All Eight Are Home
All eight puppies of the Game On litter (BlazE x Etta) have gone to their new homes. The families, the map, the health testing behind the litter – and a look ahead to a BlazE x Aster litter this fall.
A Good Run: BlazE and Terra at Agility Practice
On July 21, 2026, Terra and BlazE put in a very good agility practice run at WestInn Kennels—plus a plain-language look at what AKC agility is and why it counts as a sport.
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A Clean Bill of Health — and a Big Week of Growing Up
The Game On litter passed its eight-week go-home wellness exam with a clean bill of health — plus first leash walks, first grooming, and go-home days beginning Tuesday, July 28th.
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What’s in a Name? The “Three Doves ___” Registered Names Behind the Game On Litter
Every Game On puppy goes home with two names — the everyday call name, and a formal “Three Doves ___” registered name themed to our Game On litter. Here’s how registered names work, some famous examples, and a menu to choose from.
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Meet the Personalities: What Temperament Testing Told Us About the Game On Litter
Their 49-day Volhard temperament tests are in. Meet all eight Game On puppies — the people-lovers, the thinkers, and the gentle sweethearts — collar by collar.
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The Results Are In: Eight Puppies, Two Eye-Health Tests, One Clean Sweep
By Albert & Terra Collver · July 15, 2026 A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the biggest day of health work the Game On litter will have before they go home — the day all eight puppies were microchipped, gave a DNA sample, and were examined by a veterinary eye specialist. At the…
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Seven Weeks Old: The Most Important Week for Temperament
The Game On litter turns seven weeks old — the pivotal week for temperament. Weight standings, temperament testing, first birds this weekend, and what seven-week-old puppies are going through.
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Six Weeks Old: Microchips, DNA, and Eight Sets of Clear Eyes
At six weeks, all eight Game On puppies were microchipped, DNA-tested for PRA-cord1, and cleared by a veterinary ophthalmologist — every one with normal eyes.
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Five Weeks Old: The Game On Litter’s Biggest Week Yet
Five weeks old and the Game On litter just had its biggest growth week yet — +13.5 lb across the litter, seven of eight puppies past 6× their birth weight, weaning in full stride, and crate training begun.
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Day 11 — Purdey Crosses One Kilogram (and Seven of Eight Are Over Two-and-a-Quarter Pounds)
Purdey, our Green-collar girl, at the eleven-day weigh-in: 1,030 grams. The first Game On puppy to cross a kilogram. A milestone morning at the whelping box: Purdey crossed one kilogram today. Eleven days old, 1,030 grams, two pounds four ounces — and the first puppy of the Game On litter over the kilo…