Seattledog
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Here is a picture of some of the Bart x Helena kids I put together a year ago. Bart is Helena are on top then Sasha, Lopez, Punky Left to right below, then Polar Stevie, Gaga, then on the bottom Cassie. I have forgatten the girl in the lower rights name. The point is that as you can see both of the parents had long coats, Bart a bit shorter than Helena, but he had the heavy, heavy undercoat that provides the "fluff" while Helena provided the length. Sasha and several of the littermates had the perfect Storm of getting both traits. I realize that some don't like this, but then I have seen some people complain that their own hair is too thick long and "so hard to manage".
Anyway, you cant tell as a pup the length, and it is very difficult to tell how thick it will be. I have only seen them at 4 weeks, so it was difficult to predict, but some of them will get the both traits. Denise can guide you. All of these puppies will have exceptional coats, but there were a couple that looked like the density might be lighter. Denise will be able to guide you.
We decide our pick tomorrow. I will be away on business so Ricci will make the choice, but I am comfortable with any of them.
Yes Peach looks like Sasha when he was that age. She will be a darker gold but she has stolen my heart, the resemblance is so close. The other girls are truly exceptional but we have only boys, it keeps things fairly harmonious. We once had a girl Pom, and two boys, and the boys spent their days in constant rivalry trying to kill each other.
I will post a picture of the Sasha litter mates at 6 months. You will see that it is only then that you could see which direction they were headed. With TM's you never know what you have until they are a year old. When we got Sasha he was the smallest boy, and only one girl was smaller by an ounce. He is now right in the middle for size. We knew he would have a dense coat, and we knew what color he would be. We wanted the light gold because we already had Black and Tan, and the Red Gold. We also knew he was the pretty boy, in fact thats what we called him, there at the kennel. We call him Sasha, because he is too pretty for a name that is too masculine. We also knew his temperment was sweet, he was a kisser, and still is. BTW all of these puppies are that way, and they are all very sweet (so far).
Good luck, and if you get one of these kids you MUST come by and let him see his Papa from time to time. We live in Wallingford, not to0 far from you I think.
