Here is Sharpshooters Out of the Ashes  aka.Phoenix at 7 weeks

And again at 4 months.

Are those the eyes of the devil or what? 

I got an update from my breeder on the 4 male pups.  She says Lt Green is (and this was her word) a weenie, and that although he was nicely built she is probably going to sell him as a pet.  She said the temperament on Lt Blue, Dk Blue and White is good and they are all nicely built.  She is going to post stacked pictures again on Sat at 5 weeks.  Here is the link again it you want to see the 4 week pictures.

www.madronegsps.com/index_files/Page501.htm

I am going to try to swing by and see them at 7 weeks when I go down to Houston for the Reliant dog show in a few weeks.  Boy this waiting is getting harder.

Well, I just got a new pup. I got the opportunity to get a female pup out of a litter I had been drooling over and took it (VC Sharpshooters Man in Black x VC Sharpshooters Spy Girl). I have a 17 month old male out of Cash and am loving everything about him, and the Cash/Jinx litter is a rebreeding and the first litter is looking and doing great. She came home on Sunday and is doing great. The down side is I am going to sell my male pup that I kept from my Jan. litter. I am loving what I am seeing, great search/point/extreme water drive, just about does a duck search at 4 months, but the only female I have right now is his Mom, so I am very limited as to what I can do in the future with him (outside of hunt/test). I am still up in the air, and it will have to be a special home. I will post a for sale ad for him, and picks of the new girl, who we call June, when I can remember my photobucket log in info!.
BTW, my math sucks, but isn't 7x7=49? I always get my pups at 7 weeks, never had a problem. There is a lot of change between 6 and 7 weeks as far as pups learning dog manners and corrections from Mom, so if I had to pick between 6 and 8, it would for sure be 8, and pups I shipped were here for 8, but everyone local picked theres up at 7. Had they wanted them to stay another week, I would have had no problem. But, I want my new dogs to be socialized to my pack and my house rules.

OK, just went and looked I thought the article refred to was the original 49 day one, not this one by Bailey. I go with the original, JMO. By ten weeks I want the dog in my house, housebroke and learning from me and my dogs.

I would do exactly what you did.  You might also want to clean the area where he pee'd with something like Resolve or you can mix vinegar and water and clean it.  That kills the pee smell so he is not tempted to go in the same spot again.  Just be patient and try to anticipate his needs.  Puppies need to pee about every hour or so and after they eat or wake up from a nap.

By the way I get my new puppy next weekend and his name is Ringo (Johnny Ringo).  Is you pup named after Wyatt Earp?

Adding to the new puppy thread.

We brought her home on Thursday at 7 weeks, she's not fond of the crate, she pees outside fine but saves the poop for my floor so today we started keeping her on a leash and close to us so we can catch her.

I think we're going to name her Lola (I love the song and it has lots of fond memories for me) but we're still debating.  We were going to name her Maggie but the neighbor has a GSP named Maggie.  

here he is....(sorry for the poor pictures....6+ year old camera and video is from cell)

he fell asleep the first day trying to get from the couch to the ottoman




 

Here are some new shots of Indy boy at bout 11 weeks now! His potty training is getting better and better. I can leave his food and water out all day now while he's not kennels with minimal "like hardly ever" accidents and he goes as soon as I let him out and tell him to potty. He also knows "kennel up" and will go into his kennel upon command. He's learning sit and stay and I've now successfully walked him around the block on two occasions!

here ya go:

Over time he'll adjust just fine to the kennel, when i frist brought indy home for the first 4 nights he whailed like a banchee in his kennel but now as soon as I tell him to "kennel up" he will run in there and not a peep until morning when he has to go. Even if I have to put him in there while I clean the house, have dinner, company etc. he will stay as quiet as can be. when he's out he'll occasionally run back into it and chill out or just take a nap " align="absMiddle" border="0" src="/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/blue/emoticons/smile.gif" />. Make sure you make it as positive of an experience as possible while training him.

Wait till you walk him. I can't go around the block without being stoped 2-3 times by other dog walkers to admire him, they all love his eyes the most. As far as grass oh yea he'll slide around all over the grass and he'll find a soft moist patch of dirt, dig it up a bit and lie his head down on it, so damn cute.

I agree this is a great thread for all puppy owners lets keep it updated!

I should know better than to look at puppy pics while at work.  All of the pics are just adorable, although I have to admit I'm partial to Indy as an solid liver GSP.  I have such a bad case of puppy envy right now!