Pups are almost 4 weeks old!

The pups are doing so well.    All tails and dewclaws are healed.  On Sunday I plan to start them on puppy chow because they are becoming so active I believe they need the extra calories.  Windy is happy to feed them, but in between times she wants to be with Ben and I.  She listens intently, and with the slightest whimper from the puppies, she rushes to their side.  Also, next week they will be wormed for the first time. 

They are in their extended kennel area now that is in our heated garage.  We have pine chips on a large blue tarp in their kennel area.  They have all decided they like doing their business in the chips where I can easily keep it clean.  Their whelping box stays clean now, except for multi-day sweeping to remove the chips.  We chose pine chips for the kennel because it has no slivers.  The little rascals run all over in the chips, and check out their toys.  I will be adding more interesting objects for their inspection from time to time.  They are still handled many times a day, and go through their little exercise with ease.  They are all very outgoing and fun to watch.

            Some of you may be able to come for a visit. 

Please let me know ahead of time so we don’t overwhelm these little guys with visits back to back.    My email address is to the left on this blog page.

October 10 the Puppies get visitors



What a lucky puppy




Puppy group looking so peaceful



Pups are really growing up

The Pups at 11 Days of Age

3 of the 5 girls



The 3 boys



The whole litter at 11 days

The puppies are 11 days old!

Their eyes have not opened yet. They are responding nicely to touch, and have a voice that says..." I need my mom’s attention now." Already their personalities are beginning to show through. Some appear much more active than others, traveling from one side of the whelping box to the other. The red puppy heating pad keeps them warm day and night. We keep a radio on by them 24 hours a day. This helps them become accustomed to different voice tones and different sounds. I clean the puppy box several times a day by running the hand vacuum around the kennel and shuffling the puppies from one side to the other of the box. This seems to be "old hat" to them now. We keep towels in the bottom of the kennel for two reasons. 1) so they have good footing for moving around the kennel box, and 2) to absorb any moisture that might seep out of them or their mom. The towels are kept somewhat in tact by the puppy pad and the four corners of the whelping box guard rail. The Guard rail is used to keep their mom from trapping them behind her and the side of the box. The railings on this guard rail turn easily, should a puppy get caught between the guard rail and the side of the box. The puppy can just climb over the top and the railing turns to allow him to get his footing on the other side and roll right on over.

Contact JoAnne at weldon@bctonline.com

for more information on this litter.

Windy's litter of 8 pups - 3 boys and 5 girls



 The beautiful litter of 8 on day one.