pupdate

The Juhla puppies are almost 8 months old now.  They have all their adult teeth, have outgrown the adorable fluffy puppy stage and are well and truly in the throes of the gangly era where they are big puppies looking nothing like mature adult dogs yet.  Oh, and they don't act like mature adult dogs yet either.

This is the age when the naughtiness starts to surface.  They start to be come a bit more independent and brave and they also begin to test the rules.  The testing occasionally extends to one's patience ... and the patience of their older doggie brothers, as you can see in the funny video of Malaki below tormenting the long-suffering and incredibly patient Shadow.  Mally is so very much like his sweet mum Tuuli who, it has been said, is a lot like her sweet dad.  Sadly I've never met him, but I have seen the photos and videos, and take it from me, he's an adorable clown.

Good boy Mally

RAWR!

Punching boy

Shadow taking the brunt of a bit more punching from Mally.

 

Next gangly teenager report is from Niko.  Niko is not naughty.  No, no, you're wrong, I'm pretty sure he's the well-behaved one.  After all, he doesn't look naughty, right?  Huh?  I'm sure I don't know what you mean.

See?  Such a good boy

Niko on a stump chair

Niko & friends

Hmmm

The third boy is Tux.  I can't even pretend that he's not naughty because the evidence is published elsewhere on a regular basis.  However, he looks angelic enough in these photos.  Another boy who is the image of his mum.  There is also a video of Tux & Karhu playing at the beach.  Perhaps the presence of the training line gives a hint of the greatest challenge an 8-month-old Finnish Lapphund puppy presents. 

Pretty boy in the park

Sandy boy at the beach

Cuddled up with Karhu

Then there are the girls.  First of all, Kaija.  She has stayed here a couple of times now and I can confirm that she is indeed a good girl.  Sweet, well behaved, quiet, plays nicely with children & other dogs.  Pulls like a train on her lead.  All par for the course at this age.

Kaija being a good girl on the sofa

Kaija also has a RAWR!  And so does Mason

Kaija at her first show

Finally, Eevi.  Right from birth, she looked like a feminine version of Niko, and she still does.  Oh, and she definitely inherited the waterbaby gene.

Eevi being angelic

Peek-a-boo

Splosh

pups at home

All the puppies have settled into their new homes now and have started their socialisation regime (I hope...!)  They are all well into the training, house training and nipping.  Big thanks to all their owners for keeping me up-to-date with cute photos.

Tux with his big brother (& great uncle) Karhu

Eevi in her new garden

Malaki with his donkey

Kaija in her chair ... er, Mason's chair

Niko on his chair.

8 weeks old and setting off

The puppies have reached the magic age of 8 weeks old and one-by-one they have flown the nest.  Tonight Tuuli is missing them a bit, carrying toys around in her mouth, and at rather a loose end. 

Last night, when she had only Malaki left, she spent a lot of time with him - and her tail made a nice nest for a nap.

And here is everyone setting off for their new homes and new adventures.

Niko was the first to leave with Jenny & Rob.  And Tux hitched a ride with them part-way to his new home with Wendy, Scott & his new big brother Karhu in Glasgow. 

Niko

Tux & Niko

Next to go was Eevi all the way to north Wales with Helen & Matt followed swiftly by Kaija who went only a few miles down the road to Plymouth with Becky, Matthew & Mason.

Eevi

Kaija

Then we were left briefly with Malaki, and we had an enormous amount of fun letting him run riot all over the living room and kitchen playing with the girls.  Then the time came for him to go to his new home too, and he set off for Bedfordshire with Tiffany and her parents, Stephanie & Ryan.  And he will have a new big brother, too - Lappy Shadow.

Malaki

Hopefully I will have some photos of the gang in their new homes to share before long.  I'm not above nicking them from Facebook, as you know, so I'm sure I'll find something to share.

rainy days

Rainy days are tough when you have almost-7-week-old puppies who are getting housetrained and really, really want to go outside to do their business.  Then there is the matter of all the running and playing.

On days like that, it's all hands to the pump to keep the puppies entertained. As always, these puppies are very lucky to have their great-granny Neka in their lives.  She loves to get into the pen to play.  

Niko with granny Neka

Meanwhile, Eevi is busy at the tail end

Kaija joining in the fun

Neka buried in puppies - that's Malaki in the middle

still here

We are still here and still playing with puppies.  In between the house training, cleaning up, feeding, walking and all the rest, that is.

On Friday the puppies had their eye test and were pronounced all to have healthy eyes.

As you can see in this video, they also have healthy, bouncy legs and nice strong jaws.  Oh, and lungs, let's not forget the lung-power.

And at some point I promised to share another cute shot from the Jenny Duckworth photoshoot and then I forgot.  So here it is now.  Can you see how much they have changed in 2 weeks between the still and the video?  Click on the image for a larger size.

L-R: Tux (Veli), Ensi (Malaki), Liila (Kaija), Tan (Niko), Kukka (Eevi)