Our days have fallen into a routine with caring for Willows’ puppies. The puppies continue to do well at weigh-in and are on track to double their birth weight by the 10-day mark (some maybe even sooner). After weighing the puppies and cleaning the whelping box on Saturday, we took a video while returning them to the whelping box. The video shows the lovely white markings on the underside of the puppies!
Puppy Socialization
Puppy Socialization is an important part of raising calm puppies. This is why we handle puppies right from birth.
Saturday evening my son’s family came over for a puppy visit. My grandchildren are always so excited to see the new puppies. Socializing the puppies soon after birth by a variety of people is a bonus. It is important for puppies to be handled – even by my two year old grandson who is a little rough. My older grandchildren have learnt to be gentle with small puppies but as my 2 year old grandson is still learning, we watch him very carefully!
Day Four – March 12
Our Day Four video shows Willow being Willow. She loves to sleep on her back (even nursing LOL) and wants to make the whelping box her own by digging up the VetBed lining. Every time I see her start to rearrange it, I tell her NO but if I’m out of the room and return I can see she had been digging. I think she likes the cooler bottom without the VetBed. It is important for the puppies to keep warm but also very important that they have the traction that the VetBed provides.
Awww🥰 I’m just catching up with all this exciting news. Good job Willow…the puppies are precious .And so it begins again …what fun lies ahead for you all…AND more puppies on the way with Ellie. Can’t wait to see what’s coming next. Congrats to all …try and get some rest as I’m sure the best is yet to come. Thanks for sharing 💕😉💕
Thanks Mary! We are excited to raise these precious babies! Give your Willow and kiss from me!