Samson is the Dog Father to both litters...All 3.5 pounds of him! We call him Sammy, or Samson, but when we really want him to strut, we call him Mr. Fedwell! He is, of course, Mr. Samson Fedwell, my VERY HEALTHY Mascot for the boarding/training facility.

Samson Fedwells' name came about because he is fed very well, with Life's Abundance food and treats! He also likes to police the place like a Fed (agent). Maybe it has something to do with being the Dog-Father?

Pictures are posted below of Rudy, Valentino, Faith, Angel and Mira Blue.

Pictures below were taken the first day that Rudy and Valentino came to work with me at  "Doggy School".
One of my students' mommy took pictures, while in our exercise pen. At this age, they play and tire quickly.

Thank you Lexi for the pics! Always having your camera ready!

Born on Valentines Day, Rudy and Valentino are 5 weeks, 4 days old in these pics.

They are currently in weight:
Rudy ~ very solid and sturdy at 2 lbs, 1 oz.
Valentino ~ a little more fine boned, yet still sturdy at 1 lb, 7 oz.

Rudy and Valentino are both out of Mei Ling, Sired by Mr. Samson Fedwell.

Brotherly Love...
Rudy with the black muzzle is
on the left, fast asleep.
Valentino is the fawn on the right.

Body warmth and buddy system
Rudy still asleep,
Valentino...quickly going, going, going
...gone night night. Sweet dreams.

The one eyed peek-a-boo
Rudy, is the first born on Valentines Day 2-14-08
5:58 a.m.  4 oz.
Now weighs 2 lbs, 1 oz.
Tri colored, with white star on chest
He has striking grey green eyes.

Welcome back to dream land
Rudy, played hard before Lexi arrived with the camera.
Sleeping hard after photographer arrives!

Well hello up there!
Valentino, the second born
on Valentines Day 2-14-08 
7:35 a.m. 3 oz.
Now weighs 1 lb. 7 oz.
Fawn and white with a blue nose
He has very dark brown eyes.

Pawsitivly nice to meet you.
Valentino, very sweet temperment,
but he can sure hold his own at play time!
Valentinos' coloring is getting richer. His hair is turning
more red around his eyes and his ears are turning red.
He still has his white toes and a fawn body.

RUDY
Rudy is adopted

Rudy 8 weeks old

Rudy at 8 weeks

Rudy 8 weeks

Rudy 8 weeks

Rudy

Rudy

Rudy 8 weeks
Appeared chocolate at birth.

Rudy 8 weeks
Is a handsome Tri colored boy

What a sport he is!

Rudy has beautiful green eyes

VALENTINO
Valentino is adopted

Sitting to the right of Valentino is his father,
Mr. FedWell. Being a steel blue, he is barely
visible against the navy blue background.

Valentino with Winnie the Pooh
9 weeks

Valentino 9 weeks

Valentinos' not quite sure about
Winnie being behind him.

Valentino relaxing after a vigorous play

Valentino munchin' on his chew toy

Valentino at 8 weeks
Valentino is adopted and in his new home

Valentino, Angel and Mira...
Each going their own direction with their toys

The girls ~  Born 5 days later, Feb, 19th, 2008, out of Cinder-Ellie, sired by Samson Fedwell
Pictured below is Faith. She is the first born of her litter, weighed in at 1 and 1/2 oz. at birth, the tiniest of 3. She was born the squeaky wheel, screaming for food and an aggressive eater. She is now the largest of the three! She mingles well with the boys and ventured to work with us to puppy class. She was born a dark steel blue, has since turned black, with a blue undercoat. She has a dot of white on her back toes (both feet). She is now the quietest of the girls. She is very solid at 1 lb. 6 oz. at 4 weeks, 4 days of age.

Faith is a very sweet baby faced girl
Faith, the first born of 3 girls on Feb. 19th
Birth weight was 1 and 1/2 oz.
She now weighs 1 lb. 6 oz.
at 4 weeks, 4 days old

Next week I'll show off my full face with better lighting!
It's somewhat difficult to capture the face in black puppies,
as the shadows don't allow depth and clarity without a flash. Didn't want to use a flash at this young age.

FAITH
Faith is Adopted

Faith at 7 weeks
She is the sweetest little girl

Faith adores people. She is the happiest girl, who
loves kisses while her tail goes 90 MPH
She is the most social little girl

Faith 7 weeks
Silly girl, she's nervous in front of the camera.

Faith has a beautifully thick coat, that's appearing
to show promise in a very nice length as well.

Faith in training

Faith doing her "sit-pretty"

Faith following ChaChas' tail.
Look closely and you'll see a
little white toe on her back foot.
The other back foot is color coordinated.

Faith has a small white blaze on her chest
and matching oreo toes on her back feet.
She's as sweet as ever ~ just a love bug!

ANGEL
Angel is adopted

Ahhh...feels plush in here. Cat beds are the coolest!
Angel is now adopted

It's nice and roomy, but...
a ball hanging from the ceiling? Angel 7 weeks.

What a little Angel! 7 weeks

Angel stepping out 7 weeks

Angel trying out her new bed. 7 weeks old.

Angel at 7 weeks

Angel says her prayers...

...Before going to sleep

Angel secured a way of not
having to share the food

It took her a little while to figure out how to play with this toy. Although it's the size of a mans hand, it's
bigger than any toy she had handled yet

MIRA BLUE

Mira Blue aka Punky Doodle
Born a silver blue,
turning blue/fawn

Sometimes she looks like a kitten,
here she looks like a mini bear cub

Mira Blue at 7 weeks
Checkin' Tigger out.
Mira Blue (Punky) is not for adoption.

Mira is so tiny,
she fits inside ChaCha's squeaky frog

Mira at 7 weeks
Blue turning red

Mira lounging

Mira carrying on a conversation.
For such a tiny girl, she sure has lots to talk about.

Little pink bundle in a basket.As sweet as she looks, she's reallythe one with the wild spirit.

THE KIDS

Playing on their youth bed.
Their play yard is a double decker with an attached large crate that they sleep in.

Valentino, Mira & Rudy in the background.  Faith on the
right. They love playing with the crinkly cat tunnel.

Valentino sprawled out on his winter leopard bed

Rudy, Valentino and Angel attacking the cat tunnel

Very difficult to get a group shot with so much activity.
Angel and Valentino are in the tunnel "rockin & rollin".
Faith is attacking them from the other end.

Puppies from previous litters

Three girls, pretty in pink!
Cinder-Ellie's first litter, born in 2006.
Lacey (black), ChaCha (blue, turned red), Bailey (with the black muzzle).
Lacey now lives in Alturas, CA; ChaCha lives with me and the gang; Bailey lives in Bend, OR.
All Adopted

                          Cinder-Ellie with her first litter, 
                    again all girls!

     What a great mommy she has been.

                    Cinder as a baby.
                    She's a sister to Rowdy and Peanut,
                     and now, mom to the three new girls:
                    Faith, Mira and angel

Cinder as a mommy.
She lost the black muzzle,
becoming Cinder-Ellie.
These puppies are adopted.

Peanut and Rowdy, brothers to Cinder-Ellie.
Two little boys, who now live in Susanville, CA. and Alturas, CA
Both Adopted

Peanut and Rowdy again. Rowdy sure appears shy in pics, yet he's always the first to try everything. He's full of confidence, fears nothing, was always a fast learner and a great Houdini. He has well earned his name! Rowdy...the first to discover everything, like it was simply meant for him to do.

Peanut just quietly follows the leader in all things. Even now...he likes to quietly follow his adopted mom all around. He loves to snuggle under his daddy's beard and fall asleep. Having a "Peanut" around the house, is as soothing as having a comfort food around the house (without the calories)!

Can you find the guard dog in the potty yard?
She's out there watching for gophers, that are as big as she is. That's my ChaCha!

Owning a Shihua is a long term investment and committment, as they should live a lengthy, healthy life, given the proper care, including, dietary intake.

I will happily tell you the different personalities, helping you to decide which puppy will better fit into your lifestyle, as some are more outgoing, while others are more quiet and gentle.

These puppies are not for families with small children, as very young children do not understand the delicate makeup of small framed pets. As a natural survival instinct, the smaller dogs will try and stay away from smaller people. The match is generally not good between the two.

The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind.
                                ~ Theodorus Gaza