Puppies

Border to Border Litter: Summer 2022

Tuli

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Arlo

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Tuli and Arlo each have a great temperament good for a family dog and are generally pretty fearless. Read about each of them below. Five pups were born (all tawny). Size should be very average for a Chinook (likely no particularly large dogs for this litter).

This is a satellite litter for Desert Sol Chinooks with the puppies being raised in San Diego, CA with Tuli's family and Desert Sol assisting Tuli's family as much as possible, including the screening and supporting of the puppy’s new homes. If interested in a puppy from this litter please fill out a puppy application.

Dam - 'PR' Desert Sol Sweet Tuli

Birth Date: 11/29/2018

Pedigree: Click here to see Tuli's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: OFA Normal 2/24/2022

Stats: 49 pounds, 22 inches

Registration: UKC - B281,531; AKC - WS66168803

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Tuli has an unreservedly sweet and outgoing temperament, loving other dogs, kids, strangers, wildlife and our pet cats. Admirers often comment on how much she looks like a friendly coyote, often just before being surprised with a Chinook face kiss. She’s made quite a fan club of those who love her temperament. In her “compact mode” Tuli is small ( - and patient! - ) enough to crawl in an extra-large camping backpack or under the seat of an airplane, and will even curl up on any available lap during the work day, when not snoozing for hours in her den.

She’s eager to please, and even demurs to the cat’s fickle rules. After much coaching, she’s learned to “speak” on command, something she previously reserved only to shout in the excitement of seeing another dog who might be coaxed into a game of chase. We have yet to find anything that scares this fearless daredevil: whether fireworks, vacuum cleaners, rock climbing or ocean paddleboarding, she’s okay with it all. Her favorite activities include skijouring, wilderness scrambling or tidepooling (where she’s an expert at jumping from rock to rock and dodging getting damp from incoming waves). She loves her daily walks on the beach and playing fetch with found objects.

Sire - 'PR' Wachusett Gulbrun Wulfgar (Arlo)

Birth Date: 7/3/2017

Pedigree: Click here to see Arlo's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good

Eyes: OFA Normal 1/22/2022

Stats: 68 pounds, 25.5 inches

Registration: UKC - A989,437; AKC - WS58177502

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Arlo has a fun, goofball personality. He loves his human family deeply - his happiest place is surrounded by his 5 human siblings and out hiking in the woods with his people. He is brave and not scared of anything (vacuum, fireworks, loud music etc.). He is super friendly with other dogs and has many dog friends both male and female. If he is confronted by an aggressive or dominant dog...he definitely lets them be alpha. He barks when the doorbell rings or if a stranger walks into the house but other than that...he is not noisy. He has met cats and even had a bunny who lived with us for the first few years of his life and albeit he was super interested in the bunny- he was always gentle and kind....same with the cats he has met.

He loves kids as he has grown up surrounded by them and has a special bond with my youngest daughter who was only 2 years old when we got Arlo. He lets her play dress up with him, lie all over him, read to him....the list goes on. His favourite thing is to lie in her room while I'm putting her to bed and wake her up in the morning with kisses. He enjoys camping and having mountain bike adventures. He loves water that he can stand in (rivers or shallow ocean) but is not as keen on deep water- he will not go in a swimming pool (thank goodness). He has been very easy to train and knows the rules. He is easygoing and very, very affectionate.

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Week 5 & 6 - 7/16/2022

Puppies are growing and bulking up. All pups can follow mom’s lead and mouth/eat dry food, and all are still offered soft food as well. Pups can explore the yard fully and leap over small obstacles and steps! Pups have started playing with mom, games of “got your nose” being the favorite.

Magic found a treat that Tuli had buried ages ago in the yard, and proceeded to carry it around proudly. Tuli promptly stole the treat back and buried it again. A few minutes later, Magic could be seen carrying the treat away to a new spot to gnaw. Awhile later she learned to carry an entire bone around the yard proudly, and hunt chase and “fetch” small light ping pong balls. She continues to be the most independent and intrepid of the bunch. While the others enjoy being held on their back and snuggled, Magic will choose when she wants snuggles and come to you (and no being held on the back please!).

Pickle and Rainbow enjoy face licks and are, with Hippo, always the first to respond to calls of “puppy puppy puppy”. Sugar and Spice is a mellow intermediate in temperament, she enjoys snuggling and adventuring equally!

Hippo continues to surprise himself and others with a warning woof on new visitors, which is quickly followed with excited jumps for attention and love.

All puppies enjoy new people and faces, and seek out all of the attention they can! The ball pit is a big hit, with noise making and carrying balls around being the highlight. None of the pups seemed to enjoy the kid pool with shallow water, but we work on it day by day.

Tuli’s chinook friend Akina was introduced to the pups and the pups were very interested in this new and nearly familiar smell. With Akina and Akina’s owners help, we took the overly bored pups out for new smells in a safe place without any other dogs (and tucked away safely in a cat backpack). Pups enjoyed the new adventure and fell asleep promptly after.

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Puppies

Border to Border Litter: Summer 2022

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Dam - 'PR' Desert Sol Sweet Tuli

Sire - 'PR' Wachusett Gulbrun Wulfgar (Arlo)

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Week 5-6

Week 5 & 6 - 7/16/2022

The Border to Border litter (as always in order of appearance):

Desert Sol Magic

Desert Sol Hippo

Desert Sol Pickle

Desert Sol Rainbow

Desert Sol Spice

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Week 8