DAY #42 and #43

Well happy six week old puppies! This time is flying by. I have to combine yesterday and today, yesterday got away from me as far as office work. Why? Well … The older puppies get the more work there is to do. Our farm is a nursery for more months than it is not. When…

DAY #41

Well hellfire! These puppies are a day away from being 6 weeks old, and they all kicked it into gear today. They took down everything in their romper room, they were all over the yard this morning. And they were determined to take any person down that came into the romper room. in other words…

DAY #40

The puppies had their second field trip outside, and they had so much fun exploring and tasting snow, and running in and out of the entry way. The hot spot today was in between the flower pots. They developed a mean game of hide-and-seek. When they were ready for a nap they were ready for…

DAY #39

Mama Lessons. This is the developmental stage, 5-6 weeks of age, where a lot of breeders get ready to send puppies to their new homes. Some are weaned at this age, they are super active, they are eating a bunch, eliminating on their own, why not, adios! Well from now to just before nine weeks…

DAY #38

We had fish today. We had fresh raw liver today, just a little. We added bullysticks to the romper room today. AND and and we had our first field trip today, WOOP!

DAY #37

Good Morning! We all woke up, all of us in a super good mood and playful. It is sunny and soon to be in the 30’s. We opened the kennel windows for crisp morning clean air and it felt so good! Last night my husband and I sat in the romper room and let the…

DAY #36

Today was a new developmental as well as learned shift in behavior with resources. We had communal sharing of bones, bones on the ground, puppies freely walking around, and no resource guarding. Every day for a week now, we have bone chewing time in the afternoon after lunch time and before nursing. Today the feeling…

Day #35

Such a content morning. Mama Beetz wanted in with her pups about 3:30am, and she stayed in there with them until about 6pm, the puppies were so calm so content, and probably super milked up. They all went to the pads, or close, eliminated and then went back to sleep until about 9am. I try…

DAY #34

Well we started today with a big yummy breakfast and then introduced lamb ribs. So a new protein and a new bone to chew on. They all did super well, and they all L.O.V.E.D. the lamb. I took some of the meat of the bones and folded it into their food, they loved that big…

DAY #33

I am asked about play all of the time – ‘how do you play with these new puppies?’ We do not play with them at all, just like we don’t play with our newborn goat kids. Goats can get wildly inappropriate with people if they are teased, played with, or allowed to chase people in…