Shepherds Rest Farm

Breeding New Anatolian Shepherd Import Lines - Direct From Turkey

Name:  Shepherds Rest Farm

Location:  Newberg, Oregon, United States

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Birnur X Arap's puppies 7 weeks old

Puppies are getting very quick on their feet!
This is a time of curiosity and exploration.
Male 1 (aqua collar)
14 lbs 7 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Male 2 (gray collar)
19 lbs 1 oz
(pics directly above & below)




Male 3 (orange collar)
14 lbs 6 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Male 4 (pink collar)
16 lbs 14 oz
(pics directly above & below)




Male 5 (red collar)
14 lbs 15 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Male 6 (brown collar)
17 lbs 0 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Male 7 (green collar)
18 lbs 2 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Male 8 (blue collar)
13 lbs 14 oz
(pics directly above & below)

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Male 9 (black collar)
Went to Rainbow Bridge 3-25-17.
Upon necropsy, this sweet pup was discovered to have had bladder and kidney stones, and very discolored, very enlarged bladder and kidneys (which had blocked urination).  Vet was unable to help the stones pass and pup was euthanized due to fast decline in condition, before his bladder ruptured.  We are extremely sad and confused, as pup had no signs of illness except for going off food the night prior.  He was still walking and drinking the next morning (yesterday) and had no fever.  We took him to the vet in the morning when he again did not eat.
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Male 10 (purple collar)
17 lbs 8 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Female 1 (red striped collar)
15 lbs 7 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Female 2 (purple striped collar)
13 lbs 12 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Female 3 (orange striped collar)
14 lbs 0 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Female 4 (aqua striped collar)
13 lbs 15 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Female 5 (pink striped collar)
12 lbs 5 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Female 6 (tan striped collar)
14 lbs 10 oz
(pics directly above & below)



Female 7 (yellow striped collar)
15 lbs 1 oz
(pics directly above & below)








Monday, March 20, 2017

Male 6 (brown collar) picture correction at 6 weeks old






This should have been the picture included with Male 6 (brown collar) at 6 weeks old, but instead a duplicate picture of another pup magically appeared.  Although I like things to be perfect, I'm not up for re-doing the entire blog post and I'm not savvy enough to be able to replace just one picture without ruining the entire post.  Lol.

Birnur X Arap's 17 puppy litter 6 weeks old

Mom has a peaceful spot to rest so puppies are not always harassing her when she is done feeding them.  She is also beginning to wean them naturally.  We didn't know if she was using her perch but we snuck out and caught her late at night!


The gang is usually divided (above pic) so when Mom does spend time with each group, she is not overwhelmed and simply avoid them.  However, they have plenty of together time with all of their siblings (below pic) to sleep and play.  This is what a puppy pile of 17 looks like!


And with the one-week-old goat kids, the pups had one-on-one time with them and then some time with them as a group, which most slept through since the one-on-one time was so stimulating and new, despite having adult goats and sheep adjacent to their pen.  It's too wet to let the pups out in the pasture yet.  They would drown in the mud!


 Weights & pictures are from Sunday at exactly 6 weeks old.  Pics immediately above and below the description belong to that pup (e.g., pics above & below the label "Male 1" are of male 1).
 Male 1 (aqua collar)
11 lbs 2 oz




Male 2 (gray collar)
15 lbs 8 oz





Male 3 (orange collar)
11 lbs 0 oz





 Male 4 (pink collar)
13 lbs 2 oz





 Male 5 (red collar)
11 lbs 10 oz





 Male 6 (brown collar)
13 lbs 5 oz





 Male 7 (green collar)
14 lbs 14 oz





 Male 8 (blue collar)
11 lbs 6 oz





 Male 9 (black collar)
12 lbs 14 oz





 Male 10 (purple collar)
13 lbs 14 oz





 Female 1 (red striped collar)
11 lbs 12 oz





 Female 2 (purple striped collar)
10 lbs 3 oz





 Female 3 (orange striped collar)
11 lbs 2 oz





 Female 4 (aqua striped collar)
10 lbs 12 oz





Female 5 (pink striped collar)
9 lbs 10 oz





 Female 6 (tan striped collar)
11 lbs 11 oz





 Female 7 (yellow striped collar)
12 lbs 3 oz