Luna & Sarge Have Puppies

 This is Sargento of FIF Farms , aka 'Sarge'. He's a big, handsome , and VERY friendly dog . Sarge could live here any day and fit right in but his best friend Tony G. would never part with this big ol' teddy bear of a dog. ( Tony ?)

 Sarge and our dog , a female black Lab named Luna paired up and now have puppies.

 This is Creek's Edge Luna-Belle , our dog.You can see in these pictures she is expecting puppies.

 Both Sarge and Luna are AKC registered Labrador Retrievers.

 Luna is an avid bird hunter, and has been since she could see birds. She points at birds and also retrieves them. She's been known to grab a bird mid-air, run around the house a few times and then deliver a completely undamaged bird ( and still very much alive) to hand. Actually, she's done this a few times.

The picture above is of Luna retrieving deer sheds. She is also an avid shed hunter / retriever.

 Luna looking at the love of her life, my husband , for instruction.

 On April 4 , 2018 Luna and Sarge became the parents of a litter of 8 Labrador Retriever puppies. 1 lovely yellow female puppy, 3 handsome black male puppies, and 4 pretty black female puppies. This picture ( above) was taken the morning after they were born.

 The puppies grew.....

 ....and grew ,

 and grew.

 Pretty soon they were nursing infrequently but always took every opportunity to catch mom for a snack .

The puppies are weaned now, have been wormed and had their first puppy shot. The yellow puppy and one of her brothers have gone to live with their new families, but there are 6 little puppies for sale. 2 male pups and 4 female pups. This is a picture of the little girl pups taken last week.

It has been a long time since we had a littler of puppies and it has been fun. Maybe we'll keep one, what do you say Jim ?

~More pictures  of Luna and the puppies ~

Luna is a small but blocky Lab.

One of the puppies. They're growing so quickly but are still cuddly.

Grandkids and puppies, best combo ever !

 If you're interested in the puppies email me at  jklaughingdove@outlook.com

Red Puppies

Puppies are more active now. These pictures were taken November 18, 2008.

They are getting so big that Sienna is almost unable to nurse them laying down.

They excitedly eat their puppy chow now, no leftovers.

Miss Marple is very interested in them.

She is curious about the puppies. As you can see, the puppies are exposed to house cats and other dogs, as well as kitchen noises, ringing phones, pet cockatiel, and T.V.

They are more fun to watch and play with now.

The puppies are aware of activity and people outside their little puppy bed.

When it is nap time they ALL flop down and sleep deeply. I bet Moms with a lot of children wish all their kids would willingly nap at the same time!

Grandchildren hold the puppies.

Sisters hold sister puppies.

Aren't they cute ?

Red Puppies Grow Fast

The puppies are growing fast. These pictures were taken November 17, 2008. They are still in the kiddie pool filled with shredded paper, in the kitchen, near the dishwasher and the hub bub of kitchen activity.
The puppies have just begun to drink water from a bowl and lick a little puppy food that has been soaked in warm water til very soft.
The puppies are also beginning to play with each other. It is funny to watch them play, then all of a sudden just drop off to sleep, mid-play!
Sienna is still nursing them and keeping them and their puppy bed very, very clean. We supplement Sienna's diet with our farm fresh eggs, cooked chicken and some home grown mutton.

We Want to Play Too !

From left to right : Misty, Beatrix, Willow, and Hawk all look on wistfully from the porch as we play with puppies. They want to play too !

Here you can see some of the color range in Yellow Labs. Sienna, who is not shown is almost as red as the only Vizsla, on the far right. Misty is almost white ,sisters Beatrix and Willow, daughters of Sienna, are the yellow most typical of Yellow Labs.

Red Puppies !

The day before Halloween our red dog, an AKC registered yellow Labrador Retriever named Sienna, gave birth to her litter of 6 puppies. Yes, I said our RED dog, a Yellow Lab. The color yellow in Labrador retrievers runs from fox red to white.....obviously our Sienna is at the darker end of the yellow spectrum for Labradors. We think she is rather pretty. The father of this litter is our AKC registered Vizsla , Hawk. A red father, and a red mother make 6 red puppies !

Aren't they cute ?

Our cat, Miss Marple checks them out...what are they ? Rats...big mice...rabbits?.....

Sienna is a very good and attentive mother with plenty of milk. After feeding her pups she cleans them well.

Grandchildren play with the puppies.