Ellie’s Puppies
LOOKING BACK
How quickly time passes and how quickly puppies grow! Ellie’s sweet puppies are now five weeks old today. The puppies have developed from helpless newborns to “mini dogs”. They have learned so much over the past five weeks. This past week we have been working hard on training the puppies to use the potty box. They still have a long way to go and some of the puppies are more consistent than others, but all are making great progress! The puppies are now awake for longer periods and enjoy playing in the play area with their littermates. Nursing time from mama has decreased and the puppies continue to enjoy eating puppy mush and drinking from their water dish.
New Puppy Area
On Friday we changed up Ellie’s puppies’ area. The puppies went to the Play Area for some exercise while we worked on their sleeping area. We removed the puppies’ whelping box and added crates. We covered the crates with blankets to mimic a “den”. There is a potty box in the corner across from the crates and a small area in the middle for play. The puppies were curious when we introduced them to their new area and they can now see Willow’s puppies with just a fence separating them. The puppies smelled around checking things out, looked at Willow’s puppies and explored the crates. They must have approved of the new sleeping arrangements because the puppies took a nap in their new crates – sweet dreams!
LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK SIX
- Puppies time spent awake will continue to increase
- Puppies food will become much thicker progressing toward the goal of eating dry kibble
- Puppies will continue learning to use potty potty
- Puppies will continue to socialize with each other through play
- Puppies balance will continue to improve.
- Puppies will begin daily outdoor playtime as weather permits
- Puppies will continue learning from their mama as she disciplines them and teaches them to behave
- As always, puppies will continue to get lots of cuddle time.
