The puppies arrived April 2nd, 2002. Mom is Yancey, Ch. Madigan's Baby Grand. Dad is Biff, Can.Am.Ch. Britannia Back To The Future, who was also the dad to her 2001 pups. Photos of Yancey with those pups can be seen on the
2001 Litter Page.
There are 7 puppies - 1 girl and 6 boys! They're a rainbow of colours - 2 black boys, 1 brown boy, and 4 'white' puppies, where the body is predominantly white, with spots or patches of colour. Two of these are white with black (1 male, 1 female), 1 is white with blue, and 1 is white with fawn. Although these markings are not considered correct by show standards, they are not uncommon and are all Beardie just the same!
Yancey with her 2 day old litter |
This page features pics of the babies from 2 days to 4 weeks of age. Additional pictures are on the following pages:
2002 Litter Page 2: 4 to 6 weeks of age
2002 Litter Page 3: 6 to 8 weeks of age
2002 Litter Page 4: 8 to 11 1/2 weeks of age
12 Days Old - April 14 |
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"Hey quit shoving!" |
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Above: The whole gang! No they're not cold, they're just seeking comfort after the 'traumatizing' experience of being moved so the bedding could be changed AND having their nails clipped! |
Brown boy snuggles with black boy |
April 16, two whole weeks old! |
Hey they're starting to really look like little dogs! |
Believe it or not, we had a mini heatwave today, and even the puppies were getting warm! This is one way of trying to stay cool! |
Some of them still wanted to cuddle, in spite of the heat. But most of the day they were spread far out! |
You might notice no shots of the blue boy today. Every time I went to look in on them, he was lying at the very side of the box under the guard rail, against the cool wood! I told you it was hot today! |
18 days old, April 20 |
No he's not complaining, really that's just a BIG yawn! |
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20 days old, April 22 |
"Spotty" and "Dotty" - the 'Dalmatians', my tongue in cheek affectionate term for the white and black pups! |
 "Hey I heard that! Who you callin' a Dalmatian?!" |
April 23, 3 weeks old! |
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April 24, 22 days old |
Here they're learning that the world is bigger than their whelping box,
getting a chance to investigate their room while the bedding was changed. |
While some were raring to go, others weren't so sure! |
Of course Mom was on hand to calm any nerves |
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April 26 (their great grandma Caitlin's 14th birthday!) - 24 days old |
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The whole gang out for another romp in the room |
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Discovering the water dish, aka the 'puppy wading pool'! That's mom Yancey's big nose on the right. |
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Exploring the world is tiring! |
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 "Spotty" the white/black boy, snuggling with "Shawn" the fawn |
April 28, 26 days old |
 "Mack" the black, seems puzzled by this new creature! |
 "Drew" the blue with "Dotty" the white/black girl |
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I put a small crate in the pen with them this morning, and just a few hours later I peeked in and saw four pups curled up asleep in the crate. Before I could get the camera and take the picture, "Zack" the black woke up and came out.
The photo on the right shows "Zack" the black in front of the crate, and in the crate there is "Shawn" the fawn on the left, "Dotty" the white/black girl on the right, and "Brynn" the brown sitting behind. |
Another shot of Zack |
April 29, 27 days old |
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