The Puppies Have Arrived!

Yes, I have far too many dogs. I remember telling my husband "We will never, EVER have this many dogs again - three is the perfect number!". Then Dusty got old, Shiloh went deaf & injured, and Blitz developed his debilitating disease. Enter Moto. I then told Erik - "Five is INSANE! I promise, this will be IT!". And yes, things are progressing nicely with Mr. Moto, far better than I ever expected.
But a few months ago, on a whim, I decided to call Blitz's breeders and inquire about any future litters. Funny you should ask, they said, we just bred Dylan to Kimora. I adore both these dogs. When Kimora was born I was interested in that litter but it was an all-female litter. Those girls had the same spunk, work ethic, and joy of life that Blitz has. It was difficult, but I passed. I warned hubby I was thinking of getting another pup from this upcoming litter. Bless his ever loving heart, he simply sighed a sigh of resignation. When I got the call the puppies were born, three are males. All healthy. Now the odds go significantly up that I might get one. As you can see they are still in the "rat" stage but all have beautiful markings. Now it's a wait and see game as far as the temperaments go. They've already made arrangements for them to be temperament tested. I will get to come and watch. Timing-wise the time a pup would come home (mid-June) is perfect; grandchild #5 should be here and I would have made the trek to Arizona to spend time with the new baby and back home.
Now that I know exactly what I'm looking for it should be easy to see if one of these pups will be a good fit. But I'm quite sure one - if not all - would be a joy to have. With parents with like they have, I just don't think any one of them would be a poor choice. But time will tell. Now, it's a waiting and watching game.....and for me, keeping a level head and being objective will be key.