Puppies Have Been Named

It took us almost 6 days to come up with names for all the puppies, but we did it.  When you have 5 kids, you also have 5 opinions, but for the most part it was very civil and diplomatic.  When all the suggested names had been brought to the table, each child put their initial by the 5 (boy) and 4 (girl) names they liked best.  The names with the most initials won by popular vote.  Since this is still a monarchy, the "queen" had total vetoing power and ultimately got the final say , but I think all their names fit them perfect!

We usually try and do a "theme" of some sort when naming the puppies.  Last spring we named all the puppies after college basketball mascots because they were born the night of the national championship game.  Hazel's first litter of puppies were all named after characters from the show Downton Abbey.  We weren't exactly sure of a theme, but JJ suggested using all old/vintage names, similar to "Hazel".  I loved the idea and think the puppies all look like little, old, wrinkly grandpa's and grandma's the first few weeks anyway.  We hope that you like the temporary name we have chosen for your little man/lady, and can't wait to find out their forever name very soon.  Giving them all a name is very important to our kids, as it seems more personal and intimate to us. It also helps us become more aware and perceptive to their personalities and characteristics.  As they get older we will also try and use colored whelping collars to help you identify specific puppies.  We just like to snuggle them without the collars for the first couple of weeks.

Yellow Female: Gemma

Smallest Black Female: Estelle (Stella)

Middle Black Female: Veda

Largest Black Female: Ruby

Yellow Male: Silas (Si)

Yellow Male: Maxwell (Max)

Lightest Yellow Male: Truman

Smallest Black Male: Leo

Largest Black Male: Theodore (Theo) 

Here are a few pictures of puppies at 5 days old: