Last night was spent properly assigning names to each of the puppies. This was a cause for much confusion as they all look fairly similar! However, after getting our heads round each marking of the puppy and assigning a name to it, we got there.
So in no particular order, here are the names that we've chosen:
Nutmeg
This is the orange roan girl that I had to help bring to life. She's doing ok at the moment although I was slightly concerned about her last night.
Barney
An orange roan boy who has a spot right in the middle of his back.
Lola
A sweet little one with a love heart shaped marking on her side as well as a zigzag on her shoulder.
Koura
This was a name that I chose at 3 am in the morning. I love the names that the New Zealand places have so was keen to try and squeeze a name out of that somewhere. I started thinking of the place Kaikoura and thought that shortening it to Koura sounded like a nice girl's name.
Milo
This was a name that was suggested by somebody that we know. As soon as we heard the name, there was a chorus of 'aww' sounds floating around the room from all of us. So it was agreed. Milo for the last boy.
Tilly
But Matilda if she's naughty! Have always liked this name and thought that it really suited the little puppy. This one is my Dad's favourite as she's one of the smaller ones so he likes to watch out for her, bless!
Clover
My sister's name choice which fits quite well as she has a large patch on her side that vaguely resembles a clover.
Riley
The first one to be born and the largest. He certainly makes it known when he's not happy!
So there you are. I think I got them all. Now that we've names for them, it is actually easier to tell which one is which. This works great as we'll be able to keep an eye on each puppy's progress better. Put it this way, when we go to weight them again we wont get so confused this time...well that's the theory anyway!
They all seem so much more settled today which is good. It's amazing how in just a couple of days they seem to have gotten into a routine. As I said above, a couple of them are a slight cause for concern but nothing major.
Will keep you posted as always.
Milo
This was a name that was suggested by somebody that we know. As soon as we heard the name, there was a chorus of 'aww' sounds floating around the room from all of us. So it was agreed. Milo for the last boy.
Tilly
But Matilda if she's naughty! Have always liked this name and thought that it really suited the little puppy. This one is my Dad's favourite as she's one of the smaller ones so he likes to watch out for her, bless!
Clover
My sister's name choice which fits quite well as she has a large patch on her side that vaguely resembles a clover.
Riley
The first one to be born and the largest. He certainly makes it known when he's not happy!
So there you are. I think I got them all. Now that we've names for them, it is actually easier to tell which one is which. This works great as we'll be able to keep an eye on each puppy's progress better. Put it this way, when we go to weight them again we wont get so confused this time...well that's the theory anyway!
They all seem so much more settled today which is good. It's amazing how in just a couple of days they seem to have gotten into a routine. As I said above, a couple of them are a slight cause for concern but nothing major.
Will keep you posted as always.
