Atlas

First puppy is born from the 31 Flavors Litter (Triton/Shennara) at 3:35am PST. weighing 1 lb 5 oz.

He whines some and moves around easily. There are already indications that he is highly aware and intelligent, knowing how to turn around and get back to mom when lost.

Note: All puppies were not affected in any way by a loud, sudden clanging sound. They did not flinch and hardly moved. They were awake and aware, but not traumatized or otherwise fearful of the sudden piercing sound. All puppies receive high scores on this section of the test.

This puppy came into the world very quiet and calm. He is quiet when eating, moving about, or being touched by mom. He is calm much of the time and moves about with ease, as if he already knows where to go. When he gets there, he is content and calm. Whined when he was pet, moved forward. Whined and flailed when he was lifted, struggled and whined when turned over. Went around in a circle when placed back in the den. This puppy receives a score of 6.85 for this temperament test.

This puppy produced soft grunting, no movement, not elevated heartrate, no trauma during the pet. He was silent, totally relaxed, and completely stretching out all the way during the lift. It took puppy 15 seconds before grunting  noises, no movement, though. Moved around the basket and whined out, but only stayed along the bottom - no jumping or looking up. Moved in a circle when put back in the den, whined loudly as if lost. Found human foot and stopped all sound and sniffed then moved away quietly in circle back to pack and went to sleep. 

This puppy receives a score of 8.8 for this temperament test. 

TT 1: 6.85

TT 2: 8.8

He is a large white male. He whines some and moves around easily. He has long back legs and tail. Pink skin on face/nose that will turn black in a day or two. This puppy will have a snow nose in the winter like his father.