Tiara

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weighing 1 lb. 3 oz at birth

She was fairly quiet, but wiggly. This puppy is a traveler. She was on mom's leg and for some reason decided to head away from mom and onto the unknown wasteland of blankets. She did not turn around until she was almost all the way on the other side of the pen. She turned around and then became distressed. Another time, she went under mom's legs and out the rear only to turn around and go up and over mom's legs to get to the other side of mom's tummy. She gets around. She was also seen whimpering some when she wanted something. Not as content as some.

1. How does this puppy come into the world?

This puppy was quiet, but wiggly when she arrived into the world. This puppy receives a score of 6 for this section.

2. Noises this pup makes during the first 8 hours of life.

This puppy is fairly quiet, although she can be heard whimpering and grunting at times. This puppy receives a score of 7 for this section.

3. What is the energy level of this pup?

This puppy moves about readily. She walks around, going over and under and moves swiftly and far if she wants. She is an explorer. This puppy receives a score of 6 for this section.

4. What is the reaction of this pup to the first medical examination?
This puppy bobbed her head around and back and forth, grunting softly the entire time. This puppy receives a score of 6 for this section.

5. What is the reaction of this pup when turned over on its back?
This puppy struggled initially and grunted throughout the turn, but within ten seconds this puppy stopped thrashing about and lay still, all the while still grunting. This puppy receives a score of 7 for this section.

6. What is the reaction of this pup when placed back with its mother?
This puppy moved her head vigorously back and forth and all around while her body wobbled and swayed. She initially stood in place while moving her body and head and then propelled herself forward, but very cautiously. She hesitated with each move forward. She then stopped again and moved her head back and forth as if searching. She moved her head away from mom and then took a step in the wrong direction, but then corrected herself and moved back the right way and eventually found mom's foot, which created an instant change and she moved forward straight and true. She grunted throughout this section. This puppy receives a score of 8 for this section.

7. What is the reaction of this pup when touched by a human?

This puppy did something unusual and looked up with her head in the direction of the hand. Then she jumped into action. She immediately moved forward and away from the touch, grunting and then escalating to crying out. This puppy receives a score of 6 for this section.

This puppy receives an overall score of 6.57 for this test.

1.  Drop an object into the den away from the pups.
This puppy initially flinched, as all puppies did, but she remained still and quiet for several seconds after the sound had ended. After this period of stillness, she laid his head down and closed her eyes. 

This puppy receives. A score of 8 for this section.

1. Using your whole hand, roughly pet the pup from muzzle to tail.

This puppy was quiet during the pet, although she yawned once. However, she did scoot back slightly during the pet.  Some slight stiffness. This puppy receives a score of 7 for this section.

1. Pick up the pup from its den using your whole hand to simulate mother dog's mouth.

This puppy initially drew her legs up and pumped them slowly. She did not make any sound, but did yawn once. This puppy receives a score of 7 for this section.

1. Turn the pup over on its back securely supported.

This puppy took four seconds of quiet and looseness and then put up a struggle. She tried several times to trick the handler and cried out some. She would have continued to escalate in her defiance if the handler had not turned her. She looked to be determined in her demeanor to right herself. This puppy receives a score of 6 for this section.

5. Place the pup in a high-sided wicker basket by itself. How does this pup act when separated from littermates?

This puppy sat still for three seconds, then moved her head from side to side, sniffing. She then rose and began to move about the bottom of the basket. She was quiet, but someone cautious and wobbly. This puppy receives a score of 8 for this section.

1. Replace the pup back near its siblings, but not with them.  How does the pup react?

This puppy turned her head around and them moved her body toward the right and all the way around, then moved in the direction of the pile of puppies. She walked slightly past them, but then moved her head in their direction, sniffing, and then went for the pile to go to sleep. She was silent throughout. This puppy receives a score of 9 for this section.

This puppy receives an overall score of 7.5 for this test.

Temp Test #1: 6.57

Temp Test #2: 7.5

A long-bodied black/silver female . She has significant white spotting with her front left leg showing white spotting to her knees. She also has long white-tipped tail and a large white patch on her chest and halfway down her belly. She has a black nose