Shepherds Rest Farm

Breeding New Anatolian Shepherd Import Lines - Direct From Turkey

Name:  Shepherds Rest Farm

Location:  Newberg, Oregon, United States

Friday, September 30, 2016

Panter X Arap Puppies 2 Weeks Old

 Male 1
53.0 oz
 Male 2
51.6 oz
 Male 3
42.6 oz
 Male 4
52.8 oz
Female 
47.4 oz
(Pictures at 2 weeks 2 days old.  Weights at exactly 2 weeks old.)

Monday, September 26, 2016

Rakun X Duman Puppies 3 Weeks 5 Days Old

 Male 1 (probable rough coat and a porker!)
6 lbs 1 oz
(All weights at exactly 3 weeks old.)
 Male 2 (probable rough coat)
4 lbs 4 oz
 Male 3
5 lbs 0 oz
 Male 4
5 lbs 4 oz
 Female 1
5 lbs 1 oz
 Female 2 (above)
4 lbs 10 oz
Female 3 (below)
4 lbs 15 oz



 Puppies are all thriving and mother Rakun enjoys time with and without them!
Pups began solid food (soaked mushed kibbles) 5 days ago.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Kepi X Aygir Puppies 1 Week (8 Days) Old

 Male 1
54.4 oz
(All weights are at exactly 1 week old.)
 Male 2
45.0 oz
 Female 1
37.0 oz
 Female 2
43.0 oz
 Female 3
44.2 oz
 All 5 puppies are doing well.
Kepi at 7 years old is continuing to be a terrific mother!

Panter X Arap Puppies 1 1/2 Weeks (11 Days) Old

 Male 1
32.4 oz 
(All weights at exactly 1 week old.)
 Male 2
30.2 oz
 Male 3
28.9 oz
 Male 4 (above)
30.1 oz

Female (below)
26.3 oz
 All puppies are healthy and strong!
Panter is doing great and is an excellent mother.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Kepi X Aygir Puppies 1 Day Old


Male 1 (pictured above & below):  25.8 oz at birth 

Male 2 (pictured above & below):  23.7 oz


Female 1 (pictured above & below):  21.2 oz
 

Female 2 (pictured above & below):  23.1 oz
 

Female 3 (pictured above & below):  21.8 oz
 
Kepi (Murekkep) went into labor Friday afternoon but it never progressed to pushing.  Called the vet about 2:30 a.m. and we both agreed to wait until morning.  At 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning, we were at the vet for a C-section, resulting in 5 large, beautiful, healthy and active puppies.  We did not lose any pups.  Kepi was not able to deliver her puppies naturally due to a gel blob of undeveloped pup right at the "bifurcation" so that there was no head (skull or boney structure) to push down on the cervix to start the actual hard labor process, and it blocked the way for anything to pass by it.  Kepi and puppies are all doing well.  Aygir did a phenomenal job siring his first litter, and produced 4 brindles in these 5 puppies.  Although Kepi has no brindles in her lineage, Aygir has at least two:  1) his dam, Turkish import Durkaya's Kara Panter, and 2) his father's sire, Turkish import Çapar of Çardak. All 3 female puppies are brindle and one of the males is brindle.  Aygir also produced both dark and light brindles, despite being a very light brindle himself!  The genetics of coat color in Anatolians is fascinating.

Friday, September 16, 2016

Rakun X Duman Puppies 2 1/2 Weeks Old


 Rakun and her 7 babies, sired by our Turkish import Ormanustu Duman.
Rakun is the daughter of import Panter and Gunner (imports Capar X Nazli).
Pictures below are 2 1/2 weeks old but weights are at exactly 2 weeks old.
Male 1:  3 lbs 13 oz 

Male 2:  2 lbs 11 oz

Male 3:  3 lbs 5 oz

Male 4:  3 lbs 6 oz

Female 1:  3 lbs 3 oz
Female 2:  3 lbs 0 oz 
Female 3:  3 lbs 1 oz