Happy 8 weeks! We started with a -15° morning, and the gusting winds. It kind of hit the 8 week old mark perfectly – rock n’ roll! The puppies had their first Health Exam – My veterinarian came to my home for two hours, observed the puppies together with their group dynamics, and then examined…
DAY #55
A sick puppy. Around midnight I started to hear that universe ‘guack’ sound, no matter the mammal it is the same, right before vomit comes. Puppies that show any signs other than normal, need attention almost immediately as they go down hill super fast. I turned on the light to see #4 male, trying to…
DAY #54
Well you will see in the video, Mama Beetz has been teaching super good canine social skills to her pups. She is having to growl less over food items, and they are learning to respect each other with objects (puppy respect anyway), and to use their own little self control. Fish skins after breakfast are…
DAY #52 & #53
The puppies are now running, striding out, using their left side separate from their right side, and gaining more puppy coordination. They are still tumblers for sure, but more and more coordination to be sure. Their eyesight is slightly better as well, I saw two puppies tracking leaves across the yard, and one watching morning…
DAY 50 & 51
We have started the recall game. The most important thing you can ever do. To teach new puppies that coming to humans is the best thing ever – they can trust, feel safe, and be in an environment that is better than all of the other options. Kind and considerate hands and handling. More visitors…
DAY #49
Seven weeks old today! All of the puppies ears are starting to move around and show different ear set styles. Usually by 5 months of age it is the permanent ear set, but until them, they will be moving, changing, tipping, pricking, folding, or hound dogging it for awhile. SEVEN WEEKS is the day to…
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY
Our 2018 VALENTINES LITTER just celebrated their 5th birthday. Thank you Rhumb Line for these amazing dogs. Here is a little update #1 – Mama Beetz – well you all know what she has been up to, raising her pups. She is an extraordinary mother, and I have fallen in love with her all over…
DAY #46 & #47
So much new. While the baseline temperament of this litter has very little variance, so stable and balanced, the puppies individual little personalities are starting to shine. This is where it gets super awesome. Each one seeing the world through their own eyes now. They are all still same same, balanced, curious, playful, teething, affectionate,…
DAY #44 & #45
The older they get the more time I spend with everything, so some of the days will be combined. Man oh man – they were on a bender this morning. They woke up with a vengeance of some sort, and were just wild. Lashing out, gripping on to everything, not being kind to their mama,…
Sexy Beast Border Collies 