Sara arrives to see the puppies. She owns Norris, the sire of the litter. Sara was entered in dog shows in late July when the breeding needed to take place. The only way to go to the shows and accomplish the breedings was to take both dogs with her and do the breedings during the weekend.
Sara had never supervised a breeding on her own and was nervous. That’s my job – I’m Norris’s “people” and take care of all of that. Well, this time I couldn’t be there and Sara had to take care of it on her own. With some understandable angst and worried consulting with everyone on the planet, the task was accomplished. Because Sara was so impressed with her new found skills as a breeder, she insisted she got to name the puppies their temporary names.
Since Sara is from Wisconsin and she was at shows in Wisconsin when they were conceived, all the names are places in Wisconsin, an animal, or beer. Sara likes beer.
The places in Wisconsin are Geneva, Stanley, Madison , Colby, Spencer and the beer boys are Leinie and Miller. One little male has the brightest narrow white stripe on his head that he reminded us of a skunk. Hence Pepe Le Pew, or “Pepe” for short. There are skunks in Wisconsin….
The final male was going to be Packer, but as a good Minnesota Viking fan, Mark was indignant at the idea of one of these innocent puppies growing up off our kitchen being named for an opposing team and objecting strenuously. So, Packer became Pattison, the name of a lovely little state park in northern Wisconsin. If you want to see the pretty babies, click on puppies to be taken to their photos. If you’re having a dreary day, they are guaranteed to generate a smile.
