happy 6th birthday

... to Neka's first litter, the 7 gorgeous puppies she had by Elbereth Kimmi.  In one way, it's hard to believe it has already been 6 years since my first litter of Finnish Lapphund puppies was born.  In another way, so much has happened with me & the dogs since then that 6 years doesn't seem like very long at all.

At any rate, these dogs are now fully-fledged adults, fully-developed in body and coat and in the prime of their lives.  They are all beautiful to look at, healthy and all with the most wonderful gentle and sweet characters.  To date, Taika has become a mum, Keksi has become a mum - twice, Taito is hopefully soon to become a dad, and Karhu is an increasingly famous model using his stage name "Mr K" on Thankfifi and elsewhere.  Torvi, Koda and Diesel are beloved pets with no additional jobs other than being adored. 

Happy birthday, firstborns!  I'm so very proud of you all.

And here's how unbelievably cute they were at 6 - 7 weeks. 

 L-R: Keksi, Taika, Torvi, Karhu, Koda (with no head), Diesel (at the back)

L-R: Karhu, Taito, Keksi (on top of) Torvi, Diesel, Taika

And as I didn't manage to capture either Koda or Diesel very well in either of these pics, here is one of just those two at 4 weeks.

 Koda (left) & Diesel (right)