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14/06/2023

Hela, one of the puppies from the rescued litter I had, has been training to be placed as a Service Dog! She is extremely smart, eager to please and problem solve, and has the perfect temperament. She has even shown some interest and behaviors for naturally alerting to her handlers seizers and other health issues, while this wasn't expected of her, it is super helpful, and we will be continuing to monitor her behavior changes around her new parents health issues and shape them when appropriate!

Here Hela is during a couple different doctors appointments this week, practicing her tuck, down stays, and check ins!

28/02/2023

We got to see mister Fenn yesterday!!
I'll be taking him and his brother on weekly walks to help their humans out.
He is so big!! I'm thrilled to be able to see him and watch him grow ☺️🥰

23/02/2023

Less puppies ≠ less outings!

Took Hela on a trip to a new (to me) store yesterday to do some socializing and work on a little leash training.

Remember that socialization doesn't mean letting everyone pet your puppy, it means exposing them to all kinds of different things.
In fact, I only allowed one child to pet Hela while we were out today (although one store employee did come pet her without asking) so she could focus on her surroundings and learn how to interact with me instead of everyone else. She did a great job!

She got to meet one of my new dog sitting clients yesterday afternoon, and loved the attention, AND we have a meeting today with a prospective new owner for her, they're already a friend and have met the babies a few times, so we're pretty excited 😊

(Please enjoy the bonus picture of Hela and Huck cuddling on the couch, it's too cute)

21/02/2023

It's been a busy week for the rest of the pups!

Both Diana and Teddy went to their new homes this week and have tons and tons of room to run and play, as well as new siblings to play with!

Along with their siblings, they also met some new friends this week! Does anyone remember Piggy?? He has gotten HUGE.

We were watching him and his brother this week so we've had a few play dates with them and the pups.
Pig is also prime in the middle of his teenage phase and showing it off, so we worked on a good bit of training in between all the play time.

12/02/2023

10 minutes into being crated for the night....

These are good babies.

08/02/2023

So I mixed up the posting dates for the individual puppy posts because time is wonky, but please enjoy these pictures (and video of Diana using the snuffle mat) of these babies who just keep getting more cute!!!

29/01/2023

These girls all went to their forever homes and got their new names this week!

I'm so happy for all of these babies and their new families! And I'm extra excited to start training and socializing with them next week!

Coco (previously Phoebe) is also going to begin training to be a service dog and I am thrilled to be able to be a part of that journey.
Keep your eye out for new posts about the remaining 3 pups, and their sibling who will be with me for a little while longer, as we start more direct socializing and obedience training!

28/01/2023

It's been a busy few weeks around here with the puppies!
All puppies have been temperament tested and have had their first 2 rounds of vaccines, and puppies have started going home!

Penny, Cupcake (now Butter), and Meg all went home over the last few days, and Phoebe will be going home today!

We've also been on a couple more outings over the past 2 weeks, and all the kiddos are doing super well, and have been steadily less cranky in the car (we don't love being confined).

They are getting So Big!! I still have 3 puppies left waiting to go to their forever homes, message me if you're interested in one of them!

Please enjoy these sleeping puppy pictures, as well as some from our outings!

17/01/2023

Some outside puppy chaos since it was a little less cold today! (Not that the pups even notice the cold, their coats already keep them plenty warm)

12/01/2023

Took Cupcake and Phoebe out for a socializing trip yesterday! They stayed in the cart (unless I was carrying them) and I had everyone who pet them use hand sanitizer before touching, but they got exposed to lots of new smells, people, feelings, and sounds!

They fell asleep about 20 minutes into our trip, woke up to get pets a couple times, and then woke up as we were leaving.

They were very good babies 🥰

11/01/2023

Here are some individual pics of all the babies!

11/01/2023

It's play time! Also have the dremel plugged in and out under the litter container to give extra loud input, and also to give them the feeling of the vibration.
The vibration only extends about a foot out around the container, so they are easily whole to explore and escape it as they want

09/01/2023

New set up!!

The first picture is from right after the pups got back in, second is from this morning after they figured out how to escape and I had to rearrange a little

05/01/2023

The pups had their first outside play session today for about 25 minutes and had a blast! They got to meet some of our neighbors, learned about stairs, and Teddy, Cupcake, and Penny all mastered jumping over the entry to the playpen when the door was open 😂

31/12/2022

We got individual pictures of all the babies yesterday! I have to sort through them, and then will introduce everyone.

But for now, watch these confident little nuggets play with a noise maker (and demand attention)

30/12/2022

Look how cute these little nuggets are !!

Let's talk socialization!

The puppies are old enough now to start learning about all kind of different things in their environment, it's super important that we get them desensitized to as many things as possible while they're so young.
Some of the things I am doing everyday include:
- Letting the puppies explore different environments of the house
- Giving them different textile experiences
- Each day, at least twice a day. I also play a series of decentatization sounds from the TV. We do a different playlist/ set of sounds. Every time, listen to is to ensure that they get a healthy amount of exposure to a wide range of sounds. Some examples of the sounds that are played include but are not limited to: construction and busy city sounds fireworks, storms, dogs and other animal noises, household noises such as things dropping and breaking, as well as other sounds, you might hear inside a house, like vacuums babies, crying, doorbells, knocking, etc.

This is not a comprehensive list, but examples of what we have played so far and will continue to play.
I have also real life sounds, such as vacuuming around the house, in the puppy room, dropping things around the house (this is easy because I drop things a lot lol) blenders, etc.

I've also been doing plenty of handling them, including picking them up and holding them, playing with their feet and their ears, touching their teeth, lifting their tails, and petting and patting them a lot.

Some other ways that we are socializing, is they get to be around my personal dogs and cats and as of this week, i have also started to introduce them to more people, and will continue to do so.

The puppies are super curious right now and unless the puppies are sleeping, anytime someone comes into their room, the puppies will run right over to sniff and explore the new people, and are very happy to be picked up, and played with.

As a reminder, these sweet babies will be up for adoption starting at 8 weeks old (they just turned 4 weeks on Christmas!).

Please send me a message if you or someone you know has been looking for a puppy.

29/12/2022

The puppies are 4 weeks old now! They have started to begin acting like actual tiny dogs, they are playing and exploring a lot more and definitely have their own personalities that are developing.

Due to some really unfortunate circumstances. I ended up taking in mama and babies earlier last week, and will be caring for them until I adopt them out. Mom wasn't in great shape when I picked her up, but is doing much better and has gained some weight back. Puppies have been set up in their own whelping area , where they have plenty of room to sleep, eat, potty, and play.

As you can see in the pictures, the whelping area is almost entirely made up to be their potty area as well, this is because since they are so young, and due to the environment that they were in prior, they're still really dirty, and will potty pretty much anywhere,. This week I began to start making their potty area smaller and giving them more designated spaces for sleeping, and eating. I'll continue giving them more designated areas for sleep/eat/play and making their potty area smaller but I'll be doing that slowly, to let them adjust properly. So far they have a small designated area for food, water and sleeping if they want, but they tend to sleep wherever they fall down.

I have scheduled posts throughout the rest of this week, so look out for those, detailing more things that I've been doing with them!

As a note, these babies will be up for adoption starting at 8 weeks! Please share all around so we can find good homes for all these little love bugs. There will be an adoption fee.

15/12/2022

Update about the puppies!

They're so so precious and small, although growing fast, and have just started opening their eyes and ears!
I didn't see them as much last week because they're human was sick, but I've gotten to see them a couple times this week; when i've been there we've been doing some ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation), giving them extra human contact, helping mom with her body awareness and giving her breaks when she needs them, and I just did their first nail trim!

ENS is characterized by 5 distinct exercises: Tactile stimulation of their feet, holding their body in an up-right position, holding their body upside down, cradling them in a supine position, and thermal stimulation - placing them on a cool damp towel with their feet hanging. You do all of these exercises for 3-5 seconds once a day from 3 to 16 days old.

We are done with ENS as of today, but we will still be doing plenty of handling and socializing!

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