Golden Retriever : : Male : : Baby
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22-069 Kipling is one of the five puppies born in October 2022 out of 22-066 Sophia/Rosie (see her story on her web page). The mother and suspected father had been found as strays in a canal in Buckeye, AZ and the finders could not keep them. When we took the two dogs to one of our partner veterinarians for vetting, the female was found to be pregnant. 12 days later she whelped the litter in the laundry room of our AGR President. The day after they were born, they were taken to another of our partner veterinarians for their initial vet check. All appeared to be well-formed and healthy. It was National Poetry Day, so we named them all after renowned poets. The fur of each pup was clipped in a different body location so that they could each be recognized – the clipped areas had to be re-clipped once a week, as the fur grew fast! Starting when the pups were 3 weeks old, the AGR President and another AGR volunteer clipped toenails once a week (total of 90 toenails per week), and gave each pup a bath in the laundry room sink. Connie took pictures each time she came over to help clean up, as well as several times before the weekly visit, so puppy growth and change were well documented. 22-069 Kipling , now Finnegan , was second born and almost the same size as Keats . Still is. Both will be at least the size of their Daddy, Lucas , who is 72 pounds (a normal size male Golden). Kipling chose his adopterin Chandler, when she came to visit at the puppies’ 6-week mark. He was the one who kept going back to her when she sat on the laundry room floor. He was the darkest red of all the pups. Numbers of times, he gave Keats a challenge for the alpha position, and it re ally did flip-flop between them. Kipling was another very vocal puppy. He was the first one to let Deb know when he needed to go out, although he didn’t always make it when Deb didn’t get into the laundry room immediately upon hearing his voice. The adopter renamed him Finnegan . She related: Finnegan settled into his new home almost immediately and always has access to his safe place, his kennel which he loves. Toys are abundant and every one must come out of the toy box each morning, Lambchop being a primary play choice. Early on, Finn's favorite game was to tease Parker (my 3-year- old Golden) with his demand barking while bobbing in and out from under the bed. I so appreciate the time Deb gave opening her home to mom and pups. The volunteers were amazing. When I got him, Finnegan was already trained to sit and to calm when he is being held on his back. Finn's days are now comprised of walks, eating and sleeping with gusto, and wrestling with Parker after breakfast and dinner, with joint zoomies in between. He is the most mellow and easy going pup and curious about all sights and sounds, although with a slight fear of the vacuum when's it's off and the hair dryer when it's on. Finnegan , all 40 lbs of him, continues with his personality (demand) barking which I think began almost at birth, sassing brothers and sisters or anyone who would respond; most often he's communicating to Parker or me, "I want to play NOW!" He loves sleeping cuddled up close and has added so much joy to our home. Thanks to AGR for bringing us together, a perfect match and the three of us a family always . Other Pictures of Kipling/Finnegan (click to see larger version):
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