Luna’s sweet babies are now six weeks old and becoming more adorable each day. We’ve had another busy week caring for the puppies and introducing them to many new things. They have grown bigger, and we continue to see their unique personalities developing. The puppies love the outdoors and enjoy running and playing together.
Indoor Puppy Area
The puppy area has changed once again. We said farewell to the whelping box where the puppies spent their first five weeks of life. The potty box remains, and we encourage the puppies to use it whenever they need to go. Some puppies are better at it than others, but overall, all the puppies are doing a great job. We will continue focusing on their potty training.
The puppy area now features crates that they can enter and exit freely. We make the crates more comfortable by adding a bolster bed and a snuggle puppy, making them more welcoming and cozy. Two puppies immediately crawled into one of the crates to rest. By week seven, the puppies will nap in their crates with the door closed.
Exploring the Outdoors
This week, the puppies enjoyed a new outdoor adventure. It is always an exciting time watching them sniff their new surroundings and begin to run around. The outdoor puppy area is on the deck. On the first day, we carried all the puppies out and placed them into the outdoor potty box, trying to teach them the acceptable place to go outside too.
The outdoors has ample space for Luna to train her puppies, teaching them to submit and learn proper dog manners. It also provides plenty of different toys, a tunnel, and a structure for the puppies to climb through.
This week’s puppy challenges
- Go out the sliding door
- Go down the stairs
- Find the entrance to the outdoor puppy enclosure
- Come inside on their own — the start of recall training using “Puppy, Puppy” Call
- Come inside on their own — the start of recall training using “Puppy, Puppy” Call
Morning playtime with Lilah—This week, the puppies experienced a positive interaction by playing with an older pup. Lilah, our four-month-old puppy and hopefully a future mama, has been captivated by watching the puppies since they moved to the main floor behind the fencing. We decided to let Lilah interact with the puppies both indoors and outdoors, carefully supervising to ensure she remains gentle. This video taken on Wednesday shows Lilah and the puppies during morning play. I’m so impressed with how gentle Lilah is with them, and it is clear to see how much the puppies adore her.
A look back at week six
LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK SEVEN
- Puppies time spent awake will continue to increase
- Puppies will transition to dry kibble by the end of week seven
- We will continue to encourage puppies to use potty area inside and out
- Puppies will continue to socialize and learn from each other through play
- Puppies will continue exploring and playing together outdoor 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 one on one cuddle time.
- Puppies will have their first car ride to visit the for their first vaccinations and microchip
- Selection Day coming up
