Solo Olo was bred to Hurricane Tucker in September and on November 12th and 13th gave birth to 8 healthy puppies- 5 girls and 3 boys! All of the pups are doing fine, and gaining weight. Check back frequently for new photos.

As of Sunday 12/07, all but two of the pups are over 4 lbs. and they've started to eat milk and rice cereal - see new pictures below of each puppy.
As of Thursday 11/27, all the pups are over 2 lbs.
As of Sunday 11/23 Kern has topped 2 lbs, and Salt is not far behind.
As of Tuesday 11/18, all the puppies are over a pound.

We are currently accepting applications for puppy homes- especially since we have 3 more pups than we initally expected. Please contact us at info@grandriverchinooks.com for an application.

From December 6th and 7th, 3 1/2 weeks old-

Kern- male, 4lbs 9 oz.

Yampa- female, 3 lbs 14 oz.

Salt- male, 4 lbs 3.3 oz.

Chaco- male, 4 lbs 5.1 oz.

Gila- female, 3lbs 11.4 oz.

Blanca- female, 4 lbs. 1.2 oz.

Colorado- female, 4 lbs 3.6 oz.

Merced- female, 4 lbs 6.5 oz.

Group Shots:

Doing time, waiting for a clean whelping box .....................................snoozing and playing

Merced and Gila....................................................................Yampa snoozing

From Thanksgiving, age 14 days-

Almost everyone has their eyes open now, and all the pups are over two pounds.

Yampa, Salt, Merced, Kern, Chaco, Blanca, Gila, Colorado and Gila, Blanca, and ?? Colorado

Naps for Chaco, Merced, Colorado, and the puppy wrangler!

From week 2 of the River Litter
All the puppies are doing well and gaining weight. They are even starting to walk a bit. Everyone in over a pound an a half in weight, and Salt and Kern are nearing two pounds. Colorado is a girl with lots to say, while Chaco is into eating and eating, and Salt seems to be Mr. Easygoing.

Olo and all the pups ......................................................... Blanca (f) and Salt (m)

Merced and Colorado (both female)...........................from top, blanca, gila, merced , kern, salt

?kern (m), gila (f), salt (m), chaco (m) ..................................................................Chaco (m)

Kern on day 11.......................................................................Olo, Galen, Chaco (top), Gila, Kern

from top: Kern (m), Colorado (f), Yampa (f), and Chaco (m)

Litter Pictures Saturday and Sunday (11/15 and 16):

Here are the puppies in birth order (pictures taken 11/16):

Yampa, girl:

Merced, girl:

Gila, girl:

Chaco, boy:

Kern, boy:

Colorado, girl:

Blanca, girl:

Salt, boy:

Pups, Kern, Gila, Salt and Chaco

Mom and Dad, Olo and Tucker
Olo...............................Tucker....................................Olo as a Puppy

Tucker and Olo

Tucker's information:

Registered Name: "PR' Hurricane Tucker
UKC Registration: G901082
Date of Birth: 5/18/99
Height: 23"
Weight: 65"
Eye Clearance: (CERF) CHI165 in 2000
Hip Certification: GDC17824H16GN **see below for more information on GDC

Click here to see Tucker's pedigree.

Hurricane Tucker is a black and tan Chinook with beautiful markings. He has a longer coat than the average Chinook. He has been raised in a home with two (now teenaged boys), and is affectionate and outgoing. His parents both had good hip ratings and his siblings had either good or excellent hip ratings. He has sired one other litter of three puppies. At nine years old, Tucker is active and in good health.

Tucker's Sire (GRCH Hurricane Mackenzie) and Dam (GRCH Hurricane Kniki):

** If you are not familiar with GDC hip ratings, here is a little background information.

GDC certification numbers are basically the same as OFA numbers.
Example: GDC15387H18EN
The differences being: GDC = Genetic Disease Control 15387 = Individual GDC dog number H = Hips 18 = Age in months EN = Grade (Excellent Normal) GDC rated dogs with passing scores as:
EN = Excellent Normal
GN = Good Normal
AN = Acceptable Normal
GDC also certified dogs from 12 months of age and over.

Past Grand River Litters:

Grand River Solo Olo is the first Chinook puppy to be born here at Grand River Chinooks on July 3rd 2006, and we are so happy to have her with us! Click here to be taken to Olo's page.