WIrehaired Pointing Griffon: 2 weeks

American Muscle Week 1 Update

All of the puppies are doing great this week!  Everyone got a trim on the tail and dew claws removed, but other than that, puppy life is pretty easy.  The pups gain about 2 ounces per day, which is well above the 1.6 oz minimum that we shoot for.  So, enough of that.  This is what everyone wants to see!

Shelby 2lb 0.1oz

 

 

Nitro 1lb 12.5oz

 

 

Hemi 1lb 15.8oz

 

 

Tubo 1lb 12.8oz

 

 

Charger 1lb 10.2oz

 

 

Diesel 1lb 12.8oz

 

 

Cuda 1lb 12.3oz

 

 

Torc 1lb 14.5 oz







 

 





Puppies!!

Broken Bow Kennels is thrilled to announce the arrival of our American Muscle litter.  This was a litter of 7 boys and one brute of a girl.  The theme seemed only appropriate with a make up like that.  Shai labored for only about 5 hours and was calm and healthy for the duration.  Here are the boys and girl.

 



#5 is Charger

12.9 oz 

 #7 is Cuda

15.4 oz

 #6 is Diesel

14.2 oz

 #3 is Hemi

15.5 oz

 #2 is Nitro

14.5 oz

 #1, the only girl and the biggest by far, is Shelby

1 lb 1.5 oz

 #8 is Torc

1 lb 0.6 oz

 #4 is Turbo

15.5 oz

Puppies-The First Look

We went in to see the vet for the last visit before the pups arrive and finally got a look at the parasites that have been taking over Shai's body.

 

 

The vet says 7, which is a great number!  This ensures healthy, well sized pups from the beginning.  We can't wait to see them in one short week!

Counting Down

We had a great weekend out with the boys.  This will probably be the last one until the puppies arrive and Shai is probably grateful for that.  She is getting huge!  But in spite of the huge belly, she is a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon first!!  One thing we can never talk her out of (and who would want to) is finding birds.  So here she is, belly and all, pinning down a rooster pheasant on the river bank.

Fat and Happy

Shai's days in the field have come to a close.  For the time being anyways.  It's a lot of work building babies and she's right in the thick of it.  We know they'll hunt, now it's just fingers crossed that we'll see a pile of happy, healthy puppies.

Training Days

I got a little behind in my posting, but being a working kennel means the days are filled with better things than the internet!!  These are just a couple short videos of our training days. The first is a practice run for Shai's NAVHDA Utility Track and Retrieve and the second for her Utility Duck Search.

https://youtu.be/99Ah8kxZQU8

https://youtu.be/0cZJd__Ambs