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Eight-week Old Puppies Ready For Their Forever Homes!

Ruska’s Puppies

March 28, 2021 – DAY 56
Eight weeks old today
Eight Week old “slow motion, can you see your puppy?
LOOKING BACK

Eight weeks have passed since Ruska’s babies came into the world and filled our days. Remember how tiny they were…..I could hold them in the palm of my hand. They have learned so much over these past eight weeks. I have loved raising them to the point where they are ready to join their forever families. This week Ruska has been working on submission. This comes easier to some puppies than others. I love to watch to see how quickly the puppies will submit to their mama and which ones will need “extra coaxing” LOL. Just like children have different dispositions, so do puppies. As with each week, we have enjoyed our puppy cuddles and during that time we have been working on what is acceptable behaviour – mainly the difference between nipping and kisses. Puppies are not always consistent but, have made great progress in this area. I just love puppy kisses!!!

Ruska’s puppies wanted to head outside in the rain with the big dogs; I let them out for a little exercise for a short time. They ran around for awhile but it didn’t’ take long before they were at the door wanting back in. Look at wet puppies in this video!
LOOKING AHEAD

Puppies are going to their forever homes. Lots of work lies ahead for your family as you continue teaching your puppy! They are still learning, but the time and work you put into them now pays off when you have a loving well behaved dog that will love you as only a dog can – unconditionally. You will be the most important person in the world to them. 

It is always a bittersweet time when I have to say goodbye to our puppies. I have enjoyed every minute of their care and they have a piece of my heart. Why do I do this? It brings me joy to see their excited families smiles and to know that our puppies are joining such wonderful forever families. I know that our puppies will be loved!

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Ellie’s Puppies

DAY 12 – Sunday March 28, 2021

Ideally puppies should double their birth weight between ten to fourteen days. We have had three puppies reach this milestone yesterday, three more puppies today with the rest of our puppies on track to double their weight by day fourteen. Ellie is doing a great job feeding her little ones!

We have a daily routine caring for our puppies. We weight each puppy daily and record their weight in the log. This helps us track each puppy’s growth. Healthy puppies should gain weight every day. At this time, we also check their collars and adjust any that have become snug. Puppies grow so fast, so it is important to check them a few times a day. Then we clean and disinfect their whelping box. Finally, we line the bottom of the whelping box with a clean “Vet Bed”, a product that resembles sheepskin. This man-made product is great because it is easy to clean and keeps the puppies dry, warm, comfortable and provides good traction. A puppy moves forward by pushing its hind legs backwards. When a newborn puppy is placed on a surface with inadequate traction, its feet can slide right out from under it and may cause the legs to extend and adduct. By providing a surface with great traction (Vet Bed) when the puppies are moving around and learning to walk helps reduce the stress on their growing joints.

The puppies are waiting in the laundry basket while I clean their whelping box. See how much bigger the puppies are, they fill the basket!
Ellie’s puppies return to their whelping box (You can hear Ruska’s puppies in the background. They woke from their nap and wanted to go outside LOL)

Pics of Ellie’s sweet babies

2 Replies to “Eight-week Old Puppies Ready For Their Forever Homes!”

  1. Love how you keep us updated on the puppies. They are so adorable and brighten my day!!!

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