Wolf Moon Dogsledding

Location: Finland, MN
Time - 12:41pm Central Daylight Time
Temperature: 65 degrees F (20 C)
Conditions: Partly cloudy
Forecast: Mostly cloudy today, highs in the 60s, lows in the 30s. Cloudy tomorrow with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s

Well, as promised here are pictures of all the puppies!

ORLA. One of the big girls in the litter. Orla was known as Ringtail when she was very small because of the white band on her tail.

PADDY - Another of the big girls, Paddy loves to use her loud voice when she is ready to eat or play. She was first known as Pibald.

ROISIN (”Ro-Sheen”) - The biggest girl in the litter. Her initial nickname was No Spot but now she has become known as Chunk.

SHANE - The smaller of the two boys in the litter, it is amazing that Shane has survived. Yet, thanks to everyone’s determination that he have a chance at life, the “Little Dude” is still with us.

SAORISE (”Sore-Sha”) - One of the smaller girls, whom I initially called Starfish because of the star-like marking on her shoulders. I am now calling her Squirrel because of her perky little ears.

CHLOE - A fat little naughty girl, Chloe likes to get into everything - and is sure she can get away with anything.

FIONN (”Fin”) - The Big Boy. Fionn is probably the biggest puppy in the litter now. He also seems to have the biggest ears!

KATIE - One of the smaller girls, Katie has turned into quite a happy puppy who, despite her small size, eats a lot!

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Location: Finland, MN
Time - 9:44pm Central Daylight Time
Temperature: 30 degrees F
Conditions: Clear
Forecast: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the 40s, lows in the 20s to teens

Well, Spring is definitely here in Northern Minnesota. The snow is turning to slush and the parking area is wet and muddy. It’s warm during the day and I wear a T-shirt most of the time now. The puppies are growing. Their eyes are open and they are discovering they can use their voices to (loudly) express their feelings. They all are developing very distinct personalities and they wag their tails and pounce and play, with us and each other.

The puppies will be four weeks old on Tuesday. Their names (Irish names in the theme of St. Patrick’s Day when they were born) are Shane, Fionn (prounounced Fin), Roisin (pronounced Ro-Sheen), Orla, Katie, Saoirse (pronounced Sore-Sha), Chloe and Paddy. Stay tuned for pictures of each pup over the next few days!

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Location: Finland, MN
Time - 2:19pm Central Daylight Time
Temperature: 39 degrees F
Conditions: Overcast with light snow
Forecast: Cloudy today and tomorrow with snow showers. Highs in the 30s, lows in the teens

The dog in the picture above is Black-Eyed Susan (or Susie for short). You have probably seen pictures of her before. She is the daughter of Inga, who ran lead on my team most of the Season (and in the Beargrease 150). Susan will be a yearling soon and we have worked with her and the other 2008 pups this Spring (see http://mck-blog.blogspot.com/2009/03/training-pups.html ).

Anyway, I am very excited to report that little Susie will now be joining Calypso in my micro-kennel! She was just spayed the other day so she is now staying inside with me and the Ziggy pups.

Speaking of the Ziggy pups, they are now two weeks old and are really growing and changing. Their eyes are open now! I’ve included a couple of pictures of them too.

Chloe

Roisin (pronounced Ro-Sheen), nicknamed the Chunk.

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