Betty was far from impressed when we pulled her out of her warm bed to come and swim at hydro. But when sheβs in, sheβs a very natural swimmer.
Today was a bit more of a hectic day at work than I anticipated but I am dedicated to these puppies and know how important each day is and celebrating their small milestones.
Today, we had a pedicure session, a bath, cuddles with a new person, and we explored the big scary tarp/blow up pool and worked on our recalls!
The biggest thing we are looking for at this time is the puppies problem solving and feeling βhealthy stressβ . If we step in every time a puppy is in a tricky situation (not dangerous, of course) and donβt allow them to feel mild stress and problem solve, we are creating puppies who are dependant on us to get them through life.
We want to create robust puppies who can feel stress and comfortably work through it π€
Puppies are listening to the rain again tonight, and met the pesky cat who observes them from his βthroneβ π±
This is my absolute favourite time! β¨
The pups are 4.5 weeks old and they are really starting to explore the world, build personalities and they feel they can take on the world with their little βborksβ πΆ
For responsible and ethical breeders, throughout the whole 8 weeks of your puppies lives they are striving to create balanced and well rounded puppies who grow into adult dogs. It is our responsibility to set them up for success for life.
Between 0-17 weeks is a puppies critical period. We need to expose them positively to as much of the world as possible - sounds, textures, heights, handling and more!
Today, in little old Adelaide it was raining. It was the perfect opportunity for these pups to feel wet grass, feel rain on their coats and listen to the rain fall on the tin roof⦠Coupled in this 10 minute exposure session, we also heard new sounds, worked on a new obstacle (bike ramp) and we introduced another balanced pack member, one of our Frenchies.
Tonight we are trimming their nails, and listening to some traffic sounds and storms. Tomorrow, we will explore a tarp and hear some pebbles in bottles, along with more handling and exposure at night.
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Puppies had a little explore outside on Saturday βοΈ
Apparently two are called Trevor and Johnny π
The first few hours have been perfect. Everyone is suckling and doing amazing! π
Greta has settled into motherhood so well but still doesnβt want me to leave her side. She follows me everywhere.
As the universe works, our kids were at their grandparents tonight and for the first night EVER, our 8 year old son is too scared to stay over due to bad dreams π
So, we have to do a quick trip to Kapunda from Two Wells to pick them up, and then itβs back to feeding times π₯
So in love with these babies! π«
Absolute LITTLE MESSERS! π₯
First solid meal went down a treat, it was a smooth transition onto solids for us today! They devoured their meals from Tainuiblue PET Supplies π€€
No stopping these guys now! Now the fun begins π₯
Took Greta on what could be her final early morning walk before the little pupperinos arrive! She struggled towards the end and decided swimming was a much better idea π