Pups are already one week old and growing quickly. They have all double their birth weight, including Ike, who had a slow and tenuous beginning. Willow is being a great and doting mom with them. Even though they can’t walk yet they manage to move around the whelping box with amazing ability. They are also getting quite vocal, and their tan points are becoming more evident.
Buzz Male Weight 31.89 oz. Black and Tan Blue Collar
McClain (Lainey) Female Weight 27.69 oz. Black and Tan Pink Collar
Blackjack Male Weight 29.27 oz. Black and Tan Teal Collar
Holland (Holly) Female Weight 27.69 oz. Black and Tan Purple Collar
Ike Male Weight 21.34 oz. Black and Tan Green Collar
Please welcome five puppies, born on August 21, 2022 to Spook Nook Willow and Sirius Rising Praus. There are three males and two females and a real rarity in the Chinook world being all black and tan! The puppies were born at Fort Meade in Maryland. They are all military brats, so it is fitting that they are named in honor of notable West Point graduates.
Spook Nook Buzz
Male Birthweight 15.52 oz Blue Collar
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was a pioneering Apollo 11 Astronaut, and a 1951 graduate from West Point.
Spook Nook McClain (Lainey)
Female Birthweight 13.05 oz Pink Collar
Anne McClain is an astronaut, who worked at the International Space Station, and is a 2002 graduate of West Point.
Spook Nook Blackjack
Male Birthweight 12.87 oz Teal Collar
John Pershing Blackjack was the General of the Armies and Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during WWI, and an 1886 graduate of West Point.
Spook Nook Holland (Holly)
Female Birthweight 12.87 oz Purple Collar
Diana Holland was the first woman Commandant of Cadets, and is a 1990 graduate of West Point.
Spook Nook Ike
Male Birth Weight 10.4 oz Green Collar
Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during WWII, and a 1915 graduate of West Point.