A lot has happened since my last daily news.  We are having so much fun staying busy with our two litters that I haven’t taken the time to update things. 

On Tuesday of this week, Wrap’s litter went for their first vet visit and deworming.  They all weighed in over a pound with a couple of them weighing over 2 pounds!  They made the trip well, but were sure anxious to see Mama again!

Honey’s litter is enjoying trips outside each day.  They love having a bigger space that they can wrestle and run in.  We keep at least one of the momma dogs outside with them when we can’t be to make sure no hawks or anything decide they might make a good meal!

We have also put in puppy pads on one end of their enclosure to get them to start thinking about housebreaking.  We are not pushing anything as they are so young, but just want to give them a chance to get used to things before they need to learn (plus it is much easier to clean up!).  On Wednesday, we started taking all of Honey’s litter out about 15 minutes after they eat to take care of their bathroom needs outside.  This is working well and they are anxious to relieve themselves as soon as they hit the ground.  By Friday (yesterday), none of the 9 will go in their enclosure.  They stand at the gate and whine until we get them and take them outside.  So, as of this morning, we have gone 24 hours without the puppy pad being used.  It has been wonderful to not have to do any cleaning, but it was a little hard at 3 a.m. this morning when one of them decided they had to go!  They then woke everyone else up and 20 minutes later, they were all settled again and sleeping soundly.

Wrap’s litter is growing fast.  Their eyes are opening and they are moving around really well.  They have even figured out how to get milk while Wrap is standing up to eat – they definitely got their Daddy’s (King) long necks!

Honey’s litter got their first taste of outside.  The weather was beautiful here today and so we took them out as a group to test how they would do in a totally new and big surrounding.  They were a little nervous (for about 10 seconds) and then started romping and exploring.  They ran round a good bit, and practiced their jumping and pouncing.  They loved the fresh air and sunshine.  After their play time, we brought them back inside for food and they slept most of the afternoon resting up after the excitement.  We will take them back out tomorrow and let them have some more fun in the sun before our next cold spell comes.

Today has been a big day for both litters.  Honey’s litter went for their second worming today at the vet’s.  They weren’t too sure about traveling in the big crate at first, but soon settled in for the ride.  They are all growing well.  They will get their big vet check, first shots and eye exams with a animal eye doctor in two weeks.  This will mean they will get to travel to the big city of Austin to visit the eye doctor.  This will help get them used to trips in the car so they will be good travellers once they are ready to join their new families!  After that, people that have paid deposits will get to pick their puppy in the order I had received the deposits.

Wrap’s litter made their move from the area where Wrap whelped into our family room today.  This gives them a little more room, more sights when their eyes open and more sounds when their ears open.  This ensures that they are well adjusted to family life from the beginning!  Now that Wrap is starting to spend short times outside content away from them, we will be holding each one every day to get them acclimated to human touch and affection.

Boy, do puppies grow fast!  We are amazed at how much they seem to change each day. 

Honey’s puppies are learning to jump and pounce on each other and are playing more.  They are also doing great with eating their puppy food mixed with milk and yogurt to help their digestion.  They each get time out of the pen to play and cuddle with one of the kids every day and some of them have starting “asking” for their attention time!  They are going to make great companions and life-long friends for some very lucky families!

Wrap’s puppies are content sleeping for longer periods of time between feedings and their eyes are just about to begin to open.  They are growing very fast and I know they will be all over the place soon!  We can’t wait until they start moving around and showing their personalities.

Everyone is having a great day today and I am excited to say that we have definite new homes for 8 of the 17 puppies already.  This means that there are 6 left in Honey’s litter and only 3 left in Wrap’s.  Contact us soon to get at the top of the picking order!