Yesterday – May 11 – Vet Visit
Yesterday the puppies had their first car ride to the veterinarians. We pack our eight puppies into the crate in our truck and made the fifteen minute car ride. A couple of puppies whined for the first part of our trip but they soon settled down any nobody experienced and car sickness.
Tom and I have done this many times and we have the process down pat. Tom waits with the puppies at the truck and I carry the puppies two by two in to see Dr. Westermann. Each puppy receives a full wellness check, their first set of vaccinations and then the dreaded microchip needle. The first two puppies we took in were Blue Collar Boy and Magenta Collar Girl. I thought the puppy carrier was heavier than usual and then remembered the puppies usually go to the vet at seven weeks of age – what a difference a week makes!
First puppy was Blue Collar Boy. After his wellness exam and weigh-in, he received his vaccine needle with no complaint. Then it was time for the BIG Microchip needle. He sure let us know with a big “Yelp” that it hurt – LOL! The girls followed the same routine but, not a peep out of anyone. I guess they wanted to show Blue Boy how tough they were!
I’m happy to report that Dr. Westermann gave all our puppies a clean bill of health and commented at how calm and well behaved every puppy was. It is always nice to have positive feedback on my puppies and to know that all the hard work we put into raising them pays off!
After the puppies came back home, they went outside on the deck with their mama. Somehow, I think Ellie sensed that her puppies’ needed a little TLC after their trip to the vet because Ellie let her puppies nurse. She is a loving, patient mama and has done a wonderful job raising her puppies!
Today – May 12 – Puppies last full day together
Today is the puppies last full day together before they start to head home to their forever families. We had a beautiful sunny warm day and decided to introduce the puppies to water. My big dogs (except Ellie) love the pool on a hot day to cool off. While the puppies were napping, Tom got the pool out and washed away the winter debris before adding some water. It was very shallow because we don’t want to scare the puppies. I was excitedly waiting for the puppies to wake up. When we put the puppies in one by one, they didn’t linger to play. Some puppies had a little drink and then jumped back out. Purple Collar Girl was the fastest to get out – she wanted no part of it – LOL!
