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The Orchard litter

Juno × Rook, born August 3, 2026

Last updated October 7, 2026, at nine weeks and two days. Juno whelped two males and three females without help. All five are BAER-normal in both ears and had normal ACVO puppy eye exams. They go home on the weekend of October 10–11.

We paired Juno with Rook for her movement and his rear, and because their pedigrees don’t meet in eight generations (litter COI 3.9 % over ten). Both carry one copy of the blue dilute gene, which we published when we announced the pairing; one puppy, Macoun, is blue. We named them after Hudson Valley apples.

The puppies

1 of 5 still open: Winesap, a male, to an approved active home

Weights, every Monday before breakfast

Birth weights on August 3, then every Monday to week 9 (October 5, 2026).

WeekMacoun (F, red)Winesap (M, orange)Russet (M, navy)Pippin (F, patterned)Cortland (F, black)
Birth10½ oz12 oz11½ oz10 oz11 oz
Week 11 lb 3 oz1 lb 6 oz1 lb 5 oz1 lb 2 oz1 lb 4 oz
Week 21 lb 12 oz2 lb 1 oz1 lb 15 oz1 lb 10 oz1 lb 14 oz
Week 32 lb 5 oz2 lb 12 oz2 lb 9 oz2 lb 3 oz2 lb 7 oz
Week 42 lb 15 oz3 lb 7 oz3 lb 4 oz2 lb 13 oz3 lb 1 oz
Week 53 lb 10 oz4 lb 3 oz4 lb 0 oz3 lb 7 oz3 lb 13 oz
Week 64 lb 5 oz5 lb 0 oz4 lb 12 oz4 lb 2 oz4 lb 9 oz
Week 75 lb 0 oz5 lb 13 oz5 lb 9 oz4 lb 13 oz5 lb 5 oz
Week 85 lb 11 oz6 lb 10 oz6 lb 5 oz5 lb 8 oz6 lb 1 oz
Week 96 lb 6 oz7 lb 6 oz7 lb 1 oz6 lb 2 oz6 lb 13 oz

Whippet puppies typically weigh 5–8 lb at eight weeks. Each puppy’s own page has its temperament notes.

The litter at a glance

Facts and dates

Litter
Our 8th litter since 2011, and Juno’s first
Sire
GCH DC Fallowfield Rook’s Gambit SC LCM BCAT (Rook) — CHIC #160817
Dam
GCH CH Ashgrove Paper Lantern SC DCAT (Juno) — CHIC #171402
Why this pairing
Juno’s movement and temperament, Rook’s rear angulation and coursing drive; no common ancestor in eight generations
Mated
June 1 and 3, 2026 (progesterone-timed, natural)
Confirmed
Ultrasound, June 29, 2026 (day 28)
Due
August 2–4, 2026
Born
August 3, 2026 — 2 males, 3 females
Colors
Brindle and white, black brindle and white, fawn with a black mask, fawn and white with a dark mask, blue (d/d)
Litter COI
3.9 % (10-generation pedigree)
AKC litter registration
Registered September 2026
BAER (Sept 24) / ACVO eyes (Sept 28)
All five normal / all five normal
Microchipped
September 28, 2026 at 8 weeks — AKC Reunite
Expected adult size
Females 19–20½ in, 25–29 lb; males 20½–22 in, 30–35 lb
Go-home
October 10–11, 2026, just short of 10 weeks
This page
Last updated October 7, 2026

Every puppy goes home with

  • First DAPPv vaccination (Nobivac, September 21, 2026) and vet exam with a signed health certificate
  • Dewormed at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks (pyrantel), fenbendazole course at 6 weeks
  • Microchip, enrolled with AKC Reunite and transferred into your name
  • BAER hearing certificate and ACVO puppy eye exam form
  • AKC registration (limited for pet homes; full for approved show homes)
  • Four-generation pedigree, and both parents’ OFA results with CHIC numbers
  • Written contract with our two-year health guarantee and lifetime return clause
  • Martingale collar, fleece coat sized for now, scent blanket, 5 lb of the food they’re on, and our care binder
  • Video of your puppy’s seven-week evaluation
  • Our phone number for the life of the dog, and the owners’ group

Price

$2,800 for every puppy in the litter, pet or show prospect — no price for color or sex. A $500 deposit, taken only after we have approved your application and talked by phone, holds a place and comes off the price. The balance is due on go-home day by bank transfer, cashier’s check or card. We never take gift cards, Zelle to a third party or wire transfers abroad.

From mating to go-home

  1. Progesterone-timed matingsJune 1 and 3, 2026
  2. Pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound (day 28)June 29, 2026
  3. Born — 2 males, 3 femalesAugust 3, 2026
  4. Eyes open, first dewormerAugust 17–24, 2026
  5. First visitors, puppy yardFrom September 7, 2026
  6. Vaccine, vet exam, temperament evaluationsSeptember 21, 2026
  7. BAER, ACVO eye exam, microchipsSeptember 24–28, 2026
  8. Go-home weekend (9 weeks, 5–6 days)October 10–11, 2026
  9. Two-week check-in callLate October 2026

Puppy diary

  1. Macoun lying indoors with her red collar, week 9

    October 5, 2026

    Week 9: car rides, crates, and four families confirmed

    Everyone has now done three short car rides in a crate, one of them to the feed store and back. Macoun was carsick the first time and fine the second. Winesap barked the whole way and fell asleep at the end of the driveway.

    Matching is done: Macoun to Kingston, Russet to Rhinebeck, Pippin to Ithaca, and Cortland is staying. Winesap is still open to an approved active home — if that is you, apply and say so in the last box.

    Go-home weekend is Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11. Each family has a two-hour slot; bring the crate, nothing else.

  2. Cortland, fawn and white with a dark mask, in her collar and name tag against the grass, week 8

    September 28, 2026

    Week 8: eyes, ears and microchips

    All five had their puppy eye exam with an ACVO ophthalmologist today: no abnormalities. BAER testing was on Thursday at the specialty clinic in Kingston: all five hear in both ears. The certificates go into each folder.

    Microchips went in at the same visit and are enrolled with AKC Reunite. We transfer each one into the new owner’s name on go-home day.

    Cortland has her own name tag now, since she is staying. She wore it out to the puppy yard and sat for the camera for exactly one frame.

  3. September 21, 2026

    Week 7: first vaccine and temperament evaluations

    First DAPPv shot (Nobivac) and a full vet exam this morning. Weights all on curve.

    This afternoon a friend who has never met them ran our seven-week evaluation: a stranger approaching, a dropped metal pan, an open umbrella, a wobble board, a paper ball, and the flirt pole. We film it and send each family their puppy’s clip. The notes on each puppy’s page come from it.

  4. September 7, 2026

    Week 5: the puppy yard, and the first visitors

    The litter now spends warm afternoons in the fenced puppy yard behind the kitchen: grass, gravel, a low ramp, a tunnel and a kiddie pool with two inches of water. Pippin goes to the far corner, alone. Russet waits to be carried.

    First family visits started this week, by appointment, shoes off and hands washed. The cats have been formally introduced through the baby gate.

  5. August 24, 2026

    Week 3: eyes open, ears up, first dewormer

    All eyes open by day 14 and ears working by day 18. First pyrantel dose today. They have started toddling to the edge of the whelping box to toilet, which is the beginning of house training.

    Juno now spends most of the day on the sofa next door and comes in to feed. Weights are doubling on schedule.

  6. August 3, 2026

    Born: two boys and three girls

    Juno whelped five puppies between 4:10 am and 9:40 am, with no help needed — two males and three females, birth weights from 10 oz to 12 oz. One is blue, which we expected might happen: both parents carry one copy of the dilute gene, and we said so when we announced the pairing.

    Mother and puppies are in the whelping room off our kitchen. Visits from week 5.

The parents

Winesap needs an active home with no cats. Is that you?

Apply for Winesap