Day: November 28, 2022

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Look At Our Adorable Puppies Four Week Old Singles

Just a short post – I know that I already posted on our Blog today but, I spent the last couple hours taking pictures and wanted to show off our beautiful puppy singles. As you can see, the puppies are getting more adorable with each passing week.

Taking pics of puppies is not an easy task and having to get 17 puppies to sit still and look at the camera is almost impossible but, if I do say so myself they look great!

Ellie’s Litter

Ellie and Brinkley’s genetics produce both Teddy Bear Goldendoodle and Flat Coat Goldendoodles (Retriever like – open face – no facial furnishings). The probability says they should produce 50% of each type in their litter. But probability does not always hold true though.

All Goldendoodle puppies look similar at birth and it is difficult to determine what type of goldendoodle they will be. I have had lots of experience through my years of breeding and look for tells. When we have a litter that produce both types, my daughter Kendra and I like to try to predict early which puppy will be what.

I am still unsure with the puppies in this litter. Once their facial hair is defiantly growing and by selection day at six weeks of age, we will know for sure which will be Flat Coats and which will be Teddy Bear. (NOTE: My daughter and I both think that Purple Collar Girl is a Flat Coat. Don’t hold us to that though because we still get a surprise every now and then LOL)

The Girls

Light Pink collar girl
Magenta collar girl
Red collar girl
Purple collar girl
Orange collar girl

The Boys

Light Blue collar boy
Dark Blue collar boy
Green collar boy

Willow’s Litter

With Willow and Brinkley’s litter because of their genetics all their puppies will be Teddy Bear Goldendoodles.

The Girls

Yellow collar girl (Merle)
Mocha collar girl
Green collar girl
Magenta collar girl (Merle)
Grey collar girl

The Boys

Cayenne collar boy (Merle)
Blue collar boy
Cameo collar boy
Black collar boy
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Four Weeks Old – WOW, time passes by so quickly!

Four weeks old already – WOW, time passes by so quickly! I am a couple days late getting our four-week post out. This is because we have been busy with preparations for our daughters upcoming wedding in January, wedding invitations, and bridal showers. All these things and a little under the weather as well. Even though we have had these things added to our plate, our puppies care has not suffered, and they have had lots of love and attention.

It is hard to believe that our puppies are already four weeks old and have progressed so much. A lot has happened this past week. Such as, milk teeth have erupted, moving to the main floor, hind leg becoming stronger, better balance while walking, awake time increased, and more socializing with their littermates through play. Also, our puppies have been practicing their vocalizing and can now growl and bark as you will hear in the videos.

Weaning Under Way

Weaning is well under way. This process is achieved by reducing milk from mama, drinking water from their bowl, and getting most of their nutrition from their puppy food. The puppies are doing well on their food and are always excited for another meal!

Weaning Under Way

Potty Training Under Way

Potty training is also under way and the puppies are making great progress. Although we still have a lot of work to do in this area, I am pleased with their progress so far. This is because there have been less accidents in their whelping box and lots of success in the potty box. Because the puppies are doing so well with their potty training, yesterday we decided to give them more room by removing their whelping box and expanding their puppy area.

Socialization

As I have mentioned before, socialization is important when raising puppies. We have achieved this by introducing our puppies to different people young and old. This helps the puppies to be calm and seek out humans for companionship. The puppies love spending time with us, and it is very apparent when they all run to sit on our laps for a cuddle.

Socialization not only involves interaction with different people but includes many things. Some of these things are new noises, different walking surfaces, and the introduction of different toys as well as challenges. We will achieve these things throughout the coming weeks as we challenge the puppies with as many new experiences. It is through these new experiences that will help strengthen the puppies’ body and brain.

Listen for puppies growls and bark
Watch puppies play with littermate and new toy
Notice that the whelping boxes are gone in the puppy area. We still have the two litters separated .
LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK FIVE
  • Awake time will increase
  • Continued to socialize with each other through play
  • Balance will continue to improve and they will begin to run
  • Puppies will continue learning to use potty area
  • Daily visits to the Puppy Exercise Area where they will play and explore
  • Mama will now add the invaluable teaching phase to her caring & protecting responsibilities over the next weeks.