Misty had six puppies August 5, 2010.  All were black and white Bichon Poos.  That is, Parti Bichon Poos.   You may ask "How can that happen?"  Well, I have seen parti Bichon Poos before.  Mollie our other Bichon has produce tan parti pups with Mighty Moe, who has the parti gene.   I assumed that Bichon Frise must be parti dogs, but the problem is what color is found on the white dog.  The explanation is that Bichons are white dogs (base color) not some kind of faded cream.  Therefore, they are white on white parti dogs, making the parti trait invisible.  So, I bred Misty to Fitz (a brown parti poodle), and I expected,  I would got all parti puppies.  It is nice to be right.

I took original pictures of the puppies at 8 days, but they have been updated  at 18 days - eyes are now open and the puppies have some personality.  The only one specifically chosen by a customer is puppy number 3.  The three largest puppies are 5, 2 and 1.  The smallest is number 6.   I numbered the puppies in most of the pictures below, so they could be identified. 

These pictures have the mother, Misty in them.  I am sorry but she is somewhat wholly and has a dirty face.   She is also nursing. so her shape is a bit wrong.  Misty has always been a bit difficult as a dog, but she has turned out to be an excellent mother. 

All the puppies have complete eye patches except for puppy 6.  All the puppies have a wide white band on their head except puppy 5.

Puppy 5 has the most black markings, and puppy 6, the least.  Note that Puppy 1 does have a black saddle marking which is visible in the pictures above.

When Molly had her puppies, Misty had to get into the act.  She even tried to nurse the puppies (this failed, of course).  I would find Misty sleeping with Mollie's pups draped over her.  I am sure Mollie appreciated the help.  When Misty had her puppies, Mollie returned the favor, and I found her nursing one of Misty's pups (Mollie still had some milk).  I do not usually allow mothers to interact like this, but they both had puppies in Betty's Office, and it was difficult to keep them apart.

Puppy 5

Puppy 4

Puppy 3

Puppy 2

Puppy 1

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