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puppy love

Lizaveta of Seppala has earned the nickname "Mary Puppins" this spring, as she befriended and played with The Nine, our two all-female litters born this January last, leading them round and around my large enclosed yard in a tireless chase. Little Lizzy Lineout, the puppies' friend and mentor -- all she needs is a magical flying umbrella to complete the image! Now The Nine have gone to the yearling yard to be staked out on their way to becoming sleddogs. But little Alana of Seppala gave birth four weeks ago to a lone grandchild of our Russian import Shakal iz Solovyev, his only grandson to date. Little Echo of Seppala is rather a lonely little chap without any littermates, so now he's able to venture forth into the outside world, Lizzy has decided to befriend him, too. Aware of his tiny fragility at only four weeks of age, she treats him like a Ming vase. This young leader, a bit short of three years old herself, has not yet had a litter, but her love and delicacy with young pups is incredible.

In the photo above, she reassures little Echo that the outside world is not really all that scarey. When she does have puppies of her own, I guess she's going to be quite a mother…

Posted by jjeffrey at May 24, 2005 09:47 PM