Puppies

Celestial Eclipse Litter: Summer 2024

Greta

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Bryson

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This litter was born June 6, 2024!

Greta and Bryson are a great match and we are expecting all tawny (include silver tawny) pups with black masking. Size should be average to above average for Chinooks. Being a 75% Chinook/25% Bernese Mountain Dog litter, we are expecting heads to more closely resemble Chinooks, but still retain some blockiness from the Berners. Temperaments are a standout for both dogs and we expect these pups to be great family dogs.

This will be a satellite litter for Desert Sol Chinooks with the puppies being raised outside Syracuse, New York with Greta's family and Desert Sol assisting Greta's family as much as possible, including the screening and supporting of the puppy’s new homes. Since this is a Chinook Breed Conservation Program, we'll be especially interested in homes willing to keep their dogs open for future breeding. If interested in a puppy from this litter please fill out a puppy application by clicking the button below.

Desert Sol Vitality Greta Nesyrn (Greta)

Birth Date: 10/25/2019

Pedigree: Click here to see Greta's Pedigree (sire information available to puppy owners)

Hips: OFA Good

Elbows: OFA Normal

Eyes: OFA Normal 1/25/2022

Stats: 78 pounds, 25 inches

Registration: COA CBCP - X20-0115-50%

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Greta was born October 25, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona as part of the Throne of Glass litter. We thought the name Greta was perfect for a mountain dog. Being 50/50 Bernese Mountain Dog/Chinook, Greta is a member of both the Chinook Breed Conservation Program and the Bernese Mountain Dog Vitality Project. Future Chinook and BMD litters will bring better health and diversity to both breeds. In August 2022, she had seven puppies as part of BMD Vitality project and currently shares our home with her almost 2 year old daughter, Hermione.

Greta is the queen of our house. She is smart and gentle and pretty quiet most of the time, unless there is a squirrel or some other invader in our yard or Jenn’s mom comes over (she loves her Grandma). From the beginning we stared into her big beautiful eyes and had lots of cuddles. She loves a belly rub! Greta is not one to hide her emotions so you know when she is bored, happy, annoyed, hungry, upset, excited, or content. She has many sound effects - and according to Jenn, even sounds like R2D2 sometimes.

Greta is a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and can occasionally be found in Jenn’s Elementary school library as the reading dog, licking faces and making people smile. She enjoys training, especially if there are treats involved. She is also a good traveler, once she has settled, and has gone on several trips to Canada, Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania on vacation to see family. Greta loves her people and we love her right back!

Bashaba Mackenzie Bryson (Bryson)

Birth Date: 3/2/2016

Pedigree: Click here to see Bryson's Pedigree

Hips: OFA Good, PennHIP 0.33/0.35

Eyes: OFA Normal 9/22/2022

Stats: 80 pounds, 27 inches

Registration: UKC - A874557

Genetic Test Results: Dwarfism: Clear, MDR1: Clear

Other: Seizure & allergy free

Bryson loves to be outside exploring new places and revisiting old favourites. Named for the author Bill Bryson, Bryson's human was reading the book A Walk in the Woods at the time Bryson came home to Canada from New Jersey. It's no wonder that he loves spending time on trails any time of year - though he's happy to enjoy a more relaxed place and plenty of ponds, rivers, and lakes in the hotter months. He's been a motivated puller in harness for skijoring and canicross, and while he'll win no races, he gets very excited when his harness comes out of the gear closet. He equally loves his backpack, and has done multiple overnight backpacking adventures. This fall, Bryson and his human will head out to the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario. A full week of adventuring on rocks and in forests will be a highlight of the autumn. Were it not for his human's appalling inability to complete paperwork, Bryson would have completed a few of the Chinook Owner's Association Active Chinook Program achievements. While Bryson loves camping and is well-mannered in a tent, canoes are not his favourite, and he's happy to wade but doesn't love swimming.

When not exploring the wide world, Bryson loves meeting and playing with other dogs. He's good at matching their energy and has played very hard with his buddy Oliver, a stout black lab. He'll also lay down to be eye to eye with Tagg, a miniature Schauzer. Indoors, Bryson loves to compare soft surfaces, evaluating the comfort of the couch, his bed, his human's bed, and, when possible, a pile of laundry. He loves anything to do with fish and the sound of any can being opened is a cue that tuna or sardines will end up in his bowl. He has not yet figured out that other stuff also comes in cans. Although he has an independent streak, he does love a good morning cuddle and is not an early riser, but once he's up, he wants to be outside, and will tap dance in his excitement to get out and enjoy the day.

Birth

Week 1

Week 2

Week 2 - 6/20/2024

Week 2 is an eventful week. We were pretty focused on Greta and the little ones 24/7 the first half of the week. Making sure pups were gaining weight and trying to keep Artemis on a full teat when she was feeding, which when the other pups are twice her size meant a little hockey checking around Artemis. Luna and Andromeda too we kept an eye on. We might be a little hyperfocused...but in the end it is great for the pups.

We are super observant of Greta too. She didn’t look very good on Monday and was less enthusiastic about food and her walking was weird, but it was hard to tell when you have utters. We took her temperature and watched it go up and by Tuesday we thought we should take her to the vet. Good we did because she had a common infection in her uterus and needed some antibiotics. Dr. Stell was great and answered all my librarian questions. The pups and Greta are on probiotics too and by Tuesday night Greta was already eating and feeling better.

The pups were excellent the whole time and we got the bottle feeding started while she was at the vet, since that took several hours. The Miracle Nipple was an excellent purchase and does the job. I think we are a little less stressed now that we can feed the pups if they need a little extra. They are getting big and need a lot of milk these days. Mid-week we tried a little milk lapping with the pups. Artemis was amazing at it. The rest that tried made a huge mess. So not ready yet, but soon! Everyone is peeing and pooping on their own, with an occasional need of a belly rub when they are full. But the best part of eyes open and walking pups is it is time for lots and lots of cuddles! It is exceptional to cuddle and they don’t have any teeth yet for play gnawing. We have finally picked out some stuffies to use in the photo shoot this weekend so we can see better how they grow. It is wild how quickly they double in size.

The last couple weeks we've been following Puppy Culture ENS (early neurological stimulation) which includes holding the pups in different positions, putting them on cool surfaces, and tickling their toes with Q-tips. As we come to the end of the 2nd week, the pups are starting to play together and are a chorus of yipping when their Mama Greta comes near them. Not quite hearing yet! They'll soon be showered with new toys to challenge their growing brains and placed on different surfaces each day to continue these early gentle stressors that help make them more resilient dogs.

Puppies

Celestial Eclipse Litter: Summer 2024

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Desert Sol Vitality Greta Nesyrn (Greta)

Bashaba Mackenzie Bryson (Bryson)

Birth

Week 1

Week 2

Week 2 - 6/20/2024

The Celestial Eclipse litter (as always in order of appearance):

Desert Sol Andromeda

Desert Sol Nebula

Desert Sol Nova

Desert Sol Asterix

Desert Sol Artemis

Desert Sol Aurora

Desert Sol Venus

Desert Sol Luna

Desert Sol Celeste

Desert Sol Mars

Week 3

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Week 5

Week 6

Week 7