Waiting for vet appointment in the car.
Day 35. Pups got moved to the bigger kennel.
Day 25. Pups were introduced to puppy mush (water-moistened puppy kibble) for the first time today.
Day 18, first thing in the morning.
Day 9. Orange girl and the littlest pup, Brown boy, reached the milestone of doubling their birth weights today.
The rule of thumb is doubling the birth weights by Day 10.
Day 6. Just sharing how I check up on things while I'm away at work.
Every day, I hold each puppy so being handled would not be a shock to them. I make it a point to desensitize them to paw handling so nail trimmings are not a big deal. I introduce my pups to both the clippers and a puppy dremel before they leave me, and they get their nails done every couple of days.
Unfortunately, there has been a puppy owner who has claimed on social media that their puppy was first introduced to nail trimmings by them and not me. They probably don't know how hurtful that was to me.
I'm a little behind in posting, but here is a clip of the Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) that we started on Day 3. Each exercise is supposed to be done for 3-5 seconds, but I do things on the shorter time interval on purpose. More is definitely not better with ENS.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeder-puppy-socialization-early-neurological-stimulation/
(The green blanket in the background is the Korean blanket JinHo came with when I imported him 10 years ago, so I still use for sentimental reasons even though it's a bit raggedly. )
Happy Birthday, Litter A!
Attila, Achwi, Ryan, and HoSoon are 8 years old today.
JinHo and CheonBok.
Grandfather playing with his first grandson.