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Post by gingerade on Mar 17, 2023 14:07:13 GMT -5
Chablis Generation 2
Our first Generation 2 litter is here! After putting a request out, Morganna found a partner - Szmantha 's handsome Daniel (who’s a UGCh no less!). Daniel is dazzling with his pink eyes and double snout spots (my favourite!), and I was excited for the pups these two would produce. I’m very grateful to Szmantha for offering her dashing champ! These puppies are the chosen three (out of a litter of 10!), with Szmantha taking home Cerys (Daniel's mini-me!), and Alastor and Everald remaining with me. My vague plan is to put the rest of the litter up for adoption, but I haven’t decided when or where yet, so stay tuned! I took inspiration from Morganna for naming of the litter. Morganna’s name is inspired by legendary sorceress Morgan Le Fay, so I sought out names with a witchy/wizardy feel for the puppies. Afterwards, I learnt that Daniel was named after a character in the Sims 2! I’m looking forward to trying to incorporate a Sims reference into Alastor and Everald’s future shownames! More about Alastor and Everald coming soon!
Edit: it's so satisfying that the first gen 2 post is on page 2?!
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Post by gingerade on Mar 19, 2023 5:47:58 GMT -5
Alastor (crown) & Everald (ribbon) play with mum Morganna (bow) It's been a lot of fun having new Dali pups around (even though one of my goals this month was not to get any new petz ...)! I love my little green-eyed crew! Getting to know each other Alastor is the more confident one, with Everald only trying things once his brother has gone first - Alastor loves having an Everald-shadow and gets needy if his brother starts showing interest in something else. I'm pleased that the brothers are getting on so far! What is mum doing?
Alastor gets it! Everald: "Seriously?"
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Post by Szmantha on Mar 19, 2023 11:02:22 GMT -5
Aww the brothers are so cute, and it must be fun playing with them both and getting to know their different personalities. I really love Alastor's dark green eyes.
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Post by gingerade on Mar 28, 2023 14:20:58 GMT -5
Chablis Generation 2
Our second Generation 2 litter is here! Finlay partnered with nebula 's striking champ Zinnia to produce another adorable litter of 10. Featured here are the chosen 3 pups! Though both parents are spotlacking, the pups' spots varied dramatically! I loved Zinnia's ear spot and so used Salem's Extreme Spotted OW to pass it down to some of the pups - hence why Bearberry is so spotty! Nebula adopted Campion; Bearberry and Meadowrue will stay with me. Because 'Zinnia' is also the name of a flower, I named the pups after Scottish flowers, as Finlay is a Scottish name. I enjoyed finding unusual compound names. I chose to keep Bearberry because of his extreme spottiness (those double snout spots always get me!) and because he has his mother's golden eyes. I had to keep Meadowrue because she looks just like Finlay's mum (and her grandmother) Diamonds, but with fewer spots like her parents! We'll see how these two get on - I'm looking forward to introducing them to Alastor and Everald! Nebula has also let me hold on to Zinnia a little longer to try breeding some liver spotted pups with Finlay - Finlay carries brown eyelids which I would usually try to avoid, but Nebula pointed out how they would suit liver spotted pups, which makes so much sense!! So there may be a little liver-spotted pup joining the Chablis crew too! More about Bearberry and Meadowrue coming soon!
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Post by zan on Mar 31, 2023 0:26:29 GMT -5
Beautiful dalis! Alastor is stunning; I love that dipstick tail combine with two white ears!
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Post by nebula on Mar 31, 2023 7:39:14 GMT -5
i love these updates Gin! your keepers are adorable as well <3
can't wait to see Bearberry and Meadowrue grow up - I love their names sm
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Post by gingerade on Apr 9, 2023 5:36:59 GMT -5
Thanks both for your very generous words! Alastor appreciates all the love <3 his dipstick tail is a fab trait to have inherited! And using compound names has been a lot of fun, there will definitely be more of those in future! ~ I've been so slow with my updates - these guys are already all adults! Madness! Bearberry and Meadowrue are younger, so are a bit smaller than Alastor and Everald who are now so big! Let's go back in time a bit to when these guys were still pups ... Bearberry and Meadowrue are big play-fighters (something they've carried into adulthood)! So much so, that it's difficult to tell whether they get on or not ... Despite the frowning faces, they seem to like having the other around, if only for a scuffle! They both enjoyed being introduced to their cousins, Alastor and Everald. There were some shy greetings and shared singing sessions! And, there is another addition to the current Chablis crew - - meet Willowherb!
Willowherb is Zinnia and Finlay's daughter and Bearberry and Meadowrue's sister! When Nebula suggested breeding with a liver OW (Salem's Extreme Spot OW) due to Finlay's brown lid gene, Willowherb was one of the results! I brexed her a little to change her nose colour and paw pads (as I really like the similar effect in Buck's liver OW). I love the combination of her eye colour and brown spots (although I think brown lids need to grow on me still!). Having the brown-lid/liver-spot option in the project is a lot of fun! When meeting her siblings, Willowherb was shy, but she started to get on well with Meadowrue. Bearberry seemed to keep himself to himself and let the sisters play. Now at adulthood already, it's time to start prepping this crew for the showring!
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