These puppies definitely have good appetites! Still nursing too, of course.
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First kid!
The puppies enjoyed a visit today by a family interested in a boy puppy. They got to be petted and loved by a very nice girl. SO IMPORTANT to get early socialization with young children! Very positive experience for all today.
Jane’s Awesome Instincts
Like many dogs, Jane has a favorite toy. She loves to play fetch, and she loves the orange ball in this pic. She started today to show it to her puppies, with perfect timing. (Blue boy and Yellow girl showed interest right away.) She carefully placed it in their midst, both inside and outside theContinue reading “Jane’s Awesome Instincts”
Socializing outside with a potential new owner!
And we had fun posing the puppies with toys! The neighbors came over to cuddle too!
Got to get that socialization in!
Puppies’ First Food!
Puppies’ First Socialization!
My neighbor’s daughters came to visit! They were more than happy to pet puppies. At this stage, the puppies are just associating humans with being warm and comforted. All the puppies were held, petted, talked to, and got to fall asleep in someone’s lap other than mine. They got to know other people’s smells andContinue reading “Puppies’ First Socialization!”
Happy Birthday to Winston!
Sir Winston Churchill Out of Sight is Jane’s son from her first litter in 2019. He turned two today, February 24, 2021. He got to go to the park with his dog grandma and his human auntie. He got to play fetchy-stick and visit a park he hadn’t been to before, on his auntie’s recommendation.Continue reading “Happy Birthday to Winston!”
Individual Puppy Pics
The puppies were 2 weeks old on Saturday, and I wanted to get some pics of their faces, so someday, when you want to see your baby’s first picture, you can go back and look! I plan on taking pics regularly, so their development can be observed from week to week. Right now, they don’tContinue reading “Individual Puppy Pics”
Rick-rack
Most breeders have some way of identifying puppies when they are born, so they can keep track of things like who is getting pushed aside, who is whining a lot, and who is first to nurse most often. In small litters or ones where there are obvious characteristics like different colors, marking the puppies mayContinue reading “Rick-rack”
Shepherd Sight 