Ready to go home

It is amazing to me that the puppies will be 8 weeks old tomorrow and ready to go to their new homes. We have 3 we are still looking for loving homes for – Sweetheart (tri female 2), Little Bit (tri female 3) and Carmel (sable and white female).

The rest will start going home on Saturday while some will be with us a little longer until families get back from long trips for the holidays. It is always a little sad to see them go, but we love knowing they are going to homes where they will get all the love and attention they need!

Puppy Road Trip

The puppies took a road trip this past weekend.  They travelled the 3 1/2 hours to the big city of Austin.  They had an appointment on Monday morning with the vet opthamologist.  They all had good checks and he confirmed that there is no signs of Collie Eye Anomoly thanks to King’s non-carrier status. (This means that none of King’s kids can ever develop CEA!)

They did amazingly well on the trip, but we were all glad to get out of the car when we made it home!  This was a very good preparation step to get them ready to ride to their new homes!

Puppy play time

Here is a video of the puppies playing.  They are at an adorable stage and I could watch them for hours!

You might have to click the “Play” button twice. Also to replay the video you might have to click the “Refresh” button of your internet browser.

Here is the YouTube version (lower quality) if you can’t get the above video to play.

Importance of early training

It is so important that puppies start getting training early in life.  This will help them more quickly adapt to their new family and home.  As soon as their eyes and ears are open, we move our pups out to our family room.  This allows them to get used to seeing the many comings and goings of the family.  They also experience the smells, sights and sounds of the kitchen a few yards off.  Right around 4 weeks, we start taking them for short trips outside.  This serves several purposes.  First is the new experience of the sights and sounds of being outside.  They also get to experience wind, different temperatures and different textures of grass and dirt.  Second is the introduction to our other adult dogs who will assist Honey in teaching them doggie manners.  Third is this begins their first steps in house training.   Lastly, this allows for more room to run and play.  I love to watch them trying to pounce on each other!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Everyone here at Rose Family Collies wants to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.  It has been a little hectic with holiday preparations and so I haven’t gotten as many updates on as I would like.  We will get updated pictures on this weekend so you can see how they are growing and how we have started their training!