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Mar262014

Blast From the Past

Can you guess who these dogs are?

Got more and didn't leave any of you out on purpose. I wil do another one of these when I can't find time to do my usual daily blog with new dogs.

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I know a few, some I'm just guessing at, some I recognize by photo, but not name:
2 Boo?
3 Nora or Pepper (I get them mixed up).
4 Cali
6 Sparky?
8 Truffie and ?
9 Spice
11Jeannie

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

2 Boo? No
3 Pepper. Yes
4 Cali No
6 Sparky? No
8 Truffie and ? Half yes - I will tell you this one - Panda
9 Spice Yes
11 Jeannie No

<smile>

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

omg, Panda was so cute! And tiny.

11 - Dusty?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Wow, I read every day and the only one I think I know is the little girl in the sink. Is that Sophie?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRipley's Mom

11 - no

Sophie YES

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Now who is 2? Someone including his mom has to figure that one out - same with 11.

Panda I called Smudge as she had the appearance of smudges on her face. She was and is adorable, imho. She has a boy with a smudge on one side.

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Well I know who number 6 is,cause she's my girlie.

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterValerie. And Stella

11 is Kona! right?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

11 is Kona - correct! Now who is 2 and who is 1?

Val - you are right!

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

1 is Scruffy or Shady.

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

2 is Phantom!

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

#1 is Scruffy - #2 is not Phantom - you will be surprised at who #2 is. Who is #4 and 5? Still got a few more. :-)

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Is Number 5 Shelby.

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterDiane and Mateo

4 Shoshi?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Russell has convinced me that #2 is Cooper. I would bet my life on it now! We got him when he was 6 months so we don't have a lot of puppy pics but I think it's him

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnne Duncan

2 totally looks like Cooper! What's Cooper's story? How come you didn't get him until he was 6 months old?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Shannon, to make a long story short (but a beautiful story), Cooper is a Teaser and the late Mugs pup. He was going to be a show dog and grew too big. Therefore, he needed a forever home....the rest is history. Darlah can add more if I missed something.

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnne Duncan

Anne, he is a big, beautiful boy!

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Then my Ripley is not only a dead ringer for Cooper in looks, he matches him in size too! I always say I got more dog for my dollar :)

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRipley's Mom

#2 Benji or Fiona? It's a wild guess and most likely wrong.

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterSylvia

I'd love to know how much Ripley weighs just for fun. Coop is 19 pounds and still feels good on my lap :-)

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnne Duncan

#2 - I have pix of Cooper - and yes it is him.

Shannon: We were growing Cooper out and yes he got too big. It happens. :-)

#5 is Shelby

#4 is not Shoshi

So we still don't have a name to #1, #4, #7, #10, #13, #14, #15, #16

You are doing good, Shannon.

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Anne, Ripley is an athletic 18 pounds. No extra weight, just perfect weight for his size. Maybe twins separated at birth?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRipley's Mom

I do not believe Ripley is as tall as Cooper but its been too long since I seen him. tsk tsk

I will put a photo of Ripley up as #17 :-)

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Is 7 Laci?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Yes, #7 is Laci. You are good!
So we still don't have a name to #1, #4, #10, #13, #14, #15, #16

March 26, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Hehe... Scruffy is one and Pepper is three!

Anne: Scruffy is 16.5 lbs! I can't believe it!
Darlah: are you sure Scruffy is not fat? Now I'm worried.

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterLori

should have chimed in this a.m. I said Cooper right off the bat but didn't have time to send a response! Now to figure out the others ..

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterGerda

16 Logan?
14 Monty?
12 Timmy?

March 26, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

12 Cha Cha or Timmy

Hadn't seen a picture of Ripley for a while. Good looking boy and does have similar traits as Coop. Wow, Scruffy at 16.5 pounds, same mother as Cooper so it makes sense I guess? Who is Ripley's mom? I believe his dad is Kat?

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnne Duncan

10 Mateo?

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnne Duncan

10 not Mateo, 12 is Sophie - guessed already. 16 no - will give you a hint both dogs live with each other. 14 is 2 dogs hint one is Spice. Any guesses on 15 or 13? Still got 4 to guess.

May have to do this again with different dogs. :-)

March 27, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Ripley's mom is Yvonne's Lola and you are right on daddy Kat. His ears have faded since that picture to be more like Cooper's.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRipley's Mom

16 - Shoshi on the leash?

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Lori: Teaser always threw large. It was why we tried to downsize. She only threw one in size according to standard - Teaka (Teaser and Kat). I think there was 1 more. Scruffy was the smallest from that litter. I will check next time he is here but I did not see him as fat. Pepper will always be the light weight that you can carry around.

I believe that Spice's present litter we appeared to have downsized using Truffie. How can you tell? They have smaller features other than #1 boy who takes after Phantom in head/stockiness etc. They have good bone density. Wasabi has large in her lines and will come out if you mated her with another that has large in the lines as happened in Wasabi's first litter. She also has small and had the odd small pup as well. Spice is not a large dog though she has length to her legs. She is about 10-10.5 when not pregnant and you will see her go back to that this summer especially with swimming. Spice has the odd larger pup but not anything like the size on Wasabi. Wasabi's largest is about the same size as Scruffy. If you notice the larger pups of old they had longer bodies so when you are doing weights its not fair as they have more body than the havanese that you are seeing in the rings these days. They said 10 years ago that the bodies were too long as they are supposed to be slightly longer than their height in withers but many were much longer. Risa has this body - longer but she is not tall. But if Risa was 16lbs she would be fat. You see her leg length is shorter and stocky much like Phantom's - good bone density but not too heavy. I wouldn't want more bone density than Phantom or Risa. Fiona has light bone density and we tried to mate her to gain bone density and we achieved that. They are supposed to be sturdy dogs not maltese like dogs. Even with Pepper being a light weight her bone density is not light or fragile appearing like the maltese. That's a good thing.

March 27, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

16 - they live with each other - not Shoshi

March 27, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Oh dear! I missed my own little girl. (Shouldn't be admitting that) What a cute picture of her. <sigh> She's grown up so fast.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterDebi & Laci

Thanks Darlah. I don't care what he weighs as long as he is not fat! He has such a thick coat that it's harder for me to tell.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterLori

Fun to see these old pictures. Shannon seemed to recognize most of them.
Nice to see Cooper's puppy picture.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterKathy & Kona

Is 16 Breeze and Chinook?

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Kathy: The white gal is turning into something else - a great personality.

Shannon: No on 16 but I will give you a hint. They do classes with movement.

March 27, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

ah, Coco and Doozie.

I have no clue on the bath photos.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

4. - Cali
5 - Shelby

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterCathyD

4 is not Cali - 5 is indeed Shelby.

Shannon - YES Coco and Doozie! Hooray!! Now for the rest.

March 27, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Is 13 Brewer?

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

What a good idea this is Darlah! A lot of fun! :)

Mabel must take after Risa ... She has quite a long body.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterJayne

Jayne: She does and she looks like one of Risa's pups.

Here's the answers:

1. Scruffy
2. Cooper
3. Pepper
4. Simba
5. Shelby
6. Stella
7. Lacie and can't tell who the other pup is (no face to know even for me.)
8. Truffie and Panda
9. Spice
10. Sparky
11. Kona
12. Sophie
13. Miss Molly
14. Spice and Sparky
15. Chinook
16. Coco and Doozie
17. Ripley

March 27, 2014 | Registered CommenterDarlah

That was fun! It was also fun to go back and use the Search feature to look up some pups.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnne Duncan

Darlah - I think it's Shady.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterDebi & Laci

Debi, I never would have guessed that Laci is number 7. In that picture it looks like her hair was two different colours. The first visit I had at Darlah and Nathans about getting a puppy, Laci was there that day and I saw her. I thought she was one colour and very light either blond or apricot and looked a lot like her Mother Abigail. She is a very pretty little girl.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterDiane and Mateo

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