Ehana Finnish Lapphunds

11/01/2025

What goes in our take home packs?

Well, it’s different each litter depending on what we can find/have on hand, things that are on special or things we think will benefit the pups. I tend try and focus on food and functional things and leave the fun things up to owners.

Our folder - full of relevant health and ID documents, birth records and schedules.

Some Kong toys to help get started.

Chews/Treats - I find good chews to sometimes be a difficult thing for people to source, or not even know they exist and where to find them! They are super handy for crate training and those razor sharp teeth.

Food - We feed fresh/raw, so like to send puppies home with a variety that they’ve been eating ( , , , bones and sardines as well as homemade) in a little cooler bag.
This time around we’ve also included some and ziwi.

Frozen bottle (if you know, you know 🤣)

Toothbrush, pet piller and collar.

P**p bags and clicker.
ceuticals gut protect - I freaking love this stuff, especially knowing the stress pups little bodies are under with all the changes, if we can help keep their digestion calm, that’s a big tick in my book.

Slicker brush - new inclusion, we found them for a steal in Boxing Day sales!

Vet Bed

- an awesome product you add to meat to make a complete meal, super easy!

A bag to use for dog related things…or as a handbag…whatever really. Mine is my daily handbag/grocery bag 🤣.

What things do you like or find important for bringing a pup home?

06/01/2025

Week 7!

This will be our last week for a few of the little frothies as next week they start heading off on their new adventures!

I’m late posting pics but I did take them on Sat/Sun morning, it’s been a crazy week, lots of visitors, lots of outings, fireworks and some of the wildest weather I’ve experienced since living in Vic. These poor kids have only been earthside for 7 weeks and they’ve already experienced TWO heat waves 🤣.

Yesterday was vax, chips and eye checks. They were absolute troopers taking the hour car ride in to the apps, in pouring rain, with no dramas…being brave little souls for their needles and getting a tick of approval on their health checks. Then it was off on another car trip to their eye appointment, where they had fancy drops to dilate their pupils and a thorough exam getting the green tick, as well as getting loads of cuddles and attention from all the staff.

This will be the busiest week, as we prep for their departure with puppy packs and take home food/treat packs, inordinate amounts of printing/document creating (I’ve already run out of ink 🤣) and filing as well as the fun task of deciding on their fancy registered names. They’ll have their first baths, get some more crate practice in and a bit more work on lead as well as learning more about treats and how to follow a lure.

I’m really stoked with them all and whilst this wild weather has thrown their routine a little out of whack this week (resulting in some lovely 5am serenades thanks to Valkyrie waking them up 🙃🤣), they really have been the most pleasantly easy litter I’ve raised to date. We’re definitely feeling tired now, it’s been a lot of work but they are such happy, joyous little souls with charisma that makes you smile and I know they’ll steal the hearts of their new families just like their parents did before them.

Our backs just didn’t have a group shot in them this week, all that stepping over pens and bending takes it’s toll…we tried, we winced and the best we got were the hilarious pictures of everyone trying to escape the esky.

Enjoy and remember, Frothie responsibly 🍻

02/01/2025

Frothies had a little excursion today. They got put back together by our canine chiro after all their wild puppy shenanigans and everyone got a big tick for being structurally sound. Then we stopped off local for a coffee and some sight seeing. Everyone has promptly passed out after the big morning.

30/12/2024

I’ve been a bit slack with photos mostly due to the computer taking sooooooo long to do anything 😅 but here we are, week 6 with the Frothies.

It’s been a SUPER BUSY couple of weeks with Christmas and everyone off work. We’ve had a bucketload of visitors which the pups have been eager participants of…much fawning, many a belly scratch but most importantly, shoes to monch on!

Food wise they have tried a bunch of new things and they’ve absolutely smashed it all! If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll know by now that we don’t feed kibble and try to encourage people who do to add fresh food to their dogs diet. These guys have tried chicken, lamb, beef, pork, roo and duck through a variety of combinations…home made, commercial raw, air dried and freeze dried. Commercial foods they’ve tried are big dog, proudi, lyka, frontier, soul mate, ziwi, prime100 and k9 naturals. They’ve sampled some eggs, some fresh fruit/veg from our garden, chicken and duck necks as well as whole sardines for lunch today. Nay a loose stool in sight! They definitely aren’t fussy with food 🤣.

We’ve had a few pups go in to and come out of a fear phase, with Stella being the latest to come out the other side. Little Victoria seems to be heading in to one but doesn’t let that stop her doing Victoria things

We’ve expanded the outdoor ‘puppy run’ again, now adding a bunch of fun equipment to help with confidence building…tunnel, foam blocks to climb up, platforms, balance discs and some interactive toys that move and make unexpected noise. We had unexpected fireworks on Christmas Eve, which were perfectly timed as they started just as we put down their dinner! Lucky us. We’re prepping for New Year’s Eve tomorrow night to make it a good experience for the kiddos.

There’s been more nails and grooming practice, lots of screaming by Curtis and I through the Boxing Day test match (go the Aussies!!!) and this week we’ll start building up to their first car trip later in the week.

Enjoy and remember, Frothie responsibly 🍻

25/12/2024

As well as being Christmas, it’s our little Vader Vays birthday! She’s always been of the opinion that all the hype this time of year is specifically for her, and don’t you ever doubt it bubba.

9 years young today, and doesn’t act a day over 6 months 🤣. She is the BEST dog you could ever ask for, she’s beyond adored by us and we love her 3000.

She’s a lover of food, so her birthday treatos involved a homemade ice cream sandwich, some doggo ‘rum balls’, a furry cows ear and a Christmas bon bon from Aunty Claudia. We’re about to head inside for some snuggles under the AC because it’s so damn hot and she’s currently about that fake baby life 🤣.

Here’s to another 70 million years sharing this earth with you bub ❤️❤️❤️

22/12/2024

Merry Christmas! 🎄
To everyone we’ve crossed paths with this year, in real life or virtually, I hope it’s a great holiday season with your loved ones ❤️

22/12/2024

I got side tracked today so didn’t get around to proper photos…not gonna lie, this took me all day 🤣🤣🤣.
So enjoy it in lieu of puppy pictures…which I will get around to.

17/12/2024

When we were taking puppy photos earlier in the week, Valkyrie decide to jump in one of our wine barrels…it was adorable…so we took some pictures of everyone.

As you can probably tell by the serious faces, food was on offer 😂. I need to crack the camera out more often and get some more smiles 😂.

15/12/2024

Week 4!

*bar chant* Whoaaaa, we’re halfway there.

It’s actually crazy, doesn’t feel like these little kiddlets have been here for a MONTH already!

They have been such a great bunch of puppies to raise so far, so undemanding and have given me no new grey hairs…which is different 🤣.

We’ve had more adventures this week and upgraded to their new outdoor diggs where we can start introducing all the fun equipment and really testing out their characters.

First solids were a hit and since then we’ve tried a few different things…this mornings breakfast was frontier which they gobbled right up. So far we’ve been working from mushy/liquidy mince teaching them how to lap, to a more ‘dry’ mince…so today’s texture was entirely new. We’ll start adding bones and new meat flavours over the next week or so, to help develop a strong microbiome.

We’ve got some personalities coming out stronger and stronger every day, with some a little more playful than others. Everyone is rather nose driven, and quite inquisitive.

Valkyrie has begun weaning, so we’re taking her lead on how fast or slow she wants to do things, and Diaz has entered a phantom so is convinced the babies are hers…she’s taking her role as sister wife very seriously and Valkyrie is happy to let her do her thing🤣.

We have a few visitors coming this week, which will be more great exposure and experiences for the Frothies and I’m looking forward to seeing how they handle it all.

Enjoy and remember, Frothie responsibly.

08/12/2024

Week 3 with the Frothies 🍻

It only took 4 and a bit hours but we *finally* managed to upload pictures! Google drive was having a damn conniption for me today.

It’s been a rather busy week at Ehana HQ with tradies coming out the w***o! We had a room flood earlier this year, and this week was the week everyone decided to get to work on fixing it. We had a carpenter, a painter, the mowing and gardening man and our outdoor blinds get finished…and next week we’ve got someone coming to install carpet…the puppies have been rather oblivious to all the activity 🤣.

With ears now starting to open, we’ve been playing some classical music to ease them in to the crazy world of sound. This week we’ll be adding in all delightful ones like storms, city traffic, construction sites and animal sounds as well.

They are starting to show more interest in play, having little bouts of bitey face and getting stronger on their feet each day! Surprisingly, no one has even attempted to purposefully break out of the box, but Valkyrie has tried to encourage them…accidentally (or purposefully) pulling Goldie out of the box the other morning. She stepped her front paws in, Goldie latched a bewb, then Valkyrie slowly backed out of the box, gently pulling Goldie in to the land beyond (lounge room) 🤣.

This week has seen loads of house adventures exploring all the cool rooms and new sights, smells and sounds and we’ll continue throughout this week…we might even introduce them to an outside diggs for a few hours at a time towards the end of the week, along with their first solids!

Enjoy and remember, Frothie responsibly.

07/12/2024

Diaz got an early Christmas pressie. She freaking loves this type of toy…see the last pic for the ridiculous smile 🤣🤣🤣

06/12/2024

Today Ryker and Vader got to hang out with their favourite vet Nicole Rous at her new clinic for their yearly check ups. Vader was a rather big fan of having her own couch to wait on 🤣.

02/12/2024

Typical morning at camp Ehana when we’ve got puppers…no wonder I’m tired 🤣

01/12/2024

Week two!

We’ve had a pretty cruisey week this week and the weather has been infinitely better, no more screamy Stella 🤣.

Everyone’s eyes have now cracked and as of 30 minutes ago, everyone has now hit the 1kg mark! Little Victoria has been bringing up the rear, her fatty siblings hit a kilo a few days ago 🤣.

This week we introduced new surfaces and textures for them to feel and interact with…we’ve had foil, bubble wrap, foam squares, rubber matting with holes, different textured fabrics and just yesterday we introduced fake grass. They are starting to get stronger on their feet and showing teeny bouts of play (like 20 seconds at this point) but I’ve noticed them actively moving away from their sleeping spot to toilet, so we’ve begun that process.

We’ll be introducing some toys this week, and a lot more handling to set good foundations. Our adults were pretty excited to finally meet the babies, I swear Vader had hearts in her eyes, Diaz would like them to be older so she can lead them astray and Ryker gave us the thumbs up from the lovsac (giant bean bag).

The milk bar is changing because Valkyrie has been tapping her watch at dinner time, just incase we aren’t aware that it’s time for 17th breakfast 🤣.

We should start to have ears opening towards the end of this week, and that’s when the fun really begins.

Enjoy and remember, Frothie responsibly

30/11/2024

Happy Ryker month!!

29/11/2024

🌟 📣 PSA📣🌟

It’s not *that* important but we’re having some technical issues with my Ehana email. I only realised last night when I jumped on the laptop that there were 63 emails in there 😅 I think it’s been happening for at least a week or two.

Some kind of server issue that I’m trying to fix…it’s just not syncing properly on my phones mail app.

So I’m terribly sorry if anyone has sent me anything and I’ve not replied…today I’ll be working through it and trying to get it back on my phone.

Please accept upside down Schooner as token of my apology.

26/11/2024