This was a co-breeding with Karen Rude from Lakewood Labradors using the last of her frozen semen from her highly accomplished Yellow Sire “Higgins”, who was born in 1998. We understood that there was a chance of a smaller litter with a surgical implant of frozen semen.
Happy Girl!
“Lizzie” is our beautiful yellow girl with nice conformation, a gentle, silly temperament, and all of her genetic clearances. How could we go wrong? So we went ahead with it!
On March 21, 2023 Lizzie had 2 beautiful, big, healthy puppies. 1 Male and 1 Female. Of course, we were hoping for a few more, but are so grateful for these two and their healthy, happy Mama!
Check back weekly, as I will be posting updates and pictures as they grow. Both puppies are spoken for already.
Five hours after their birth. Lizzie wasn’t quite sure about any of it.2 days old. Lizzie should be kicking into Mother Mode soon.
Lizzie is listening for those pesty Border Terrier girls that want to get in the box and help! Everybody around here loves puppy time and are more than happy to assist the new Mama!“I prefer to sit and feed”4.5 days old and baby boy is getting his pigment in already. He should have a nice black nose!Baby Girl at 4.5 days old. If you look close, you can see that her Left ear is wet. Big brother loves to suck on her ear!
1 Week Later….
The story of Jack and Jill continues. Both puppies are thriving, content, and gaining weight! Lovely babies!
Lizzie is a very happy Mama and now is keeping her babes clean and well fed.Jack at 1 week oldJill at 1 week oldWe added a neck pillow to the whelping box. It has become a favorite for climbing on and sleeping comfortably.Well, we knew it would happen…Journey snuck in the box and wants to feed the babies…The Rushwind girls always share responsibility of a new litter. Everything is good.
April 10, 2023 Jack and Jill are almost 3 weeks old…the time is flying by, but we are enjoying these babes!
“Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water…..”Baby Jill, (now named Rosie)
This is baby Jack at 3 weeks old.
How cute is this? Big Jack He won’t fit in the pail for long.“Jack”
The next set of photos are of Jill – Rosie at 3 weeks
“Getting tired of this…..” Rosie at 3 weeksJack (L) and Rosie (R) at 4 weeks old
Miss Rosie… sweet and innocent. 4.5 weeks old.“Are we sassy, or just yawning, Rosie?”Rosie 4.5 weeks old“BIG JACK” at 4.5 weeks old. We just woke him from his nap.“Silly Jack”We always seem to catch the babies in a yawn! This is Jack!Rosie and Jack will be 6 weeks old in 2 days!
“We are really busy now!” The puppies love being outside learning new skills.
On rainy, cold days we have lots of stuff to do inside.
A few days ago we moved to our new apartment in the big kennel. Almost 6 weeks old.
“Jack” working on his show stack. Beautiful puppy!“Rosie” doing pretty good at 6 weeks!Rosie’s Mom, Natalie, comes to visit as often as she can….Rosie with her bonnet on. Following are various pictures taken between 6 and 7 weeks old.
Hangin’ with the big dogs!RosieSacked out Jack!Sweet RosieJackJackJack at 7 weeksWishing All Mother’s a Happy Mother’s Day! Especially my Mom, Lizzie! LOVE; Big JackJackRosieRosie at 7 weeksHappy Mother’s Day to all of my Moms. LOVE; RosiePuppy visitors. Olivia and LenoraRosie was intrigued by Lenora… Love this one!Loaded and ready for our car ride to the Vet.Arriving at the Stillwater Vet for our 8 week health checks and shots.
Big JackPlaytime.. they have almost outgrown this one!Beautiful and precious “Rosie”. 8.5 weeksBig Jack at 8.5 weeks. “What a yummy puppy!”May 20, 2023 Pick up Day has arrived. And she’s off… to start her new life with Natalie. There was a lot of excitement at Rushwind on Saturday! Have a wonderful life, “Rosie”! Thank you Natalie, for coming along on this Puppy Journey with us!
“Is it dinner time yet?” Number 9 puppy is off goofing around and missed the photo this time. (Photo taken on Feb. 1st, 2021)
Sugar decided that she would start Labor on Weds. December 16th (2 days before her scheduled C-Section.)
So away we went to the Stillwater Veterinary Clinic and we came home with 9 beautiful, healthy yellow lab puppies! Sugar is doing great and is such a wonderful Mom!
6 Females and 3 Males
Here begins another Fun Adventure at Rushwind! Can you imagine 9 Rowdy Labrador Puppies indoors in the dead of winter? Yikes!
Watch the puppies grow, as I will be posting weekly pictures.
MISS “SUGAR” The quiet evenings in front of the Christmas tree are over.Mama Sugar is hanging out with her babes before her bath.Sugar is on the look out because the Border Terrier Moms (Journey and Trixie) already want to come in the box to help.4 days oldWe catch these moments when we can. See how the pigment is coming in already. Little black noses and foot pads.It’s the night before Christmas Eve, there’s a winter storm outside, and we have some “Christmas Caroling” in the house! The puppies are 1 week old today. Miss Green, Miss Yellow, and Miss PinkMiss Green, Miss Yellow, and Miss Pink (left to right) Just Precious…We interrupted these girls feeding time and they were not in the mood for a photo shoot! Miss White, Miss Red, and Miss Purple. “Phooey on this!”All Pups are doing so well and gaining each day. Miss White, Miss Red, and Miss Purple.Here are the Boys! The 3 “B’s” Mr. Black, Mr. Blue, and Mr. BrownNext week at this time our eyes will be open! Mr. Black, Mr. Blue, and Mr. Brown at 1 week old. Lovely pups!Keeping Mama busy!MR. BROWN – 2 WEEKS TODAY.MR. BROWN AT 2 WEEKS OLDMR. BLUEMR. BLUE AT 2 WEEKS OLDMR. BLACK
MR. BLACK AT 2 WEEKS OLDAnother one of MR. BLACKHEY, OVER HERE MR. BLUE! Below are the Girls at 2 weeks old.MISS YELLOWPRETTY MISS YELLOWMISS PURPLELOVELY MISS PURPLELITTLE MISS REDCUTE LITTLE RED GIRLNOW YOU CAN SEE THE EYES COMING OPEN. MISS WHITEPRECIOUS MISS WHITEWOW! MISS PINKCOOPERATIVE MISS PINKGOOD GIRL, MISS GREEN!MISS GREEN AT 2 WEEKS OLD3 weeks old today.. 1/6/21 Miss Pink on Left and Miss White on RightL-Miss Pink R- Miss WhiteLittle Miss Green 3 wks.Becky with Miss GreenDan with 3 week old Mr. Brown on left Mr. Black on rightBrown boy– L Black boy– RSilly Mr. BlueMr. Blue at 3 weeks oldMore Girls! Miss Red– on the left Miss Purple– on the rightRed Girl (L) and Purple Girl (R) 3 weeks oldMiss Yellow at 3 weeksCutie Yellow GirlOur box seems to be getting smaller. Making plans for a move to the big kennel area soon.
“We went to the pool while Mom changed our bedding….…and set up some new toys to keep us busy.”Pups at 3.5 weeks old“Here we are in our new spot in the kennel” We love it…so much room to run. 4 week old pups“Mom can still come in and nurture us, but we’re big kids now and eating puppy food.”MISS PINK 4 weeksMISS GREENMISS YELLOW 4 weeksMISS PURPLEMISS RED 4 weeksMISS WHITE (FRONT)MR. BLACK 4 weeksMR. BLUE looking straight on. Mr. Black on the side.MR. BROWN 4weeks oldAnother one of Miss Yellow and Miss Purple. 4 wksShhhh…Pups have been fed, exercised, bedding changed, and now down for a Nap. 5 wks 2 daysOutside on a sunny, cold day.Hangin’ out with Uncle Rusty..they love him and he loves them. 1/22/21Tonight before bedtime. 5.5 weeks old
Some of the Girls.Sugar Babies at 6 weeksThe following photos are from our “Puppy Evals” at 6 weeks. This is Mr. Brown.Mr. BlueMr. Black at 6 weeksBABY GIRL GREEN AT 6 WEEKSPINK GIRLCUTIE YELLOW GIRLMISS WHITEPURPLE GIRLLOVELY MISS REDMAN! THESE PHOTO SHOOTS JUST WEAR US OUT!7 WEEK PUPPY PHOTOS MR. BROWN AND MR. BLUEBROWN (L) BLUE (R)MR. BLACKMR. BLACK AT 7 WEEKS OLDMISS YELLOWMISS PINKMISS GREEN AT 7 WKSMISS PURPLEMISS REDMISS WHITELEE AND LESLIE ARE ANXIOUS TO TAKE MR. BLUE “BROR” HOME TO HUDSON, WI HE GOES HOME TO AN OLDER LABRADOR SISTER “ELLIE”. FUN LIFE AHEAD..DON AND SHEILA ARE BACK AFTER 11 YEARS TO PICK UP THEIR NEXT RUSHWIND PUP. THEY ARE HEADING HOME TO FOREST LAKE, MN WITH MISS PINK “STEVIE”!PEGGY AND HER SON TOM DROVE OVER FROM GREEN BAY, WI TO PICK UP THEIR 3RD RUSHWIND PUPPY! SUCH EXCITEMENT! LUCKY PUP. MISS GREEN, NOW NAMED “BILLIE”JERRY, KRISTI, ZACH, AND VAUGHN WERE SO EXCITED TO LEARN THAT MR. BROWN WAS THEIR BOY! “GORDIE” GOES HOME TO STILLWATER, MN TO MEET HIS LAB SISTER, RUSHWIND “ZOE”.JERRY AND KRISTI AND THE BOYS WERE HERE WHEN MR. BROWN WAS ONLY 5 WEEKS OLD.
GREG AND SANDY, GAVIN AND SMITHY DROVE ALL THE WAY UP FROM CHICAGO AREA TO PICK UP THEIR PRECIOUS “RIGBY” MISS WHITE. HER BROTHER “RAFFI” IS ALSO FROM RUSHWIND. THEIR HEARTS WERE FULL!LITTLE MISS YELLOW GOES HOME WITH SOME PRETTY EXCITED “PARENTS”. YVETTE AND KEITH ARE STILL WORKING ON JUST THE RIGHT NAME FOR HER. (UPDATE: MISS YELLOW’S OFFICIAL NAME IS “PIPPA”) HEADING TO THE HUDSON, WI AREA.MR. BLACK MET HIS NEW FAMILY TODAY. HE PLAYED SO HARD THAT HE COULD HARDLY STAY AWAKE FOR THE PHOTO! HEADING HOME TO WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN. WITH BOB, BRITT, ANNA, AND EVE. MEET “GUSTAVO”BARY AND HIS SON NICK MAKE THE TRIP TO PICK UP THEIR GIRL “ASPEN” MISS RED. HER EARS ARE THE SHAPE OF AN ASPEN LEAF. THEY LOVE HER!MISS PURPLE WON OUR HEARTS AND WILL STAY AT RUSHWIND WITH US. DAN WITH “LIZZIE”ANOTHER ONE OF OUR SWEET “LIZZIE” WITH BECKY. ALL 9 PUPS GOT WONDERFUL HOMES AND FAMILIES. WE ARE GRATEFUL. THE END OF ANOTHER PUPPY ADVENTURE.
Sugar had her Pregnancy Ultrasound at the Stillwater Vet Clinic in Stillwater, MN today.
Approximate Puppy Count: 8, maybe 9 puppies. Due Date: December 19, 2020 with Pups Ready to go in mid-February 2021.
This will be an all yellow litter and we are so excited!
Sugar had to ride along with the Border Terrier puppies to the Vet today. Nov. 23, 2020Nice head shot of the Sire of Sugar’s Pups “REAGAN”REAGAN at 2 yrs. old.
MR. YELLOW TAKING A NAP IN THE FOOD BOWL. SILLY BOY.Sugar finally kicking in to “Mother Mode” Puppies are 4 days old.
The boys: MR. SILVER, MR. GREEN, MR. BLUE, MR. RED, AND MR. YELLOW.
The girls: MISS LAVENDER, MISS ORANGE, MISS AQUA
SUGAR’S CREW AT 9 DAYS OLD.OUR BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER. “FAMILY”MISS LAVENDERMR. SILVER WITH MR. YELLOW
The Individual Photos below were taken at 12 days old. Some of their eyes are just opening.
MISS LAVENDERMISS AQUAMISS ORANGEMR. BLUEMR. YELLOWMR. REDMR. SILVERMR. GREENSugar’s keeping everyone fed and clean. Good Mom!
August 11, 2019: Today we got our new velcro collars!
The Litter – 8 Lovely Growing Puppies!Miss Lavender 2 weeks oldMiss Aqua 2 weeksMiss Orange at 2 weeksMr. Green 2 weeks oldMr. Blue 2 weeks oldMr. YellowMr. Silver 2 weeks oldMr. Red 2 weeksMom even brought us a bone today.
August 18, 2019 It has been a big weekend for the Pups. They turned 3 weeks old, moved out to their new
home in the kennel, had their nails clipped, and they started “puppy mush” twice a day. Mama Sugar is doing great, but I think she is relieved now to have a little help feeding the hungry crew and getting some help with clean up!
PUPS ON THE MOVE!Room to run and grow. Everyone is now on the move!THE GIRLS: MISS ORANGE, MISS LAVENDER, AND MISS AQUATOTAL SWEETNESS! Orange, Lavender, AquaMr. Yellow. 4 days younger than the Blacks, but catching up fast.Yellow Boy!Lovely YellowBLUE BOY AND RED BOYMR. BLUE AND MR. RED AT 3 WEEKSMR. SILVER AND MR. GREEN. CUTIES!!SILVER BOY AND GREEN BOY AT 3 WEEKS
AUGUST 23, 2019
PUPS ARE 4 WEEKS OLD TODAY! NICE DAYS AND LOTS OF OUTSIDE TIME. EATING LIKE LITTLE PIGGIES AND VENTURING OUT FURTHER AND FURTHER. VERY CONTENT PUPPIES WITH LOTS OF LOVE AND ATTENTION. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE PHOTO SESSION, MANY OF THE PUPPIES WERE READY FOR THEIR NAPS! SLEEPY BABIES AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE!
PUPS HAVE PICNIC BREAKFAST OUTSIDEIVAN IS A BIG HELP AND SO GENTLE WITH THE PUPPIES.“IVAN, CAN YOU PICK ME UP?’OUR GRANDSON, IVAN HELPING AFTER FEEDING TIME.
MISS LAVENDER AND MR. YELLOWLAVENDER AND YELLOWORANGE AND AQUAMISS ORANGE AND MISS AQUAMR. SILVER AND MR. BLUEMR. SILVER AND MR. BLUEMR. GREEN AND MR. REDGREEN AND RED
5 WEEKS OLD 8-30-19
MISS ORANGE GIVING A HIGH 5MISS AQUAMISS LAVENDERMISS ORANGEMR. BLUEMR. REDMR. SILVERMR. GREENYELLOW BOY
“NYX” IS SO GOOD AT CO-PARENTING. NO MILK, BUT THE PUPPIES TRY.
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AQUA GIRL AT 6 WEEKSMISS AQUAMISS LAVENDER 6 WKSLAVENDER GIRL AT 6 WKSMISS ORANGEMISS ORANGE 6 WEEKSYELLOW BOY ALMOST 6 WKS OLDMR. YELLOW 4 DAYS YOUNGER THAN THE BLACKS.MR. RED AT 6 WEEKSRED BOY 6 WKSBLUE BOY 6 WKSMR. BLUE AT 6 WEEKSMR. SILVER 6 WEEKS OLDSILVER BOYMR. GREEN AT 6 WEEKSGREEN BOY 6 WKSPUPS IN A PILE
6.5 weeks oldSILVER BOY 7 WEEKSBLUE BOY 7 WEEKSGREEN BOY 7 WEEKSRED BOY 7 WEEKSYELLOW BOY “ATLAS”
