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Tuesday, February 21, 2012.....PUPPIES!!!  We are so proud of our Athena and Leo who have given us 3 cutie pies!!  Intensely concerned for their moral values, Kaiya has already confirmed with Devon that Leo and Athena are married so that she could fully enjoy the happy arrivals....seriously??!! 

The pups are very content as they have more milk than they know what to do with and have me waiting on them hand and foot! There are 3 of them, 2 boys and 1 girl. Inkeeping with traditional naming of litters in the dog fancy world, we will call this the "In the Beginning..." litter!  For inspiration we looked to the Old Testament in the Bible.  Each of the dogs will have an official "family name" which consists of the place where they were born and a formal, rather whimsical, name.  Then they have a casual call name which will be what they are known by in daily life. I have named the boys after the two persons in the Bible who lived forever!  Enoch, who walked so closely in line with God that the Lord simply took him straight to Heaven to be with him!  Then there was the mighty prophet, Elijah, who was caught up by a chariot of fire in a whirlwind and rode it all the way to Glory!  For our little diva, the name Eve was appropriate because eventhough Eve did eventually die, her name means "Life"!

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Saltraker's Walk the Line

"Enoch"

Here is a body shot of Enoch! He is the largest of the three and already throws his weight around with his brother and sister! He is traditional Black and Tan, just like his Rottie grandparent, with a white stripe down the center of his chest.

Just look at that mug!!

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Saltraker's Walk in Paradise
"Eve"

Here is Eve...she is the shortest of the three, though she is not small at all!  It is typical in dogs for the female bone structure to be a bit finer than the male.  But this little lady is one chunky monkey with a mouth to match!  She does not hesitate to let her opinion be known!  She is Chocolate Shaded Sable with Tan Points and no white markings.  Basically that means she will have her father's coat color with her mother's coat pattern.

Pretty Baby Girl!

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Saltraker's Walk the Whirlwind
"Elijah"

And last but not least is Elijah!  He is just in between length of big bro Enoch and little sis Eve. He already seems like his bone structure will be less stocky than his siblings.  Elijah is a very laid back and loving guy and enjoys nothing more than a belly full of milk and a nap on his back!  He is solid Chocolate, like his dad, with 3 white spots on his chest.

Since Eli looks so much like his bro face on, I decided to give you a profile shot as he has a bit more length in the snout than Enoch.  So, here is his George Clooney shot! Total Hollywood status!!