]

6. I think most puppies do at that age

All body with bitsy little parts... that grow seemingly independent of each other at different rates. I thought Boo would never grow into his donkey ears. The one I have now though seems to have all his various parts growing somewhat uniformly except he did have a very brief long-legged stage... but it followed his stumpy-legged stage, so I guess it all worked out. Eventually they grow into themselves somehow. At this age though they all seem to be all big belly with some bitsy little attachments.

[mopinko]

9. doc is still all legs and feet.

and some bully butt. all he needs right now is a mouth and a belly, and just enough flippers to crowd surf over to the milk.

[TorchTheWitch]

13. I love that one kooky ear that flaps over his head

It makes him look even more adorable and comical. I'm used to dogs with stand up ears that generally don't do anything... no flopping or flapping or going inside out on their own. They're a bit boring.

Doc has such a nice coat. I just want to lick him... he's like light coffee ice cream. He must love climbing all over the wood pile hunting any critters hiding in the nooks and crannies... and he's got the big old hooves to do it!

[mopinko]

14. he is completely in control of that ear, too.

he uses it to get you to play.
his coat is really soft still. i am sure it will coarsen up, but right now it is puppy soft. now you made me want to lick it.

he has to examine every little thing in his kingdom. even the ones that bite. he has a good idea what parrots are about, but he is fascinated by them anyway. he ducks faster now, tho.

[mopinko]

22. Dh put this pick on his fb page, and our daughter commented-

this pic could be an ad for logs.

i think he does that ear thing when he needs a little more brain power, so he warms it up with that ear.

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Wutta face!

I love the second picture!

[TorchTheWitch]

5. SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Oh, how adorable! I take it this is the one you decided on out of the litter? Cutsie widdle puppy wuppy!

Btw, none of us multitude of kids got our mom's fabulous red hair. We're all a bit bummed by that.

[mopinko]

10. yeah, it was almost like a contest when the grandkids started coming.

the sister with the slightly red haired husband had 2 girls with completely different gorgeous reds, and there was a nephew who had thick as a briar patch, curly, fire engine hair that we were all sure somehow affected his brain. what a little maniac.

[hobbit709]

7. AAWW!!

[livetohike]

8. So cute!

I love his little face . May you have many, many great times together!

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Such a baby!!

[99Forever]

12. Takes me back a few months...

.. to when our litter of bullies was that age. Too damn cute for words and then they start heaping lovable and fun on top of it! Irresistible, I tell ya. What beautiful boy.

[Curmudgeoness]

15. What a sweetheart!

That is one of the cutest puppies I have seen in a long time. But I see mischief in those eyes.

[mopinko]

16. yeah, me too.

he has a half brother that i fell for that is just trouble on four feet if i ever saw it.

[TorchTheWitch]

19. this little guy's coat makes me think of an orange creamsicle

Remember them? My dad used to love them. I was never very keen on how they tasted but they looked so delicious. Me, I was always an Eskimo Pie kinda gal (partly because they were so delightfully messy to eat).

What a cutie this one is! And he really does look like a michievous little devil!

[mopinko]

21. he does look like a creamsicle.

i always liked them, but usually succumbed to the allure of chocolate as well. either an ice cream sandwich or a fudgesicle.

this particular pup is a beautiful big boy now. the markings are almost identical.

[Safetykitten]

17. The little paws!

[TorchTheWitch]

20. overnight they become giant paddles

Hooves. Flippers. At this age though puppies are so adorable with their tiny little parts... bitsy feetsies, bitsy noses, bitsy ears...

I'm hyperventilating on the cute.

PUPPIEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[Merlot]

18. The cute....it hurts! Oh so cute! Not much else to say..

except I hope more pics charting his growth follow.

[mopinko]

23. starting to look a little more like a dog than a hamster

breeder says he sounds more like one, too.

[TorchTheWitch]

26. It's Creamsicle and Fudgsicle!

And I wanna eat them both all up! Sooooo cute! Widdle soft and cuddly puppppiiiiiiiies!

<<<THUD>>>

[mopinko]

27. did i say i am naming him biff?

that was the boxer we had when i was a kid. he was my friend and protector. i have tried to re-use the name a couple times and got shot down by the family. but this one is MY dog. not the family dog. my dog. so i can name him anything i want.

[mopinko]

24. i can't stand it. the breeder is torturing me. posting pics. argh.

what's a mother to do?

[mopinko]

25. those black dots on his nose mean

he will not have blue eyes. poo

[mopinko]

28. aarrrggghhhhh!

and look at this pick of his half brother, red, at about the same age-

[TorchTheWitch]

29. what a lil tough guy!

What a difference already! He certainly doesn't look like a guinua pig anymore!

How long before he's ready to come to his new home? You must be soooo excited!

Oh my goodness, I just want to kiss them and tickle them and cuddle them all over! PUPPPPPPIES!!!!

<<<THUD>>>

[mopinko]

30. how long? too long.

we will get him the last week of march.