| The weeks have been a blur with so many things happening at once, so this page has
been a bit late coming up! Zor has fully weaned the babies yet remains very attentive to them. I'll be adding the puppy names to this page as our extended family find names to suit their new Anatolian partners.
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 Saying "bye for now"
to the puppies is difficult. The blue-collared female, Nadide, is
especially a favorite of mine.She went home with Don and Lois Evans (where her nickname is Zoey!) Lois' Stony Ridge Minihorse breeding farm is featured online so go on down and take a visit at that beautiful site. Puppy will not be very far away, so we look forward to seeing her again when possible. I'm very happy about that! |
 Some of the puppies have gone or are going
to homes further away. Khazu the pinto boy is going to be joining his
Aunt Dylan (Zor's sister in a previous litter) in a home that's appears to have taken to
Anatolians like potato chips - "you can't just have one!". We're certainly not
immune here! Zoey has gone to a cattle ranch in Oregon to be a partner
with a wonderful family. Kadim (laying down) will also be going on a long
journey to stay with a splendid and special friend. |
 The puppy of this litter to whom the
"Cutest Personality" award must go is Shadow, the pinto female.
She's active, very sweet, a bandit for love, and a heart-breaker! I'm keeping an eye on
how she turns out. She has moved to a cattle ranch not so far from us, where she is likely
to become a professional Thief of Hearts by trade. |
 Here Shadow has a snooze
with Zor and Aslan as she waits for her family to
arrive. She also lives close enough so that we can visit again - something to which we
certainly look forward. You might not believe how many pictures I have of this girl! :) |
 Ruya is the puppy who is
staying here. A very difficult decision because of so much emotional attachment to all the
girls of this litter! (It worked out that way since we knew we were breeding to keep one.)
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 Sharing a stick to chew, Khazu
and Zoey enjoy a quiet moment together.
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 Many thanks to Kathy
Gerlach, Cindy Krek, Debi Carpadus and Catherine de la Cruz for the insight, opinion,
experience and wisdom they shared to help us reflect upon where we are now and where we
want to go in our journey with this wonderful breed. (this is Zoey).
Also special thanks to Pat Hastings of Dogfolk.com for the principles behind the "Puppy Puzzle" evaluation - a standard which makes it possible for breeders to more objectively make decisions for the future. Websites are never finished but for now I need to get back to my regular programming. :) Thanks for visiting my site! |
Our litter shares its last weeks
together as puppies start to go home. Puppy evaluations took place through the
seventh and eighth week, with the first puppy leaving for her new home shortly after the
last evaluation at eight weeks. ![[HOME]](homejump.gif){kind=small}
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