Puppies

Sweethearts Litter: Fall 2018

Kiki

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Sammie

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Kiki and Sammie both have excellent temperaments that we hope are passed on to their pups. Kiki loves to hike in the woods in Oakland, CA and near Lake Tahoe, while Sammie is an avid beach runner from Southern California. Both love being with their families just as much as being out and about.

Kiki has great movement, tawny coloring with unique darker neck markings, and exceptional rear angulation. Her personality is very similar to her mom Kyra's (the chesterh Sweetie award winner from several years back). Sammie has a nice front, great personality, and a good head. Both have great health, no allergies.

These pups are being raised in Northern California (Oakland). If interested in a puppy from this litter please fill out a puppy application on our website.

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'PR' Desert Sol Kiara (KEE-AR-UH)

Birth Date: 5/2/2014

Pedigree: Click here to see Kiki's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: OFA Normal 5/4/2018

Stats: 60 pounds, 24 inches

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

If life were a beauty pageant, Kiki (Desert Sol Kiara) would be in the running for "Miss Congeniality." This friendly, sweet and loving girl gets along with everyone, from her two brother/sister cats at home, to all the skiers, hikers, bikers and dogs (big and small) she meets on the trail -- to even the postman! While shy at first when meeting dogs on the trail, she waits patiently and politely for them to greet her, then inevitably tails are wagging all around. She also maintains a bit of polite decorum as she greets strangers and accepts their friendly and loving pets, before moving along and staying with her family pack on the trail. At home, she's definitely more wildly enthusiastic about greeting (and licking) visitors on her home turf, roo-ing with excitement.

Kiki possesses the typical balance of the Chinook who is equally ready for any outdoor trail adventure or a day spent curled up at home with lots of belly rubs. She gets a lot of mileage each week running among the redwoods of her Oakland Hills home parks, and in the winter enjoys adventures in the snowy playground of Lake Tahoe. She's also a typical Chinook in being bad on-leash (pulling like her sled dog genes depend on it), but thankfully she has great voice recall and can run freely off-leash. She sticks close to her family on the trail, often running back and forth between the lead person and the last person to make sure everyone's on track -- true to her devoted and selfless personality.

'PR' Sirius Rising Samwell Tarly (Sammie)

Birth Date: 4/22/2016

Pedigree: Click here to see Sammie's Pedigree

Hips: PennHIP >75% LDI=.39 RDI=.39

Eyes: OFA Normal 5/14/2018

Stats: 72 pounds, 26 inches

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Sammie (Sirius Rising Samwell Tarly) entered this world with a philosopher's soul and has been a dedicated family companion. Sammie loves just hanging with his people, playing with his big sister Bella, hiking trails, and running on his favorite beach in Southern CA. His gorgeous dark eyes and happy smile are characteristic of his fabulous personality. After an adventuresome day or just hanging around the house Sammie is the best at cuddling! PennHip and eyes have both tested clear!

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Week 8 - 1/27/2018

We are so happy how the Sweetheart litter turned into the best Sweetheart puppies! A huge THANK YOU to Noreen and Stewart for doing such an excellent job raising these puppies and socializing them amazingly. This was our first satellite litter and they made it too easy. :) Noreen braved taking four puppies with mama Kiki and the cats, to their vacation home in Tahoe on several occasions! I think she went several times, once when they were still so little and feeding from mom still! I bet these trips gave these pups a great start to being the bombproof pups they are, especially for car rides.

Their kitties also are so well adjusted and played well with the puppies too (they go on car rides too to Tahoe) so we know they are great animal whisperers and take raising animals to the next level! All the sweet puppies are doing so well in their new homes so check out where they ended up and some photos below.

The Sweethearts litter (as always in order of appearance):

Desert Sol Bec

Call Name:

Bec

Sex:

Male

Destination:

Bec got to stay close to his mama Kiki in Northern CA and they have gotten to hang out and play and hike together on occasion. Bec lives with Bobbi and Devon and their three kids, another dog pal and a kitty! All pets are orange. :D They are an outdoor family so Bec gets to go on lots of hikes and bike rides with them.

Desert Sol Arlo Baci (formerly known as Baci)

Call Name:

Arlo

Sex:

Male

Destination:

Arlo’s dad Nick had a dog named “Baci” in his childhood, so imagine the surprise when Baci was the pup going home with him and Kelly! Due to this sweet coincidence, they decided to keep Baci in his registered name. Arlo got to be a city dog in Boston, MA (later moved to the suburbs) and was the star of the city every time he went on a walk with his family. Being one of the sweetest pups around, he had to greet every... single... person and dog that walked by! Needless to say, his walks take a lot longer than most dog walks!

Desert Sol Sweet Tuli (formerly known as Dolce)

Call Name:

Tuli

Sex:

Female

Destination:

Tuli was so sweet, that mom Rachel and dad Parker kept it in her registered name too- Sweet Tuli! Tuli spent some of her time up in Tahoe where she got to do hikes and water sports, and later in San Diego where she became a beach dog. This dog traveled so well that she would frequently fly with mom to other states as well and she would curl into a donut shape that could fit under the plane seat! Tuli is one athletic, sweet and well-traveled girl who loves playing with her kitty sisters and tolerated many costumes put on by mom!

Desert Sol Myka (formerly known as Bisou)

Call Name:

Myka

Sex:

Female

Destination:

Myka is traveling to TN to live with Pam and Mark and their kitties. Their adult kids have some dogs as well and Myka loves playing with them. She even followed them into their pool and swam around. She actually LOVES swimming, and a lot, which is very rare for Chinooks to do and love! She also is very sweet and loves hanging out with the grandkids in which I’m sure she loves doing grandkid food cleanup duty too!