About four weeks ago, we got six new additions to the dog yard. Lark, an extremely vibrant star on Joanna's racing team gave birth to five females and one male puppy. Joanna was so excited about this breeding as the father of the pups is Riby, a super star stud from a consistent winning kennel near Duluth, MN. It just so happened that this kennel was at the same race we were in Calumet, MI in February and Lark was ripe and ready for breeding at the end of the race. Perfect timing.
Joanna was really hoping for a large litter and lots of males as the males are typically bigger and stronger for racing, although females can be great pullers and leaders as well. It's easier to take males to the races also since you don't have to worry about females being in heat and it messing up the heads of the males.
Even though she only got one male in the litter, it was a good sized litter and all pups are healthy. She went with an Arab sounding and desert theme for the names which includes, Warrior, Sahara, Sheika......
Joanna keeps a close eye on the pups, taking note of those that could be future leaders by the way they venture out without fear in exploring their environment. She watches how they interact with their litter mates which shows their personalities and temperament. And of course she'll be checking out their build as they develop, looking for smooth lopers with good angulation in the legs. It looks like they will be a terrific addition to her racing team in the next couple of years.
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