LOTS of new experiences for puppies this week! Developmental leaps and bounds! Puppies keep us really busy along with caring for our other critters too! All the puppies are eating dry food now. I’m feeding a little over 1/2 cup per puppy three times per day now. When puppies go to their new homes, you will feed about 1 cup per feeding. I doubt they will eat the entire cup of food but you will know they’ve eaten enough (after 15 minutes of feeding or when puppy becomes distracted. Then just pick up the feeding bowl. Puppy has eaten his/her fill.) And again, when puppy shows little interest in that mid-day feeding, you will know you can eliminate that feeding and go to your permanent twice per day feeding schedule. (Usually at around 3-4 months of age).
Puppy poops are firming up more now too which is a good thing! We are in the process of drying up Deja who still wants to nurse her babies. And puppies LOVE nursing on Deja even though they bite her now.
Puppies weight this week has everyone around 8 lbs. Light Blue Boy weighed in at 7 lb 14 oz so he has effectively “caught up” to his siblings. Purple Girl and Dark Blue Boy have both hit 9 lbs (9 lbs 4.6 oz and 9 lbs even respectively). Pink Girl will hit 9 lbs today, I suspect, weighing in at 8 lbs 15.6 oz yesterday! Puppies are usually 10-12 pounds by the time they are 8 weeks old. We are right on target for those weights. And… All the puppies have had their third de-worming, dosage based on their individual weights. This is common practice with puppies to ensure their health. Roundworms are dormant and become “active” during whelping and through lactation. Treating them now as young puppies immune system are being built up fosters their health now. Later, puppies will start heartworm preventaive meds that will continue to prevent “wormy puppies”!
In other news…
Light Blue Boy went to the door this morning to be let outside to potty. I think he is absolutely BRILLIANT! Of course the other puppies went outside also and had to potty too but watching this bitty puppy sit at the backyard door and look up willing it to open/be let outside… BRILLIANT!
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We’re proud of our Tucker (light blue boy), asking to be let out! We’re also laughing at all the antics! Only 2 more weeks!
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He was SO CUTE! Sitting at the door looking up waiting for someone to open the door for him! Opened it and yep, he (and the rest) were out pottying like “big dogs”! Puppies have changed a LOT since you were here! They all are outgoing, inquisitive and SMART! LOVE THEM ALL!! ❤
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My chunky puppy isn’t so little anymore lolz! He/All are so beautiful. I can’t believe how grown up little light blue got. That sneak attack picture is hilarious what perfect timing!
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He is such a good boy! ❤ They ALL are busy puppies investigating their world! And… They love being outside (especially in the hole Deja and others have dug thinking THAT was where they were going to have their puppies!) Vet visit scheduled for next week… THAT will be a big/exciting day for them too! 🙂
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Such sweet puppies.
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They are so busy and then… sleep like angels. Little bundles of fluff 🥰
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