The cartoon litter had their first puppy party today and they are wiped out !!! Lots of snoozing this evening after such a big day. We had 25 people total, including 10 kids which is a nice variety of exposure and a good step in the right direction for socialization.
The pups are gaining daily and are still a variety of sizes. The smallest pup Taz is climbing slow and steady, he is 1.80 today and I am thrilled. We started private nursing sessions twice a day and it seems to have made a huge difference. He is stronger and steadier than he was at the beginning of the week. The largest pup is Perry/ Blue followed by Daisy/purple they are well over 4.0 lbs.
Everyone is playing now, wrestling, chewing on eachother and falling all over the place as they attempt to tackle eachother. I could watch them all day long they are so much fun ! They outgrow their ribbon colors almost every other day so I have ordered their lupine collars which should come any day now.
This week they will be introduced to food, likely ground turkey or beef mixed with a little goats milk. We will also take apart the whelping box and make them a potty spot so that we can begin their housebreaking. The outdoor playpen is up we just need to find some time to finish the surfacing. We are hoping to get some time on Monday to finish it up. Then of course I need to get moving and start repainting all the mini agility equipment I put in there for playtime. A bath might be part of the agenda toward the end of the week. I like my pups to have a weekly bath if possible so that when they go home they are use to it and are easy to groom and bathe.
Have screened and approved 2 homes so far, several more to do this week. Put together an info packet for the puppy families and hope to start working on the going home binders in a week or two. Need to look into what goodies I will send home with the pups this time around too. So much to do !!
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