The puppies are named for high peaks in Alaska and Colorado. They appear here in the order of their birth.

Augusta
Female
Birth Weight 11.29 oz.
Tawny
Named for Mount Augusta a 14,072′ peak in the St. Elias Mountains in Alaska on the border with the Yukon Territory.

Blanca
Female
Birth Weight 10.55 oz.
Buff
Named for Mount Blanca a 14,344′ peak in Colorado. It is the 4th highest in the Rocky Mountains of N. America.

Hunter
Male
Birth Weight 11.25 oz.
Tawny
Named for Mount Hunter in Denali National Park. Standing at 14,573′ it is the third highest peak in the Alaska Range.

Regal
Female
Birth Weight 11.89 oz.
Tawny
Regal Mountain is in the Wrangell Mountains of eastern Alaska with an elevation of 13,845′

Bear
Male
Birth Weight 13.3 oz.
Tawny
Named for Bear Mountain in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, and stands at 12,987′.

Denali
Male
Birth Weight 13.51 oz.
Buff
Denali, at 20,310′, is the highest peak in N. America. It is the third most prominent and third most isolated peak in the world.

Bona
Female
Birth Weight 11.89 oz.
Tawny
Mount Bona is the fifth highest independent peak in the U.S. at 16,421′ and is within the St. Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska.

Grays
Female
Birth Weight 11.54 oz.
Tawny
Grays Peak stands at 14,278′ and is the tenth highest mountain in the Rock Mountains. It is also the highest peak on the Continental Divide.

Sanford
Male
Birth Weight 8.75 oz.
Tawny
Named for Mount Sanford, a shield volcano in the Wrangell Mountains in Alaska, stands at 16,237′.

Nine puppies arrived today, four boys, and five girls, including a buff boy and a buff girl. All are robust, healthy, and hungry. Mom, Kala, is being a great mom already, giving them a good start. Finley is a proud dad. More photos should arrive for posting tomorrow, so stay tuned!