9 weeks and counting...

Well all but two pups have found their forever homes, and I would love to find "Xavier" and "Lulu" their forever homes. They are current on all vaccinations (6 & 8 weeks), have been wormed, their tails have been docked and dew claws have been removed. They are socialized and loved by everyone in the house. Lulu's ears are showing signs that they might be naturally erect like her mother. Xavier on the other hand totally takes after his dad. Floppy ears and all.

Puppies will go to their new homes potty pad trained, with Wellness puppy food, a toy and a blanket to help ease the transition.

Happy 4 week birthday Mini's!

This week the min pin's turned 4 weeks old. I am really loving this age because they are super playful. So for now, its eat, sleep, play, repeat. There are just two lovable min pin's available for adoption. One female who I call "Little Red", but that is only because she got the red toe nail polish paint job (that is how I marked them so I know who is who when they were born) and then is the male aka, "Little Man". The male reminds me a lot of his father. But both of the puppies are super precious and would make lovable pets.

But let me tell ya, getting photos of them has been pretty hard. They sit still for long, but enjoy:

Eye's wide open...

The puppies are two weeks old this week and their eyes are opened. They are starting to try and stand up and walk around.

On another note, Thomas was tested for MPS VI and it came back clear and normal. I did not test Tinkerbelle because even if she is affected or a carrier of the MPS VI the puppies will only be carriers, which is why it is important to spay/neuter the puppies and to NOT breed them. We DO NOT want affected dogs. MPS VI is found in Min Pin's and is a genetic disease. Tom is only the 1,604 min pin to be tested with his disease, so make sure when you are buying a puppy you buy a healthy puppy from someone who cares to do the proper leg work before breeding. Testing was done by University of Penn School of Veterinary Medicine. MPS VI means Mucoploysccharidosis type VI and more information can be found here Univeristy of Penn Vet Medicine

 

Puppies are a week old...

The puppies are officially a week old and they are growing so fast. They are double the size they were when born. They are have the cutest little wrinkles on their legs and muzzle. Tinkerbelle is still being a great mom. Here are some photos...

Puppies are 4 days old today.

Today the puppies went in to have their tails docked and to have dew claws removed. According to the Vet everything went well. The puppies are sleeping and eating, sleeping and eating. Tinkerbelle is being a very loving mommy. It is so cute to she her curled up with her babies sleeping. So far it seems all the puppies are chocolate and rust. There are three females and one male. The male seems slightly lighter at this point in time so I am hoping he turns out to be like his daddy. 

Tinkerbelle's first born only minutes old.

Tink's getting right down to it after giving birth. So cute...

Tinkerbelle & Thomas had their first litter!

So I finally decided to breed Tinkerbelle and Thomas this last heat. Tinkerbelle was whelped on March 21, 2010. She was projected to have them May 22nd. But she decided she didn't want to wait that long. So early this morning Tinkerbelle went into labor. The first pup came out around 5 am with one following every 30 minutes. She had a total of 4 beautiful pups that will be ready to go July 5th. 

One pup is already spoken for, so that leaves just 3 AKC min pins. I will be selling these without papers because I really want them to go to a good loving FOREVER home with no intent on breeding. 

 Tinkerbelle (momma)

Thomas (big daddy)

  (he is wearing his belly band)

Puppy pics coming soon!