Just a quick note about how I am allocating my litters now.
For the last 8-10 years I have allocated families to specific litters.
However having had a flurry of smaller litters in 2019, this meant that some homes did not receive a puppy immediately, and the following lists were fully reserved. Then I had some homes wanting standard chocolate girls only, and others wanting small phantom or parti, and they were placed on multiple lists which then artificially filled up lists.
To make my litter allocations fairer and simpler, I noted over the last year a definite divide between families wanting a mini-small medium size, and those wanting medium to standard size.
So with this in mind, I have set up two master lists;
16"-19" which is mini to small medium/medium size
and
19"-23" medium to standard size.
Homes will be advised of upcoming litters and will be allocated in date order. Doing it this way on a trial basis should mean homes taking on puppies sooner.
Homes can be particular about colour, and again I always say temperament is far far more important than colour and sex. My girls can throw different colours, so a chocolate girl can have chocolate, black and caramel pups, just as my white and black girls can have the same.
Most of my girls follow the same bloodlines, so there is no difference taking a puppy from Nora, Mabel, Sybil, Molly, Ethel, Bess or Dolly.
My future plans are:
16"-19" sizes
Mid 2022
Nancy & Magnus - chocolate parti.
Winter 2022
Margot & Amos ? - red or black
Bonnie & ?
Early 2023
Mabel & ?
Hilda & Amos - choc, black and caramel parti/solids
Mid 2023
Elsa & Amos - red or black
19"-23" sizes
Mid 2022
Molly & ?
Sybil & ?
Winter 2022
Bonnie & ?
Dora & ?
Dolly & Clark - chocolate and caramel
Early 2023
Bess & Clark - chocolate and caramel
Bridget & Amos or Shep
Mid 2023
Jovie & Morse - chocolate parti roan
Do bear in mind these litters are planned and mother nature can intervene with girls not falling pregnant, or small litter sizes.
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