Welcome to the world little puppies!

Just this past Thursday, 5 new little additions have been born to the Byrd Dog Kennel.  These little doggies were the result of a planned breeding between a top male, Eiger, in the Piledriver Kennel owned by Arleigh Reynolds, and my smartest, and fastest, and boldest leader Jolene.  The puppies are gorgeous.  Black and white, perfect to keep the kennel colours going.

Most puppy litters in the sled dog world are named to a theme.  The theme of these little guys is Audrey Hepburn.  Now, you may wonder what Audrey Hepburn has to do with puppies.  Well, Audrey was my very most favorite actress, she was elegant and stylish.  She wore black, and wore it in style.  These little puppies are also very stylish in their coats of black and white.

Meet the newest babies of Byrd Dog Kennel and Piledriver kennel. Their names are Holly (Golightly, or is it Gofastly), Sabrina, Eliza (Doolittle), (Princess) Anya and the single lucky boy – Linus.  The funny thing about this litter, I remember as I write this, is the similarity between these puppies and her mum’s litter.  Jolene’s litter was born at Pile Driver Kennel.  Jolene had 4 girls and one boy in her litter.  Out of those 5 pups, 3 of them are incredible super stars.  The one boy (Rupert) was a slow maturer but he made the team last year and raced the entire season.  I have a really good feeling about this litter.

More photos will come in the coming days, and as the little tykes open their eyes and start to view the world, I will follow them as they grow into beautiful, strong babies.

I need to thank Mara and Amy, the incredible women who work tirelessly at Piledriver Kennel and have been on hand to make sure that Jolene and her little precious gems.  Also, Arleigh – a constant source of information and advice.