Puppies

Holly Jolly Christmas Litter: Winter 2017

Zazu

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Howard

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This is the first litter for both Zazu (52 pounds, 24 inches) and Howard (82 pounds, 24 inches). Zazu is a fun loving, sweet girl with a great head and rear. She has excellent drive in harness and is built solidly for speed. Howard is a friendly and gentle boy. He has a thick coat, heavy bone, great balance, and a very good head.

Both have OFA 'Normal' eyes and have OFA 'Good' hips. Neither has a history of seizures or food allergies. Genetic diversity is extremely important to the long-term health of the Chinook breed. As with all Desert Sol litters, dam and sire were chosen to maximize genetic diversity of the resulting puppies.

CH 'PR' Desert Sol Zazu's Pride DNA-VIP

Birth Date: 5/1/2014

Pedigree: Click here to see Zazu's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: OFA Normal 8/10/2017

Genetic Testing: MDR1/Dwarfism clear

Stats: 52 pounds, 24 inches

Other: Seizure & allergy free

More Photos & Info: Zazu's page

Zazu is a sweet, smart, and fun loving girl. She is an outdoorsy dog and will let you know when you are late for her morning walk. The sad puppy eyes and pathetic small whine will follow you around until the walk has begun. Zazu loves playing with other dogs and enjoys her weekly visits to PetSmart Doggie Day Care. She also loves people and can be just as friendly as her mama Kyra, although in her home she's a bit more reserved with strangers. After lots of training and socialization, she now warms up quickly to strangers- the more dog friendly the people, the faster she starts to lick you and want attention!

Zazu is a curious dog and will follow you from room to room to see what's going on, and will try to play with anything if she can. During chore time it's really hard to use the Swiffer sweeper with all the barking and attacking of the sweeper going on. Zazu has that perpetual puppy personality that we hope she passes onto her puppies! She had a blast taking care of and playing with Kyra's third litter, so we tell her frequently that although pregnancy isn't the funnest thing, she is at least creating little friends to play with soon!

Rain Mountain Lummi Song (Howard)

Birth Date: 6/28/2008

Pedigree: Click here to see Howard's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: OFA Normal w/ Breeder's Option 10/20/2017

Stats: 82 pounds, 24 inches

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Howard (Rain Mountain Lummi Song) lives in Southern California with his owners, Mark and Jenine. They consider him to be the best dog ever and for good reason. Howard is a lively dog, full of life and love. He is gentle around children and “dog people”, but watches over his turf and family. Howard knows who is ok and who is not and it is a great comfort knowing he is always on the job. Jenine says she feels safe with Howard around.

Once, Howard and Mark went to visit their friend and neighbor, Darlene. Her grandson, who was about 7 years old at the time, was there and Darlene asked if Howard could stay outside since her grandson was terribly afraid of dogs. Before I could say anything, her grandson saw Howard, all 80+ pounds of him, and began to tremble. I could tell he was afraid, but before I could respond Howard dropped down on all fours to get as low as he could and put his head on the floor. Then he started inching slowly toward the boy. I said to the boy that it was ok if he wanted to let Howard smell him and showed him how to put his hand out. He did it and Howard gently licked his hand! A few minutes later, Howard and the boy were playing on the floor. I had never seen anything like that in my life! His entire life he has been like that around children – gentle.

Another time, someone knocked on our door at 2 o’clock in the morning and Howard woke us up out of a sound sleep with his barking. This was not the “someone’s at the door and I want to meet them” kind of bark, but the kind that let us know he was serious. I found my bearings and took Howard with me outside (by a side door) to see about our visitor. We trained Howard to heel with the words “stay close”. As we went out, I whispered to him, “stay close!” He never left my side, but focused intently on what turned out to be an observant policeman who noticed that we had left our garage door open! Howard gave me the confidence I needed to go outside. I don’t think I would have done that had I been alone. Once he felt me calm down, he went about the process of marking his territory, but not before letting the police officer pet him. Such a good boy!

Birth

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Week 4 - 1/28/2018

Week 4 is a fun week with the puppies. They are more mobile, playful, kissable little explorers, but not too active that they drive us nuts! Our unseasonably warm winter has brought us outside earlier and longer than our first litter that was also in the winter time. It's nice to be outside in the fresh air, where they can run around and explore and play without chewing on things they shouldn't like our cabinets or baseboard. We can take better pictures of them, especially the black and tan pups, with the bright light. The weekend is a lot more fun now being able to spend some time with them outdoors. After playtime we put them in the outside kennel with mama Zazu for a few hours so it gives us some quiet time (yay) and less bedding changes for their whelping box (our washing machine thanks us). It's strange though that they haven't learned to climb out of the whelping box yet, allowing us to keep that configuration longer than normal (which I probably just now jinxed myself...).

The puppies personalities continue to grow. Winter is still our little barker and it makes me laugh every time it comes out of him! I still can't get him to roo yet like his mama but we've still got some time. Yet with Winter's barking, it's really Frosty that's the loud one! Maybe they just elected him to be the one to tell us when they want out to play, when they want to eat, and when they want to go outside to the bathroom. Or maybe he just likes being loud! He definitely doesn't like being behind the closed whelping box, doors, or kennels- he loves to explore. Joy seems to be a grandpa's girl, always running to Jon whenever he's around! The little bugger can be found running around with rocks in her mouth so we frequently have to chase her to take them out. Silver is so cute he reminds us of a chubbier and bigger Zazu. He shares his mama's white toes and white chest mark and the black marks over his eyes. All the puppies will follow us indoors on their own now, but Silver is the one we ALWAYS have to go and carry in. I think he just doesn't want the fun to end. :)

Frosty does have his good qualities too. He was the first to whine and paw at the back door asking to go outside. When Jon brought him out he promptly went #2. Sometimes I think his whining is because he doesn't want to poop in his whelping box. One thing he loves to do is use his paw for things.

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He prances around the backyard and always puts a paw forward before tackling a puppy or playing with a toy. I got him interested in my finger the other day as I was trying to catch this cute "paw" thing on camera. There is a really cute video clip of him waving his paw at me in this week's videos you have to check out! I think he'll learn the "wave" and "shake" commands pretty quickly. It's pretty darn cute.

Since I haven't been around puppies of other breeds younger than 8 weeks before it's hard to compare, but I swear that Chinook puppies are just the kissiest puppies around! They start their love of licking your face at a very early age. It's one of the biggest reasons I love raising puppies, their excitement and love of kissing me whenever I'm in their zone. Wherever they are in the yard, if Jon or I come outside, they all come running and climb over us and try to get high enough to kiss our faces off! I love watching their happy faces and wagging tails.

The Holly Jolly Christmas litter (as always in order of appearance):

Desert Sol Frosty

Song:

Frosty the Snowman

Sex:

Male

Weight:

7lb 1oz

Song Origin:

Frosty the Snowman is a popular Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was written after the success of Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the previous year; Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Autry, who recorded "Frosty" in search of another seasonal hit. Like "Rudolph", "Frosty" was subsequently adapted to other media including a popular television special by Rankin/Bass Productions, Frosty the Snowman.

Desert Sol Joy

Song:

Joy to the World

Sex:

Female

Weight:

7lb 1oz

Song Origin:

Joy to the World is a popular Christmas carol written by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18, in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship. A version by the Trinity Choir was very popular in 1911 and the carol has since been recorded by many artists including Andy Williams, The Supremes, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Neil Diamond, Pat Boone, Perry Como, Vic Damone and Mariah Carey.

Desert Sol Winter

Song:

Winter Wonderland

Sex:

Male

Weight:

7lb 0oz

Song Origin:

Winter Wonderland is a winter song, popularly regarded as a Christmas song, written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (music) and Richard B. Smith (lyricist). Richard Smith, a native of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was reportedly inspired to write the song after seeing Honesdale's Central Park covered in snow. Through the decades it has been recorded by over 200 different artists. Due to its seasonal theme, "Winter Wonderland" is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere, although the holiday itself is never mentioned in the lyrics. There is a mention of "sleigh-bells" several times, implying that this song refers to the Christmas period.

Desert Sol Silver

Song:

Silver Bells

Sex:

Male

Weight:

7lb 8oz

Song Origin:

Silver Bells is a popular Christmas song, composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. "Silver Bells" was first performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid, filmed in July–August 1950 and released in March 1951. The first recorded version was by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards on September 8, 1950 with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra and the Lee Gordon Singers which was released by Decca Records in October 1950. "Silver Bells" started out as the questionable "Tinkle Bells." Said Ray Evans, "We never thought that tinkle had a double meaning until Jay went home and his wife said, 'Are you out of your mind? Do you know what the word tinkle is?'" The word is slang for urination. This song's inspiration has conflicting reports. Several periodicals and interviews cite the writer Jay Livingston stating that the song's inspiration came from the bells used by sidewalk Santa Clauses and Salvation Army solicitors on New York City street corners. However, in an interview with NPR co-writer Ray Evans said that the song was inspired by a bell that sat on an office desk shared by Livingston and himself.

Puppies

Holly Jolly Christmas Litter: Winter 2017

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Rain Mountain Lummi Song (Howard)

Birth

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Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 4 - 1/28/2018

The Holly Jolly Christmas litter (as always in order of appearance):

Desert Sol Frosty

Desert Sol Joy

Desert Sol Winter

Desert Sol Silver

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Week 8