Caefelin Clem x HML Ekko
This litter has been spoken for; however, if you’d like to be considered for a puppy in a future litter, please fill out an application.
Whelped: 1.11.25
Litter: 6 females & 1 male
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 to medium arousal.
Size: medium 35-45lbs
Coat: medium rough coat
Ready to go home 3.8.25
The Evergreen Litter
Meet the Evergreens
by Taff out of Ekko, whelped 1.11.25
Juniper
Split face red and white female with a full collar
Optimal Selection: full panel clear & BAER tested: normal
North Fork’s American Spirit “Whiskey”
Larch
Black and white female with wide a blaze and partial collar
Optimal Selection: full panel clear & BAER tested: normal
North Fork’s Blissful Paradise RATCH CZ8S
TKE CAA BCAT
“Eden”
Sequoia
Blue merle female with a partial collar
Optimal Selection: full panel clear & BAER tested: normal
North Fork’s Whimsical Adventure “Whimsy”
cedar
Red and white female with a wide blaze and full collar
Optimal Selection: full panel EAOD carrier & BAER tested: normal
North Fork McKillop “Libby”
hemlock
Blue merle female with a partial collar
Optimal Selection: full panel clear & BAER tested: normal
North Fork’s Here Comes the Sun “Abbey”
Pine
Traditional black and white female with a blaze and partial collar
Optimal Selection: full panel EAOD carrier & BAER tested: normal
North Fork’s Cassie “Cassie”
Yew
Whitehead red merle male
BAER tested: Unilaterally deaf (L: not normal R: normal)
North Fork’s Aikāne Yew “Aikāne”
temperament testing
Juniper
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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.
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Social attraction: 2 - Came readily, tail up, pawed, licked at hands.
Following: 3- Followed readily, rail up.
Restraint: 6 - No struggle, straining to avoid eye contact.
Social dominance: 3- Cuddles up to tester and tries to lick face.
Elevation dominance: 3 - No struggle, relaxed.
Retrieving: 2 - Chase object, stands over object, does not return.
Touch sensitivity: 5 - Two to three seconds before response.
Sound sensitivity: 5 - Cringes, backs off, hides.
Sight sensitivity: 3 - Looks with curiosity, attempt to investigate, tail up.
Stability: 2 - Looks and walks to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously.
Cedar
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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.
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Social attraction: 3 - Came readily, tail up.
Following: 6 - No following or went away.
Restraint: 5 - No struggle.
Social dominance: 6 - Went away and stayed away.
Elevation dominance: 3 - No struggle, relaxed.
Retrieving: 6 - Does not chase object.
Touch sensitivity: 6 - One to two seconds before response.
Sound sensitivity: 5 - Cringes, backs off, hides.
Sight sensitivity: 4 - Looks with curiosity, tails down.
Stability: 2 - Looks and walks to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously.
Yew
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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.
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Social attraction: 2 - Came readily, tail up, pawed and licked at hands.
Following: 2 - Followed readily, tail up, and got underfoot.
Restraint: 3 - Settled, struggled, and settled with some eye contact.
Social dominance: 3 - Cuddles up to tester and tries to lick face.
Elevation dominance: 3 - No struggle, relaxed.
Retrieving: 6 - Does not chase object.
Touch sensitivity: 3 - Five to six seconds before response.
Sound sensitivity: 4 - Listens and locates sound.
Sight sensitivity: 4 - Looks with curiosity, tail down.
Stability: 4 - Sits and looks, but does not move towards the umbrella.
Pine
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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.
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Social attraction: 3 - Came readily, tail up.
Following: 2 - Followed readily, tail up, got underfoot.
Restraint: 3 - Settled, struggled, settles with some eye contact.
Social dominance: 3 - Cuddles up to tester and tries to lick face.
Elevation dominance: 4 - Struggled, settled, licked.
Retrieving: 3 - Chases object and returns with object to tester.
Touch sensitivity: 3 - Five to six seconds before response.
Sound sensitivity: 4 - Listens, locates sound.
Sight sensitivity: 2 - Looks, puts feet on object, puts mouth on object.
Stability: 2 - Looks and walks to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously.
Sequoia
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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.
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Social attraction: 3 - Came readily, tail up.
Following: 2 - Followed readily, tail up got underfoot.
Restraint: 3 - Settled, struggled, settled with some eye contact.
Social dominance: 6 - Went away and stayed away.
Elevation dominance: 4 - Struggled, settled, licked.
Retrieving: 2- Chases object, stands over object, but does not return.
Touch sensitivity: 6 - One to two seconds before response.
Sound sensitivity: 5 - Cringes, backs off and hides.
Sight sensitivity: 4 - Looks with curiosity, tail down.
Stability: 5 - Shows little or no interest.
hemlock
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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.
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Social attraction: 3 - Came readily, tail up.
Following: 4 - Followed readily, tail down.
Restraint: 2 - Struggled fiercely, flailed.
Social dominance: 4 - Squirmed, licked at hands.
Elevation dominance: 3 - No struggle, relaxed.
Retrieving: 2 - Chases object, stands over object, but does not return.
Touch sensitivity: 6 - One to two seconds before response.
Sound sensitivity: 6 - Ignores sound, shows no curiosity.
Sight sensitivity: 1 - Looks, attacks and bites.
Stability: 1 - Looks, runs to the umbrella, mouthing or biting it.
Larch
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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.
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Social attraction: 3 - Came readily, tail up.
Following: 3 - Followed readily, tail up.
Restraint: 1 - Struggled fiercely, flailed, bit.
Social dominance: 3 - Cuddles up to tester and tries to lick face.
Elevation dominance: 4 - Struggled, settled, and licked.
Retrieving: 2 - Chases object, stands over object, does not return.
Touch sensitivity: 5 - Two to three seconds before response.
Sound sensitivity: 5 - Cringes, backs off and hides.
Sight sensitivity: 3 - Looks with curiosity, attempt to investigate with tail up.
Stability: 2 - Looks and walks to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously.