We have had a blast this week with the puppies from Juliet's litter. They are growing up rapidly. They are barking, exploring their areas, and even beginning to eat mush. We start them on a mixture of goat's milk and ground kibble so that they can get used to kibble once their teeth start to come in. We have also moved the older puppies down to the family room off the kitchen where they can get a lot of attention through the day. We are also beginning potty training with a grassy potty park area and treats. This will be easier once they have teeth and can enjoy the liver treats all our dogs love. We have folks coming over to spend time with the puppies in order to make sure that they are well socialized and adjust easily to a variety of people.
Our girl "Lizette"
Our girl "Lillie"
These dogs are darkening in color and turning more reddish. Cinnamon is a gorgeous red color with a brown nose and hence she is a cinnamon color. All of the girls have a very smooth fleece coat. Their coats are so soft at this point that they feel like you are touching silk. Their eyes are a unique shade of blue and green. We wish we could keep them all!
Our boy "Hershey"
Hershey is our one boy, and we are evaluating whether he is someone to keep as a breeder. He has the same dark chocolate fleece that his mother Juliet has. His coat is also curly like hers. He, like all his sisters, has outstanding conformation. They have some of the best heads of any puppies we have evern produced. Their noses are short and broad with very solid stops. Their ears are set high and their bodies are well shaped. These are great examples of the Labradoodle build. This is an amazing litter.
Velvet's puppies at a week old
Velvet's puppies are also growing quickly and are almost a week old. We have moved them to the whelping box in our bedroom so that they can get more space than they had in the place where we whelped them last Tuesday. They are growing quickly and each has put on at least half their birth weight. These puppies are also darkening and the apricots are becoming more red as they are growing. They have solid fleece coats with gorgeous sheen. They will open their eyes and be able to hear in the next ten days. They are having a great time with their mom, Velvet, who is proving to be an exceptional mom.
Our boy Midnight Dancer
Our boy Dillon
These puppies are granddaughters of a puppy we raised and is now at Waltzing Matilda's Labradoodles, Evangeline. Our girl, Waltzing Matilda's Black Velvet Beauty is the daughter of Evergreen's Evangeline and Tuscan Ridge's Cosmo di Medici. What a great pedigree! These puppies are out of Velvet and our stud, SpringCreek's Seeker of Legends. The parents have great service dog temperaments, and are both athletic.
Our girl Elisa
Our girl Beauty
Our girl Eva
These puppies will be wonderful animals. We have not seen coats like these silky fleece coats on many other puppies we have bred or seen. This litter has been worth waiting for.
We enjoyed family time today as we watched the Ravens play, and defeat, the Houston Texans. Our family moved from Maryland last year and we remain committed Raven fans. Katie and her daughter Annalee came in Ravens atire. Katie was wearing Flacco's jersey, and Annalee is the cutest of all the Raven's cheerleaders.
We took some pictures of the two of them with a couple of Juliet's puppies that we think are still available at this time: Feather and Diamond. The puppies were very happy to meet Annalee. This is the first time Annalee has met puppies. She has gotten to know our mature dogs: Adoni, Scarlett, Juliet, and Velvet. She loved seeing puppies that were so much smaller. You can see from the pictures how much fun she had.
Juliet has had her litter of puppies! They were born in an hour on Thursday morning between three and four in the morning. She had four girls and one boy. The girls range from red to caramel in color and have fleece coats. The boy is a dark chocolate, like his mom, and has a curly fleece coat. All the puppies were large and healthy. They were all over nine ounces at birth, and now are all over a pound just four days later.
These puppies are very healthy and growing quickly. In the next eight weeks they are going to be trained to enjoy their crates, to potty in appropriate places (outdoors) and to chew their toys instead of your shoes. They will be spayed/neutered, and thoroughly examined by our vet. They will have their first round of shots and be ready for your home.
Right now they love to eat and sleep. Their eyes and ears are not open yet, but they are getting good at making their noises. If they are not getting the food they want, or can't find mom, they let you know.
Velvet has had an unltrasound and we have confirmed that she has at least six babies! The Vet said that she is doing well and that the babies are all the right size and look healthy. The puppies should be born around January 19th. This litter will have beautiful puppies with red and black, silky fleece coats. They will not shed and will be hypo-allergenic. Mom and Dad have been fully health tested and passed their tests with flying colors. Seeker has passed his Penn Hip test with 90% and Velvet has passed her tests with 60%. They have passed OFA tests for hips, elbows, heart, and have passed their thyroid tests. These puppies will be healthy! If you want to reserve one of these puppies, fill out our on line application and send in a deposit. Once we have these two items we will reserve your place in our puppy list!
Juliet is also close to having her puppies! We have confirmed that she has at least six puppies from her breeding with Michelangelo and they are due the day after Christmas! It will be an exciting time around the Green household. Michelangelo and Juliet have also passed all the health tests they have taken. They will produce a litter of medium chocolate puppies with soft and silky fleece coats that will not shed. The puppies will be medium in size and will have been crate and potty trained by the time they come home to you. We will also work with them to train them on what is a chew toy and what is not (much more being not chew toys than being chew toys!) We will begin training and socializing them from the time they are born and they will be used to people, noise, lights, animals, and other normal experiences. We have three of these puppies already spoken for, so if you want one of the beauties, send in an application and deposit quickly!
We have also bred Bella with Zac. We have not yet confirmed the pregnancy with the irrefutable ultrasound, but we are completely confident that Bella is pregnant. She will deliver her puppies right around Valentines Day (shortly before Juliet's puppies are heading to their new homes). These puppies will be red and apricot in color and will have straight to curly fleece coats. They will be a bit larger than Juliet and Velvet's litters. Bella will pass on her delightful and gentle personality. These puppies will be spectacular family dogs for those who have younger kids. We have a list already going for this litter and still have some spots available. If you are looking for a medium red or apricot Australian Labradoodle this is the litter for you. Send in your on line application along with your deposit on Pay Pal quickly to reserve your puppy!
If you have any questions about these litters please contact us at Steve@EvergreenManorLabradoodles.com or call us at 301-335-5920.
We have confirmed with an ultrasound that Juliet is pregnant and has at least six puppies. These puppies will be chocolate and medium in size. They will have outstanding personalities and gorgeous fleece coats. We have three of these puppies allocated already, and we can take reservations for three more. Once the puppy list is full we will take names and deposits for a waiting list.
We will soon have an ultrasound for Velvet to confirm the pregnancy and get a sense of the number of her puppies. She is a black girl bred to Seeker, an outstanding red stud and will produce a litter of deep red and black puppies. Both Velvet and Seeker are gentle and athletic. Their puppies will be wonderful dogs with service temperaments. If you are looking for a deep red this litter will produce the most stunning reds and blacks. On top of their color and soft fleece coats, these dogs will be remarkable pets for families with children. One of these puppies is already allocated. Breeders are welcome to ask about this litter as we think that there will be amazing reds produced. If you are looking for a dark red to breed, give us a call.
Lastly, our girl Bella, who is a beautiful red has been bred with Bedrock Labradoodles' Zac who brings an ideal conformation and size so that these puppies will be red and apricot and will be large mediums to standards. Bella is one of the sweetest dogs we have bred and will pass her personality on to her puppies. We have two of the puppies from this litter already allocated. If you want a red large medium or standard you want to put in a deposit soon.
Juliet will deliver shortly after Christmas and her puppies will be ready to go home in late February. Velvet will deliver in early January and her puppies will be ready for their new homes in early March. Bella will deliver late February with puppies ready for their new homes in late April.
We just got back from a very exciting visit to the vet's office. We have been waiting with hope and anticipation for the ultrasound that would confirm Juliet's pregnancy. If you have been following our blogs over the fall you know that we had two breedings that resulted in non-pregnancies. Both Cappi and Lacy were breed this fall and neither one became pregnant.
We have recently bred two other girls, Juliet and Velvet, and have been waiting to get assurance that they were indeed pregnant. These girls are both completely health tested. They have passed their tests with flying colors, as have the studs we used with them. Juliet's hip tests put her in the 90%. The stud we used, Mojo, also has good hips (70%). They have been tested for Thyroid as well and both passed. Velvet has also been fully tested and passed her hip tests with a 60% and the stud we used, Seeker, has 90% in his hip scores. The puppies from both litters will be very healthy!
We have been confident about Velvet due to the progesterone tests that we did while breeding her. We didn't do a final progesterone test for Juliet once we bred her after she reached 3.4. Dogs ovulate once they hit 5.0. We have regretted not getting that final test.
Today we had an ultrasound done to find out if Juliet is indeed pregnant, and if so, how many puppies we would see. The answer is yes she is indeed pregnant and will deliver shortly after Christmas! Yay! We also saw at least six puppies and so we know that we have at least six, and possibly eight or nine puppies on their way.
We are grateful to Jennica, Juliet's guardian, for bringing her down to the vet and for taking such good care of her. I know that Jennica and her family will share our excitement about this litter.
We already have four of these puppies allocated. If you are interested in a chocolate Australian Labradoodle who will have great conformation and temperament, contact us soon and we will be glad to put you on our puppy list once we receive your application and deposit.
We are pleased to let you know that our girl Juliet has successfully been bred with our boy Michelangelo. They had three different times where they bred, and we are eagerly waiting until the pregnancy has progressed far enough to have an ultrasound to confirm how many puppies we can expect.
Chocolate Puppy
We anticipate chocolate puppies, like those pictured above, from this breeding. The puppies will be medium in size, ranging from around 25 to 30 pounds when mature. The will have very soft fleece coats with a dark chocolate color like their mom. Both parents are very friendly and well behaved. They love to be with people, rarely bark, and love to play.
SpringCreek's Seeker of Legend
Waltzing Matilda's Velvet
We are also pleased to tell you that our girl, Velvet, has gone into heat. We anticipate we will be breeding her this weekend (November 12-13) with our boy, Seeker of Legends. They are both amazing dogs with silky fleece coats and love being with people. We are introducing black into our lines to intensify the reds we produce. We have looked forward to this litter for over two years. These puppies will be deep reds and blacks with fleece, non-shedding coats. These two parents are particularly people oriented and will produce delightful puppies.
Look below for pictures that are examples of the reds we anticipate in this litter.
