Varro x Fable, Summer 2026 (L litter)

Fable's first litter, sired by Varro, whelped naturally over a long night on August 7: three males and two females, all black and rust, as expected from a BB sire. Five is a small litter for the breed and a kind one for a first-time mother. Tails were docked and dewclaws removed at three days by our veterinarian. The puppies started Early Neurological Stimulation on day three and moved from the whelping room to the kitchen pen at three and a half weeks. At six weeks they are fully weaned, meeting a new surface or sound every day, sleeping in open crates, and getting short dawn sessions on the turf before the patio heats up. Each wears a colored collar until the families choose names, so the names here are ours. Next week each puppy has a structured temperament evaluation and a conformation review, and we match puppies to homes after that, not before. Natural-eared puppies go home from October 9, at nine weeks. Cropped puppies go home a week later, once the sutures are out.