Ruska’s Puppies
March 21, 2021 – 49 DAYS OLD
LOOKING BACK
Our puppies are now seven weeks old. They have grown bigger and are adorable little fur balls that are full of energy. The puppies are curious about everything and love outdoor play time. Our mornings are cold but our puppies still want outside first thing. Ruska takes them out to nurse for a couple minutes and she then begins her discipline. It is very chilly at 7 am so I only let the puppies stay out ten minutes before I bring them in for their breakfast. The puppies have now made the transition to eating dry kibble puppy food.
One of the highlights of raising our puppies is Selection Day. We love the excitement in the air as we introduce the puppies to their forever families. With covid restrictions we had no choice but to do selection outdoors, so I have been praying for good weather. I am thankful that God blessed our day with sunny warm weather to welcome the first day of spring and our forever families! Ruska, Tom and I so enjoyed meeting everyone and getting to know the forever families a little better!
The puppies had a busy day with so many families to meet. It was very tiring for them and they were taking naps any chance they could get. When all was said and done, they ate their dinner and settled in for a good long sleep LOL!
LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK EIGHT
- Puppies will continue exploring and playing together inside and outdoors as weather permits
- Puppies will continue learning from their Mama and the rest of our dogs.
- We will continue to encourage puppies to use potty area
- Puppies will be introduced to the crate
- Puppies will visit the vet for their check-ups, Immunizations and micro chips
- Puppies will continue to get lots of cuddle time
- Puppies will start to leave for their forever families
Ellie’s Puppies
We have been busy both day and night taking care of and making sure all is going well with our tiny new arrivals. Puppies can loose up to 10% of their birth weight in the first 24 hours. I am happy to say, half of Ellie’s puppies lost only 2 – 5 % and the rest actually gained weight.
Ellie is an amazing and devoted mama. She is loving and protective and constantly caring for her babies. Because she has 11 puppies, she can not feed everyone at the same time; they have to feed in shifts. Most of the time some puppies are sleeping while the other nurse but, if everyone is awake at the same time, I put three puppies in the “waiting box” to settle and wait for their turn. I continue to be pleased at our daily weigh in – everyone is gaining nicely! Newborn puppies grow and develop so quickly it is no wonder that all they do is eat and sleep.
