the Literature litter

KBM Rip x HML Ekko

Whelped: 2.25.24

Litter: 5 males & 1 female

Activities: The goal is that the puppies in this litter will have the potential to excel in a variety of homes, such as: working, sports/performance and active companion.

Temperament: medium to high drive, neutral to friendly with a good off-switch and low arousal.

Size: medium 35-40lbs

Coat: medium rough coat

Ready to go home 4.21.24

At this time, all puppies have been spoken for. However, we may do a repeat breeding in the fall. If you’re interested, please fill out an application to be added to our waitlist.

Meet the litter

Poet - 1 day old

Poet - 1 day old

Poet - 4 weeks old

Poet - 4 weeks old

Poet - 6 weeks old

Poet - 6 weeks old

Novel - 1 day old

Novel - 1 day old

Novel - 4 weeks old

Novel - 4 weeks old

Novel - 6 weeks old

Novel - 6 weeks old

Ode - 1 day old

Ode - 1 day old

Ode - 4 weeks old

Ode - 4 weeks old

Ode - 6 weeks old

Ode - 6 weeks old

Fable - 1 day old

Fable - 1 day old

Fable - 4 weeks old

Fable - 4 weeks old

Fable - 6 weeks old

Fable - 6 weeks old

Myth - 1 day old

Myth - 1 day old

Myth - 4 weeks old

Myth - 4 weeks old

Myth - 6 weeks old

Myth - 6 weeks old

Rhyme - 1 day old

Rhyme - 1 day old

Rhyme - 4 weeks old

Rhyme - 4 weeks old

Rhyme - 6 weeks old

Rhyme - 6 weeks old

temperament testing

Poet

  • The test are as follows:

    • Social Attraction - degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence.

    • Following - willingness to follow a person.

    • Restraint - degree of dominant or submissive tendency, and ease of handling in difficult situations.

    • Social Dominance - degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person.

    • Elevation - degree of accepting dominance while in a position of no control, such as at the veterinarian or groomer.

    • Retrieving - degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with Social Attraction and Following a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training.

    • Touch Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.

    • Sound Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to sound, such as loud noises or thunderstorms.

    • Sight Sensitivity - degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels.

    • Stability - degree of startle response to a strange object.

  • Social attraction: 4 - Interested in the new space, but came ready with his tail down to the tester for pets.

    Following: 3 - Followed readily, wagging and tail up, looking at tester.

    Restraint: 3 - Settled, struggled, then settled with some eye contact.

    Social dominance: 3 - Cuddled up to the tester and wanted to love.

    Elevation dominance: 3 - No struggle, relaxed.

    Retrieving: 3 - Chased and returned object to tester.

    Touch sensitivity: 3 - Five to six seconds before responding.

    Sound sensitivity: 3 - Listened and located the sound and went to investigate.

    Sight sensitivity: 2 - Looked at and moved toward the object. Put feet and mouth on it.

    Stability: 2 - Looked and walked to the umbrella and smelled it cautiously.

Novel

  • The test are as follows:

    • Social Attraction - degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence.

    • Following - willingness to follow a person.

    • Restraint - degree of dominant or submissive tendency, and ease of handling in difficult situations.

    • Social Dominance - degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person.

    • Elevation - degree of accepting dominance while in a position of no control, such as at the veterinarian or groomer.

    • Retrieving - degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with Social Attraction and Following a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training.

    • Touch Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.

    • Sound Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to sound, such as loud noises or thunderstorms.

    • Sight Sensitivity - degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels.

    • Stability - degree of startle response to a strange object.

  • Social attraction: 2 - Came readily with tail up to the tester, pawing and wanting all the pets.

    Following: 3 - Followed readily, wagging and tail up, looking at the tester.

    Restraint: 3 - Settled, struggled, then settled with some eye contact.

    Social dominance: 6 - Went away and stayed away.

    Elevation dominance: 3 - No struggle, relaxed.

    Retrieving: 3 - Chased and returned object to tester.

    Touch sensitivity: 3 - Five to six seconds before responding.

    Sound sensitivity: 4 - Listened and located the sound.

    Sight sensitivity: 1 - Looked and went to attack and bite playfully.

    Stability: 2 - Looked and walked to the umbrella and smelled it cautiously.

Myth

  • The test are as follows:

    • Social Attraction - degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence.

    • Following - willingness to follow a person.

    • Restraint - degree of dominant or submissive tendency, and ease of handling in difficult situations.

    • Social Dominance - degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person.

    • Elevation - degree of accepting dominance while in a position of no control, such as at the veterinarian or groomer.

    • Retrieving - degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with Social Attraction and Following a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training.

    • Touch Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.

    • Sound Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to sound, such as loud noises or thunderstorms.

    • Sight Sensitivity - degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels.

    • Stability - degree of startle response to a strange object.

  • Social attraction: 3 - Came readily with tail up to the tester wanting pets.

    Following: 3 - Followed readily, wagging and tail up, looking at the tester.

    Restraint: 5 - No struggle.

    Social dominance: 5 - Rolled over and licked at the tester’s hands.

    Elevation dominance: 3 - No struggle, relaxed.

    Retrieving: 3 - Chased and returned object to tester.

    Touch sensitivity: 4 - three to five seconds before responsding.

    Sound sensitivity: 4 - Listened and located the sound.

    Sight sensitivity: 2 - Looked and investigated item playfully, putting feet and mouth on it.

    Stability: 2 - Looked and walked to the umbrella and smelled it cautiously.

Fable

  • The test are as follows:

    • Social Attraction - degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence.

    • Following - willingness to follow a person.

    • Restraint - degree of dominant or submissive tendency, and ease of handling in difficult situations.

    • Social Dominance - degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person.

    • Elevation - degree of accepting dominance while in a position of no control, such as at the veterinarian or groomer.

    • Retrieving - degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with Social Attraction and Following a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training.

    • Touch Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.

    • Sound Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to sound, such as loud noises or thunderstorms.

    • Sight Sensitivity - degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels.

    • Stability - degree of startle response to a strange object.

  • Social attraction: 2 - Came readily with tail up to the tester, pawing and wanting all the pets.

    Following: 2 - Followed the tester readily with tail up and underfoot.

    Restraint: 2 - Struggled and flailed.

    Social dominance: 3 - Cuddled up to the tester and wanted to love.

    Elevation dominance: 6 - Did not struggle, but endured.

    Retrieving: 1 - Chased the object, grabbed it and ran away.

    Touch sensitivity: 5 - two to three seconds before responding.

    Sound sensitivity: 5 - Cringed, backed away and hid.

    Sight sensitivity: 2 - Looked at and moved toward the object. Put feet and mouth on it.

    Stability: 2 - Looked and walked to the umbrella and smelled it cautiously.

ode

  • The test are as follows:

    • Social Attraction - degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence.

    • Following - willingness to follow a person.

    • Restraint - degree of dominant or submissive tendency, and ease of handling in difficult situations.

    • Social Dominance - degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person.

    • Elevation - degree of accepting dominance while in a position of no control, such as at the veterinarian or groomer.

    • Retrieving - degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with Social Attraction and Following a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training.

    • Touch Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.

    • Sound Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to sound, such as loud noises or thunderstorms.

    • Sight Sensitivity - degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels.

    • Stability - degree of startle response to a strange object.

  • Social attraction: 6 - Curious, but did not come toward the tester.

    Following: 6 - Decided not to follow and went to check out the space.

    Restraint: 5 - No struggle.

    Social dominance: 3 - Cuddled up to the tester and wanted to love.

    Elevation dominance: 6 - Did not struggle, but endured.

    Retrieving: 3 - Chased and returned object to tester.

    Touch sensitivity: 2 - six to eight seconds before responding.

    Sound sensitivity: 6 - Ignored the sound and was unfazed.

    Sight sensitivity: 2 - Looked at and moved toward the object. Put feet and mouth on it.

    Stability: 5 - Showed little interest and was unfazed.

RHYME

  • The test are as follows:

    • Social Attraction - degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence.

    • Following - willingness to follow a person.

    • Restraint - degree of dominant or submissive tendency, and ease of handling in difficult situations.

    • Social Dominance - degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person.

    • Elevation - degree of accepting dominance while in a position of no control, such as at the veterinarian or groomer.

    • Retrieving - degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with Social Attraction and Following a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training.

    • Touch Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.

    • Sound Sensitivity - degree of sensitivity to sound, such as loud noises or thunderstorms.

    • Sight Sensitivity - degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels.

    • Stability - degree of startle response to a strange object.

  • Social attraction: 2 - Came readily with tail up to the tester, pawing and wanting all the pets.

    Following: 6 - Decided not to follow and went to check out the space.

    Restraint: 5 - No struggle.

    Social dominance: 3 - Cuddled up to the tester and wanted to love.

    Elevation Dominance: 4 - Struggled, settled then licked the tester.

    Retrieving: 3 - Chased and returned object to tester.

    Touch sensitivity: 5 - two to three seconds before responding.

    Sound sensitivity: 5 - Cringed, backing away to hide.

    Sight sensitivity: 2 - Looked and investigated item playfully, putting feet and mouth on it.

    Stability: 3 - Curious and looking at the umbrella, but uninterested in moving toward it.