LOOKING BACK
Wow, Ellie’s puppies are now seven-week-old. They continue to grow more adorable with each passing day. They love outdoor play time where they get lots of exercise running and playing with each other. The puppies have now made the transition to eating dry kibble puppy food. They grow up so fast!
I have been wanting to take both litters into the big yard to run and play together but, it has been raining the last couple days making the yard very wet and muddy. Since today is Willow’s puppies last day together before they start heading to their forever homes, it was now or never.
We started with just Ellie’s puppies. I thought it would be a great challenge for them to figure out how to go down the rock steps. So, we put them on the step outside of the deck puppy enclosure and tried to encourage them to come down. This didn’t work out as planned. The puppies climbed back into the enclosure again. Yes, this proves that Ellie baby’s her puppies! LOL We would have to try again but, this time we would close the gate. After a great deal of coaxing, some of the puppies started to make their way down and the remainder finally followed their littermates. Ellie enjoyed having her puppies with her in the yard on their own. After a while we let Willow’s puppies join in the fun. When play time was over, we had lots of muddy puppies but, Ellie’s Magenta Collar Girl won “The Muddiest Puppy” title – LOL!
LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK EIGHT
- Puppies will continue exploring and playing together inside and outdoor as weather permits
- Puppies will start closed door crate training
- Puppies will be introduced to the leash
- Puppies will work on recall
- Puppies will continue learning from their their mama and our other dogs
- We will continue to encourage puppies to use potty box
- Puppies will say good-bye to Willow’s litter as they head to their forever homes
- Puppies will continue to get lots of cuddle time
Ellie’s and Willow’s Puppies
