Puppies

Lion King Litter: Spring 2014

Kyra

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Bro

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Successful breeding confirmed! In late April of 2014 we will have pups from CH ‘PR’ MountainThunder Great Kyraina DNA-VIP (Kyra) and Aspencreek’s Pal’s Bro (Bro). The three of us (Kristy, Jon, & Kyra) took a road trip up to Northern California to visit family for Thanksgiving and Kyra was lucky to get to meet three west coast bachelor Chinooks on her way up! She got to hang out and play with all of them and each had something special she liked, but Bro was the handsome guy she liked most and we all decided he’d be ‘the one’ for this breeding. :)

When Bro first met Kyra he was super-excited and did his deep roo-bark to get her attention. When she played ‘hard to get’ he then danced excitedly around the backyard. Kyra whined in excitement, not knowing what to do until she joined in the Chinook dance and then play-chase around the backyard. They had a great time together and Bro was surprisingly spritely for an 8-year-old (he was pretty good too before we brought Kyra to meet him so it wasn’t just her getting him moving).

Kyra (52 pounds, 22 inches) and Bro (75 pounds, 25 inches) should make some great pups. In many ways, Bro is an ideal Chinook male. Bro has a mask, perfect size, nice bone, a square head with a good dome, and great rear angulation. Kyra’s of course has a gorgeous Tawny coat, nice head, great front angulation and a personality that makes stud dogs and people alike weak at the knees. These future lovers have CERF normal eyes and OFA good (Kyra) and OFA fair (Bro) hips. Neither has a history of seizures or food allergies. This pairing will again (like our last litter) be a cross of East and West Chinook lines to bring together unique genes.

CH ‘PR’ MountainThunder Great Kyraina DNA-VIP

Birth Date: 7/30/2010

Pedigree: Click here to see Kyra's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: CERF Normal 2/5/2014

Stats: 52 pounds, 22 inches

Other: Seizure & allergy free

More Photos & Info: Kyra's page

Kyra is sweet, smart, and loves people (ANY people will do- although she has her favorites). She is well-socialized with other dogs, cats, ferrets, and children of all sizes. She had an exceptionally easy whelping (birthing of pups) the last time around and is a great mother (especially once the pups get big enough to play with!). She is a typical Chinook in many ways, especially being lazy when her owners are lazy, and being active when her owners are active. She recently gained her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Champion titles. Kyra has been said to have the perfect blend of sweetness and good training and has been a true Chinook dog Ambassador, meeting many people interested in learning about the joy that is the Chinook. NOTE: Put your face near Kyra's and prepare to get a tongue bath (she loves to lick).

Aspencreek's Pal's Bro

Birth Date: 6/25/2005

Pedigree: Click here to see Bro's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Fair

Eyes: CERF Normal

Stats: 75 pounds, 25 inches

Other: Seizure free

Bro will give you a big ole Chinook kiss or ‘roo’ every time you ask (and sometimes when you don’t ask!). He is a smart and friendly dog that enjoys lots of petting, love and attention. He starts out each night with lots of kisses and snuggles in bed with his people, but then moves to his place at the foot of the bed until morning. He makes sure he gives more kisses in the morning before and after breakfast, and kisses before and after his walk, and kisses before and after… well any time you are paying attention to him. :) Bro has a very outgoing personality and is generally open and friendly to strangers. His amber eyes, intelligence, and stunning good looks often stop people on the street. Bro’s father is none other than Aspencreek’s Jackson Tyee, the official Chinook representative for the state dog of New Hampshire (click here for picture). Jackson recently passed at 13 years and Bro’s mom, Tali, is 11 and has been one of the healthiest dogs her people have had. Bro and his littermates are 8 ½ and to date have excellent health.

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Birth

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Week 7 - 6/22/2014

Week 7 arrives with mixed feelings. Known as the bittersweet week, we are torn with our love of our pups and their sweet-selves and adorableness as they play with each other and us, while at the same time we are counting down the days until they go home because they don’t sleep as much and aren’t afraid to explore and terrorize our backyard while running in 7 different directions causing trouble! Puppy wrangling becomes our workout program during this time. :) The pups went to the vet for their checkup and first set of vaccinations and were super troopers throughout the entire process! Most were just slightly tentative at first but then played and got pets from me (Kristy) while they took their turns with the vet. Rafiki was our model pup as she walked in all cool and confident and just hung out with the vet without a care in the world! All 7 pups have a clean bill of health!

Week 7 was also exhausting for us and the pups as we did their final structure evaluations and the temperament testing. It took a lot of time to record, view and take notes for each pup, which took forever because none wanted to stay in a “stack” for too long and were so squirmy! I can tell you I don’t want to talk about a pup’s stop, topline, hocks, or pasterns for a looonngg time!! ;o) With the structural evaluations, temperament tests and personality notes of each pup in hand, we then matched up each of our little babies with their new families! You’ll get to meet the new families and hear all about them in Week 8’s update!

Zazu and Kovu learned their “Roo” very well and were top notch Rooer’s in the pack! Zazu used her sweet Rooing to try to sway Spyro to play with her. Unfortunately it didn’t work. ;o) Kovu and Askari were the only two pups to sprout ‘up’ ears. When they were in the backyard with their collars off they looked like two coyote pups playing!

Most of the gang decided to pose (Shenzi is out of the shot running toward Jon!)

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Simba is a cool pup that earned the nickname ‘Dreamboat,’ yep that explains him in a nutshell. Kiara is nicknamed ‘Happy’ because her face lights up when she sees people and bounds over to them to lick their face off! She was excellent playing with our niece and nephews that came over to play with them. And Rafiki took up a weird habit of armpit licking… yeah don’t know what to say about that!

Next week will complete the Lion King Litter’s journey with us as they head off to new adventures with their forever families. And we are super excited to be keeping one of them to join the Desert Sol pack!