Watermark Australian Shepherds

I just received this adorable video of one of the "tails", Sam, from Gracie's litter.

Let's try this again. Here's a very informal video showing the currently available pups. The red tri boy is on hold for a few more days while his family figures out if they have to wait for the next litter or not. Serious inquiries, please review the policies page of my website: https://www.watermarkaussies.com/policies *Update*: The blue boy is spoken for!

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Gracie's pups will start leaving next weekend, and half of Duet's are also waiting for rides. I promised myself an idle recovery weekend, so here's my self care for the morning. Currently sitting on my patio surrounded by those 16 pups and 4 adults, who have the ENTIRE big yard at their disposal. And yet, here we are. I any case, they're worn out now from these morning shenanigans.

Gracie pups 6.5 weeks

Gracie pups at 6 weeks

Just some video of Gracie's pups playing

Waiting for eyes to dilate at their eye exam. 18 perfect eyeballs, and so well behaved for the trip and exam! Duet's Voodoo babies at 7 weeks old.

Looks like I'll be picking up trash. Again. But they're having so much fun! Weather permitting, I like to have morning coffee before work with the babies loose. This let's me watch how they interact with their world and the other dogs. I can see their reactions to novel objects and surfaces. I can see who's the bully, who gets picked on, who runs to sounds versus away, who is respectful of the adults, who is always getting into trouble. This time period is when they're becoming little individuals, and I watch them all with the desires and needs and goals of my families in mind. When you ask what pup is available, I can't tell you, because I'm still learning their strengths and weaknesses. This has never been an easy task, but with the number of pups and families I'm working with right now, it's daunting.

This long video will probably be boring for most. It just stopped drizzling, and I'm sitting outside resting, and let Duet's pups loose for the first time while the dogs meander the yard. Here's a look at their first brave exploration.

Quick update! I made some adjustments...

Keeping 12 pups clean in a 4x4 whelping box is a full time job! Quick - before anyone pees - here's Gracie's gaggle at 2.5 weeks!

It's Sunday morning and I'm just finishing up puppy chores. First, Duet's crew at 5 weeks old.

I was getting ready for evening chores, and before I could do anything with Gracie's pups (like clean) I saw that they're just beginning to attempt to play! I couldn't resist capturing these first feeble steps into my favorite age range! Pups and Gracie are all doing great! They're up an running on strong little legs - with purpose! - at 2 weeks and 2 days! So far five have escaped the whelping box. Gracie is now feeding them *almost* entirely on her own. And yes, that's a tail you see! I made the decision to leave tails on two mismarked black tri pups (1 each gender).

Duet pups at 4 weeks

I've been up to my eyeballs in puppy care, but found a rare moment when the pups were clean (they're peeing monsters!) and I wasn't in the middle of another task. Here's Duet's litter by Voodoo at 3 weeks old

Just a quick peek at sleeping Duet babies. The first awkward play is starting to happen, and I was lucky to catch a moment of it.

Tennant eviction coming soon! (Voodoo x Duet)

One of my wonderful dog families posted this on Instagram. It made me smile, thought I'd share. Tipsy (red merle, Kip x Karma) and Cosmo (black tri, Toga x Duet)