Yarrowfell Dalmatians

Mandarin's Puppies

Mandarin with the puppies the day they were born

On Friday 24 December 2004 Mandarin, Aust Ch Yarrowfell Alls Forgiven CD ET, went into labour and delivered 8 puppies. The sire of the litter was Raine, Aust Ch Lukius Draco Malfoy ET, owned by Rebecca Woiwade.

Click the links below to see pictures of each of the puppies as they have grown up:

3 March 2005, Patch has been out playing in the mud again...
22 February 2005, playing in the puddle of water in the house paddock
7 February 2005, the "Puppy Party"
22 January 2005, the first time outside the house
18 January 2005
11 January 2005, the puppies have their first taste of farex (baby cereal)
6 January 2005, a few now have their eyes open
3 January 2005, the spots are just starting to show through
24 December 2004, the day they were born

11 January

The times and weights of the puppies at birth are:

							BAER test result
Number	Time	Weight at birth	Sex	Wool Colour	Name	Comments	Left	Right	Official Name
1.	0225	13.5 oz	Male	Brown	Cinnamon		Normal	Normal	Golden Touch
2.	0300	13.5 oz	Male		Patch	Left Cheek	Normal	Normal	Gold Treasure
3.	0400	12 oz	Female	Pink	Lolly-pop		Normal	Normal	Golden Gift
4.	0410	10.75 oz	Male	Dark Green	Sherwood		Normal	Normal	Golden Glory
5.	0445	11.75 oz	Male	Red	October		Normal	Normal	Gold Midas
6.	0505	13.25 oz	Male	Light Green	Raider		Normal	Normal	Gold Sovereign
7.	0600	11.75 oz	Male	Grey	Dorian		Slight	Normal	Gold Star
8.	0630	11.25 oz	Female	Mustard	Dijon		Normal	Normal	Gold Dust

How the puppies have gained weight since birth

	24-Dec	27-Dec	28-Dec	29-Dec	31-Dec	2-Jan	3-Jan	6-Jan
Cinnamon	13.50	18.50	20.50	21.00	25.00	28.50	30.00	33.50
Patch	13.50	17.75	19.50	21.50	26.50	29.00	32.00	34.75
Lollipop	12.00	14.50	16.00	17.50	20.00	22.25	23.50	26.00
Sherwood	10.75	12.75	13.25	14.00	17.00	18.50	21.00	22.75
October	11.75	15.50	17.25	17.75	20.50	24.25	27.50	29.50
Raider	13.25	18.50	21.00	22.00	25.75	30.50	32.00	37.00
Dorian	11.75	14.50	16.50	17.50	21.75	23.50	25.75	30.00
Dijon	11.25	14.25	15.50	17.00	19.50	23.25	25.50	29.00

The names come from a piece of coloured wool we tie around the neck of each puppy at birth. This allows us to keep track of the growth and development of each pup until they get their spots (Dalmatians are born covered in white hair only). This method of naming puppies has led to some interesting adult names - the mother of this litter is called Mandarin because she had orange wool around her neck from birth, while the grandmother is called Gold and the great-grandmother was called Lilac.

We have a policy of testing all our breeding stock and every puppy from every litter for deafness using the BAER hearing test. Click here for a page with detailed information on BAER testing and why we do it. The puppies are tested after they have been microchipped for identification. This ensures that the results of the test can be unequivocally linked to the relevant puppy. An example of the certificate issued to each puppy is shown on the left - copies of the actual certificates are available on request. We publish the results of all our testing hoping to encourage other breeders to do likewise. If you are buying a puppy from a breeder and they are not BAER testing the puppies, ask why not? The test is now inexpensive and available in three states in Australia, and does not harm the puppy if conducted correctly. Some breeders will argue that their puppies have been home tested - remember this is unreliable and will not diagnose puppies that are unilaterally deaf.

20 January - Dorian and Raider cuddle up to Mum

We maintain a waiting list of prospective owners of puppies (some people have been on it for two years), and all new owners are extensively "vetted" before we let them have one of the pups. This involves, at the very least, visiting our farm prior to the birth to see the fully grown dogs, discussions on what to expect from a Dalmatian and how to train them, and a commitment to undertake basic obedience while the puppy is growing up. As someone once said who went through this process "It's like trying to adopt a child getting a puppy out of you!".

This is a pedigree for each of the puppies in the litter:

Ch Lukius Draco Malfoy ET 9100003902	Grand Ch Belnova Sovereign King 3100039514	Ch Wongabeena Prince Locket 1289047
		Strathrose Call Me Madam 1435783
	Yarrowfell Whirlwind ET 2100023145	Yarrowfell Sorcerer ET N1481559
		Ch Yarrowfell Romancer CD AD ET N1393390
Ch Yarrowfell Alls Forgiven CD ET 2100078404	Ch Gentry Shadows Of A Dream ET 2100054008	Washakie Northern Dancer (Imp UK) V5049604
		Ch Gentry Jewel Of The Nile ET N1504022
	Ch Yarrowfell Supermodel ET N1481562	Yarrowfell Megadog N1116891
		Ch Yarrowfell Delovely N883021

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Mandarin's Puppies / T. Hurst / yarrowfell@oocities.com / revised 20-Aug-05