Take a look at these huge puppies! Wow, they have grown and changed a lot in the past week. They are walking, eyes are open, and they are starting to play with each other. They had their first visitors over the weekend and reacted very well to the new humans, big and small, taking it all in stride.

Olderbark
Male
5 lbs 1.2 oz.

Willow
Female
4 lbs 12 oz.

Eigmey
Female
4 lbs 12 oz

Shady
Female
4 lbs 13.7 oz.

Warner
Male
5 lbs 2.4 oz.

Eight puppies were born to Spook Nook Nukka and Sirius Rising Jon Snow (Baxter) on April 25, 2019. There are 3 males, and 5 females, with 4 being black and tan, and 4 being tawny. Time will tell if the muzzles on the tawny pups stay dark or lighten with time.

The last litter, Glacial Calves, took its inspiration from Greenland and its calving icebergs. The puppies were all named after cities in Greenland. This time we are bringing our Chinooks closer to home. The puppy names are taken from places in Spook Nook Chinook’s hometown of Cornwall, Connecticut. Through the puppies you will get a glimpse of this small hill town in southern New England, and some of its ponds, water courses, “mountains”, forests, and valleys.

 

Tarradiddle (Tarra)

Female
Birthweight 9.0 oz.
Black and Tan
Silver Collar

Tarradiddle Mountain may not be much of a mountain, in the opinion of some, but we are only in the foothills of the Berkshires, and we are in Connecticut. While it is not visible in this photo, Tarradiddle rises sharply on the eastern bank of the Housatonic River just north of the village of West Cornwall

 

Hawkins

Male
Birthweight 13.9 oz.
Tawny
Green Collar

Hawkins Pond is a quiet little pond on one of our few remaining dirt roads in town. It is not unusual to see some migrating Mergansers, or other waterfowl taking a brief respite on this little gem.

 

Mohawk (Mo)

Female
Birth Weight 12.0 oz.
Black and Tan
White Collar

Mohawk Pond is a deep, spring-fed pond within the Mohawk State Forest that has always been a popular fishing hole in both summer and winter. On the far shore is the “swimming” rock. The trails adjacent to the pond are a favorite location for Spook Nook Chinooks to sled, bkjor, or skijor.

 

Tanner

Female
Birth Weight 11.1 oz.
Tawny
Black Collar

Tanner Brook has is beginnings just 1/2 mile from Spook Nook Chinooks’ home. It runs steeply down hill, then levels off as it runs through wetlands on its way to its junction with Birsdeye brook, which you will meet further on.

 

Coltsfoot (Colt)

Male
Birth Weight 10.4
Tawny
Red Collar

Coltsfoot Valley is a picturesque valley in the heart of Cornwall, just south of Cornwall Village. Coltsfoot Mountain borders the valley on the west (right), while the Cathedral Pines flank the western edge (not visible). It is a favorite of photographers and landscape painters.

 

Ballyhack (Bally)

Female
Birth Weight 12.75
Black and tan
Light Blue Collar

Ballyhack Forest/Preserve is home to an old growth forest containing white pines and hemlocks that are estimated to be some 200 hundred years old. The second largest white pine in the state is here. This forest is owned and protected by the Cornwall Conservation Trust.

 

Housatonic (Housy)

Male
Birth Weight 12.6 oz
Tawny
Dark Blue Collar

The Housatonic River is a well-known trout stream popular with fly fishers from all around the country. It runs from western Massachusetts all the way down to Long island Sound, passing under the West Cornwall Covered Bridge, which opened in 1841. The river divides Cornwall, on the east bank, from the town of Sharon, on the west. The one-timed dammed river is now free-flowing here and in its upper reaches.

 

Birdseye (Birdie)

Female
Birth Weight 12.15 oz
Tawny
Pink Collar

Birdseye Brook meanders down from the North Cornwall marshes and swamps before tumbling down into Coltsfoot Valley, and Valley brook with an ultimate destination of the Housatonic River and Long Island Sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These puppies are growing quickly and many changes have occurred during this week. They have all opened their eyes, and are making their first awkward attempts at walking. They are becoming aware of each other, and getting more vocal.

Olderbark
Male
3 lbs 10.6 oz.

Willow
Female
3 lbs 3.6 oz.

Eighmey
Female
3 lbs 7.7 oz.

Shady
Female
3 lbs 8.9 oz.

Warner
Male
3 lbs 12.3 oz.

 

Olderbark
Male
2 lbs .7 oz

Willow
Female
1 lb 13.6 oz

Eighmey
Female
1 lb 14.5 oz

Shady
Female
2 lb

Warner
Male
2 lb 1.4 oz

Olderbark

Male
Birth Weight 18.1 oz
Silver Tawny
White Collar
Olderbark is a mountain in the Willow, NY area.

Willow

Female
Birth Weight 14.8 oz
Silver Tawny
Black Collar
Willow is the pups’ home town in the beautiful Catskill Mountains

Eighmey (Amy)

Female
Birth Weight 13.4 oz
Silver Tawny
Yellow Collar
Eighmey is a road in the Willow, NY area

Shady

Female
Birth Weight 14.2 oz
Tawny
Pink Collar
Shady is a nearby town

Warner

Male
Birth Weight 16.1 oz
Tawny
Blue Collar
Warner is a creek that runs through Silver Hollow and the home property

The Silver Hollow Litter arrived today in Willow, NY, 3 girls and 2 big boys. The dam and sire are Spook Nook Munjebel (from the Glacial Calves Litter of 2015, Narsaq, with the black ribbon), and Granite Hill High Noon (Lancet). You can find photos of mom and dad under “Satellite Litters”.

Individual photos of all the puppies should arrive here tomorrow. In the meantime, Munjebel is being a great mom. She and pups are all doing well.