Mandarin's Puppies

On Wednesday 8 November 2006 Mandarin, Aust Ch Yarrowfell Alls Forgiven CD ET, went into labour and delivered 9 puppies. The sire of the litter was Max, Yarrowfell Deja Vu, owned by Ms M Burton and Mr J Bisset.

Click the links below to see pictures of each of the puppies as they have grown up:

• 29 December 2006, more close-up photos of each puppy
• 9 December 2006, a close look at each of the puppies
• 29 November 2006, the puppies have their first taste of Farex (baby cereal)
• 28 November 2006, the first time outside the house
• 18 November 2006, ten days old, the spots are just starting to show through

The times and weights of the puppies at birth are:

The names come from a piece of coloured wool we tie around the neck of each puppy at birth. This allows us to keep track of the growth and development of each pup until they get their spots (Dalmatians are born covered in white hair only). This method of naming puppies has led to some interesting adult names - the mother of this litter is called Mandarin because she had orange wool around her neck from birth, while the grandmother is called Gold and the great-grandmother was called Lilac.

We have a policy of testing all our breeding stock and every puppy from every litter for deafness using the BAER hearing test. Click here for a page with detailed information on BAER testing and why we do it. The puppies are tested after they have been microchipped for identification. This ensures that the results of the test can be unequivocally linked to the relevant puppy. An example of the certificate issued to each puppy is shown on the left - copies of the actual certificates are available on request. We publish the results of all our testing hoping to encourage other breeders to do likewise. If you are buying a puppy from a breeder and they are not BAER testing the puppies, ask why not? The test is now inexpensive and available in three states in Australia, and does not harm the puppy if conducted correctly. Some breeders will argue that their puppies have been home tested - remember this is unreliable and will not diagnose puppies that are unilaterally deaf.

We maintain a waiting list of prospective owners of puppies (some people have been on it for two years), and all new owners are extensively "vetted" before we let them have one of the pups. This involves, at the very least, visiting our farm prior to the birth to see the fully grown dogs, discussions on what to expect from a Dalmatian and how to train them, and a commitment to undertake basic obedience while the puppy is growing up. As someone once said who went through this process "It's like trying to adopt a child getting a puppy out of you!".

This is a pedigree for each of the puppies in the litter:

Yarrowfell Deja Vu 2100156815	Ch Trailblazer Dancemaster ET 2100004470	Washakie Northern Dancer(Imp UK) V5049604
		Trailblazer Astina N1491431
	Ch Yarrowfell Romancer CD AD ET N1393390	Gentry Southern Flyer N750058
		Ch Yarrowfell Delovely N883021
Ch Yarrowfell Alls Forgiven CD ET 2100078404	Ch Gentry Shadows Of A Dream ET 2100054008	Washakie Northern Dancer(Imp UK) V5049604
		Ch Gentry Jewel Of The Nile ET N1504022
	Ch Yarrowfell Supermodel ET N1481562	Yarrowfell Megadog N1116891
		Ch Yarrowfell Delovely N883021

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