6/27/2018 0 Comments Summer rainy season is herePuppies had a nice time at the park on Saturday meeting lots of people. I think the difference in the crowds week days is stay at home parents are more apt to be there on week days. I could be wrong. Sunday it down poured so we went again on Tuesday at the request of the boy sitting in the pen(video below). The puppies getting used to the storm noises at this age is wonderful. Puppies just had baths. They have matured a lot in the last week. They cry less in general. None of them cried during baths, however Rey shook. They all gave a stink at being in the crate after the bath, particularly Luke. Taking a break to clear out the memory card then I'll be taking their 8 week photos.
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6/21/2018 0 Comments Puppies in the parkYesterday went so nicely, I had to go again. The park crowd is very different on weekdays, seems like parents are less in a rush.
The puppies got tons of attention. In small world news, there was a black cocker named King being walked. Being well worn out, puppies got their nails trimmed. Rey did well then got squirmy on the rear feet. Padme was having none of it. Leia fought even harder then Padme, but her nails were much shorter. Luke stayed calm. Anikin was a smidge squirmy, but calm. 6/20/2018 0 Comments Puppy Aptitude Test and Weigh-insBig thank yous to the person whose name I didn't get, Jasmine(and sister), and Dillon(and sister) for playing the role of "stranger" for the testing.
Urfer Family Park was very busy and the puppies got socialized in the process. Despite being exhausted, they still have energy to cry at being back in their den. Mom nursed them. (Yesterday I got out almost 40 ml so she's producing a good amount still, nursing them about 2-4 times a day.) An hour later, she nursed them again. After 4.5 hours to get the testing done, you'll have to forgive me but I'm beat and photos won't be posted tonight. A thunderstorm delayed the testing yesterday, so I'm behind a day. I'll try to get photos up by tomorrow. Test results will take a few days to process. In small world news-- Dillon's mom used to breed Cavaliers. Deworming day, weights are: Leia 6 lb 4 oz Padme 7+ lb Luke 6 lb 0 oz Rey 7+ lb Anikin 6 lb 8 oz (I killed my nice new digital scale and the back up scale maxes out at 7, I'd guess Padme weighs more than Rey.) That's a gain of 20% of body weight in a week! So cool! The 5 of them currently consume about 2 cups of food in a sitting. As of the end of today, they've eaten 1 entire 14 lb of food in the last 2 weeks. (Yes, 2.) 6/14/2018 0 Comments Photo timePuppies get messy within an hour(particularly any white fur) so baths and photo sessions(which last up to an hour per puppy) were broken up over a few days. They were given time to romp around before the baths in the hope they'd be tired and stay still for photos(wishful thinking on some).
Post bath and blow dry remarks: No one had an automatic response of swimming at being submerged in the tub. No one liked the blow dry, particularly while doing the ears. Leia attempted one brief mouthing at the hair dryer. Padme was not willing to submit to any part of the process(bath nor blow dry). Luke did a good amount of crying between not liking being alone in the tub as opposed to being held and did not like being blow dried. Rey is squirmy but not overly so. She was well tired out by photo time. Anikin is a bit timid and shoke from the blow dry. Post photo session remarks: Leia is an absolute cuddle bug and made my heart melt in 3 seconds. She wanted to be close and play next to me rather than play a few feet away. Padme has more personality than all of the other puppies combined. Luke was well exhausted. Rey was well exhausted. Anikin was well exhausted. 6/13/2018 0 Comments Weigh insLeia 5 lb 4 oz
Padme 5 lb 8 oz Luke 4 lb 8 oz Rey 5 lb 8 oz Anikin 5 lb 8 oz Despite the three weighing the same, how they carry it is entirely different between bone thickness, bone length, and stored fat. 6/2/2018 0 Comments Second socializationRemembered to take a couple photos. Puppies met over 25 people of all ages. Padme is on the left and Leia is on the right.
Thanks to everyone for handling the puppies and particularly the local kids that posed for photos! |
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