Harkes and Scarlett ("White & Red")

From the top you can first see Harkes ("White"), and below him is our Scarlett ("Red"). Harkes is the "big boy" of the litter, weighing 35 pounds last week. He lives in North Carolina where he is in puppy school and he has learned a number of commands. Harkes also loves to play "fetch". He is very good with children, easily trained with treats and overall just a "happy go lucky puppy". Scarlett lives with us in Aurora, Colorado, where, as I type, she is battling with her mother just like she used to do with her littermates. She is "partially housebroken", needing a close eye when running loose. She weighs 30 pounds and her coat is starting to shed a bit (she is one of two pups that had really no evidence of a "poodle-like" coat). She is in her adolescent stage right now, losing teeth, getting bolder, and going through growth spurts - and we love her.

Update Dec 31, 2006. Re: Shedding - when I wrote the above it was after Scarlett had gotten a bath. Hairs did come out then, but we have no loose hair in our house and never find it on our clothing when Scarlett has been on our laps - so I say "VERY little shedding"; less than I imagined from a first generation cross. Scarlett weighs 45 pounds today and is still a bit shorter than her mother, though with a wider bone structure already - for example her hips are noticably wider than her mother's hips. We have also noticed that her head is large and so is her mouth! (Rottweiler side, I guess). These puppy days are going away fast - it's been fun - but I can't wait to see her stature when she is fully mature.